books on trading

C-Revs
Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:21:17 +0000

Liar’s Poker is a look into the atmosphere of sales & trading at Solomon Brothers. Outdated and embellished, yes, but a glimpse of the field.

When Genius Failed is great because its extremely interesting, explains the LTCM debacle, and what went wrong. The fund was a combination of many brilliant minds to create mathematical and statistical arbitrage trades.

A Random Walk Down Wall Street isn’t technically about trading, more investing, but some of the concepts and analysis is helpful for at least getting your feet wet in the field.

The OP said he wanted to get an idea of the field, not a step-by-step manual, so I think they are all relevant, and readable/enjoyable. That’s why I recommended them.