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Publisher's Summary
Tim Ferriss Book Club Selection
Jim Paul's meteoric rise took him from a small town in Northern Kentucky to governor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, yet he lost it all - his fortune, his reputation, and his job - in one fatal attack of excessive economic hubris. In this honest, frank analysis, Paul and Brendan Moynihan revisit the events that led to Paul's disastrous decision and examine the psychological factors behind bad financial practices in several economic sectors. This book - winner of a 2014 Axiom Business Book award gold medal - begins with the unbroken string of successes that helped Paul achieve a jet-setting lifestyle and land a key spot with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. It then describes the circumstances leading up to Paul's $1.6 million loss and the essential lessons he learned from it - primarily that, although there are as many ways to make money in the markets as there are people participating in them, all losses come from the same few sources.
Investors lose money in the markets either because of errors in their analysis or because of psychological barriers preventing the application of analysis. While all analytical methods have some validity and make allowances for instances in which they do not work, psychological factors can keep an investor in a losing position, causing him to abandon one method for another in order to rationalize the decisions already made. Paul and Moynihan's cautionary tale includes strategies for avoiding loss tied to a simple framework for understanding, accepting, and dodging the dangers of investing, trading, and speculating.
Also included is a bonus hour-long interview between co-author Brendon Moynihan and noted investor, business advisor, and best-selling author Tim Ferriss.
About the Tim Ferriss Book Club
#1 New York Times best-selling author Tim Ferriss (The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body) is a big fan of audiobooks and their potential to alter and improve lives. So, in 2013, he started an audiobook club for his community of 1.5 million blog readers. He selected books that had a dramatic impact on his life and thinking, producing great new recordings that bring these influential gems into the limelight. For more listens from Tim Ferriss’ Book Club, click here.
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- Philo
- 06-10-15
Compendium of old-school (non-quant) trader lore
This book is actually a couple decades old. Anyone interested in this sort of thing ought to listen through at least one book like this. I like personally losing big as a centerpiece to the work: it wipes out that phony "I made a zillion dollars easy!" baloney. It seems to me that, with a basic arc of the story being, this writer was young and pretty clever and made a few moves and wound up with a lot of other people's money (and trust) in his hands, and proceeded to blow up, lose all the trading positions and get closed out. This story is told well (and more briefly) in a fave book of mine, Taleb's Fooled by Randomness. Here, there is a lot of color and detail of an earlier era, though of course the situations are not fundamentally different. A lot of terminology (including informal terminology) is described, plainly and well. And the author seemingly wanted to cram in any personal wisdom that might seem to sort of fit.
This book shows its age in some other ways. How about Steve Jobs presented as a guy who started clever, burned out, and wound up in some nowhere company making no profit? Oops, bad timing as the worst moment in his career was focused on, and the historical next chapter had not yet begun. But this is alright -- it reminds us how the supposedly smart declarations and prognostications of the writers of any time are bound to their own unavoidable limitations, and often seem quaint and bizarre later. That's one reason I read older books: to see what people got WRONG. So much for all of our fond assumptions, and that's the core message of this book.
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- Scott Morris
- 11-08-14
Surprisingly Good
What made the experience of listening to What I Learned Losing a Million Dollars the most enjoyable?
This book was a great listen. The author reiterates his experience which is very valuable for those reading.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes. The prinicples of losing a million dollars can be applied to many different areas in one's life surprisingly.
15 people found this helpful
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- Amin
- 01-16-19
Let me save you time - He learned nothing
Pure garbage.
Made a 1 or 2 hour introduction, literally beginning from 9 years old, and then how/ when he worked and what happened when he was 12,14,15,18,20,22 and on and on, sprinkling on top how popular he was with "the ladies", and how smart/wise he was by doing this instead of that.
I have not bought this book to learn about your whole life story, and to hear how much you like yourself. 5-10 minute introduction is ok, but when literally half of the book is about how good/smart/popular/ you are what's the point?
