No mundo, de acordo com Victor Niederhoffer, a vida é especulação e somos todos especuladores, exceto quando perdemos – então somos todos apostadores. Nós especulamos sobre nossas carreiras, relacionamentos, jogos e investimentos. As decisões que mudam nossa vida dependem da nossa capacidade de ler e antecipar mudanças nos eventos. Como especulador em ações, títulos, moedas e futuros, as credenciais de Niederhoffer são deslumbrantes: ele foi classificado como o melhor negociante de commodi...

The follow-up to Victor Niederhoffer's critically and commercially acclaimed book The Education of a Speculator has finally arrived. Practical Speculation continues the story of a true market legend who ran a hugely successful futures trading firm that had annual returns of over thirty percent until unforeseen losses forced him to close operations. Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, Niederhoffer returned to the world of trading stocks, futures, and opti...

Fifty Years in Wall Street was published in 1908. In its original form, the book stretched to over 1000 pages, covering a wide assortment of events, people, and issues from 1857, when Clews began his Wall Street career to the early part of the 20th century. This abridged version captures the heart of the book, bringing this rough and tumble era on Wall Street to life through the words of an actual participant. Clews writes eloquently about the markets ups and downs and how only the most sa...