The Three Skills of Top Trading: Behavioral Systems Building, Pattern Recognition, and Mental State Management

Hank Pruden "The Three Skills of Top Trading: Behavioral Systems Building, Pattern Recognition, and Mental State Management (Wiley Trading)"
Wiley (2007-04-06) | ISBN 0470050632 | 300 Pages | P | 4.7 Mb

Praise for The Three Skills of Top Trading. "Professor Pruden's new book, The Three Skills of Top Trading, is unquestionably the best book on a specific trading method and the necessary attributes for trading that I have read. His logic, understanding of human foibles, and use of the Wyckoff method of trading are broadly referenced, readable, understandable, and entertaining."
- Charles D. Kirkpatrick, II, CMT, coauthor of Technical Analysis: The Complete Resource for Financial Market Technicians, Editor of the Journal of Technical Analysis, and board member of the Market Technicians Association

"At long last, someone has taken the time and effort to bring the work and insight of Wyckoff to wider public attention-and Hank Pruden has done so masterfully, with great clarity and eloquence. Hank has taken the best of Wyckoff's work, combining it with the essential aspects of trader discipline and psychology, to provide a highly readable and particularly useful guide to trading. MUST READING!"
- Jacob Bernstein, www.trade-futures.com

"Hank Pruden puts all of the elements needed for successful trading into one volume. This book not only belongs on every trader's shelf but should be close enough for continuous reference."
- Martin J. Pring, President, www.Pring.com

"Dr. Pruden has brought together his lifetime of work in developing a modern approach to analyzing and trading the markets built upon classic market analysis from the early part of the twentieth century and topped off with modern-day tenets of behavioral finance and mental state management."
- Thom Hartle, Director of Marketing for CQG, Inc. (www.cqg.com)

"I usually consider a book to be well worth reading if it gives me one paradigm shift. I believe that this book will give the average investor a lot more than just one."
- Van K. Tharp, PhD, President, Van Tharp Institute

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Candlesticks, Fibonacci, and Chart Pattern Trading Tools: A Synergistic Strategy to Enhance Profits and Reduce Risk by Robert Fischer [MF]

Robert Fischer, Jens Fischer, «Candlesticks, Fibonacci, and Chart Pattern Trading Tools: A Synergistic Strategy to Enhance Profits and Reduce Risk (Wiley Trading)»
Publisher: Wiley (August 14, 2003) | ISBN-10: 0471448613 | ISBN-13: 978-0471448617 | 256 Pages | File type: PDF | 2 mb

An in-depth examination of a powerful new trading strategy
"Fischer provides an intriguing and thorough look at blending the Fibonacci series, candlesticks, and 3-point chart patterns to trade securities. Backed by explicit trading rules and numerous examples and illustrations, this book is an invaluable tool for the serious investor. Read it."
–Thomas N. Bulkowski author of Encyclopedia of Chart Patterns and Trading Classic Chart Patterns
In this groundbreaking new book, Fibonacci expert Robert Fischer and coauthor Dr. Jens Fischer successfully merge Fibonacci applications with candlestick charting to create an innovative trading strategy that will help you enhance profits and reduce risk.
Filled with in-depth insights, helpful charts and graphs, and practical real-world examples, Candlesticks, Fibonacci, and Chart Pattern Trading Tools reveals how correctly combining these different strategies can give you a noticeable edge in challenging market times–regardless of whether you are a short-term or long-term trader–and improve your chances of success under a variety of market conditions.
You’ll be introduced to the critical aspects of this synergistic approach through in-depth analysis and detailed explanations of:
Core combinations of Fibonacci trading tools with candlesticks and regular 3-point chart patterns
The magic figure "three" and its relevance in pattern recognition
Fibonacci-related trading strategies, selected candlestick chart patterns, and regular 3-point chart patterns
Applications of these trading strategies–double tops, Fibonacci price extensions, PHI-channel applications
PHI-ellipses as trading tools
And much more
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If you’re unhappy with the performance of your investment advisors and their choices, it is time to take control of your own trading decisions, and Candlesticks, Fibonacci, and Chart Pattern Trading Tools will provide you with the analytical tools and advice to do just that. Candlestick charting, Fibonacci applications, and 3-point Chart Pattern analysis are three of the most popular technical tools used by stock, options, and futures traders. By merging the three techniques, Fibonacci expert Robert Fischer, along with his son Dr. Jens Fischer, have created a new, cutting-edge trading strategy that will help you enhance profits and reduce risk.
No matter how good a trading approach may be, if you don’t have the proper understanding of yourself as well as other traders, you’ll never be successful. That’s why Candlesticks, Fibonacci, and Chart Pattern Trading Tools opens with a discussion of some basic principles of trading psychology and investor behavior–including ego, discipline, and patience. From here, you’ll be introduced to the heart of this synergistic approach through in-depth analysis and detailed explanations of: Download here

