Linda Bradford Raschke (/'ræʃki/) is an American financier, operating mostly as a

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and

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. She started as a member of the Pacific Coast Stock Exchange, traded on the Philadelphia Exchange, and then became a registered

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(Commodity Trading Advisor) and founded LBR Asset Management. She retired in 2015 and currently maintains her own private trading operation.

Career

Raschke began her professional trading career in 1981 as a market maker in equity

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as a member of two exchanges. She began her trading career on the

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and later moved to the Philadelphia Stock Exchange. She became a registered CTA (Commodity Trading Advisor) in 1992. Since then, she has been the principal trader for several funds and started her own hedge fund in 2002 for which she was the CPO (Commodity Pool Operator). Raschke has been a full-time professional trader for over 40 years, and was featured in

Jack Schwager Jack D. Schwager (born 1948) is an American trader and author. His books include ''Market Wizards'' (1989), ''The New Market Wizards'' (1992), ''Stock Market Wizards'' (2001) and ''Unknown Market Wizards: The best traders you've never heard of'' ...

's book, ''

The New Market Wizards Jack D. Schwager (born 1948) is an American trader and author. His books include ''Market Wizards'' (1989), ''The New Market Wizards'' (1992), ''Stock Market Wizards'' (2001) and ''Unknown Market Wizards: The best traders you've never heard of'' ...

'', as well as in CNBC financial reporter Sue Herera's book, ''Women of the Street: Making It On Wall Street -- The World's Toughest Business''. In 1995, Raschke co-authored the best selling book, ''Street Smarts—High Probability Short Term Trading Strategies,'' with Laurence A. Connors. She has served on the

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for the Market Technicians Association and was president of the American Association of Professional Technical Analysts. Raschke has presented her research and lectured on trading for many globally recognized authorities, including: The Managed Futures Association, American Association of Professional Technical Analysts, International Federation of Technical Analysts, Market Technicians Association, and Bloomberg. She has taught professional and bank traders in over 22 different countries. Additionally, she has been featured in several financial publications, radio, and financial television programs. After she retired from the professional managed money industry, she wrote and published ''Trading Sardines: Lessons in the Market From a Lifelong Trader''.

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* http://lindaraschke.net/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Raschke, Linda Bradford American commodities traders American derivatives traders American finance and investment writers American financiers American hedge fund managers American investors American money managers American stock traders Living people Stock and commodity market managers Technical analysts American women investors Women stock traders American business writers 1959 births 20th-century American businesspeople 20th-century American non-fiction writers 20th-century American women writers 21st-century American businesspeople Women business writers American women non-fiction writers 20th-century American businesswomen 21st-century American businesswomen

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