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Sell and Sell Short (Wiley Trading)
by Alexander Elder
from Wiley
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 
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a definite thumbs up ... 
Selling and selling short are among the skills commonly neglected by traders and investors. Most of us tend to avoid these subjects, and instead apply the bulk of our efforts to the different aspects of selecting and buying equities. However, research shows that our ability to sell successfully is far more important than buying.
Sell & Sell Short focuses attention on several fundamentals of trading that are essential to success, yet are often overlooked or ignored. Starting with an introductory... more info
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Practical discussion of common trading issues
Sell & Sell Short addresses most of the questions which beginners ask about selling stocks. If you have reached the point where you understand that the selling decision is critical to the process of making successful forays into the market, this book is for you. I found this book to be fascinating. I could not put it down.
It has been written in three parts:
Part One
Dr Elder first brings the reader up to speed on how to buy, manage risk and keep records. While the buying method summary... more info
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Why so many five star reviews? Did I miss something? 
I really had high hopes for this book, but I just can't recommend it. It strays too far off track and spends very little time focused on what I believed it would, selling and selling short. Although there are several useful bits of information provided in this book, none of them were original nor very insightful beyond what you would get in any beginners guide to trading. Sorry to say, but this is the only product that I have returned to Amazon...
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Should you buy this book or not? 
$53.55 plus shipping. So is this book worth the price? I will hopefully be able to give you an objective answer through this review. I would like to preface this review by saying that I have not read Elder's "Come Into my Trading Room" for a couple years (so my memory might be sketchy). I remember reading it at the time and coming away with a profound respect for Elder and how well he outlined the steps to becoming a professional trader.
This book is a bit of a paradox to me. On one hand, it is a very... more info
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