Train Your Gut Like a Master Trader

by Curtis Faith

Overview

This is the eBook version of the printed book.

This Element is an excerpt from Trading from Your Gut: How to Use Right Brain Instinct & Left Brain Smarts to Become a Master Trader (9780137047680) by Curtis Faith. Available in print and digital formats.

 

How traders can recognize the moments when they must override their gut instincts and cognitive biases.

 

Neuropsychology has taught us that the physical structure of the brain is prewired with certain tendencies designed for survival and reproduction of a species. Generally, these cognitive biases are very useful. However, in specific limited scenarios--particularly in trading and finance--they can trip you up. You need to retrain your gut to override them in specific trading circumstances....

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780132542005
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	02/15/2010
Series:	FT Press Delivers Elements
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	9
File size:	254 KB

About the Author

Curtis Faith is author of Trading from Your Gut, as well as the bestselling book Way of the Turtle, which has sold 70,000 copies and has been translated into nine languages. In his early twenties, Faith earned more than $30 million as a member of the legendary Chicago trading group, the Turtles. He founded several software and high-tech startups, including a public company and an Inc. 500 firm. His books also include Inside the Mind of the Turtles.