How long does it take to read How to Trade in Stocks?
Jesse L. Livermore
How to Trade in Stocks by Jesse L. Livermore takes about 2 hours 15 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 2 hours 15 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1940. 123 pages, about 33,825 words.
5 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 3 hours 46 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 25 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Jesse Livermore was one of the legendary traders of the first half of the twentieth century. He built and disbursed several fortunes using his methods before leaving Wall Street. His reputation at the time was so sound that even when once seriously in debt, banks would loan him the money to restart. He was noted for always repaying any debt he owed due to trading. This volume describes his method of trading in stocks.
Subjects: Speculation, Stock exchanges, Stocks, Trader, Investment analysis
