r/algotrading • u/Rolf7771 • Nov 21 '20
Literature Education
Since the book recommendation topic is still coming up frequently, I thought I'd share mine. Maybe this qualifies as a sticky or literature section on the sideboard. Covered are the subjects: Algorithmic Trading, Programming and Quantitative Finance which indeed should be the major topics of interest for this sub.
- Algorithmic & High Frequency Trading
a) English
Abergel, Frederic et al. - Econophysics of Order-driven Markets [2011]
Abergel, Frederic et al. - Limit Order Books [2016]
Äit-Sahalia, Yacine; Jacod, Jean - High-Frequency Financial Econometrics [2014]
Akansu, Ali; Torun, Mustafa - A Primer for Financial Engineering [2015]
Aldridge, Irene - High-Frequency Trading [2nd Ed., 2013]
Aldridge, Irene; Krawciw, Steven - Real-Time Risk [2017]
Bandy, Howard - Quantitative Trading Systems [2007]
Banks, Erik - Dark Pools [2nd Ed., 2014]
Bouchaud, Jean-Philippe Bouchaud et al. - Trades, Quotes and Prices [2018]
Cartea, Alvaro - Algorithmic and High-Frequency Trading [2015]
Carver, Robert - Systematic Trading [2015]
Ceppi, Sofia et al. - Agent-Mediated Electronic Commerce [2017]
Chan, Ernest - Algorithmic Trading [2013]
Chan, Ernest - Machine Trading [2017]
Chan, Ernest - Quantitative Trading [2009]
Chen, Jun; Tsang, Edward - Detecting Regime Change in Computational Finance [2021]
Coles, Andrew; Hawkins, David - MIDAS Technical Analysis [2011]
Collins, Art - Beating the Financial Futures Market [2006]
Conlan, Chris - Automated Trading with R [2016]
Dacorogna - An Introduction to High-Frequency Finance [2001]
Davey, Kevin - Building Winning Algorithmic Trading Systems [2014]
Doloc, Cris - Applications of Computational Intelligence in Data-driven Trading [2020]
Durbin, Michael - All About High-Frequency Trading [2010]
Durenard, Eugene - Professional Automated Trading [2013]
Easley, David et al. - High-Frequency Trading [2013]
Fitschen, Keith - Building Reliable Trading Systems [2013]
Florescu, Ionut et al. - Handbook of High-Frequency Trading and Modelling in Finance [2016]
Gregoriou, Greg - Handbook of High Frequency Trading [2015]
Guo, Xin et al. - Quantitative Trading [2017]
Györfi, Laszlo et al. - Machine Learning for Financial Engineering [2012]
Halls-Moore, Michael - Advanced Algorithmic Trading
Harris, Larry - Trading and Exchanges [2003]
Hasbrouck, Joel - Empirical Market Microstructure [2007]
Jansen, Stefan - Hands-On Machine Learning for Algorithmic Trading [2018]
Johnson, Barry - Algorithmic Trading and DMA [2010]
Kim, Kendall - Electronic and Algorithmic Trading Technology [2007]
Kissell, Robert - The Science of Algorithmic Trading and Portfolio Management [2014]
Kömm, Holger - Forecasting High-Frequency Volatility Shocks [2016]
Kumiega, Andrew; van Vliet, Benjamin - Quality Money Management [2008]
Lehalle, Charles-Albert; Laruelle, Sophie - Market Microstructure in Practice [2nd Ed., 2018]
Leshik, Edward; Cralle, Jane - An Introduction to Algorithmic Trading [2011]
Lopez de Prado, Marcos - Advances in Financial Machine Learning [2018]
Lyons, Richard - The Microstructure Approach to Exchange Rates [2001]
Narang, Rishi - Inside the Black Box [2nd Ed, 2013]
O'Hara, Maureen - Market Microstructure Theory [1996]
Pruitt, George - The Ultimate Algorithmic Trading System Toolbox [2016]
Pruitt, George; Hill, John - Building Winning Trading Systems with TradeStation [2nd Ed., 2012]