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The Complete Practitioner's Guide to the Bond Market

The Complete Practitioner's Guide to the Bond Market
Publisher: McGraw-Hill | pages: 464 | 2009 | ISBN: 0071637141 | P | 2,4 mb

Speaking directly to the practitioner, this thorough guide covers everything there is to know about bonds—from basic concepts to more advanced bond topics. The Complete Practitioner’s Guide to the Bond Market addresses the principles of the bond market and offers the tools to apply them in the real world. By tying the concepts of fixed-income products to big-picture aspects of the economy, this book prepares readers to apply specific tools and methods that will help them glean profits from the bond market.
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Dividend Stocks For Dummies

 

Lawrence Carrel, "Dividend Stocks For Dummies"
For Dummies | 2010 | ISBN: 0470466014 | 360 pages | P | 4,5 MB

Expert advice on a mature, reliable way to invest money

According to Fortune magazine, investing in dividends is one of the top five ways to survive market instability. Dividend Stocks For Dummies gives you the expert information and advice you need to successfully add dividends to your investment portfolio, revealing how to make the most out of dividend stock investing-no matter the type of market.

* Explains the nuts and bolts of dividends, values, and returns
* Shows you how to effectively research companies, gauge growth and return, and the best way to manage a dividend portfolio
* Provides strategies for increasing dividend investments

Weather a down market-reach for Dividend Stocks for Dummies!

Expert advice on a mature, reliable way to invest money

Investing in dividend stocks is one of the top strategies to survive market instability. This hands–on guide gives you expert information and advice to successfully add dividend stocks to your investment portfolio, revealing how to make the most out of dividend stock investing — no matter the type of market.
Get the 411 — find out what dividend stocks are, how they benefit investors, and why they′re a good investment choice in today′s market climate Make a plan — determine your goals, implement a strategy, and discover what it takes to be a successful dividend investor Weigh risk and reward — learn how to minimize risk and use your level of risk tolerance to guide your choices Know which industries are "in" — get the inside scoop on industries that are ripe for dividend investment Divide and conquer — build and manage your portfolio, buy the stock you want, and keep up with dividend taxation

Open the book and find:
The advantages of utilizing a dividend strategy What makes a good dividend stock and how they′re calculated Important dates in the life of a dividend stock Popular styles of investing Ways to analyze a stock′s price–to–earnings ratio and yield Dividend reinvestment plans and direct purchase programs How to avoid dividend investment mistakes Experienced investment advisors to contact for help

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Successfully add dividend stocks to your investment portfolio Effectively research companies Gauge risk, growth, and return Increase your dividend investments 
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The Complete Guide to Online Stock Market Investing: The Definitive 20-Day Guide

 

The Complete Guide to Online Stock Market Investing: The Definitive 20-Day Guide
Alexander Davidson | Kogan Page | Pages:234 | 2007-03-01 | ISBN:0749447478 | P | 6.11 MB

The Complete Guide to Online Stock Market Investing provides all the information and techniques needed to make money as an online stock market investor. The strategies revealed are tried and tested. In 20 easy modules, readers will discover the secrets of buying bargain stocks and trading. Drawing on the author's most recent experience in the City (London's financial district), this latest edition of the classic guide shows how to: get the most from the broker, select value and growth stocks, read the charts, choose promising investment funds, trade derivatives for fast profit, deal foreign exchange, and manage your money and win.

