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HOW I MADE $2,000,000 IN THE STOCK MARKET (Paperback)

by Nicolas Darvas (Author)
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  • Paperback: 197 pages
  • Publisher: LYLE STUART; Reissue edition (2 Jan 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0818403969
  • ISBN-13: 978-0818403965
  • Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 14 x 1.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 419,410 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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"How I Made GBP2 Million in the Stock Market" is an extraordinary book. It tells one of the most unusual success stories in the history of the stock market. Darvas was not a stock market professional trading on inside information. He was one half of the highest paid dance team in show business, an expert cryptic crossword compiler, and a championship ping pong player. Yet, he was able to make himself a millionaire several times over by his unique investment approach. Unlike other so-called systems, it worked regardless of whether the market rose or fell. When news of Darvas's fantastic profits and methods leaked out, he was featured in "Time" magazine. He then was persuaded to write a book which became an instant hit, selling nearly 200,000 copies in eight weeks. Many of the companies talked about in this book no longer exist. Many of the stocks are no longer traded. Nevertheless, the basic principles are as sound as ever. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.


About the Author

Before emigrating to America, Darvas studied economics at the
University of Budapest. Arriving in the US in 1951, Darvas trained with his
half-sister, Julia, to be a ballroom dancer, becoming extremely succesful
and touring the world by 1956.

He discovered investing in 1952, when a Toronto nightclub, unable to pay
him in cash, instead paid him with shares.

It was on a two-year tour of the world that he initially developed his
`Darvas Box' method of screening stocks - a method of picking stocks based
on the stock's price and volume - and later went on to refine this to
remove any human element from his trading to susbtantial success.

Nicolas Darvas is regarded as one of the best traders in the history of the
market and his method, whilst complicated and difficult to master, has been
rigorously tested and has been found to be one of the best trading systems
yet developed. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.


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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Proof that simple is best, 14 May 2008
By Future Futures Trader (London, England) - See all my reviews
Nicolas Darvas was a professional dancer who became interested in the stock market. Because his professional job meant he travelled the world he became reliant on information that was mailed to him. He would scour Barrons Weekly for stocks with unusal volumes and when they 'broke out' of their 'box', he would buy.

His technique was in essence a breakout strategy, buying when levels of resistance became levels of support.

For me, the book delivered 3 very important lessons.
1. You need to develop your own system through trial and error and hard work
2. Scaling into positions is key (and an incredibly tough skill to master)
3. If you find a successful formula, stick with it and reap its rewards.

If you want to know the technical details of the 'Darvas Box' method, then you are probably better off searching the internet for free information - In fact you can download the Darvas box method for Tradestation (for free) and use it in your trading, however if you enjoy a well written success story that reinforces (or introduces) some basic tenets of trading, then buy this book.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Cutesy title - serious work, 28 Sep 1997
By A Customer
This book details the trades of an investor/trader who turned a small stake into $2 million in 18 months. As with most successful investor/traders he survived years of failure before developing a system and the discipline to adhere to that system which would make him rich. This is NOT your typical "I get rich by selling the book" publication. This is real, and readable.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the Best Books Written on Stock Market Strategy, 18 Nov 1998
By A Customer
This is probably my favorite book on maneuvering in the stock market. If you read William O'neill's "How to make Money in Stocks", which is also excellent, you will find he uses and expands upon many of Darvas' principles. O'neill also lists it as one of his top ten must reads on the stock market. Darvas' rules for cutting losses have helped me to limit my losses from 2 to 5 percent on average. I have avoided some serious losses from time to time(some up to 75 percent) by using Darvas' principles and cutting my losses quickly and have avoided avery market downturn in the last two years. While everyone was in distress about the '98 bear market, I was comfortably on the sidelines with my funds in cash thanks to this wonderful book. If more stars were available to rate this book, I surely would have given them. By the way, they're out of print, but if you can get Darvas' other books, "Wall Street-The Other Las Vegas" and "You Can Still Make it the Market", these are other followups that are just as good as "How I Made $2,000,000" and will really drive the points of his methods home.
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5.0 out of 5 stars How to Avoid the Usual Mistakes of Trading
The delightful thing about this book is that it is so human. Nicolas Darvas is often reported as a dancer with little knowledge of the stock market or finance in general who... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Jean Michel

5.0 out of 5 stars Still works like a gem today!
This is a truly great book! I had been aware of the importance of having a trading system to "protect" you against the emotions of stock trading for a while now. Read more
Published on 2 Dec 2004 by Dr. Alexander Chambers

5.0 out of 5 stars A 1950's system that made $2million in 18 months still works
This is a truly great book! I had been aware of the importance of having a trading system to "protect" you against the emotions of stock trading for a while now. Read more
Published on 2 Dec 2004 by Dr. Alexander Chambers

5.0 out of 5 stars Considered a classic & worth it
This book teaches not only about Darvas method of trading but its storytelling aspect makes it both easy to read and gripping. Read more
Published on 5 Jan 2001 by thalys1@hotmail.com

1.0 out of 5 stars Not enough detail
This is a STORY of stockmarket success. If you want a METHOD, try a different book.

All the author demonstrates is that he was lucky, the method by which he achieved the gains... Read more

Published on 8 Jul 1999

2.0 out of 5 stars Quick read...Entertaining biography with little substance.
Absolute jibberish....... What a waste.... The author tells me how he he made the money, but never goes into detail about how the process works.... Read more
Published on 17 Nov 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the top three stock market books I've read
If one looks at the biggest winners of the past several decades, one finds that practically all show the same "chart behavior" that he writes about in his book. Read more
Published on 5 Sep 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully condenses the advice of countless other books
Darvas frankly admits his initial ignorance of the market as he describes and analyses his initial failures and eventual success. Read more
Published on 14 Jul 1998

2.0 out of 5 stars hope for the stupid
This book illustrates that if someone as stupid as Nicholas Darvas can make money in the stock market so can you. Read more
Published on 9 Jul 1998

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