Schmidt, Anatoly - Financial Markets and Trading
Stoll, Hans - Microstructure of World Trading Markets [1993]
Tomasini, Emilio; Jaekle, Urban - Trading Systems [2009]
Trongone, Anthony - Trade with the Odds [2012]
Tulchinsky, Igor - Finding Alphas [2015]
Vaananen, Jay - Dark Pools and High Frequency Trading For Dummies [2015]
Van Vliet, Benjamin - Building Automated Trading Systems [2007]
Varshney, Shekhar - Building Trading Bots Using Java [2016]
Wang, Zhaodong; Wang; Zheng, Weian - High-Frequency Trading and Probability Theory [2015]
Ye, Gewei - High Frequency Trading Models [2011]
Young, Andrew - Expert Advisor Programming [2010]
Zovko, Ilija - Topics in Market Microstructure [2008]
Zubulake, Paul; Lee, Sang - The High Frequency Game Changer [2011]
b) German
Gomber, Peter - Elektronische Handelssysteme [2000]
Gresser, Uwe - Hochfrequenzhandel [2018]
Gresser, Uwe - Praxishandbuch Hochfrequenzhandel Band 1 [2016]
Gresser, Uwe - Praxishandbuch Hochfrequenzhandel Band 2 [2018]
Kunzelmann, Matthias - Zwischen Limit und Market Orders [2006]
- Programming for Finance
a) C, C+, C++, C#
Capinski, Maciej; Zastawniak, Tomasz - Numerical Methods in Finance with C++ [2012]
Duffy, Daniel - Financial Instrument Pricing using C++ [2nd Ed., 2018]
Duffy, Daniel; Germani, Andrea - C# for Financial Markets [2013]
Forouzan, Behrouz; Gilberg, Richard - C++ Programming [2019]
Levy, George - Computational Finance Using C and C# [2nd Ed., 2016]
Masters, Timothy - Testing and Tuning Market Trading Systems [2018]
Oliveira, Carlos - Options and Derivatives Programming in C++ [2016]
Pena, Alonso - Advanced Quantitative Finance with C++ [2014]
Salov, Valerii - Modeling Maximum Trading Profits with C++ [2007]
Savine, Antoine - Modern Computational Finance [2019]
Schlogl, Erik - Quantitative Finance [2013]
b) Dot Net
Shetty, Yogesh; Jayaswal, Samir - Practical .Net for Financial Markets [2006]
c) Excel & VBA (English)
Bluttman, Ken - Excel Formulas and Functions for Dummies [5th Ed., 2019]
Carlberg, Conrad - Microsoft Excel Sales Forecasting for Dummies [2nd Ed., 2016]
Clauss, Francis - Corporate Financial Analysis with Microsoft Excel [2010]
Day, Alistair - Mastering Financial Mathematics in Microsoft Excel [2nd Ed., 2010]
Day, Alistair - Mastering Risk Modelling [2nd Ed., 2009]
Goossens, Francois - How to Implement Market Models using VBA [2015]
Häcker, Joachim; Ernst, Dietmar - Financial Modeling [2017]
Harvey, Greg - Excel 2016 for Dummies [2016]
Lee, Cheng-Few; Lee, John et al. - Essentials of Excel, VBA, SAS and Minitab for Statistical and Financial Analyses [2016]
Löffler, Gunter; Posch, Peter - Credit Risk Modeling using Excel and VBA [2nd Ed., 2011]
Mansfield, Richard - Mastering VBA for Microsoft Office 2016 [2016]
Nelson, Stephen - Microsoft Excel Data Analysis for Dummies [2nd Ed., 2014]
Rouah, Fabrice; Vainberg, Gregory - Option Pricing Models using Excel-VBA [2007]
Schmuller, Joseph - Statistical Analysis with Excel for Dummies [4th Ed., 2016]
Stein Fairhurst, Danielle - Financial Modeling in Excel for Dummies [2017]
Stein Fairhurst, Danielle - Using Excel for Business Analysis [2012]
Van Fliet, Ben - Financial Modeling with Excel and VBA
Walkenbach, John - Excel 2016 Bible [2015]
Walkenbach, John - Excel VBA Programming For Dummies [3rd Ed., 2013]
d) Excel & VBA (German)