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The Ed Ponsi Forex Playbook: Strategies and Trade Set-Ups

The Ed Ponsi Forex Playbook: Strategies and Trade Set-Ups (Wiley Trading)
Wiley | 2010-07-26 | ISBN: 0470509988 | 222 pages | P | 4 MB
A practical guide to trading the foreign exchange market The Ed Ponsi Forex Playbook offers a visual approach to learning specific trading strategies and identifying profitable trading opportunities in the Forex arena. Page by page, it skillfully describes strategies for long-term trading, swing trading, and day trading in a clear, easy-to-understand manner.

Written by the author of the hugely successful Forex Patterns and Probabilities, The Ed Ponsi Forex Playbook takes the entire concept of Forex education to a new level. The author raises the bar with this ambitious work, presenting fresh new strategies and concepts. Ponsi uses clever analogies and comparisons to make his explanations crystal clear.

* With Ponsi as your "coach", the book employs sports analogies to show you, his players, the way to victory on the Forex playing field
* Strips away the mystery, showing exactly how successful Forex traders make money
* Explains complex financial concepts in ways that the average person can understand
* Provides not only useful information, but actionable information to the Forex trader

The foreign exchange market is the most actively traded market in the world, and Ed Ponsi is world-renowned as one of the foremost educators in this field. With The Ed Ponsi Forex Playbook as your guide, you'll learn how to take advantage of the many opportunities found in the Forex arena.

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Harmonic Trading of the Financial Markets: Volume Two (May 2010)

 

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Harmonic Trading of the Financial Markets: Volume One (April 2010)

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TrimTabs Investing: Using Liquidity Theory to Beat the Stock Market

TrimTabs Investing: Using Liquidity Theory to Beat the Stock Market
Publisher: Wiley | ISBN: 0471697206 | edition 2005 | P | 195 pages | 1,3 mb

Whether you are an investment professional managing billions of dollars or an individual investor with a small nest egg, TrimTabs Investing shows you how to beat the major stock market averages with less risk. This groundbreaking book begins by comparing the stock market to a casino in which the house (public companies and the insiders who run them) buys and sells shares with the players (institutional and individual investors). TrimTabs Investing argues that stock prices are primarily a function of liquidity—the amount of shares available for purchase and the amount of money available to buy them—rather than fundamental value. Finally, it outlines the building blocks of liquidity theory and explains how you can use them to predict the direction of the stock market.

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The Complete Practitioner's Guide to the Bond Market

The Complete Practitioner's Guide to the Bond Market
Publisher: McGraw-Hill | pages: 464 | 2009 | ISBN: 0071637141 | P | 2,4 mb

Speaking directly to the practitioner, this thorough guide covers everything there is to know about bonds—from basic concepts to more advanced bond topics. The Complete Practitioner’s Guide to the Bond Market addresses the principles of the bond market and offers the tools to apply them in the real world. By tying the concepts of fixed-income products to big-picture aspects of the economy, this book prepares readers to apply specific tools and methods that will help them glean profits from the bond market.
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Trade Secrets: Law and Practice

 

Trade Secrets: Law and Practice
Oxford University Press, USA | 2009-01-15 | ISBN: 0195337832 019971388X | 496 pages | P | 1 MB
As the value of a business has increasingly become a reflection of the value of the company's ideas, trade secret law has become more important, but the field of trade secrets is less well-covered by a substantial margin than patent, copyright or trademark. While several existing treatises discuss U.S. trade secret law, Trade Secret Litigation: Practice and Strategy is perhaps the first to do so from a trial-lawyer's perspective. In addition to case-law analysis, it contains strategic advice on prosecuting and defending trade secret misappropriation actions, maintaining legally sufficient trade secret protection measures, and supervising outside attorneys in a trade-secret litigation.

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The Secret Code of Japanese Candlesticks

The Secret Code of Japanese Candlesticks
Publisher: Wiley | ISBN: 0470996102 | edition 2008| P | 212 pages | 2,8 mb

Candlesticks have gotten a lot of attention lately, but few traders truly know how to use them wisely and profitably. Without the proper context, candlestick charting won't work. In this book, technical analysis expert Felipe Tudela shares candlestick creator Sokyu Honma's Great Market Cycle theory. With the Great Market Cycle, candlesticks reveal their powerful and simple logic and give traders the insight and context they need to use them successfully. Using these insights, readers will be able to trade each market phase in accordance with his or her own personal strategy.
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Day Trading and Swing Trading the Currency Market: Technical and Fundamental Strategies to Profit from Market Moves

