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Technology Stocks : PSFT - Fiscal 1998 - Discussion for the next year -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Don S.Boller who wrote (436)	4/15/1998 9:17:00 PM
From: Melissa McAuliffe	Respond to of 4509

Don, I agree with you on Reminiscences of a Stock Operator. I have to say that was actually one of my favorite books. However, I didn't think it was a fictionalized story of Jesse Livermore. My understanding was that it was actually based on his experiences. Melissa

To: Don S.Boller who wrote (436)	4/15/1998 11:19:00 PM
From: Rick	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 4509

Don - Thanks for the info and book suggestion - I will seek it out. Interesting that Niederhoffer lost it all. Do you have any additional details on the circumstances ? I would assume that an established money manager / hedge guy would have to do something extremely irrational to lose everything - too concentrated of a bet ? excessive leverage ? Anyway...cheers. P.S. Maybe that's why he went into storytelling....couldn't find anyone's money to manage ???? Rick.