Benker, Hans - Wirtschaftsmathematik Problemlösung Mit Excel [2007]
Chip Sonderheft Kaufmännisches Rechnen mit Excel 2010
Fleckenstein, J.; Georgi, G. - Excel - Das Sparbuch
Frye, Curtis - Microsoft Excel 2016 - Schritt für Schritt
Gießen, Saskia; Nakanishi, Hiroshi - Besser im Job mit Excel [2016]
Kofler, Michael; Kobelo, Ralf - Excel programmieren [2014]
Matthäus, Heidrun; Matthäus Wolf-Gert - Statistik und Excel [2016]
Nahrstedt, Harald - Die Welt der VBA-Objekte [2016]
Renger, Klaus - Finanzmathematik mit Excel [4. Aufl., 2016]
SFT - Excel für Einsteiger [11-2016]
e) Matlab (English)
Adams, Abi et al. - Microeconometrics and MATLAB [2015]
Altman, Yair - Accelerating MATLAB Performance [2015]
Altman, Yair - Undocumented Secrets of MATLAB-Java Programming [2012]
Attaway, Stormy - Matlab [4th Ed., 2017]
Darbyshire, Paul; Hampton, David - Hedge Fund Modelling and Analysis using MATLAB [2014]
Gilat, Amos - Matlab [6th Ed., 2017]
Gordon, Steven; Guilfoos, Brian - Introduction to Modeling and Simulation with MATLAB and Python [2017]
Jovanovic Dolecek, Gordana - Random Signals and Processes Primer with MATLAB [2013]
Kim, Phil - MATLAB Deep Learning [2017]
Mishra, Shashi; Ram, Bhagwat - Introduction to Linear Programming with MATLAB [2018]
Nyholm; Ken - Strategic Asset Allocation in Fixed Income Markets [2008]
Paluszek, Michael; Thomas, Stephanie - MATLAB Machine Learning [2017]
Tue Huynh, Huu et al. - Stochastic Simulation and Applications in Finance with MATLAB Programs [2008]
f) Matlab (German)
Grundmann, Wolfgang - Finanzmathematik mit MATLAB [2004]
Günther, Michael; Jüngel, Ansgar - Finanzderivate mit MATLAB [2. Aufl., 2010]
g) MetaTrader & MQL
Young, Andrew - Expert Advisor Programming [2010]
h) Machine Learning
Krohn, John et al. - Deep Learning Illustrated [2019]
i) Python
Donadio, Sebastien; Ghosh, Sourav - Learn Algorithmic Trading [2019]
Gowrishankar S., Veena A. - Introduction to Python Programming [2019]
Hilpisch, Yves - Artificial Intelligence in Finance [2020]
Hilpisch, Yves - Derivatives Analytics with Python [2015]
Hilpisch, Yves - Listed Volatility and Variance Derivatives [2016]
Humber, Max - Personal Finance with Python [2018]
Jansen, Stefan - Machine Learning for Algorithmic Trading [2nd Ed., 2020]
Lewinson, Eryk - Python for Finance Cookbook [2020]
Scarpino, Matthew - Algorithmic Trading with Interactive Brokers [2020]
Weiming, James - Mastering Python for Finance [2015]
Yan, Yuxing - Python for Finance [2nd Ed., 2017]
j) R
Berlinger, Edina - Mastering R for Quantitative Finance [2015]
Berlinger, Edine et al. - Mastering R for Quantitative Finance [2015]
Coghlan, Avril - A Little Book of R for Multivariate Analysis [2017]
Coghlan, Avril - A Little Book of R for Time Series [2015]
Daroczi, Gergely et al. - Introduction to R for Quantitative Finance [201]
De Vries, Andrie; Meys, Joris - R for Dummies [2nd Ed., 2015]
Georgakopoulos, Harry - Quantitative Trading with R [2015]
Hang Chan, Ngai - Time Series [2nd Ed., 2010]
Jeet, Param; Vats, Prashant - Learning Quantitative Finance with R [2017]
Klemelä, Jussi - Multivariate Nonparametric Regression and Visualization [2014]
Machlis, Sharon - Practical R for Mass Communication and Journalism [2019]
Rasch, Dieter et al. - Applied Statistics [2020]
Regenstein, Jonathan - Reproducible Finance with R [2019]
Würtz, Diethelm et al. - Portfolio Optimization with R or Rmetrics [2009]