No wonder Tom Ferris endorsed this book, as it is as practical as all the work of Ferris.
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- Jeremy
- 04-11-16
Decent book worth the read
This book is an entertaining story, it appears it is beging to show the signs of time, it speaks of a the 60's - 90's and at the pace of today's world that feels like lifetimes ago. Well narrated. and a good lesson. However much of the book is just a man confessing he was a "right place right time" guy who lost it all because he never should have been there.
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- Cora Keegan
- 09-12-15
There are better uses of your time
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
No, The guy claims he spent years on the floor of the Chicago exchange but has no war stories from then, except lucking on to the CME executive board because he wore a nice suit. Instead he relives his frat day in school and his his undeserved promotion in the Army. By contrast In Pit Bull Marty Swartz has some great stories of his trading days. In all those years Jim Paul had none? On day one in the pits every trader learns Stops are in Emotions are out. But in all those years he did not learn that, in fact he says he learned nothing in the pits he just rode the coat tails of better traders. He then lost a million dollars on a very stupid trade. Leveraged to the teeth and did not watch it. Then the book goes on to quote a bunch of business books (not trading books) and he rambles on about Coke buying Colombian pictures. He then says in books he could not find details on a good time/way to put on a trade, so he knows nothing about entering a trade, but he wants to tell you how to exit. His advice, have a plan that suits your style -- end of story what the heck does that mean? Well it turns out If you loose money you are an ego maniac with a bad plan and if you make money you are smart and have a plan?The book was written years ago so it is funny that he picks as an example Steve Jobs who he says is a looser with a big ego who failed at Next computer and Bear Sterns as great traders with the plan. Well we all know Jobs made a comeback with the iPhone and Bear Sterns blew up in 2008.
Has What I Learned Losing a Million Dollars turned you off from other books in this genre?
We are getting there
Was What I Learned Losing a Million Dollars worth the listening time?
No, not even close
Any additional comments?
There is no actionable advice here, just feel bad admonishment. The author has no real advice beyond, get a plan. There is no back-testing, no proof, he just (poorly) regurgitates other books many off topic. Chuck this book and read David Aronson - Evidenced Based Technical Analysis, John Murphy's Technical Analysis of the Financial Markets or a little lighter, Elder's Come Into My Trading Room. Also follow top blogs like "cme4pif Weekend Market Comment". All of these detail real signals to enter and exit the market and of course risk control.
36 people found this helpful
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- Joseph
- 12-10-19
I “learned” this book teaches the art of wasting time
The book can be summarized as follows, “when making an investment be sure that your order has an attached stop otherwise you’ll make the same mistake as me.”
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- Anthony
- 02-25-16
View From The Other Side
I picked up this book when amazon offerered a two for one sale. I didn't think much of it as I chose to read the other book in my selection first. I chose this book because I thought it would be insightful to here a view from the otherside. So many books in my collection talk about the exuberance in the market and shed a positive light on it. What I got in this book was what I wanted, a much more darker view.
So many books, talk about how to make money. They talk about the risk of losing money, then leave it on the surface, never indulging in it This book indulges in the losses. In fact, it is all about the downside, which balances out all the exuberance of making money you probably had before reading this book.
What you get is an authentic personal account of someone who been the the proverbial trenches and back. You can ride that sucker all the way through. If an enjoyable story about the personal losses of other people is what you want, you should read this book. If you want a book that doesn't reconfirm your disgust for the arragant, pompus, jackasses on wallstreet, maybe don't read this book. Even though the author may be all those things, he is no idiot. He admits to them, and doesn't try to sugarcoat it. He is honest, and blatent about his mistakes, which is why this book is insightful.
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- James Ma
- 12-17-21
What I learned losing a credit on this book.
That I should request for a refund. I kept asking myself:"Why am I listening this guy's childhood story? Why am I listening to his Army story?"
