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About the book --
There was once a pit trader
working the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. They called the guy Trader Vic
both because he was a trader named Vic and because he was often seen
downing copious Mai Tais at the famous Trader Vic’s in the Palmer House
Hotel. Trader Vic was a mega-wealthy super trader who traded his desk to
work on the floor because he wanted more. The advent of computerized
trading made people like Vic a dying breed, but he was nonetheless
driven to be right there in the heart of the beast. Trader Vic swore by
the exhilaration of the pit, over the remote, high-tech “air assault,”
as he used to say, of the quant trader working away on his computer. He
loved the trenches, not the cockpit. His attraction to self-destruction
made Vic the perfect metaphor.
About the Author --
David Austin Mallach
currently is a Managing Director of Investments for one of the largest
investment advisory firms in the world. He is the author of Moneyworks,
Investment Secrets, Dancing With The Analysts and Walking With The
Analysts. David is a member of Research Magazine Advisor Hall of Fame,
Registered Representative Magazine Outstanding Advisor and Barron’s
Magazine Top Advisors in America. He resides in the Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, area, where he has devoted his entire professional career
since 1973 to helping investors develop strategies for income growth and
capital appreciation. David has lectured to investors and professional
investment advisors in Europe, Scandinavia, the Middle East, South and
Central America and the United States.
David A. Mallach
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