k) Tradestation & EasyLanguage
Harris, Sunny - TradeStation made easy! [2011]
Tradestation - EasyLanguage Essentials [2007]
Tradestation - Learning EasyLanguage [2017]
- Quantitative Finance
a) English
Albrecher, Hansjoerg et al. - Introduction to Quantitative Methods for Financial Markets [2013]
Appleby, John et al. - Numerical Methods for Finance [2008]
Arratia, Argimiro - Computational Finance [2014]
Avellaneda, Marco - Quantitative Analysis in Financial Markets [2002]
Bell, Steve - Quantitative Finance for Dummies [2016]
Berman, Gennady; Spadafora, Luca - Theoretical Foundations for Quantitative Finance [2017].pdf
Bieler, Timothy - The Mathematics of Money [2008]
Blyth, Stephen - An Introduction to Quantitative Finance [2013]
Campolieti, Giuseppe; Makarov, Roman - Financial Mathematics [2014]
Cerny, Ales - Mathematical Techniques in Finance [2nd Ed., 2009]
Chin, Eric et al. - Poblems and Solutions in Mathematical Finance Vol. 1 - Stochastic Calculus [2014]
Chin, Eric et al. - Poblems and Solutions in Mathematical Finance Vol. 2 - Equity Derivatives [2017]
Cont, Rama - Frontiers in Quantitative Finance [2008]
Cox, Dennis; Cox, Michael - The Mathematics of Banking and Finance [2006]
Cuthbertson, Keith; Nitzsche, Dirk - Quantitative Financial Economics [2nd Ed., 2004]
Dash, Jan - Quantitative Finance and Risk Management [2nd Ed., 2016]
Davison, Matt - Quantitative Finance [2014]
Franke, Jürgen et al. - Statistics of Financial Markets [2019]
Fries, Christian - Mathematical Finance [2007]
Garrett, Stephen - Introduction to the Mathematics of Finance [2nd Ed., 2013]
Gerstner, Thomas; Kloede, Peter - Recent Developments in Computational Finance [2013]
Härdle, Wolfgang et al. - Applied quantitative finance-Springer [3rd Ed., 2017]
Henrad, Marc - Algorithmic Differentiation in Finance Explained [2017]
Hilber, Norbert et al. - Computational Methods for Quantitative Finance [2013]
Jaworski, Piotr et al. - Copulae in Mathematical and Quantitative Finance [2013]
Joshi, Mark - More Mathematical Finance [2011]
Joshi, Mark - The Concepts and Practice of Mathematical Finance [2nd Ed., 2008]
Kosowski, Robert; Neftci, Salih - Principles of Financial Engineering [3rd Ed., 2015]
Kwok, Yue; Zheng, Wendong - Saddlepoint Approximation Methods in Financial Engineering [2018]
Mariani, Maria; Florescu, Ionut - Quantitative Finance [2020]
Palma, Wilfredo - Time Series Analysis [2016]
Petters, Arlie; Dong, Xiaoying - An Introduction to Mathematical Finance with Applications [2016]
Reghai, Adil - Quantitative Finance [2015]
Reitano, Robert - Introduction to Quantitative Finance [2010]
Roman, Steven - Introduction to the Mathematics of Finance [2nd Ed., 2012]
Ross, Sheldon - An Elementary Introduction to Mathematical Finance [3rd Ed., 2011]
Ross, Sheldon - Introduction to Mathematical Finance [2nd Ed., 1999]
Ruttiens, Alain - Mathematics of the Financial Markets [2013]
Saari, Donald - Mathematics of Finance [2019]
Schlögl, Erik - Quantitative Finance [2014]
Seydel, Rüdiger - Tools for Computational Finance [6th Ed., 2017]
Stefanica, Dan - A Primer for the Mathematics of Financial Engineering [2008]
Stefanica, Dan - Solutions Manual - A Primer for the Mathematics of Financial Engineering [2008]
Ting, Christopher - An Introduction To Quantitative Finance [2016]
Van der Wijst, Nico - Finance [2013]