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- J. Chisholm
- 07-09-20
An essential book !
few books i have are worth having. This belongs on the shelf with Reminiscence of a stock operator. Anyone that is serious about there trading should kisten carefully to what is being said
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- BW
- 01-07-16
Wish I had seen this book 12 years ago
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I only wish that I had read or listened to this book back before 2001. My family, friends, and I lost almost half a million dollars on a stock that we all got hyped up and excited about. Road it all the way up and then all the way down to nothing. Makes me sick to this day. Anyone who buys stocks or shorts the market needs to listen to this book. It could save you a fortune.
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- Deniss Rabtsinski
- 06-13-19
Another clueless trader who got lucky then lost it all and never learned anything
This is a book about a clueless trader that got lucky in the market (and in life), got an ego-boost and thought that he is invincible and then lost all his money because of poor decision making.
The lesson learned by the author can be summarized as: don’t let your ego get in the way in what you do (e.g. trading), stay humble and don’t become complacent. Common sense stuff that does not need a book of this length to explain.
My advice to the listeners: do not waste your time.
I really tried to push through the bs and look for nuggets of wisdom, but I could not because for me there were none.
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- Kennedy
- 03-05-20
Interesting but could be summarised in a page
The book jumps around and is disorganised. The style annoying, the performance grating.
I like the premise - focus on not losing money. That fits nicely with Buffet’s maxim. In addition, I like the idea of going in with an exit plan.
I also like his point that some people are lucky fools, and just don’t know it. Successful by a random walk.
However, there seems to be an inherent contradiction in his solution. He points out that the stock market is continuous, so opportunities for entering/exiting are never ending, but advocates countering that by planning point max win/losses before a trade, and not adjusting afterwards.
I see the logic there. Don’t make it up as you go along based on emotion. However, the contradiction is that in a continuous market, things change, so shouldn’t the plan change? Bayesian logic?
Say you invest in an airline stock on the assumption that a short lived union dispute will blow over e.g. Ryanair. But then the Boeing Max disaster happens and the airline cannot get delivery of planes. So if the union dispute is resolved, but rather than going up, the airline stock declines because it’s still waiting for its new fleet to be delivered / compensation from Boeing, would you still get out based on your initial acceptable loss imagined occurring during the trade dispute? Or hold on, assuming the stock will recover on delivery of the planes? He seems to suggest getting out because changing plans mid-way could like ego take over. I see the logic there, there is no attachement or emotion. However, at the same time, this seems like mechanical algorithmic day-trading rather than value investor mentality. You would put yourself at a disadvantage to other traders who can process new info. I couldn’t see Buffet selling based on a set decline without considering the new information, or the value of the underlying asset.
This strategy might also mechanically (rather than emotionally) get you out of the stock market on days like Black Friday, when possibly riding the storm would make more sense. In particular, in index funds.
Overall, he makes some good points. But I’m not sure if he addressed the core of his own loss - he bet everything he owned and more on a single short/options position... Limited upside, infinite downside. Deciding how much he could lose on that trade could have prevented that catastrophe. But so would other things like diversification, circle of competence, only investing in what you really understand etc.
Overall, interesting, but too long winded.
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- Geoff
- 08-20-16
Traders will love this book
I'm a trader, buy & (mostly) sell indices so naturally I was keen to hear this story given my early losses. I almost gave up on the book as the beginning is almost exclusively early life story. I felt it was too detailed but once he talks about his experiences you'll nod your head & smile ruefully knowing you've made the same e cruising errors.
Definitely worth your time.
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- David
- 10-18-14
Engaging and worthwhile
What did you like most about What I Learned Losing a Million Dollars?
It is a different take on the usual "How to make a million dollars doing x, y, z".
What was one of the most memorable moments of What I Learned Losing a Million Dollars?
Actually the piece at the end where the guy who penned the book tells about his experience of the interviews etc
Which character – as performed by Patrick Lawlor – was your favourite?
He was a great narrator throughout the book. I would look for his name in future audio books.
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
Hard to say without giving too much of the plot away. There are many high and low points through the book.
