People in Trading

Curtis Faith

Curtis Faith is a notable participant of Richard Dennis’ fabled Turtle Trader experiment. He is the author of Way of the Turtle: The Secret Methods that Turned Ordinary People into Legendary Traders (2007) and Inside the Mind of the Turtles: How the World’s Best Traders Master Risk. Se

WD Gann Biography

Considered by some to be the greatest trader of all time, William Delbert Gann was born on a farm outside of Lufkin, Texas on June 6, 1878. The firstborn of 11 children, Gann never graduated from grammar school or attended high school, having the obligation of working his family’s farm. His wa

Warren Buffett

Legendary investor Warren Buffett is the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. Born in 1930 in Omaha, Nebraska. His father, Howard Buffett was a stockbroker. Listed as the world’s richest man by Forbes magazine in 2008 with an estimated fortune of $62 billion. Sometimes referred to as ‘the oracle

William D. Gann

An Operator Whose Science and Ability Place Him in the Front Rank – His Remarkable Predictions and Trading Records By Richard D. Wyckoff, Ticker and Investment Digest Sometime ago the attention of this magazine was attracted by certain long pull Stock Market predictions which were being made

Victor Sperandeo – Trader Vic

Sperandeo achieved 18 consecutive years of positive returns up till 1990. He had negative returns of 15% in 1991 and 1992 before resuming consecutive years of positive returns. In 1993 his Methods of a Wall Street Master was published. Sperandeo managed money for George Soros and Leon Cooperman of O

Dr. Van K. Tharp

Dr. Van K. Tharp is a specialist in the area of trading psychology. He is the author of Trade Your Way to Financial Freedom, Safe Strategies for Financial Freedom, Financial Freedom Through Electronic Day Trading. He is featured in Jack Schwager’s classic Market Wizard’s: Interviews

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Author of Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets, and The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable.

John Murphy’s Key to Success: Simplicity

By Jim Wyckoff, JimWyckoff.com “My work has gotten better due to simplifying my approach,” John J. Murphy, the veteran technical analyst, author and CNBC resident technical analyst, told a group of equities and futures traders attending the Technical A

Interviews with Top Traders

Boris Stein Interview J. Welles Wilder Interview Interview with Joe DiNapoli Dan Zanger Interview Simplicity Has Sharpened John Murphy’s Skills Robert Deel Stresses Importance of “Trading Psychology” Futures Trader Joe Dinapoli Faring Well in a Tough Busi

Interview with Joe DiNapoli

©2007, Reprinted with permission of The Trader’s Journal magazine (www.tradersjournal.com) Joe DiNapoli is a professional trader, author and well-known speaker. His book, Trading With DiNapoli Levels, provides a new and keen insight to technical analysis. His deep knowledge about the technical ma