Ordinary Investor

This is an investment documentary novel that belongs to every one of us ordinary people. It records a fifteen-year long journey that started in 2008 and was full of hope, enthusiasm, struggle and final precipitation. The protagonist Li Fan, an ordinary software company employee, originally lived a step-by-step life. The thrilling stock market crash in 2008 planted the seeds of curiosity in his heart. In 2016, he officially entered the market. His initial novice luck made him mistakenly believe that he had touched the code of wealth. He studied and studied eagerly, tried to follow the trend of masters, indulged in technical analysis, believed in value investing, and pursued short-term trading... Every new method was like a bright light, illuminating his dream of "getting rich quickly", and every time he seemed to be infinitely close to success. However, the iron law of the market educated him time and time again. From making less and losing more after increasing investment, to decisively adding leverage and fighting for full positions in 2019, the market value soared to a peak of 2 million and then quickly collapsed; and then in 2021, in order to quickly recover the capital, he resolutely entered the futures market, tasted the benefits first and then suffered a devastating blow. "The Ordinary Investor" has no myths, only true stories. It details an ordinary office worker's countless attempts in the fund, stock, convertible bond, and futures markets. Every success that seemed within reach ended up disillusioning into a deeper lesson. This is not only the investment history of an ordinary individual, but also a microcosm of the growth of a generation of stock investors - in it, you can definitely see the self who was once full of longing and struggling.