 

Kathy Lien "Day Trading and Swing Trading the Currency Market: Technical and Fundamental Strategies to Profit from Market Moves"
Wiley | 2008-12-03 | ISBN: 0470377364 | 290 pages | P | 4,8 MB
Discover a variety of technical and fundamental profit-making strategies for trading the currency market with the Second Edition of Day Trading and Swing Trading the Currency Market. In this book, Kathy Lien–Director of Currency Research for one of the most popular Forex providers in the world–describes everything from time-tested technical and fundamental strategies you can use to compete with bank traders to a host of more fundamentally-oriented strategies involving intermarket relationships, interest rate differentials, option volatility, news events, and central bank intervention. 

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Marc Rivalland on Swing Trading

Marc Rivalland, “Marc Rivalland on Swing Trading”
Harriman House | 2002-12 | ISBN: 1897597193 | 214 pages | P | 1,25 MB

The proactive approach to the stock market - don't be a victim - there is something you can do about it.

Swing trading is an approach to the stock market which is concerned less with value (a moveable feast as many have found out), and more with exploiting short-term upswings and downswings in share prices and market indices. Although the ranks of swing traders swell daily, not many traders know that there is a type of chart, a swing chart, which is designed specifically for swing trading.
In this ground-breaking book, Marc Rivalland, author of 'The Trader' column in Investors Chronicle, shows how swing charts can be used to perfect market timing. Moreover, Marc reveals his hitherto secret modifications to Gann swing charts which make them even more effective for stock market traders. W. D. Gann said "a study of swings in active stocks will convince a man that he can make far greater profits in swings than in any other way of trading". With this book, you get Gann and more.
In addition, Marc uses his two decades of experience with point&figure charts to bring to readers an up-to-date and thoroughly modern evaluation of the best point & figure signals to use when trading individual equities. Point & figure is enjoying an enormous resurgence. Readers of this book will discover new insights into this proven and popular 100+year old method of charting share prices.
Marc reveals his proprietary method of integrating swing charts and point & figure charts to further increase the chances of success. There is a chapter on the vital RSI indicator and a chapter devoted solely to those more passively inclined - long-term buy-and-hold investors.
In every case, the best trading tactics are discussed. Each technique is critically examined. The advantages are highlighted but the disadvantages are not glossed over. In all, the reader will receive a uniquely informative evaluation of the best, most disciplined way to approach the markets.
The style of the book is highly practical. Over 100 colour charts of real-life trading situations are used to illustrate the points being made. The charts are carefully annotated, and accompanied by clear and thoughtful commentary. The exact point where buy and sell signals occurred is shown.

'Marc Rivalland on Swing Trading' is THE essential book for stock market investors and traders.

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The Intelligent Investor: The Definitive Book On Value[MF]

Collins; Revised edition (July 1, 2003) | ISBN: 0060555661 | English | PDF | 640 pages | 1.37 MB

The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham published in 1949, is a widely acclaimed book on investing. Famous investor and billionaire Warren Buffett describes it as "by far the best book on investing ever written", a sentiment echoed by other Graham disciples such as Irving Kahn and Walter Schloss.
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Energy Trading and Investing Trading, Risk Management and Structuring Deals in the Energy Market

Davis Edwards - Energy Trading and Investing: Trading, Risk Management and Structuring Deals in the Energy Market
Publisher: McGraw-Hill | 2009-10-13 | ISBN: 0071629068 | P | 400 pages | 2.92 MB

