The Complete Trading for a Living: The Legendary Approach to Trading with the Companion Study Guide - Hardcover

Alexander Elder, M.D., is a professional trader, based in New York City. He is the author of Trading for a Living and the Study Guide for Trading for a Living, considered modern classics among traders. First published in 1993, these international best sellers have been translated into Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Polish, Russian, and Spanish. His Come into My Trading Room was named a 2002 Barron’s Book of the Year. He also wrote Rubles to Dollars: Making Money on Russia’s Exploding Financial Frontier; Straying from the Flock: Travels in New Zealand; and Entries & Exits: Visits to 16 Trading Rooms.
Dr. Elder was born in Leningrad and grew up in Estonia, where he entered medical school at the age of 16. At 23, while working as a ship's doctor, he jumped a Soviet ship in Africa and received political asylum in the United States. He worked as a psychiatrist in New York City and taught at Columbia University. His experience as a psychiatrist provided him with unique insight into the psychology of trading. Dr. Elder’s books, articles, and software reviews have established him as one of today’s leading experts on trading.
Dr. Elder is the originator of Traders’ Camps—week-long classes for traders. He is also the founder of the Spike group, whose members are professional and semi-professional traders. They share their best stock picks each week in competition for prizes among themselves. Dr. Elder continues to trade, conducts webinars for traders, and is a sought-after speaker at conferences in the United States and abroad. Readers of this book are welcome to request a free subscription to his electronic newsletter by writing or calling:
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