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  1. Little Books. Big Profits.

    The Little Book That Beats the Market

    by Joel Greenblatt

    Two years in MBA school won't teach you how to double the market's return. Two hours with The Little Book That Beats the Market will. In The Little Book , Joel Greenblatt, Founder and Managing Partner at Gotham Capital (with average annualized returns of 40% for over 20 years), does... (learn more about this book)

  2. China, Inc.

    by Ted C. Fishman

    China today is visible everywhere -- in the news, in the economic pressures battering america, in the workplace, and in every trip to the store. provocative, timely, and essential, this dramatic account of china's growing dominance as an industrial super-power by journalist Ted C. Fishman... (learn more about this book)

  3. Options for the Beginner and Beyond

    by W. Edward Olmstead

    Brief, carefully paced lessons on options and trading strategies using verbal definitions and many trading examples for clarification. Each lesson builds on the one preceding it and explains options in plain English, from start to finish. Step-by-step coverage of controlling risk, protecting... (learn more about this book)

  4. Trend Following (Updated Edition): Learn to Make Millions in Up or Down Markets

    by Michael Covel

    "Michael Covel's Trend Following: Essential." --Ed Seykota, trend follower for 35 years and original Market Wizard "A mandatory reference for anyone serious about alternative investments." --Jon Sundt, president and CEO, Altergris "Michael Covel does an excellent job of educating his readers... (learn more about this book)

  5. Market Wizards

    by Jack D. Schwager

    A bestselling classic (more than 200,000 copies sold in hardcover and paperback) that delves into the minds of some of the world's most successful traders.

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  6. Options Futures and other Derivatives

    by John Hull

    Designed to bridge the gap between theory and practice, this successful book is regarded as "the bible" in trading rooms throughout the world. The books covers both derivatives markets and risk management, including credit risk and credit derivatives; forward, futures, and swaps; insurance,... (learn more about this book)

  7. The New Market Wizards

    by Jack D. Schwager

    Some traders distinguish themselves from the herd. How do these spectacular winners whose success occurs across a spectrum of financial markets do it? What separates them from the others? What can they teach the average trader or investor? In The New Market Wizards, these wildly successful... (learn more about this book)

  8. My Life as a Quant

    by Emanuel Derman

    In My Life as a Quant, Emanuel Derman relives his exciting journey as one of the first high-energy particle physicists to migrate to Wall Street. Page by page, Derman details his adventures in this field—analyzing the incompatible personas of traders and quants, and discussing the dissimilar... (learn more about this book)

  9. Trading for a Living: Psychology, Trading Tactics, Money Management

    by Alexander Elder

    Trading for a Living Successful trading is based on three M’s: Mind, Method, and Money. Trading for a Living helps you master all of those three areas: How to become a cool, calm, and collected trader How to profit from reading the behavior of the market crowd How to use a computer to find... (learn more about this book)

  10. F.I.A.S.C.O.: Blood in the Water on Wall Street

    by Frank Partnoy

    The Orange County bankruptcy. The fall of Barings Bank. Shocking losses at Procter & Gamble, Dell Computer, and Gibson Greetings. The Mexican peso crisis. What did all these disasters have in common? A class of financial instruments known as derivatives -- the most dangerous (and... (learn more about this book)

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