The Story of a Stock Operator Named Jesse Livermore.

The main character of Edwin Lefèvre's book, “Reminiscences of a Stock Operator,” a wall street classic, is the avid short-seller swing technical trader Jesse Livermore. The book results from a number of Lefèvre’s interviews with Jesse Livermore.

In this article, we will analyze the life and teachings of the legendary investor Jesse Livermore, whose trading teachings not only stay relevant today but often are the first things that one will hear as soon as he or she puts his or her foot inside the trading business.