A thinly disguised as-told-to autobiography of legendary speculator Jesse Livermore, this is certainly one of the most entertaining books ever written about stock trading and is still widely quoted by financial pros.
Livermore was a mysterious early-20th-century figure whose trades (and rumored trades) could move markets. The book is filled with preposterous but true stories and hard-won wisdom.
Lesson: The market does what it wants to, not what you want it to.
