Alexander Elder Coming to Singapore!

For those who do not know Dr. Alexander Elder, you may not be trading yet. For traders, this is a rare opportunity to hear amd meet Dr. Alexander Elder personally when he comes down to Singapore some time in October. We will update about the details when the time comes. Keep checking this blog.

For those who do not know him, below is his brief profile:

Dr. Alexander Elder, M.D., is a professional stock trader, living in New York. He is the author of Trading for a Living, Come Into My Trading Room and Entries & Exits, best-selling and well known among traders. First published in 1993, these books have been translated into Czech Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, and Russian. He also wrote Rubles to Dollars— a book about the transformation of Russia.

Dr. Elder was born in Leningrad and grew up in Estonia, where he entered medical school at the age of 16. At 23, while working as a ship’s doctor, he jumped a Soviet Union ship in Africa and received political asylum in the United States. He worked as a psychiatrist in New York City and taught at Columbia University. His experience as a psychiatrist provided him with a unique insight into the psychology of trading. Dr. Elder’s books, articles, and software reviews have established him as one of today’s leading experts on trading.

"One of the most intriguing characters on the commodity scene is Alexander Elder, MD. He has his fingers in many different pies and does a quality job in all of them. Elder is a living advertisement for the American dream and the place of futures trading in it."
-- Commodity Traders Consumer Report

"How Alexander Elder grew up in Estonia, was educated as a psychiatrist, escaped from a Soviet ship in Africa and became a successful futures trader and head of his own firm, Financial Trading Inc. in New York, would make an interesting book itself"
-- Futures Magazine

"Dr. Alexander Elder offers a unique view on the markets. A New York City psychiatrist and professional trader, he runs Financial Trading, which helps people become better traders."
-- Financial World

"Trading for a Living is not only a good read but it's a fascinating view of life from a guy who's seen most of life's ups and downs, not to mention hearing about many others in his psychiatric practice."
-- Technical Analysis of Stocks and Commodities