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Podcast: The SharePickers Podcast with Justin Waite
Episode: Reminiscences of a Stock Operator by Edwin Lefèvre
Description: "Reminiscences of a Stock Operator" by Edwin Lefèvre is a fictionalised biography based on the life and experiences of Jesse Livermore, a famous stock trader. Jesse Livermore is considered a pioneer of day trading and at one time, Livermore was one of the richest people in the world; Some of Livermore's trades, such as taking short positions before the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and just before the Wall Street Crash of 1929, are legendary within investing circles.However, he eventually committed suicide, largely due to the amount of leverage he took on and at that tim...