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Introduction: The Bet that Launched the TurtlesOne Turtle's StoryThe Turtle Way - How the Turtles Made MoneyThe Basic Elements of The Turtle WayTrading Psychology - Preparing Yourself to Do the Right ThingMoney Management - Staying Alive through Tough TimesCutting Losses - Knowing When to Get Out of a Losing TradeLetting Profits Run - When to Exit a Winning TradeCatching the Wave - How to Enter a PositionDiversification - Smoothing Out Your ReturnsLimiting Risk - Protecting Against Disaster16Systems Part I - Finding a Strategy that Fits YouSystems Part II - Avoiding the Pitfalls of TestingSystems Part III - Going from Testing to Trading

"We're going to raise traders just like they raise turtles in Singapore."So trading guru Richard Dennis reportedly said to his long-time friend William Eckhardt nearly 25 years ago. What started as a bet about whether great traders were born or made became a legendary trading experiment that, until now, has never been told in its entirety.Way of the Turtle reveals, for the first time, the reasons for the success of the secretive trading system used by the group known as the "Turtles." Top-earningTurtle Curtis Faith lays bare the entire experiment, explaining how it was possible for Dennis and Eckhardt to recruit 23 ordinary people from all walks of life and train them to be extraordinary traders in just two weeks.Only nineteen years old at the time-the youngest Turtle by far-Faith traded the largest account, making more than $30 million in just over four years. He takes you behind the scenes of the Turtle selection process and behind closed doors where the Turtles learned the lucrative trading strategies that enabled them to earn an average return of over 80 percent per year and profits of more than $100 million. You'll discoverHow the Turtles made money-the principles that guided their trading and the step-by-step methods they followedWhy, even though they used the same approach, some Turtles were more successful than othersHow to look beyond the rules as the Turtles implemented them to find core strategies that work for any tradable marketHow to apply the Turtle Way to your own trades-and in your own lifeWays to diversify your trading and limit your exposure to riskOffering his unique perspective on the experience, Faith explains why the Turtle Way works in modern markets, and shares hard-earned wisdom on taking risks, choosing your own path, and learning from your mistakes.