Review: Good Understanding of Today's Stock Market
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 7, 2013
This book offers an explanation behind what drives more of the stock market than most finance professionals would probably admit - the psychology and emotion behind trading.  Dr. Leland Benton is a behavioral scientist and first gives an excellent background on the mind, how we think and why we make the decisions that we do.  A lot of investors today think that stock market decisions are made primarily from computer models and technology, but this author explains why investment and trading decisions will always be mostly derived from emotional factors. Dr. Benton takes you through his own personal experiences the day the stock market crashed in October of 1987, as well as other real live examples that demonstrate his points.  Here is another book on trading that I had previously read by Dr. Benton - also excellent advice:How to Choose a Good Trading System (Advice & How To)