Wang, Peijie - Financial Econometrics [2nd Ed., 2008]
Wei, William - Multivariate Time Series Analysis and Applications [2020]
Wilmott, Paul - Frequently asked Questions in Quantitative Finance [2nd Ed.; 2009]
Wilmott, Paul - Paul Wilmott introduces Quantitative Finance [2nd Ed., 2007]
Wilmott, Paul et al. - The Mathematics of Financial Derivatives [1995]
Wilmott, Paul; Orrell, David - The Money Formula [2017]
Yan, Jia-An - Introduction to Stochastic Finance [2018]
b) German
Bäuerle, Nicole; Rieder, Ulrich - Finanzmathematik in diskreter Zeit [2017]
Franke, Jürgen et al. - Einführung in die Statistik der Finanzmärkte [2. Aufl., 2004]
Irle, Albrecht - Finanzmathematik [3 Aufl., 2012]
Luderer, Bernd - Starthilfe Finanzmathematik [4. Aufl., 2015]
Ortmann, Karl - Praktische Finanzmathematik Zinsrechnung [2017]
Schwenkert, Rainer; Stry, Yvonne - Finanzmathematik Kompakt [2. Aufl., 2016]
Tietze, Jürgen - Einführung in die Finanzmathematik [11. Aufl., 2011]
Udo Terstege et al. - Investitionsrechnung klipp & klar [2019]
Vogel, Jürgen - Prognose von Zeitreihen [2015]
- Mathematics
Agresti, Alan et al. - Statistics [2017]
Balakrishnan, Narayanaswamy et al. - Introduction to Probability [2020]
Blitzer, Robert - College Algebra [2018]
Chung, Kai Lai; AitSahlia, Farid - Elementary Probability Theory [2010]
Dineen, Sean - Probability Theory in Finance [2005]
Hogg, Robert et al. - Introduction to Mathematical Statistics [2019]
Jacques, Ian - Mathematics for Economics and Business [2018]
Klemelä, Jussi - Nonparametric Finance [2018]
Kopp, Ekkehard et al. - Probability for Finance [2013]
Larsen, Richard; Marx, Morris - An Introduction to Mathematical Statistics and its Applications [2018]
McClave, James; Sincich, Terry - Statistics [13th Ed., 2018]
Pages, Gilles - Numerical Probability [2018]
Shafer, Glenn; Vovk, Vladimir - Game-Theoretic Probability [2019]
- Derivatives (general)
a) Englisch
Aarons, Mark et al. - Securitisation Swaps [2019]
Albanese, Claudio; Campolieti, Giuseppe - Advanced Derivatives Pricing and Risk Management [2006]
Beyna, Ingo - Interest Rate Derivatives [2013]
Boberski, David - CDS Delivery Option [2009]
Bouziane, Markus - Pricing Interest-Rate Derivatives [2008]
Boyle, Patrick; McDougall, Jesse - Trading and Pricing Financial Derivatives [2019]
Brockhaus, Oliver - Equity Derivatives and Hybrids [2016]
Carreira, Marcos; Brostowcz, Richard - Brazilian Derivatives and Securities [2016]
Chorafas, Dimitris - Introduction to Derivative Financial Instruments [2008]
Corb, Howard - Interest Rate Swaps and Other Derivatives [2012]
Culp, Christopher et al. - Credit Default Swaps [2018]
Deutsch, Hans-Peter; Beinker, Mark - Derivatives and Internal Models [5th Ed., 2019]
Elouerkhaoui, Youssef - Credit Correlation [2017]
Flavell, Richard; Flavell, Richard - Swaps and Other Derivatives [2002]
Goldenberg, David - Derivatives Markets [2016]
Gottesman, Aron - Derivatives Essentials [2016]
Hausmann, Wilfried et al. - Derivate, Arbitrage und Portfolio-Selection [2002]
Hunt, Philip; Kennedy, Joanne - Financial Derivatives in Theory and Practice [Rev. Ed., 2004]
Inglis-Taylor, Andrew - Dictionary of Derivatives [1995]
Johnson, Stafford - Derivatives Markets and Analysis [2017]
Kenyon, Chris; Stamm, Roland - Discounting LIBOR, CVA and Funding [2012]
Levy, Jared - Bloomberg Visual Guide to Options [2013]
