The Alchemy of Finance: Reading the Mind of the Market
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1994 |
The Alchemy of Finance, Soros presents a theoretical and practical account of current financial trends and a new paradigm by which to understand the financial market today.
Introduction:
As a trader coming of age in the latter half of the frenetic 1970s and the 1980s, The Alchemy of Finance was somewhat of a revolutionary book. Remember, this was the period when trend following and indexation were the vogue in investing. It was a time when technical analysis (the study of price movement as a forecasting tool) reached its zenith. Traders of my generation armed themselves with charts and computer-generated graphics that predicted future price direction.
We sat day after day in front of screens, mesmerized by blinking lights and everchanging numbers in a deafening cacophony of information overload. With the possible exception of Elliott Wave Theory, an intellectual framework for understanding the course of social, political, and economic events was noticeably forgotten in favor of just making sure that one was part of the ever-quickening process.
The Alchemy of Finance was a shot out of the dark for you. It let you take a giant step forward by first taking a step backwards, clarifying events that appeared so complex and so overwhelming. During an era when so much money was made in larger than life events, from the Hunt brothers’ squeeze of the silver market in 1979 to KKR’s takeover of RJR Nabisco in 1989, Mr. Soros’s theory of reflexivity is the first modern, nontechnical effort to describe and forecast the dynamic interplay between the participants in the process.
Contents:
- The Theory of Reflexivity
- Reflexivity in the Stock Market
- Reflexivity in the Currency Market
- The Credit and Regulatory Cycle
- The International Debt Problem
- The Collective System of Lending
- Reagan’s Imperial Circle
- Evolution of the Banking System
- The “Oligopolarization” of America
- The Real-Time Expriment
- The Scope for Financial Alchemy: An Evaluation of the Experiment
- The Quandary of the Social Sciences
- Free Markets Versus Regulation
- Toward an international Central Bank
- The Paradox of Systemic Reform
- The Crash of ’87
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Kashton Foley (verified owner) –
This is Soros’ work to explain his investment/trading methodology (if you can call it that) as well as some of his macro takes on Economic and Politics. His main focus is to contend that markets reflect not facts (or any scientific objective) but rather the biases of its participants.
Soros spends a good part of the book proposing measures to stabilize the world’s economy and also makes predictions, some of them which turned out to be far different than actual developments. His goal is to seek and find profitable returns and not an objective truth, which is partly why his approach belongs to alchemy and not finance – and that works well with reflexivity principles too.
Other than his fundamental points (boom/bust cycle, reflexivity in markets, inherent bad volatility in free markets) I really enjoyed his “real time experiment”, depicting his major trading decisions in his Quantum Fund, as I was looking forward to understanding a little bit better how a hedge fund works.
As others have said, I find his writing quite cloudy and difficult to follow but I’m glad I read it anyhow. I was able to take some valuable notes.
Richard Russo (verified owner) –
Theoretical market perspective
Naya Harrell (verified owner) –
Good knowledge from book
Aidan Moon (verified owner) –
George Soros is a master at his craft. You get an in-depth look into how he’s taken big & calculated risks to accumulate the wealth he’s amassed. A must read for anyone who might start Forex trading or stock trading in general.
Allyson Vega (verified owner) –
Biased book. No value
Mazikee Bradley (verified owner) –
This is a very good book
Atlas Vincent (verified owner) –
We learn about the future through the past. While this book won’t teach you about Crypto, NFTs, or EFTs, it will shed light on the philosophy of trading before the computer. I am not a fan of George Soros as a person, he does have some valuable wisdom to share in this book. It is a must have for anyone doing their own investments and more valuable than any youtube video.
Zyair Cline (verified owner) –
“Decent” sums up the book. As George admits, he is not the best writer (I fell asleep at many parts and started to just skim) and did not write the book to explain how to make profits in the market.
What I took away from the book is that George utilized tight risk control, let profits run, cut losses, continuously changed his trade ideas, admitted when he was wrong, did nothing when he did not understand the market, traded market action even when he did not know the reason, and understood how micro and macro economics may impact the market. Nothing Earth shattering. Just “decent.”
Zaylee Nichols (verified owner) –
If there’s any useful information in this book, good luck retrieving it…..
Allan Bernard (verified owner) –
I can sum this book up very easily….pay corrupt politicians to tank an economy, buy up most of that failing economy for pennies on the dollar, become richer than Masa Munsa as the economy slowly recovers…then do it again in another country.
Lina Glass (verified owner) –
For those that know finance, know Soros. This book is one of the few where he details how he looks at things. From popler’s reflexiveness to EPS/PE. A worthwhile read.
Nelson Kline (verified owner) –
Happy with the purchase
Tinsley Stanton (verified owner) –
Wonderful tools that any and everyone can use. This book explores the financial world in a way that is easy to understand. You don’t get lossed in financial Mumbo jumbo. This book breaks down complex concepts in an easy to digest way. I would recommend this read to all of my friends and family.
Barbara Doyle (verified owner) –
I recommend it