Practical Speculation by Victor Niederhoffer

Practical Speculation by Victor Niederhoffer

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 options, with a new colleague and a new approach and found success. Order your copy of this compelling story of risk and survival today.

".. the best trading book of the young millenium... offers more trading 'truth' than a dozen typical market books combined. It's in a league of it's own." (Active Trader magazine) "...At last, some modest proof of what some of us have long suspected - beware of lords on boards..." (Financial Times, 3 June 2003) "...will enable the investor to make independent decisions about their investments with confidence..." (Portfolio International, June 2003) "...shows how far pension fund figures are out of line with long -term share market expectation..." (Liverpool Daily Post, 6 August 2003)

VICTOR NIEDERHOFFER's storied career as a speculator spans more than twenty-five years. He began speculating in commodities in the 1970s, and through 1997 held one of the most successful track records of any hedge fund manager. He currently manages money for overseas clients and trades for his own account. Niederhoffer is the author of the critically acclaimed and bestselling Education of a Speculator, and has written numerous articles for scholarly and professional publications including the Financial Analysts Journal. A magna cum laude graduate of Harvard (1964) and the University of Chicago (PhD 1969), Victor taught finance at Berkley and founded Niederhoffer, Cross & Zeckhauser, a mergers and acquisitions firm that was a leader in the field for many years. During the 1970s he dominated the squash world, claiming the world title in 1976. He currently writes a weekly column for CNBC Money with Laurel Kenner. LAUREL KENNER is a financial writer. Her columns on the stock market, co-written with Victor Niederhoffer, have appeared on CNBC Money, worldlyinvestor.com, and TheStreet.com. Her journalism career includes five years as chief U.S. stocks editor at Bloomberg News and five years as an award-winning aerospace reporter for Copley Newspapers. She holds a degree in classical piano from the University of California at Los Angeles.

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ISBN 13	9780471443063
ISBN 10	0471443069
Title	Practical Speculation
Author	Victor Niederhoffer
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Publisher	John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Year published	2003-03-10
Number of pages	400
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