Alf Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Alpha Trader from my friend @donnelly_brent is a must read. When you get the chance to follow the thought process and risk management of somebody who has successfully traded for large banks for a while, well...you should take the chance. And he writes well. Really well. 8/

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Liar's Poker by Michael Lewis. The incredible story behind the rise of the bond market from an insignificant, low-vol niche to the biggest most systematically important market in the world. Plenty of (realistic) traders' drama in it. Fantastic book! 9/

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Last but not least. Geopolitical Alpha by the amazing @Geo_papic. Marko literally introduced geopolitical analysis into the world of global macro and he's been an outstanding resource on the topic ever since. 11/

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The Great Rupture by Viktor Shvets is another big picture macro masterpiece. Viktor explores structural trends like technology and financialization, and how they are likely to interact with our economies over future decades. 5/

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Finally, how not to read The Alchemy of Finance by George Soros? Soros goes quite in details into his investment strategies and philosophies which made him one of the best investors ever. 7/

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Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order by @RayDalio Ray is an excellent big picture, long-term macro analyst and investor In this book, he explains short-term & long-term debt cycles and provides with evergreen macro concepts to apply when assessing economies 4/

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Liar's Poker by Michael Lewis. The incredible story behind the rise of the bond market from an insignificant, low-vol niche to the biggest most systematically important market in the world. Plenty of (realistic) traders' drama in it. Fantastic book! 10/

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The Case for People's Quantitative Easing by @Frances_Coppola. Frances understands and explains banking and monetary mechanics exceptionally well, and clearly walks readers through the different forms of ''money creation'': interbank money and real-economy money. 4/