Trading Sardines - Lessons in the Markets from a Lifelong Trader

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Trading Sardines celebrates grit and resilience in the financial markets. It is a hilarious, honest, and poignant account of the evolution of a professional trader over nearly four decades. From the raucous trading floors of the early eighties to the days of giant server racks thirty years later, the reader takes a chronological trip through the markets, trading strategies, and unimaginable events, watching how one woman responds with unblinking honesty. Linda Raschke shares a lifetime of market lessons while highlighting the tension between luck, risk, and passion. Along the way, she shows that perseverance can overcome the most inconceivable challenges, both in life and in trading. Her stories, documented with charts and photos, will keep you captivated and prove that humor may just be the key ingredient for survival. You won’t hear these types of tales anywhere else–this is the REAL world of trading. This book will motivate every trader, no matter the level of proficiency and experience. Linda’s success is testimony that you don’t have to be perfect, you just have to stay in the game. About the Author Linda Bradford Raschke (born 1959) is an American trader, investor and hedge fund manager. She held memberships on the Pacific Stock Exchange and the Philadelphia Stock Exchange in the early eighties before founding LBRGRoup, a CTA (Commodity Trading Advisor). She started several successful hedge funds, both onshore and offshore, and rose to the top of the ranks in hedge fund performance. She is mentioned in many trading books, including Jack Schwager’s New Market Wizards. She lives in Florida and Illinois with her husband Damon, and her horses, where she continues to actively trade and invest. She holds a BA in Economics and in Music Composition from Occidental College (1980). Trading Sardines - Lessons in the Markets from a Lifelong Trader Jacket Title Page Inner Flap Contents Advance Reviews Epigraph Introduction 1. A Less Than Auspicious Start 2. It Did Not Seem Prudent 3. Sneaky Tricks 4. Tater Tots 5. Land of Cheesesteaks 6. Lessons From Philly 7. Pipeline to God 8. Upstairs Trader 9. Oops! 10. Insight 11. Banishes 12. Trying to Keep the Ball in Play 13. Market Technicians 14. Working the System 15. My Trading Program 16. Jigsaw Puzzles 17. Queen of Spades 18. My Name Is in the Phone Book 19. Its a Profit Deal! 20. Synchronicity and the Morgue File 21. MRCI 22. Moving Up to the Big Leagues 23. Orange Juice and Leo 24. Tag 25. Florida 26. Making Waffles 27. The Y2k Bug 28. Mr. Bill 29. Animal Kingdom 30. Generic and Big Daddy 31. Enter Enter Enter 32. Mike Epstein 33. Burning Dog 34. Nigel 35. War Horse 36. Hurricane Francis 37. Travels With Erika 38. Girls’ Night Out 39. Damon 40. Judd and the Start of Really Big Things 41. Bulls and Bears Make Money and Pigs Get Slaughtered 42. Jinx 43. A Walk in the Park 44. The Biggest Loss Is Yet to Come 45. What Do You Do for Fun? 46. Full Circle Epilogue Parting Shot Acknowledgments Glossary of Trading Lingo