Favorite biographies related to traders?

[zghorner]

I am finishing up “The Boy Plunger” and really have enjoyed it immensely. I have read Rem. Of a stock operator several times but like the added details of the current book (that first chapter was pretty gripping) along with the childhood details and some other lessons learned that were left out of ROASO.

I have mainly read novels but recently came around to the idea of compressing “decades into days” by learning from decades of experience of successful individuals via biographies.

so what are some biographies that you have found informative, educational, entertaining etc...? I would like to stay on the topic of traders, investors or financially successful business owners.

 

[Gambitman]

Really aren't that many of pure traders. The Greatest Trade Ever is kind of a book about John Paulsen and it was pretty good. The market wizard books are pretty good with some cool stories from early failures and successes of great traders. The Hank Paulsen bio which is mostly focused on 2008 crisis offers some insight into the treasury and the heads of all the big banks during that time.

A lot of the books o though are a little disappointing. "The Alchemy of Finance" by Soros was disappointing (maybe I just didn't understand it, I still don't know what Reflexivity is), CharlieD had the chance to tell the story of the greatest floor trader ever and instead talked about him taking 2 teachers to the Superbowl and his wife's 40th birthday for half the book.

Although maybe not the top of the trader universe "Trading Sardines" was a very fun read from Linda Raschke about her 30 years as a trader. A lot more personal stories and experiences.

Trader Vic is a bit of a how to trade book but quite biographical and is pretty good.

Vic Niederhoffer is bit of a love-hate guy on this forum but Education of a Speculator is another interesting read.

 

[zghorner]

Really aren't that many of pure traders. The Greatest Trade Ever is kind of a book about John Paulsen and it was pretty good. The market wizard books are pretty good with some cool stories from early failures and successes of great traders. The Hank Paulsen bio which is mostly focused on 2008 crisis offers some insight into the treasury and the heads of all the big banks during that time.

A lot of the books o though are a little disappointing. "The Alchemy of Finance" by Soros was disappointing (maybe I just didn't understand it, I still don't know what Reflexivity is), CharlieD had the chance to tell the story of the greatest floor trader ever and instead talked about him taking 2 teachers to the Superbowl and his wife's 40th birthday for half the book.

Although maybe not the top of the trader universe "Trading Sardines" was a very fun read from Linda Raschke about her 30 years as a trader. A lot more personal stories and experiences.

Trader Vic is a bit of a how to trade book but quite biographical and is pretty good.

Vic Niederhoffer is bit of a love-hate guy on this forum but Education of a Speculator is another interesting read.

thanks, i feel the exact same about the alchemy of finance.