Academic & Industry Reviews of Trader Construction Kit:

"Trader Construction Kit provides a thorough, 360-degree treatment of the financial market knowledge and practices known to professional traders. Developing an understanding of how the mechanisms of the market work and what traders need to do to be successful is important, not only for people at trading desks, but also for portfolio managers, corporate executives, regulators, business students, and technology developers."

- Bruce W. Weber, Dean and Professor of Business Administration, Lerner College of Business & Economics, University of Delaware

“Trader Construction Kit is absolutely key to everything my students need to manage portfolios efficiently and effectively. It provides them with the technical, quantitative, and qualitative perspectives that serves as their foundation for understanding how the markets work. This is an invaluable book for anyone teaching investments, trading, or for those leading student managed investment funds!”

- Naomi Boyd, Fred T. Tattersall Chair In Finance, West Virginia University

“Trader Construction Kit pulls the curtain back with real life experiences and demystifies the world of trading. I have recommended it as a must read to both college students I speak with, as well as Junior traders I have hired. Filled with real life examples and anecdotes from a trader who has spent decades in the financial markets.”

- Chris Silva, Managing Director, Head of Commodities Trading Americas, BNP Paribas

“I use Trader Construction Kit book in my Student Managed Funds undergraduate class instead of a traditional academic theory text because the class is about application rather than theory.  It has been a huge benefit for the students.  The biggest plus has been that the students actually like reading it- they even read chapters that are not assigned.  You know it is the right book when students comment to you how much they like it and that they wish they read it sooner.  I find it is the best book to help transition students from studying theory to the realities of the trading world.”

- Matthew Kelly, Visiting Instructor of Finance, Director Wall Street Trading Room, St. Joseph's University

“When I was looking for a textbook for my Quantitative Finance course, I wanted something that was practical and thorough in its approach to trading the financial markets. I highly recommend Joel Rubano’s “Trader Construction Kit”. It is an indispensable handbook for building a trading plan, understanding the tools of traders, and managing your trading portfolio. Rubano combines real-world experience and rigorous quantitative techniques in this excellent guide to building a trading system.”

- Matt Ingram, CFA, Senior Lecturer in Finance, Wright State University