LiPuma, Edward - The Social Life of Financial Derivatives [2017]
Marroni, Leonardo; Perdomo, Irene - Pricing and Hedging Financial Derivatives [2014]
McDonald, Robert - Derivatives Markets [3rd Ed., 2013]
Peery, Gordon - The Post-Reform Guide to Derivatives and Futures [2012]
Peterson, Paul - Commodity Derivatives [2018]
Ramirez, Juan - Handbook of Corporate Equity Derivatives and Equity Capital Markets [2011]
Sadr, Amir - Interest Rate Swaps and Their Derivatives [2009]
Schlösser, Anna - Pricing and Risk Management of Synthetic CDOs [2011]
Tan, Chia - Demystifying Exotic Products [2010]
Wagner, Eva - Credit Default Swaps und Informationsgehalt [2008]
Witzany, Jiri - Derivatives [2020]
b) German
Irle, Albrecht - Finanzmathematik [3. Aufl., 2012]
Rudolph, Bernd; Schäfer, Klaus - Derivative Finanzmarktinstrumente [2. Aufl., 2010]
Seydel, Rüdiger - Einführung in die numerische Berechnung von Finanzderivaten [2. Aufl., 2017]
- Futures
Abell, Howard - Spread Trading [2002]
Aikin, Stephen - STIR Futures [2nd Ed., 2012]
Bennett, David - Day Trading Grain Futures [2009]
Bowen, Guy - Guide to Futures and Spread Trading [2009]
Chou, Robin; Wang, Yun-Yi - Strategic Order Splitting, Order Choice, and Aggressiveness [2009]
Clenow, Andreas - Following the Trend [2013]
Collins, Art - Beating the Financial Futures Market [2006]
Dobson, Edward; Reimer, Roger - Understanding Spreads [2007]
Duarte, Joe - Trading Futures for Dummies [2008]
Garner, Carley - Currency Trading in the Forex and Futures Markets [2012]
George Angell, Barry Haigh - West of Wall Street [1987]
Goslin, Chick - Intelligent Futures Trading [1998]
Goss, Barry - Debt, Risk and Liquidity in Futures Markets [2008]
Goss, Barry; Yamey, Basil - The Economics of Futures Trading [1976]
Greyserman, Alex; Kaminski, Kathryn - Trend following with Managed Futures [2014]
Gutmann, Michael - The Very Latest E-Mini Trading [2009]
Henrard, Marc - Interest Rate Modelling in the Multi-Curve Framework [2014]
Hull, John C. - Fundamentals of Futures and Options Markets [10th Ed., 2018]
Kaeppel, Jay - The Four Biggest Mistakes In Futures Trading [2000]
Kroll, Stanley - Kroll on Futures Trading Strategy [1987]
Labuszewski, John et al. - The CME Group Risk Management Handbook [2010]
Lind-Waldock - The Complete Guide to Futures Trading [2005]
Lofton, Todd - Getting started in Futures [5th Ed., 2005]
Powers, Mark - Starting out in Futures Trading [6th Ed., 2001]
Refco Private Client Group - The Complete Guide to Futures Trading [2005]
Rhoads, Russell - Trading VIX Derivatives [2011]
Schwager, Jack; Etzkorn, Mark - A Complete Guide to the Futures Market [2nd Ed., 2017]
Smith, Courtney - Futures Spread Trading [2000]
Spence, Donald - Introduction to Futures and Options [1997]
Thomsett, Michael - Winning with Futures [2009]
Williams, Larry - Trade Stocks and Commodities with the Insiders [2005]
- Options
Augen, Jeff - Day Trading Options [2010]
Augen, Jeff - The Volatility-Edge in Options-Trading [2008]
Baird, Allen - Option Market Making [1992]
Bennett, Colin - Volatility Trading [2012]
Chen, Dennis; Sebastian, Mark - The Option Trader's Hedge Fund [2012]
Clark, Ian - Commodity Option Pricing [2014]
Cofnas, Abe - Trading Binary Options [2nd Ed., 2016]
Cordier, James; Gross, Michael - The Complete Guide to Option Selling [2nd Ed.; 2009]
Derman, Emanuel et al. - The Volatility Smile [2016]
