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Way of the Turtle: The Secret Methods that Turned Ordinary People into Legendary Traders

Way of the Turtle: The Secret Methods that Turned Ordinary People into Legendary TradersAuthor: Curtis Faith
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Category: Book

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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 79 reviews
Sales Rank: 19,382

Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 288
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.1

ISBN: 007148664X
Dewey Decimal Number: 332.6452
EAN: 9780071486644
ASIN: 007148664X

Publication Date: March 9, 2007
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“We're going to raise traders just like they raise turtles in Singapore.”

So trading guru Richard Dennis reportedly said to his long-time friend William Eckhardt nearly 25 years ago. What started as a bet about whether great traders were born or made became a legendary trading experiment that, until now, has never been told in its entirety.

Way of the Turtle reveals, for the first time, the reasons for the success of the secretive trading system used by the group known as the “Turtles.” Top-earning Turtle Curtis Faith lays bare the entire experiment, explaining how it was possible for Dennis and Eckhardt to recruit 23 ordinary people from all walks of life and train them to be extraordinary traders in just two weeks.

Only nineteen years old at the time-the youngest Turtle by far-Faith traded the largest account, making more than $30 million in just over four years. He takes you behind the scenes of the Turtle selection process and behind closed doors where the Turtles learned the lucrative trading strategies that enabled them to earn an average return of over 80 percent per year and profits of more than $100 million. You'll discover

  • How the Turtles made money-the principles that guided their trading and the step-by-step methods they followed
  • Why, even though they used the same approach, some Turtles were more successful than others
  • How to look beyond the rules as the Turtles implemented them to find core strategies that work for any tradable market
  • How to apply the Turtle Way to your own trades-and in your own life
  • Ways to diversify your trading and limit your exposure to risk

Offering his unique perspective on the experience, Faith explains why the Turtle Way works in modern markets, and shares hard-earned wisdom on taking risks, choosing your own path, and learning from your mistakes.




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1 out of 5 stars A total waste   February 14, 2010
commodore64 (North Carolina)
To begin with, I consider the purchase of this book as a poor investment. Trading Secrets", Ha. What a misnomer that was. This is nothing but a mishmash of investment ideas none of which are really new or unique. Plus, it's a boring read to boot. Overall, I think whole book was more of an ego trip for the author. Forget it. It's a loser.
One other point regarding these reviews. When you see a series of contradictory comments to every one star review you can bet the publisher/author has had their hand in promoting the book.



3 out of 5 stars Informative book on trading strategies   December 13, 2009
Denzuko1
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

To be honest, I have bought his episode 2 "the mind of the turtle" before I bought this. I was very facinated with the mind of the turtle which helps to prepare one psychologically on trading. While "The mind of the turtle" was quite easily available, it was harder for me to find this one.

By the time I found this book, I was full of enthusiasm, if book two provides so much insight on the mindset, what would book one be containing, afterall, it must be a good response on book 1 to result in book 2.

Book one provides an oversight of the type of traders in this market, not only that it also gives a brief account on how each group of traders device their entry and exit strategy. Curtis also provided an account on how the stop loss is devided.

I was quite all right with the first part. It is only until I reached the part on his stop loss system that I am lost. Probably I am not so tuned to a more complex system of stop loss that I find it relatively hard to understand. To date, I still can't figure out.



5 out of 5 stars A great book   November 21, 2009
Zhongwei Wang (DC)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

A great book in many ways. But I also want to warn you that if you are considering using the strategies described in this book, think about the author himself was living paycheck to paycheck 20 years after he learned the full strategies described in this book. It doesn't mean you shouldn't do it, it means you should know what you are doing.


5 out of 5 stars Captures the essence of the Turtles but brings it up to date   November 2, 2009
Kurt A. Frankenberg (Monument, CO USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

I'm so impressed with this book I have to give it my highest recommendation. Curtis Faith takes the most important parts of trading and boils them down for both the novice and highly experienced investor.

Curtis does in fact reveal the actual trading rules that he used as the Turtles' most successful member. However, the book's real value is that it shows how the principles are timeless and can be adapted for any market.

He also does an admirable job of showing the flawed thinking that may cause one to mistakenly believe that he has a robust system... when in fact it is in the end a losing proposition.

In all, I think this is one of the top five books on trading I've ever read, and I have a pretty extensive library.

Happy Trading!



4 out of 5 stars An interesting book   September 15, 2009
Edward Corlin (Columbus, Georgia)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

This is a good book. No great revelations just good packaging of trading advice. I do think traders should read this book if only to look for their bad trading habits.

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