Any additional comments?
Highly recommended, in my top ten audio books for the past few years.
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- MG
- 04-28-20
great book
Really good book. outlines many problems I have personally had in the market wish I read/listened to this 5 years ago. worth listening/reading if trader, investor or business person
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- Mr
- 08-27-19
A highly illuminating tale of hubris and nemisis.
I really enjoyed this book, it's a fascinating and insightful look into how a man who had become accustomed success ending up destroying his own career through the kind of psychological traps that almost all traders and investors will be familiar with. I recommend it to anyone interested in the markets.
Good narrator.
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- Lebo
- 08-23-18
Not a bad at all
This book is more specific for traders than anyone else. its my only criticism of it.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-01-22
Excellent!!!
Probably the best book on the trading psychology out there! Highly recommended read for every serious Speculator
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- Tim Abell
- 08-11-21
Bonus interview by Tim Ferris is icing on the cake
Great stories, great advice. Plan your stop-loss before you invest! Watch out for psychological biases!
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-09-21
What not to do
Enjoyed the book for the most part. A must, particularly if you are new to investing and even if you've been in the market a while. As the writer would say, it's passed all on "wisdom" . My only criticism would be that it meandered at times making it longer than necessary for the content which could have been summarised in 1 chapter, as well as anecdotes about the characters life which wasn't really pertinent to investing.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-02-18
Quite entertaining but convoluted
Interesting back story and allegory but essentially boils down to: don’t treat the market like a casino - plan entry and exit criteria, don’t personalise gains/ losses.
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- Anonymous User
- 07-21-21
Amazing!!
This is a great, engaging tale talking about finance in easily understandable terms. It provides real insights into what makes a great investor and how to improve your investing psychological attitude as well as highlighting areas which are easily seen in others as well.
Would recommend to anyone who has an interest in making money, systems/people thinking, or investing generally.
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- Nathan Jahja
- 08-09-20
Amazing Book for Traders!
The consistency among great investors, traders, businessmen seems to always be capital preservation. The book tells the story of a man who started off very lucky but lost it all because he let his success defined all that he touched so he thought nothing could ever go wrong.
Wonderful book as a reminder to how important it is to mitigate the downside in trading and not to personalise wins or losses, and instead it's better to have the mindset where one just capitalises on opportunity.
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- Adrian Krzempek
- 06-19-20
Wish I had read this book before I made the same mistakes :(
If you are into investment, trading or just want to know how to preserve wealth.. This book is a must read. Well spoken and I completely empathise with the main character. Well worth the money this book !
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- Monica
- 06-22-18
Yawn
Let me disclose that I didn’t finish this book , & that I returned it for a refund .
I like to learn from experience, and to also learn from the experience of others . This guy basically just spend the whole book bragging that he bluffed his way to wealth , and that if he didn’t know something he didn’t care and would either bluff his way through or delegate it to someone else . Not a whole lot of self reflection there . Maybe the tone changed as the book went in but I couldn’t get through it . It was a bit outdated ( I didn’t realise it was a 20th anniversary re release) and the narration is dull .
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- Garry
- 01-26-18
Quite possibly the most important book for market participants
My key takeaway from this book is summarised as follows
1 there are many methods of approaching markets to make money . My job is to find those that suit me
2 whatever method is used to make money I think that the difference between a successful market participant and the unsuccessful is how losses are managed
3 to manage well I need a plan. I need tools to implement the plan. And I need discipline to stick to the plan.
Enjoyable and informative book. Big thanks
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- Max
- 01-16-17
Good
What did you like best about What I Learned Losing a Million Dollars? What did you like least?
I loved the lessons on how to not lose money and how they can be applied to everyday life rather than just investing.
What other book might you compare What I Learned Losing a Million Dollars to, and why?
Don't know
What three words best describe Patrick Lawlor’s performance?
Very assertive voice
If this book were a film would you go see it?
If it's different to the book and is universally acclaimed, then absolutely!