One of our favorite investing books here at The Acquirer’s Multiple is – How To Trade Stocks by Jesse Livermore. There’s one passage in particular in which Livermore recounts the story of how he missed out on a $1,000,000 profit through impatience and careless market timing. Here’s an excerpt from that book: Let me tell you how I once missed a … Read More
Jesse Livermore: 10 Investing Lessons From Reminiscences Of A Stock Operator
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, by Edwin Lefevre, is a classic investing book that focuses on the character Larry Livingston. Which is really a depiction of Jesse Livermore, one of the most highly regarded traders of all time. The book provides a number of classic investing lessons to help investors deal with the psychology of investing. Here are ten of the greatest … Read More
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator – “Men Who Can Both Be Right And Sit Tight Are Uncommon.”
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator is a classic investing book that focuses on the character Larry Livingston, which is really a depiction of Jesse Livermore, one of the most highly regarded traders of all time. The book provides a first person account of Livingston’s journey which started in the stock trading bucket shops before the great depression. Livingston’s skill was … Read More
Jesse Livermore – 21 Investing Rules That Have Stood The Test Of Time For 77 Years
Before the modern day tweeter @Jesse_Livermore, there was a famous investing legend also called Jesse Livermore. The original Livermore was born in 1877 and died in 1940. Livermore was famous for making and losing several multimillion-dollar fortunes and short selling during the stock market crashes in 1907 and 1929. Livermore was an investing genius who unfortunately could not stick to his own rules … Read More