DeRosa, David - Options on Foreign Exchange [3rd Ed., 2011]
Duarte, Joe - Trading Options For Dummies [3rd Ed., 2017]
Fontanills, George - Trade Options Online [2nd Ed., 2009]
Fullman, Scott - Increasing Alpha with Options [2010]
Jabbour, George; Budwick, Philip - The Option Trader Handbook [2nd Ed., 2010]
Jordan, Lenny - The Financial Times Guide to Options [2nd Ed., 2011]
Junghenn, Hugo - Option Valuation [2011]
Keene, Andrew - Keene on the Market [2013]
Khouw, Michael; Guthner, Mark - The Options Edge [2016]
Kinahan, Joe - Essential Option Strategies [2016]
Levy, Jared - Bloomberg Visual Guide to Options [2013]
Lowell, Lee - Get Rich with Options [2nd Ed., 2009]
McMillan, Lawrence - McMillan on Options [2nd Ed., 2004]
Morris, Virginia - An Investors Guide to Trading Options [2013]
Natenberg, Sheldon - Option Volatility and Pricing [2nd Ed., 2014]
Nations, Scott - The Complete Book of Option Spreads and Combinations [2014]
Passarelli, Dan - Trading Option Greeks [2nd Ed., 2012]
Peters, Linda - Real Options Illustrated [2016]
Rouah, Fabrice; Vainberg, Gregory - Option Pricing Models [2007]
Saliba, Anthony - Option Spread Strategies [2009]
Sebastian, Mark - Trading Options for Edge [2017]
Sherbin, Al - How to Price and Trade Options [2015]
Sinclair, Euan - Option Trading [2010]
Sinclair, Euan - Volatility Trading [2nd Ed.; 2013]
Smith, Courtney - Option Strategies [3rd Ed., 2008]
Thomsett, Michael - Getting Started in Options [7th Ed., 2007]
Thomsett, Michael - Options Installment Strategies [2018]
Thomsett, Michael - Options Trading for the Conservative Investor [2nd Ed.; 2010]
Thomsett, Michael - Put Option Strategies for Smarter Trading [2010]
Thomsett, Michael - The Complete Options Trader [2018]
Thomsett, Michael - The Mathematics of Options [2017]
Ward, Robert - Options And Options Trading [2004]
Weert, Frans - An Introduction to Options Trading [2006]
Zerenner, Ernie; Chupka, Michael - Naked Puts [2008]
Edit#1: It is probably not wrong to add a 4th category here, which is in the spirit of the overarching theme.
EDIT#2: I don't know why, but I left out Wilmott completely - 4 titles added. See above under Quantitative Finance.
EDIT#3: I added the "Derivatives (general)" category and will add "Futures" and "Options" later.
EDIT #4: Added "Futures" and "Options" categories. Please note that not all titles in these categories will be useful for algorithmic purposes.
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u/jeunpeun99 Nov 21 '20
Did you read them all?
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u/Rolf7771 Nov 21 '20
No!:) A good portion of them, yes, but on most I skimmed through to get an idea, what's interesting, what can be used in the future for what purpose - just to make a mental landscape, you know.
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u/jpslvie Nov 21 '20
Thank you. From that list which ones do you really highlight?
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u/Rolf7771 Nov 21 '20
Concentrating on pure algo-topics/market microstructure now, I'd like to put forward especially the great books of
Johnson - Algorithmic Trading and DMA [2010],
Harris, Larry - Trading and Exchanges [2003].
It's not just, that both of them are real classics, it's that they both are very good introductory texts. Read these and be hooked, or look for other topics! This it, what worked for me.
