Reminiscences of a Stock Operator is the disguised biography of Jesse Livermore. The main character of the book is Lawrence Livingston, who first started his speculating career when he was only 14 in New England bucket shops. He developed his talent in reading the price quoting in his early age:

“I noticed that in advances as well as declines, stock prices were apt to show certain habits, so to speak. There was no end of parallel cases and these made precedents to guide me. I was only fourteen, but after I had taken hundreds of observations in my mind I found myself testing their accuracy, comparing he behaviour of stocks today with other days. It was not long before I was anticipating movements in prices. My only guide, as I say, was their past performances. I carried the “dope sheets” in my mind. I looked for stock prices to run on form. I had “clocked” them. You know what I mean.”

Due to his high winning performance, Livingston was banned from these shady operations. He then moved to Wall Street where he made and lost his fortune several times over. Livingston would study his error which lead to his bankruptcy and soon came back again in the market.

Table of Contents:
Introduction

* I. The Biggest Plunger Wall Street Ever Saw: June 10, 1922
* II. The Boy Trader Beats the Bucket Shops: June 17, 1922
* III. I Was Dead Right - I lost Every Cent I Had: July 1, 1922
* IV. The Quarter Million Dollar Hunch: July 15, 1922
* V. My Day of Days: August 12, 1922
* VI. No Man Living Can Beat the Stock Market: Sept. 2, 1922
* VII. Playing Another Man’s Game: Sept. 16, 1922
* VIII. $1 Million in Debt; $1 Million Repaid: Oct. 7, 1922
* IX. Black Cats and Irresistible Impulses: Oct. 21, 1922
* X. The Coffee Corner and the Price Fixing Committee: Dec. 16, 1922
* XI. Why the Public Always Loses: May 19, 1923
* XII. Kings, Paupers, and the Hazards of the Game: May 26, 1923