2013 Reprint of 1927 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. In preparing these chapters on the art-science of speculation, the writer endeavored to drive home the need for independent thought and research in this field, so that the trader may guard himself against accepting at face value a number of outworn rules for trading. The corporate arena in the United States has changed tremendously since the time that Durand wrote, but the basics of buying, selling, and making--and losing--money in the stock market have remained the same. This classic of stock speculation was assembled from articles appearing in The Magazine of Wall Street in 1926 and 1927. With a straightforward tone and solid insight, this work, still recommended as must reading for players in the market, covers: Principles and techniques of manipulation Tape reading Tthe law of averages Charts and mechanical systems Fundamentals What to buy, and when Rights, arbitrage, and puts and calls And more...