Contents
CHAPTER
PAGE
Preface.............3
. Meet The Market's Greatest Trader. 3
The Secretive Operatot
A Titanic Operator
He Consents To An Interview
A Lesson To Be Learned
Avoid The Weak Industries
Stocks Have Their Seasons and Fashions
The One Sure Way To Succeed In The Market
Livermore's Essential To Success
2. How He Prepares For The Day's Work..
The Early Livermore
Organizing His Market Work Day
In Trim For The Day's Work
Digs For Facts
He Learns For Himself
He Concentrates On Essentials
The Market Requires Study
3. The Special Arrangements Of His Office...12
How He Insulates Himself From Bad lafluences
Poise, An Indispensable Adjunct
What He Hates The Most
His Office Equipment
Similarity With James R. Keene
How He Interprets The News
4. How Livermore Reads The Tape...17
How He Judges The Turning Points
How He Plays The Intermediate Swings
5. How He Makes His Commitments And Limits His Risk-His Minimum Prospective Profit.22
Lessons From Successful Operators How He Limits His Risk
6. How He Keeps His Capital Turning Over 25
"Drifting"Stocks Cost Money
Why He's Always Ready For Opportunitie
7. The Kind Of Stocks In Which To Trade 28
Livermore Wants"Action"Stocks
8. Livermore's Method Of Pyramind 30
A Lesson From A Com
A Cool Head For Sup
In Summary