One Good Trade: Inside the Highly Competitive World of Proprietary Trading - Mike Bellafiore

nAn inside look at what it really takes to become a better trader nA proprietary trading firm consists of a group of professionals who trade the capital of the firm. Their income and livelihood is generated solely from their ability to take profits consistently out of the markets. The world of prop trading is mentally and emotionally challenging, but offers substantial rewards to the select few who can master this craft called trading.n nIn One Good Trade: Inside the Highly Competitive World of Proprietary Trading, author Mike Bellafiore shares the principles and techniques that have enabled him to navigate the most challenging of markets over the past twelve years. He explains how he has imparted those techniques to an elite desk of traders at the proprietary trading firm he co-founded. In doing so, he lifts the veil on the inner workings of his firm, shedding light on the challenges of prop trading and insight on why traders succeed or fail.n nAn important contribution to trading literature, the book will help all traders by: n n- Emphasizing the development of skills that are critical to success, such as the fundamentals of One Good Trade, Reading the Tape, and finding Stocks In Play n- Outlining the factors that really make the difference between a consistently profitable trader and one who underperforms n- Sharing entertaining, hysterical, and page turning stories of traders who have excelled or failed and why, many trained by the author, with an essential trading principle wrapped inside nBecoming a better trader takes discipline, skill development, and statistically profitable trading strategies, and this book will show you how to develop all three.n