This book starts from the ground up to provide detailed explanations of both these commoplace, yet complex, trading techniques.
Written by Matthew Tagliani, an experienced trader, this book is a complete schooling in the business of trading equities from a first-person perspective.
By Scott Patterson, this book portrays the rise of the machines - artificially intelligent systems that execute trades in milliseconds away from the public exchanges.
Author Keith McCullough finds himself a lone voice of reason as the economic crisis of 2008 looms large. The book chronicles his life from hockey player to hedge fund manager to independent researcher.
Written by Michael Lewis, it chronicles his days as a trainee to trader at Salomon Brothers, one of the biggest trading firms back in the 1980s.
The first book given to new hires at Traders Magazine, this book details the working of the modern equities market and its structure.
Author David Leinweber describes to readers the technological history of the markets - where it was a few years ago to the modern day.
Written by contributing editor Alan Rubenfeld, this book profiles many of the different traders on Wall Street and their distinct functions and roles.
Written by Andy Kessler, it documents his rise from research analyst to investment banker to hedge fund manager. It provides a behind-the-scenes look at some of Wall Street's famous figures and offers a portrait of life on the Street at the peak of the technology boom.
A favorite of the managing editor, this book goes back beyond the Buttonwood tree to describe the history of trading - from horses to complex derivatives. How the financial markets have been both helpful and hurtful to the U.S.
Fourteen industry leaders and authorities contributed chapters to the book on the equity industry.
Turney Duff's first-hand account of his life of extreme excess on Wall Street. A brutally honest page turner even for those who work in the industry.
Jarred Dillian's highly personal journal of a poor kid who quit the U.S. Coast Guard to chase his dream of becoming a trader at Lehman Brothers.
Written by Themis Trading's Sal Arnuk and Joe Saluzzi, this book hammers away at the ills of the modern equity markets - high-frequency trading, off-board trading and co-location.
