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Odd Lots
The book was referenced as a typical example of the kind of reading that introduced many traders to the industry, with Brian Yelvington noting that newcomers often received "market wizards" titles as their first exposure to trading concepts. He described these works as part of the informal education that helped shape career paths in finance.
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The interviewee mentioned that many people in the industry got their start by reading books generically called 'market wizards' or similar types of books, which showed them there are many ways to make money in trading.
I think everybody who's in this business got into it in one way or another. And somebody handed them what I just generically call, you know, street porn, which is the market wizards books or any of those types of things.