The Art of the Trade: What I Learned (and Lost) Trading the Chicago Futures Markets

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The Art of the Trade: What I Learned (and Lost) Trading the Chicago Futures Markets Pub. Date: 10/6/2008 Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated

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Trading is an intensely personal and subjective endeavor—one that is more an art than a science. And like all forms of art, the results are clearly visible, but the struggles of the artist involved are rarely ever seen.

Over the course of his career, author Jason Alan Jankovsky has experienced both the best and the worst that trading has to offer, and now, in The Art of the Trade, he puts this discipline in perspective by taking you on a personal journey that reveals the harsh dynamics of this world.

The Arts of the Trade is a searing portrait of the futures and options industry as seen through the eyes of someone who has participated in this arena for more than twenty years. On one level, it's a brutally honest, no-punches-pulled look at the individuals and institutions that comprise this unique community. Page by page, Jankovsky deftly describes the pseudo-professional brokerage offices that spring up like weeds in Chicago's financial district, only to suddenly disappear months later, and lays bare an industry where drug use, financial irresponsibility, and personal vendettas are commonplace—and where the customer is often the victim.

On another level, The Arts of the Trade is a personal story of the challenges faced by Jankovsky as he battles the markets, the brokerage industry, and his own early penchant for self destruction. With each chapter, Jankovsky take you through his journey of self-discovery and discusses what it takes to succeed on your own terms. He skillfully shares his hard-won experiences—from realizing that markets have a reality all their own to unlearning things we might consider essential trading success—and shows you how these insights can put you in a better position to make it as a true trader.

Both entertaining and informative, The Art of the Trade help you come to grips with the realities of trading today's markets and deal with the constant state of adversity that is so much a part of them. With the lessons found throughout this book, you'll be prepared to survive and thrive in an environment that is far from stable.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780470138991
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/6/2008
Edition number: 1
Pages: 208
Sales rank: 841,419
Product dimensions: 6.20 (w) x 9.10 (h) x 1.00 (d)

Meet the Author

Jason Alan Jankovsky is a twenty-plus year veteran of leveraged transaction trading. Trading extensively in futures, options, and FOREX since 1986, first as a customer and then as a registered broker, he is self-taught and self-educated. Working in almost all facets of the business, he has authored several trading systems, trained other successful traders and has been published in many industry periodicals; his numerous articles on global cash FOREX have appeared in TraderSavvy, The Perspective, SFO Magazine, and other industry publications. He is the author of Trading Rules that Work: The 28 Essential Lessons Every Trader Must Master (Wiley), an Amazon top-100 bestseller in the category of futures. He has focused on the psychology of trading as the key component to a successful trading methodology and teaches a six-week course on trading psychology every quarter to traders around the world. Jankovsky appears regularly as a guest speaker at many public and private trading forums and has been invited to speak at round-table discussions offered by the Orlando Money Show and others. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Jankovsky is an avid sailor and private pilot.

Read Me First.

Foreword.

Introduction.

Chapter 1: The Early Years.

Chapter 2: The Day I Bought the Low.

Chapter 3: Technical Analysis.

Chapter 4: Adversity.

Chapter 5: The Meaning of Life.

Chapter 6: The Trading Police.

Chapter 7: The Last Word.

Chapter 8: In Conclusion.

Appendix A: For Traders Only.

Appendix B: Insight into the Person of “ Trader X”

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