Exact Facsimile of 1940 Edition.ampnbsp All 16 Color charts reproduced in color.ampnbsp Livermore was one of the greatest traders of all time. ampnbspAt his peak in 1929 Jesse Livermore was worth 100 million.ampnbsp In late 1939 Livermoreamp39s son Jesse Jr. suggested to his father that he write a book about his experiences and techniques in trading in the stock and commodity markets. The book was completed and published by Duell Sloan and Pearce in March 1940. His methods were still new and controversial at the time and they received mixed reviews from stock market gurus of the period.ampnbsp How to Trade Stocks offered traders their first account of that famously tightlipped operatoramp39s trading system. Written in Livermoreamp39s inimitable nononsense style it interweaves fascinating autobiographical and historical details with stepbystep guidance onampnbspampnbspampnbsp Reading market and stock behaviorsampnbspampnbspampnbsp Analyzing leading sectorsampnbspampnbspampnbsp Market timingampnbspampnbspampnbsp Money managementampnbspNotable Quoteampnbsp ampldquoThe game of speculation is the most uniformly fascinating game in the world. But it is not a game for the stupid the mentally lazy the person of inferior emotional balance or the getrichquick adventurer. They will die poor.amprdquo