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Recommended Reading: Books on trading

Trade Like A Shark

The Naked Trader on how to eat and not get eaten in the stock market

Paperback £19.99/$29.99, eBook £16.00/$22.49

by Robbie Burns

This book is for anyone who really wants to consistently make money trading shares.

In Trade Like a Shark, Robbie uses his unique firsthand experience and the real-life stories traders have shared with him to expose exactly how the human mind can play havoc with your trading. At the same time he reveals his tried-and-tested methods for overcoming it, showing how to be a shark, gobbling up money from the ‘fish’ who are full of fear, greed and other emotions. (And also why modelling yourself on Mr Spock can work wonders.)

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Way of the Trader

A complete guide to the art of financial trading

Paperback £30.00/$40.00, eBook £25.00/$30.00

by Ian Murphy

Way of the Trader is a must read for anyone thinking of trying their hand at trading. It’s also an indispensable tool for experienced traders who are unable to remain profitable over the long run and need to introduce order and structure to their daily routine.

Murphy doesn’t claim to be another market guru or promise to make you millions. He’s the guy up the street who figured out how to become profitable after years of frustration and confusion. Based on his own experience and that of other professional traders, he systematically demonstrates how patience and perseverance, when coupled with an open mind and hard work, offer a path to a lifestyle which is financially independent and free.

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Unknown Market Wizards

The best traders you’ve never heard of

Hardback £30.00/$35.00, eBook £15.00/$20.00

by Jack Schwager

Unknown Market Wizards continues in the three-decade tradition of the hugely popular Market Wizards series, interviewing exceptionally successful traders to learn how they achieved their extraordinary performance results. 

The twist in Unknown Market Wizards is that the featured traders are individuals trading their own accounts. They are unknown to the investment world. Despite their anonymity, these traders have achieved performance records that rival, if not surpass, the best professional managers.

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Trend Following Mindset

The Genius of Legendary Trader Tom Basso

Hardback £30.00/$40.00, eBook £22.50/$30.00

by Michael Covel

Trend Following Mindset brings to life the timeless conversations between Tom Basso and Michael Covel originally featured on Michael’s renowned Trend Following podcast. In these profound and enlightening exchanges, Tom shares with Michael his deep wisdom on trading, business, life, and the how and why of his mindset.

Tom Basso, dubbed Mr. Serenity by Jack Schwager, is one of the most experienced and knowledgeable trend-following traders in the world today—a trading legend who lives life to the fullest.

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Best Loser Wins

Why Normal Thinking Never Wins the Trading Game – written by a high-stake day trader

Paperback £24.99/$22.99, eBook £18.99/$22.99

by Tom Hougaard

Best Loser Wins is an intimate insight into one of the most prolific high-stake retail traders in the world. Tom Hougaard is the winner of multiple trading competitions and on one occasion traded £25,000 into more than £1 million over the course of a year.

This book will guide and inspire you in ways no other trading book has. It is not about strategies and money management. It is about mind management. Tom Hougaard provides a unique and refreshingly personal account of how an ordinary trader elevated his game to incredible heights by focusing as much on his mental approach as on his technical analysis.

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