Reminiscences of a Stock Operator is a fictitious account of Jesse Livermore's trading career. It chronicles his life from the time he was 15 years old and made his first $1,000 to becoming a Wall Street superstar. See how he learned the ropes of trading the hard way by losing everything and then making it back. Readers are still benefiting greatly from Livermore's experience decades after it was first published.These chapters include lengthy statements from Livermore and are based on a series of interviews conducted by leading financial writer Richard D. Wyckoff. He talks about how to figure out what stocks to buy and when, as well as the psychology of trading and how to get started.