The psychology of speculation
- Subtitle
- The human element in stock market transactions
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1. Front matter2. THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SPECULATION3. THE PURPOSE OF THIS BOOK4. THE HUMAN ELEMENT IN STOCK MARKET TRANSACTIONS5. THE PERNICIOUS INFLUENCE OF THE STOCK TICKER6. THE DISCONCERTING EFFECT OF SUDDEN LOSSES AND GAINS7. RETIRED BUSINESS MEN IN THE STOCK MARKET8. STOCK MARKET TRANSACTIONS APART FROM GAMBLING9. THE STOCK MARKET PRODUCES A NEW PHENOMENON—TURNS WORLD-WIDE DISASTER INTO LOCAL PROSPERITY10. NOBODY LOVES A BEAR11. FRENZIED SPECULATION IS THE RANKEST FORM OF GAMBLING; IT IS A PERILOUS INDULGENCE12. THE DANGERS OF INVERTED PYRAMIDS13. THE LURE OF THE COPPER BOOM—AND BOGUS SECURITIES14. THE PERILS OF OVER-ACQUISITIVENESS—THE HUMAN ELEMENT IN SPECULATION15. THEY ALL RESOLVE, BUT THEY ALL GO BACK16. A NEW KNIGHT-ERRANT IN SPECULATION17. SOME SIGNS ARE COMPREHENDIBLE; OTHERS ARE HARD TO INTERPRET18. NONE ARE SO BLIND AS THOSE WHO REFUSE TO SEE—NONE SO FOOLISH AS THOSE WHO SCOFF AT WISE COUNSEL19. EVEN THE STOCK MARKET HAS ITS FARCICAL SIDE20. SPECULATORS ARE SLAVES OF SENTIMENT21. THERE IS BUT ONE WAY TO BEAT THE STOCK MARKET; THERE ARE MANY WAYS OF BEING BEATEN BY IT22. THE STOCK EXCHANGE IS A MONUMENT OF BUSINESS INTEGRITY23. BOOKS TEACH WISDOM, BUT EXPERIENCE IS A MORE PRACTICAL INSTRUCTOR24. WHIMS AND FALLACIES IN SPECULATION25. PROBLEMS DEFYING PRESENT SOLUTION ARE BETTER DEFERRED TO THE FUTURE