The following list of books is based on results from 155 people when I asked the poll question:
What ten books helped you make the most money trading in the markets?
I was curious to see what I had missed in my decades of reading the best books on trading and the stock market. I was glad to see that we all shared a love of the books that I thought were some of the very best. I believe this is an excellent and informative list for new traders upon entering the trading field. While many lessons will only be learned after experiencing real trades, real losses, and the challenges of trading psychology, I still believe in learning from others as a shortcut. I have read the first 22 of these 25 books and I give them all 5 out of 5 stars. Each book title is linked directly to its Amazon page to simplify your research.
#1 How to Make Money in Stocks: A Winning System in Good Times and Bad
#2 Reminiscences of a Stock Operator
#3 Market Wizards, Interviews With Top Traders
#4 How I Made $2,000,000 in the Stock Market
#5 Trend Following: Learn to Make Millions in Up or Down Markets
#7 Trade Your Way to Financial Freedom
#8 Trading for a Living: Psychology, Trading Tactics, Money Management
#9 Trading in the Zone: Master the Market with Confidence, Discipline and a Winning Attitude
#10 The Complete TurtleTrader: How 23 Novice Investors Became Overnight Millionaires
#11 Stan Weinstein’s Secrets For Profiting in Bull and Bear Markets
#13 Come Into My Trading Room: A Complete Guide to Trading
#14 Pit Bull: Lessons from Wall Street’s Champion Day Trader
#15 Trade Like a Casino: Find Your Edge, Manage Risk, and Win Like the House
#16 Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder
#17 Martin Zweig’s Winning on Wall Street
#18 One Up On Wall Street: How To Use What You Already Know To Make Money In The Market
#19 The Battle For Investment Survival: How To Make Profits
#20 Way of the Turtle: The Secret Methods that Turned Ordinary People into Legendary Traders
#21 Trade Like an O’Neil Disciple: How We Made 18,000% in the Stock Market
#22 Super Trader, Expanded Edition: Make Consistent Profits in Good and Bad Markets
#23 Long-Term Secrets to Short-Term Trading