The book will feature interviews with 12 successful individual traders.  None of the traders are professionals, but all are highly profitable and are examples of how individuals can succeed in the financial markets.  The book will be divided into four sections: stocks, futures, options, and foreign exchange.  Each section will begin with a description about the unique characteristics of the particular market and will include interviews with three traders.   The authors will conclude each section with a commentary on the interviews, emphasizing the key factors behind the interviewees? transformation into successful traders.  The interviews will be wide-ranging, and will focus as much on the personal issues involved in trading as on the strategies and tactics.