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March 22, 2017 By Joe Marwood Leave a Comment

Is This The Best Trading Book Ever?

An excerpt from Man For All Markets By Ed Thorp: Occam's Razor

I recently finished reading the book A Man For All Markets by Ed Thorp. I have to say that I think this could be one of the best trading books ever written! Why? Simply because Ed Thorp is a true trading legend and in this book he details how he went about beating not just the […]

Filed Under: Books, Latest, Legends, Reviews Tagged With: books, gambling, latest, review, thorp

July 4, 2014 By Joe Marwood Leave a Comment

People Prefer Pain Over Boredom (And Why It Matters To Traders)

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I just finished reading about a study that showed many people would rather inflict pain on themselves than spend 15 minutes alone with their thoughts. It’s obviously an interesting study for a number of reasons and I think it contains some insight for traders too. Do you prefer pain over boredom? Researchers from Virginia and […]

Filed Under: Intraday, Psychology Tagged With: daytrading, gambling, intraday, psychology

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