Description
Book SynopsisThe S&P futures pit is the ultimate arena for traders. It is a place where trading titans make split-second decisions on huge amounts of money, and fortunes appear and vanish with the blink of an eye. Successful day traders are brilliant, aggressive-and lucky. Lewis J. Borsellino is all three. And now he is telling his story. The nation''s top S&P futures trader, Borsellino takes you inside the world of the day trader.
Chronicling Borsellino''s incredible run on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, The Day Trader offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at his everyday strategies and tactics. Raised to be a fierce and fearless competitor, Borsellino felt at home the first day he walked into the chaos and excitement of the Merc. In The Day Trader, he offers both a compelling story as well as an inside look at day trading and the S&P market. Borsellino outlines exactly what contributed to his unparalleled success-a rare blend of discipline, drive, intelligence, and an uncan
Table of ContentsPreface.
Acknowledgments.
High Times.
The Trading Life.
Combat.
A Competitor's Heart.
The Down Times.
The Sting.
The Metamorphosis.
Trading Goes Electronic.
Politics, Trading, and the Futures Exchange.
From Grassroots to the Global Economy.
From the Pit to the PC.
