As of January 2020, here are the books at the top of my reading list. I’m currently flipping back and forth from these books on various topics.

Trading and Exchanges: Market Microstructure for Practitioners by Larry Harris

I first heard of this book from squeezemetrics on Twitter. This individual said that this was one of the best books they found to gain a deeper understanding of the markets, and helped inspire the gamma exposure research that they have completed.

I got this a month ago and have to agree that this book is fantastic at helping you understand the inner workings of the stock market. If you are up for advanced knowledge on the markets, this book is for you.

From Amazon:

This book is about trading, the people who trade securities and contracts, the marketplaces where they trade, and the rules that govern it.

Readers will learn about investors, brokers, dealers, arbitrageurs, retail traders, day traders, rogue traders, and gamblers; exchanges, boards of trade, dealer networks, ECNs (electronic communications networks), crossing markets, and pink sheets.

Also covered in this text are single price auctions, open outcry auctions, and brokered markets limit orders, market orders, and stop orders.

Finally, the author covers the areas of program trades, block trades, and short trades, price priority, time precedence, public order precedence, and display precedence, insider trading, scalping, and bluffing, and investing, speculating, and gambling.

The Big Book of Dashboards: Visualizing Your Data Using Real-World Business Scenarios by Steve Wexler, Jeffrey Shaffer, and Andy Cotgreave

I got this book because I want to improve my data visualization abilities for this blog and for those charts I post on Twitter as well. I also want to improve my own record keeping process for my trades and create a more professional dashboard that will allow me to review past trades.

From Amazon:

Comprising dozens of examples that address different industries and departments (healthcare, transportation, finance, human resources, marketing, customer service, sports, etc.) and different platforms (print, desktop, tablet, smartphone, and conference room display) The Big Book of Dashboards is the only book that matches great dashboards with real-world business scenarios. 

Option Volatility & Pricing: Advanced Trading Strategies and Techniques by Sheldon Natenberg

I’ve had this book for a few months, and I’m constantly coming back to it for a deeper understanding on options and the options market.

This book is great for anyone looking to dive deeper into understanding options and options theory. If you trade options or just want to understand the options market better, this one is a must read.

From Amazon:

One of the most widely read books among active option traders around the world, Option Volatility & Pricing has been completely updated to reflect the most current developments and trends in option products and trading strategies.

Featuring:

• Pricing models
• Volatility considerations
• Basic and advanced trading strategies
• Risk management techniques
• And more!

Written in a clear, easy-to-understand fashion, Option Volatility & Pricing points out the key concepts essential to successful trading. Drawing on his experience as a professional trader, author Sheldon Natenberg examines both the theory and reality of option trading. He presents the foundations of option theory explaining how this theory can be used to identify and exploit trading opportunities. Option Volatility & Pricing teaches you to use a wide variety of trading strategies and shows you how to select the strategy that best fits your view of market conditions and individual risk tolerance.

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