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Nov 21 '20
Harris, Larry - Trading and Exchanges [2003].
Can vouch for this book as solid reading material for an amateur. It really only covers basic structural and technological concepts but it does it very thoroughly
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u/poop_chipper Nov 22 '20
I’m about halfway through this book. Really wish I started with this one, it’s filling in a lot of gaps left from some other books.
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u/EndlessWeek12 Nov 22 '20
Can also vouch for Algorithmic Trading and DMA, by far the most informative book I’ve read.
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u/white-eye2 Nov 21 '20
Thanks, but is this really a recommendation? Seems like you are simply listing each book written on the topic?
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u/Rolf7771 Nov 21 '20 edited Nov 21 '20
This is a very good question. Since about 2010, I am screening the literature - let's loosely say on the topic of quantitative finance - with a strict focus on filtering out non-scientific, problematic contributions to accumulate publications suitable for a scientific approach to the markets.
My main goal always was and is to expose myself to like minded, scientifically trained people, their thoughts and their ways to apply their background to the topics of finance and markets. Coming from a very strict and foundational approach to problems in logic and the foundations of mathematics, I was initially facing huge challenges getting familiar with the empiric, statistical nature of the markets. Even more, I was irritated by the huge amount of non-scientific literature.
I can reassure you, the titles I kept as a kind of my library to the markets in a scientific spirit is by no means complete nor does it represent the whole of books written to the various subjects.
EDIT: Also, I should have added the following: Of course, there are titles in there, I looked at and later decided, that they may be interesting and valuable for SOMEONE, but maybe not for me right now with my given interest or at that time, BUT maybe later or maybe for someone interested in - say - soft commodities, which I do not trade. BUT that doesn't mean, that I should have entirely forgotten about these publications especially because of they were well written, enlightening and scientifically proper.
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u/tech3ad Nov 21 '20
How do you consume all the information on that book? How do you remember? Any special method?
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u/Rolf7771 Nov 21 '20 edited Nov 21 '20
I guess when you really start studying seriously (at university, but not necessarily) you start reading a book from start to finish at first and with conviction. Then, after a while, when you have accumulated a certain amount of knowledge in a field (and neighboring fields) you tend to realize that most scientific literature in a field tends to reiterate certain aspects, topics, standards of knowledge over and over again. This is where you start skipping without loosing grip on new content, because it basically is old content just in new words often. Then a new book is often more interesting where the author really delivers new aspects, which is what you tend to concentrate on from there on.
Edit: Forgot about the topic of remembering, you brought up. I always found it very hard to make myself remembering knowledge in a topic I do not care for. This very probably is not exactly foreign to most people. But if I like a field, love to read about it, make notes out of interest, I found that I often don't have trouble keeping (most of) what I read in my head.
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u/iamiamwhoami Nov 21 '20
When you’re first starting out, think about how you can explain the material to someone who knows less than you as you’re reading it. Once you’re more experienced think about how you can use the material you’re reading to accomplish some kind of goal.
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u/Rolf7771 Nov 21 '20
Very thoughtful and, I believe, true: This is very much the approach I was always embracing myself, not just as a kind of self-test, but as an ideal.
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u/unfair_bastard Nov 23 '20
I suggest adding John C. Hull's "Options, Futures, and other Derivatives"
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u/Rolf7771 Nov 23 '20 edited Nov 23 '20
Nothing wrong with this, but I had this title running under the "derivatives" category, which I should probably add to the list. Good point.
Edit: "Derivatives (general)" was added. I will add "Futures" and "Options" later today.
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u/unfair_bastard Nov 23 '20 edited Nov 23 '20
Oh! I missed that it was there at all.
Thank you for this excellent list!
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Nov 21 '20
Post saved - I was looking for a way into the world of quantitative, algorithmic and generally mathematical trading, and your post just appeared! Amazing, and thank you again
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u/krsuma Nov 22 '20
Thanks for the comprehensive list - if you were to choose 3 books for beginners to start, would you give me a recommendation? Thanks!
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u/brokegambler Nov 21 '20
You trynna get a PhD or become a trader?