Useful Tools for Traders

Charting and Execution Platforms

• thinkorswim® by TD Ameritrade
• TopStep Trader
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Trading Journal

• Trading Journal Spreadsheets

Must Read Books for Every Trader

The following list of books and audio books are some of the most highly recognized among all great traders and should be read and reread.

• Reminiscences of A Stock Operator by Edwin Lefevre
• Trade Your Way to Financial Freedom by Van Tharp
• Trading in the Zone by Mark Douglas
• Pit Bull by Marty “Buzzy” Schwartz
• Market Wizards by Jack D. Schwager
• Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

• Blink by Malcolm Gladwell
• Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques by Steve Nison
• Mastering the Trade by John Carter
• How I Made $2,000,000 in the Stock Market by Nicolas Darvas
• Way of the Turtle by Curtis Faith
• Peak Performance by Brad Stulberg

Daily News Sources

• EconoDay Calendar
• Forex Factory

Stock Screener

• FinViz

Podcasts

• APM: Marketplace
• EconTalk
• Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders

Cloud File Storage

• Dropbox

Cryptocurrency Wallet

• Coinbase

Tax Resources

• The Tax Guide for Traders by Robert Green
• Raven Johnson at Trades Accounting
  • ravenj@tradersaccounting.com or (855) 334-7936

Other Blogs Worth Reading

• Mr. Money Mustache
• Zen Habits

In the Media

• SFO Magazine – Succeed at Market Extremes with the Tick
• Active Trader Magazine – Heikin Ashi Chart Basics
• My Interview for TraderInterviews.com
• Winner of the 2012 Infinity Trading Challenge
• The Trading Edge Podcast 2015 – Listen
• Trading Story Podcast 2015 – Listen
• Desire to Trade Podcast 2018 – Listen

Speaker at:

• Las Vegas TradersEXPO 2009
• Las Vegas TradersEXPO 2011
• New York TradersEXPO 2013
• CME Back to the Futures 2018
• Chicago TradersEXPO 2018
• Las Vegas TradersEXPO 2018