Pit Bull: Lessons from Wall Street's Champion Day Trader

By Hamilin Garland

Book Overview

Welcome to the world of Martin "Buzzy" Schwartz, Champion Trader--the man whose nerves of steel and killer instinct in the canyons of Wall Street earned him the well-deserved name "Pit Bull." This is the true story of how Schwartz became the best of the best, of the people and places he discovered along the way and of the trader's tricks and techniques he used to make his millions.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0887309569
• ISBN13: 9780887309564
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Harper Business
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.2" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

Great book!

Love this book. As a trader since 1987, I was very interested to read more about Marty. He's a legend in the trading community. Very insightful and educational read - but funny as can be too! Definitely recommended.

One of the best ever

I think some people here missed the point of this book altogether. There is no doubt that this is one of the best trading books ever written. This book ranks among the top trading books ever including Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, not because of the technical trading secrets it revels, but because of the insights it offers on the mindset of one of the greatest traders ever. This book elevates itself above almost every...

Entertaining and educational

Pit Bull is a very entertaining book about a real trader. So far I have never read a book I didn't like that was actually written by a real trader. As opposed to someone who does "research" or just writes a market letter or better yet a trading coach. If you can get past his massive ego you can really learn tons and be entertained all at the same time. He says many times in the book that he liked selling his favorite commodity:...

Great story and fun to listen to.

This refers to the audio tape version:This high rolling story was great fun. It's refreshing to hear a tape actually read by the author - it makes the story so much more alive. I found myself sitting in my car for a few extra minutes whenever I got to where I was going just so I could find out what happened next. I bought the abridged version of the audio tape but now wish I bought the longer tapes.Highly recommended if you...

Great read

Martin "Buzzy" Schwartz bares his soul on the ups and downs he has encountered as a trader. Like the books "Market Wizards", I couldn't seem to put it down. If you are looking for the holy grail in technical analysis, look elsewhere. If you are looking for a very entertaining read about the trading life, this is the book for you. He gives you the emotions involved, along with some sound tidbits on money management...