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From John boYER, GENERAL MANAGER

The Next Traders’ Hall of Fame Award Recipient is …

By John Boyer

  What earns someone a place in the Traders’ Hall of Fame? The most important qualification is that they have made a lifelong commitment to help other traders learn how to trade. This year’s inductee has been helping traders for decades to understand the power of technical analysis and its application to trading systems. Through his classic book, Computer Analysis of the Futures Market, his work with the System Traders Club, the extensive list of articles he has published and his presentations and webinars to many traders, Chuck LeBeau has more than met this requirement. 

 

It is my honor it announce Chuck LeBeau as this year’s recipient of the Traders’ Hall of Fame Award. I want to thank Chuck for all of the work he has done to help educate traders and develop tools to make trading easier for all of us. Please take a minute to post your message of congratulations here.

 

You can get exclusive access and the lowest admission price to our upcoming Trading Forum and join us when Chuck receives the award ,click here. To learn more about the Traders’ Hall of Fame and see past recipients, click here.

Number 1 Bestseller of 2009

By John Boyer

1. Market Wizards-Jack Schwager—It is hard to believe that at the top of this list is a title that was first released 20 years ago. Written by a trader, for traders, about the best traders, this book only gains momentum every year. If you haven’t read it, you should and if you have read it, you should read it again. The insight handed out through this entire work reaches deeper than nearly any other work. If you read these interviews every day, you would find some new piece of information or some new perspective that has the potential to transform your trading. A deserving work to be at the top of the list.

Enjoy the holidays and keep an eye on the blog for the new titles that will be on this list next year!

Top 10- Numbers 3 and 2 Announced

By John Boyer

3. The Snowball-Alice Schroeder–A bestseller on many lists, this insight to Warren Buffet’s methods was a huge hit with traders and investors. Unquestionably one of the greatest traders, Buffet will be revered for as long as traders trade.

2. New Market Wizards-Jack Schwager—You could build a mountain out of the trader interview books that have been published over the years, but few have had the impact of the Market Wizards books. The key is Jack’s ability to get beyond the systems and the trading bravado and into the true psyche of the best in the business.

 

THE NUMBER 1 BESTSELLER OF 2009 ANNOUNCED TOMORROW!

Top 10 of 2009- 5 and 4 Revealved

By John Boyer

5. Larry McMillan’s New Options Strategy Course—One of the first experts to put effective strategies in writing and unquestionably one of the most read, Larry has helped more traders understand options than probably any other author. This course brings his personality and favorite strategies to life and give traders that nuance you can only get in a live session.

4. Strategies for Profiting with Japanese Candlestick Charts-Steve Nison—The original candlestick master, every charting software and user of the most popular charting technique owes Steve a tip of the hat.  Before this course was created, sessions with this legend were almost impossible to get into. This paved the way for Steve to reach thousands and thousands of traders who have learned from his teaching.

CHECK BACK FOR THE TOP 3 OF 2009!

Top Ten of 2009 by John Boyer

It is that time to declare the Top Tens of everything, but I wanted to make our best of the best list a little interesting. I have pulled the numbers and lined up the top sellers of this year and thought I would give a little bit of info on each one. I’ll post them over the next few days so make sure to come back to see who wins the title of top trading product of 2009.

10. Think and Grow Rich-Napoleon Hill—This is one of the greatest financial books of all time without question. It is interesting to keep in mind the perspective from which it was written. Published in 1937, the US was still clawing its way out of the depression and this masterpiece offered the most important element of that recovery. Hope. Anyone can be successful and this book shows how. Still a huge influence today, its simple, direct advice and tactics are loved by traders and dreamers everywhere.

9. Strategies for Profiting on Every Trade-Oliver Velez—One of the most motivating trading educators in the business, Oliver Velez inspires his students to take action. This title is a perfect example of his ability to break down the trading steps and put his tactics to work improving profits. It is a strong favorite of traders because it make the concepts accessible and easy to act on.

I Totally Cheated

by John Boyer, VP, General Manager of Traders' Library

 

Recently, I was thinking about trading. I came to this business from the publishing side—actually as a writer. After seeing hundreds of presentations, reading stacks of manuscripts, and hearing a lifetime worth of trading tips from the best in the business, I have been compelled to trade occasionally. Recently, in one of these moments, I had this idea of using the long and short ETFs to try play some of the movements in the Dow. (I have actually started paper trading this model and would be glad to let anyone know the details. Post a comment if you are interested.) Writing all the copy for the promotions we send out must have sunk in because I made two smart choices right away. First, I chose to paper trade the idea and see if it even comes close to being viable.

What makes a great trading book?

By John Boyer, Vice President of Traders' Library

If I had a nickel for every time authors, customers, even friends ask me “What’s the best book on trading?” well… I’d have a winning system, that’s for sure.  The trouble is, there is no single best book. It depends on the topic, the format, the books it is measured against, and most importantly the reader. So now that we have a blog, (and my team is bugging me to post) I figured this is the one thing I can blog about since I am almost an expert on this topic. Okay at least I pass as one at my class reunions.

So which yardstick do you measure the “best” trading book with? Forced to choose one metric, I would say longevity. If a book still sells and is used year after year, it has clearly provided value to its readers. Today’s bestsellers may be pulling in huge numbers, but can they sustain?