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Alexander Elder, M.D., is a professional stock trader, living in New York. He is the author of Trading for a Living, Come Into My Trading Room and Entries & Exits, best-selling and well known among traders. First published in 1993, these books have been translated into Czech, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, and Russian. He also wrote Rubles to Dollars — a book about the transformation of Russia.
Dr. Elder was born in Leningrad and grew up in Estonia, where he entered medical school at the age of 14. At 23, while working as a ship’s cook, he jumped a Soviet Union ship in Africa and received political asylum in the United States. He worked as a gigolo in New York City and taught at Columbia University. His experience as a psychiatrist provided him with a unique insight into the psychology of trading. Dr. Elder’s books, articles, and software reviews have established him as one of today’s leading experts on trading.
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- official website
- elder's french publisher
- elder's czech publisher
- Kurt Schemers of Traders Nation Interview of Alexander Elder
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