Alexander Elder

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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 and the Study Guide for Trading for a Living, both best-selling and well known among traders. First published in 1993, these books have been translated into Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Japanese, Korean, Polish, and Russian. He also wrote Rubles to Dollars – a book about the transformation of Russia – and Come into my trading room in 2002.

Dr. Elder was born in Leningrad and grew up in Estonia, where he entered medical school at the age of 16. At 23, while working as a ship’s doctor, he jumped a Soviet Union ship in Africa and received political asylum in the United States. He worked as a psychiatrist 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.