In this timeless investor’s classic, Nicolas Darvas recounts his remarkable journey from Hungarian dancer to Wall Street legend. Despite his unconventional background, Darvas developed a powerful investment strategy that allowed him to turn an initial investment of just $10,000 into a staggering $2,000,000 fortune in the stock market. With candor and wit, he shares the invaluable lessons he learned along the way, offering insights that remain as relevant today as they were when the book was first published in 1960.
· 2007
How I Made #2 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.
· 2009
In Just 18 Months, Nicolas Darvas Turned $25,000 into Over $2 Million... This is How He Did It... ...and How You Can Do it Too! With just fifty pounds sterling to his name, at the age of 23, Nicolas Darvas fled his native Hungary using a forged exit visa, to escape the Nazis. A dancer by trade, he toured nightclubs and other venues, making a living as a performer. While on tour in 1952, a Toronto nightclub offered Darvas $3000 worth of stock in a Canadian mining company, instead of his normal cash payment. He accepted the offer, and within two months, made an $8000 profit. When this happened, Darvas became very interested in the stock market. Seeing the potential for easy money in the stock market, but realizing that his initial success was based on luck, over the next several years, Darvas became committed to conquering Wall Street. He read as much as he possibly could about the stock market. He analyzed company balance sheets, studied analyst forecasts, and read dozens of investment newsletters. This book is the result of that study, including how Darvas used his system to take a $25,000 investment and turn it into a $2.25 million fortune in just 18 months. Nicolas Darvas wasn't a professional stock trader. He was a dancer. Yet, his unique approach to stock trading, which allowed him to make money regardless of whether the market rose or fell, enabled him to make a fortune. Will this system work for you? Yes! Unlike most stock trading systems, Darvas' unique strategies work, regardless of the economy or other market conditions. In fact, thanks to modern day analysis tools, his system works as well today as it ever has. Every day, people make money in the stock market. You can too!
How did a world-famous dancer with no knowledge of the stock market, or of finance in general, make 2 million dollars in the stock market in 18 months starting with only $10,000? Darvas is legendary, and with good reason. In this new edition: How I Made $2,000,000 in the Stock Market: Now Revised & Updated for the 21st Century, Steve Burns uses his experience to offer explanations as to why the methods are still reliable. Updating a classic book is a monumental task. The basic philosophy of the writer cannot be changed. Steve Burns approach this work with the eye of a master restorer who looks at a classical painting that is being refurbished. He carefully studied the text to bring Nicolas Darvas wisdom into the twenty-first century. Steve Burns illuminate the dramatic changes in the market to show how Nicolas Darvas principles are more useful now than ever.
· 2008
Nicolas Darvas, author of the phenomenal best-seller, How I Made $2,000,000 In The Stock Market, has devised a breakthrough system for charting the stock market. Called the DAR-CARD, it is easy to use end has the all-important ingredient that existing systems lack: DAR-CARD needs no interpretation. The philosopher's stone of the stock market, DAR-CARD converts data into profits. It eliminates confusing fluctuations and indicates the trend and the buy and sell points-the factors that matter if you want to make money. DAR-CARD is a compact, visual representation of Nicolas Darvas's system; a simple device to be carried in the pocket, to be checked against each day's closing prices. No bigger than a postcard, DAR-CARD contains its own built-in instructions and all the information necessary to make a decision on whether to buy, sell or hold. In addition to providing this unique tool for dealing with the stock market, Darvas offers straightforward advice on: when to buy; what shall I watch for; five ways to create favorable odds; how to detect a must sale; how long to hold a stock; pitfalls of switching; what to look for before taking action.
· 2022
In this book the author of How I Made $2,000,000 In The Stock Market present an analysis of the road to success that does away with the myths that have surrounded this subject for so long.Like most good ideas, Darvas's is simple, and is key lies in the Power of Positive Selfishness. The Anatomy of Success grew out of the author's own experiences and observations, and his own life was changed when he applied his theories to himself. Achieving success is, essentially, a simple process. It follows in every case— no matter what the profession or career may be—a simple formula. His exciting and inspiring book is certain to change lifes of many others.
This collection is a classic handbook for investors and stock speculators. It will give you unique tools to increase your exchange profits and bring your trading to a new level. These are the "market secrets to wealth." The authors of collected titles describe proven techniques for accurate market analysis and explain how to develop effective trading strategies. They also help the reader understand the psychology of successful trading in order to predict changes. Edwin LeFevre: Reminiscences of a Stock Operator Nicolas Darvas: How I Made 2,000,000 in the Stock Market Richard D. Wyckoff: How I Trade and Invest In Stocks and Bonds
· 2008
Nicolas Darvas, the man who made $2,000,000 in the stock market in his spare time, shows you exactly how he answers the all-important question: "Which stocks are going to make money for me?" In this book, Darvas first portrays the market he knows so intimately - the gambling house with dealers on one side, winners on the other. He also shows how he places the odds in his favor and reduces the element of risk. This brilliant book reveals the treasury of methods Darvas developed to enable him to make - and keep - a fortune. Now you can learn what Nicolas Darvas knows: How to pick stocks that are going to make money for you!
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· 2002
Nicolas Darvas believes that Wall Street is nothing more than a huge gambling casino. Like any other plunder palace in Las Vegas or Atlantic City, it bristles with dealers, croupiers, tipsters, and touts. Wall Street: The Other Las Vegas is an extraordinary book, offering a new understanding of what stock trading is all about by a man who learned to beat the system and make millions doing it. First published over thirty years ago, the principles and perceptions put forth in it, as sound as ever, are repeatedly verified in the volatile stock market of today.