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Reminiscences of a Stock Operator   A true classic. A must read for every trader, and one of my favorite books of all time.

The Original Turtle Trading Rules   Rules of the Turtle Traders; one of the greatest trading experiments conducted.

Forex Seasonal Patterns eBook   The seasonal patterns of the EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/JPY, AUD/USD, USD/CAD and Dollar Index by Cory Mitchell, CMT.

A Six Part Study Guide to Market Profile   The Chicago Board of Trades (CBOT) six part guide to using Market Profile.

Core Point and Figure Chart Patterns   An introduction to Point and Figure charting and patterns.

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How I Made $2,000,000 in the Stock Market  by Nicholas Darvas Darvas Box is a fairly well known indicator now, but here is the book by the man who started it, and made millions from the method.

How George Soros Knows What He Knows  - Towards a General Theory of Reflexivity by Flavia Cymbalista, Ph.D. An academic paper which looks at George Soros, his ideas and his success.

Calming The Mind So The Body Can Perform  by Robert M. Nideffer, Ph.D. A 9 page eBook on getting into the zone for peak mental and physical performance. The article used athletes in the examples, but it is also applicable to traders.

Day Traders Bible My Secrets of Day Trading  by Richard D. Wyckoff Written in 1919 this is one of my favorite stock trading books next to Reminiscences of a Stock Operator.  While the book is old it is loaded with usable and applicable information for todays trader.

Technical Analysis from A to Z   This is great resource for understanding the basic interpretation and calculation methods for technical analysis indicators. It is compiled in the form of an HTML help menu (.chm file, although I have put it in a .zip file for easier downloading) which means when you open the file you can click on anything in the index and it will instantly take you to your point of interest, making it a quick and easy resource to use.

Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds   by Charles Mackay A classic, and extensive, book on bubbles and the irrationality of crowds first published in 1841. This was the precursor to more recent books such as Irrational Exuberance.

Elliott Wave Principle eBook The classic guide by Prechter and Frost for learning and understanding the Elliott Wave Principles.

Coders Guru Full Course   MetaTrader 4 Code Guide by Coders Guru

Market Profile Basics   Jayanthi Gopalakrishnan

War/Strategy

Sun Tzu on the Art of War   Here is the classic book on military strategy in .pfd format.

Hagakure-Book of the Samurai   Written by Yamamoto Tsunetomo, a Samurai in the early 1700s.

The Trading Parables eBook   A collection of short trading parables based on the lessons of history. Articles written and compiled by Cory Mitchell, CMT.

The Complete Strategyst. By John D. Williams. When The Compleat Strategyst  was originally published in 1954, game theory was an esoteric and mysterious subject, familiar only to specialized researchers, particularly in the military. Its popularity today can be traced at least in part to this book, which popularized the subject for amateurs, professionals, and students throughout the world. (Youll be redirected to a straight forward download page for a .pdf copy)

The Strategy of the Indirect Approach By B.H. Liddell Hart. 343 pages originally written about 1929, this is great study into strategy, delving into the Greek Wars right up to WW I. (There are about 7 blank pages the beginning of the document,scroll page those to reach the material).

Free Trading Movies

Cancel Crash  – Documentary about the 1987 stock market crash, told by the traders who were there, and arguably halted an even further meltdown.

Nova – Mind Over Money   an entertaining and penetrating exploration of why mainstream economists failed to predict the crash of 2008 and why we so often make irrational financial decisions. The program reveals how our emotions interfere with our decision-making and explores controversial new arguments about the world of finance.

Ascent of Money  – 4 hour documentary on the history of money, credit and banking. Quite interesting.

Floored: Into the Pit (documentary)  – A fantastic look at the Chicago trading pits, and the traders who made their livings there.

Quants: The Alchemists of Wall Street   Interesting documentary on trading and quantitative analysts/programmers–or “quants”  who are behind the mathematical and financial models used today.

Mark Douglas Interview – Mind Over Market Video  (55 mins)  Interview with Mark Douglas, trader and author of  The Disciplined Trader  and  Trading in the Zone. His books are definitely worth the read, and this video discusses some of the topics from those books.

Below are free trading eBooks, videos or article which focus on socionomics or the study of social trends and how those trends affect investors.

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Staying Ahead of Social Trends: Highlights From The Socionomists First Two Years

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Academic Papers and Works by Nassim Taleb

Below is an assortment of works by Nassim Taleb mostly focused on statistics and probabilities. His views are not necessarily those of this site, but the works are interesting for those partial to a more statistical look at things. For those who are unfamiliar with Nassim Taleb, here is how Wikipedia summarizes him:

Nassim Nicholas Talebis a Lebanese American essayist whose work focuses on problems of randomness and probability. His 2007 book The Black Swan was described in a review by Sunday Times as one of the twelve most influential books since World War II. [He also authored Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets ‎ in 2004]

He criticized the risk management methods used by the finance industry and warned about financial crises, subsequently making a fortune out of the late-2000s financial crisis. He advocates what he calls a black swan robust society, meaning a society that can withstand difficult-to-predict events.

Companion Volume to Antifragility and The Black Swan Taleb