Adventures of a Currency Trader: A Fable about Trading, Courage, and Doing the Right Thing
- ISBN13: 9780470049488
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Product DescriptionPraise for ADVENTURES of a CURRENCY TRADER “A truly easy, unique, and enjoyable read! Rob has done it once again to teach us in the funniest way possible how not to make the most common trading mistakes. If you are tired of reading how-to books, this is perfect for you. I highly recommend this book to all traders. Everyone will learn something about themselves by reading this book. ” —Kathy Lien, author, Day Trading the Currency Market, and Chief Strategist, www. dailyfx. com “Adventures of a Currency Trader is a must read for anyone who has ever traded or is thinking about trading in the Forex markets. Rob Booker has a unique way of taking years of market knowledge and transforming it into an educational and entertaining experience. It has quickly become a cult classic in my trading library!” —H. Jack Bouroudjian, Principal, Brewer Investment Group “Brilliant! Rob’s humor and humanity shine through in this parable about trading and life. Filled with wisdom and wit, it’s an exhilarating rollercoaster ride through the peaks and valleys of the learning curve, with many valuable lessons learned along the way. ” —Ed Ponsi, President, FXEducator. com “Rob’s fable of everyman ‘Harry Banes’ is destined to become a trading classic. This is both the missing piece and the foundation that comes before the strategies and methodologies. The search for the Holy Grail begins and ends in the heart and mind. The journey is authentic and real and if you’re willing to take it with Rob, you will be rewarded in the end. Seldom has psychology and wisdom been so entertaining!” —Raghee Horner, trader and author of Forex Trading for Maximum Profit and Days of Forex Trading “In a series of insightful and entertaining vignettes, Rob Booker teaches both the novice and the experienced trader some hard won truths about the currency market. It’s a must read book written by a guy who survived the trenches and went on to prosper in the biggest and most competitive financial market in the world. ” —Boris Schlossberg, Senior Currency Strategist, Forex Capital Markets LLC, and author of Technical Analysis of the Currency Market
Adventures of a Currency Trader: A Fable about Trading, Courage, and Doing the Right Thing
5 Responses
This book is a must read for anyone that is thinking about or currently trading forex. Harry Banes starts out without a clue how to begin, like many novice traders, and is able to figure out how to become a better person and a better trader through discipline and hard work. This is a great book and was tough to put down. Rob does a great job of showing you what not to do during the initial stages of your trading career and what to do when you are really ready to get going.
Rating: 5 / 5
I enjoyed reading this book. Certainly a different perspective than the run of the mill “technical” forex book. It’s not a book I would refer to again, about the same as I would not re-read a James Patterson book.
Rating: 4 / 5
There are things that are going on in this book that I was facing at the time. Like how you explain to your wife that you traded away the vacation money. This is formatted much like the Alchemist by Paulo Coelho and that was probably why I liked it so much. I wish the book was longer.
Rating: 4 / 5
Rob has a “second career” in writing, for my money. He puts you in the place of Harry Baines, beginning trader, and takes you on an educational and fun ride on Forex Express. I was both encouraged and warned, and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. . .
Rating: 5 / 5
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It is an enjoyable book to read. There are a lot of brutally honest moments where the Harry’s emotions get the best of him. It all comes down to research and discipline. Even though the main character goes through a lot to become successful, it does tend to make it sound much easier that reality. And it’s a bit pricey for a novel, this isn’t a book about techniques. Still I would recommend it for traders or aspiring traders in any market.
Rating: 4 / 5