Classic Trading Books - Where To Start

Reading is a great way to learn when you are new to a subject. Reading allows you to learn from the experience of others, find out what went right, what went wrong and how they learned from their mistakes. It allows you to save time and money that you may have spent yourself. Learning about trading is not different to learning about other topics that you may read about. You have to be careful though, you could spend years just reading and never actually trading. As there are so many books, it is important to know which ones to focus on. With that in mind, I asked a number of trading coaches for their suggestions on what books they recommend to read for trading just starting out.

The first point to consider is that trading books cover a very wide range of topics. You can find many books on topics including psychology, technical analysis, fundamental analysis, money management, risk management and many more. It can help to plan ahead and think about the books that would be most useful for the stage of learning you are at. There are also a number of ‘classic’ books that are a great read for beginners as well as more experienced traders as they contain fundamental lessons in trading.

Even though some books have been around for decades, they are still popular and are regarded as classics. They contain ideas that are still applicable for trading today as they cover the basics of how trading works. Take a look at some of these classic trading texts: Secrets for Profiting in Bull & Bear Markets, Stan Weinstein, McGraw-Hill, 1988, Trading in the Zone, Mark Douglas, New York Institute of Finance, 2000, Trade Your Way to Financial Freedom (Van Tharp, McGraw Hill 1999), Trading for a Living (Elder, John Wiley 1993). When you are done with them, check out : Trade Your Way to Financial Freedom by Dr Van Tharp, Market Wizards by Jack Schwager,  “The Disciplined Trader” by Mark Douglas and “Reminiscences of a Stock Operator” by Edwin Lefevre.

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