“The essential training manual for anyone who expects to profi tably engage the energy market while avoiding the devils lurking in the details.”
Kurt Yeager, former President and CEO of the Electric Power Research Institute and coauthor of Perfect Power
Shrinking fossil fuel supplies, volatile prices, deregulation, and environmental conservation have transformed the energy market into a major arena for making money. In response, an unprecedented amount of capital and investment manpower has fl ooded into the energy market. Older utilities are finding that their quiet, safe business has changed dramatically in a short period of time.
Now, Energy Trading and Investing provides a big-picture introduction to the industry along with the trading know-how and fi nancial details that every market participant needs for success.
This hands-on guidebook covers all types of energy markets—from the big-three markets of electricity, natural gas, and oil to the growing markets for liquefied natural gas, emissions, and alternative energy. It provides useful information on the interdependence of the different energy markets, who the major players are, and how Wall Street trades energy products.
Energy Trading and Investing features:
An overview of the entire energy market
In-depth descriptions of all of the major energy commodities
Financially oriented discussions of how chemistry, physics, accounting, and option pricing affect trading
Primers on load forecasting, tolling agreements, natural gas storage, and more
A practical introduction to risk management
Written by a pioneering quant in the energy market, Energy Trading and Investing provides a highly disciplined and organized approach to profi ting from energy investments. This potent combination of detailed, up-to-date information alongside expert know-how thoroughly prepares you to invest and trade with confi dence in the energy market.
If you’re a serious trader, you need to understand the energy markets, and Energy Trading and Investing is the only book you need to trade successfully in this growing sector.
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Trade the Trader: Know Your Competition and Find Your Edge for Profitable Trading By Quint Tatro

Trade the Trader: Know Your Competition and Find Your Edge for Profitable Trading By Quint Tatro
Publisher: FT Press 2010 | 224 Pages | ISBN: 0137067089 | P | 2 MB

Have you realized yet that when you trade you are not just trading stocks? You’re trading against expert traders who care about only one thing: taking your money. Most traders fail miserably because they never grasp this #1 reality of trading. Successful trading takes much more than just opening an online account and learning a few basic technical analysis patterns.

In Trade the Trader, top trader and hedge fund manager Quint Tatro shows you how to build a solid strategy to win consistently in the extremely competitive world of trading, where sometimes you can’t just trade the stocks before you, but you must trade the trader who’s trading against you. You’ll master the real psychology and gamesmanship of trading and learn how to outsmart your competition at every step--from choosing target investments to knowing when to move.

• Know your adversaries: “smart” money and “dumb”
• Beating the fools, surviving the geniuses
• Get beyond the basics with charts and patterns
• What amateur chart readers know--and how to play several moves ahead of them
• Plan your trade; trade your plan
• Optimize your entire trade, from entry point through exit strategy
• Be ready if you’re wrong
• Implement the disciplined stop system that’s crucial to consistent success
• Master the fine art of taking profits
• Expect gains, realize them, and keep them

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Leveraged Financial Markets: A Comprehensive Guide to Loans, Bonds, and Other High-Yield Instruments

William Maxwell, Mark Shenkman, "Leveraged Financial Markets: A Comprehensive Guide to Loans, Bonds, and Other High-Yield

Instruments"
Mg.H | 2010 | ISBN: 0071746684, 0071746692 | 416 pages | P | 2,4 MB

The most complete guide available to the high-yield and distressed-debt markets

Leveraged Financial Markets opens up a world where investors take short and long positions on the riskiest forms of debt financing. Through the eyes of the players and thinkers who live in the high-yield and distressed debt markets, this timely book gives you the background and strategies you need to successfully diversify your portfolio and capture a higher return on your investment.

You’ll hit the ground running with this book’s proven models and formulas for implementing covered strategies in the real world. Leveraged Financial Markets features perspectives from the world’s top authorities on high-yield bonds, credit derivatives, and other forms of distressed debt. It’s a must-have for every investor who wants to:

•Diversify risk in a meritable asset class
•Lock in an excellent risk return profile
•Develop significant annual cash flows
From the nuts and bolts of leveraged finance to the differences between CLOs and structured finance CDOs to common pitfalls of high-yield assets—Leveraged Financial Markets helps you master one of the riskiest yet most profitable markets in finance today.

Table of Contents

Part I: Market Structure
Chapter 1. The High Yield Market
Chapter 2. The Globalization of the High-Yield Market
Chapter 3. Bond Ratings

Part II: High-Yield Bonds
Chapter 4. High-Yield Bonds as an Asset Class
Chapter 5. The Issuers and Investors in the High-Yield Bond Market
Chapter 6. Bond Indentures and Bond Characteristics
Chapter 7. Default and Migration Probabilities of High-Yield Bonds
Chapter 8. Analyzing a High-Yield Debt Issuance
Chapter 9. Valuation of Callable, Floating and PIK High Yield Instruments
Chapter 10. Analytical Model of Default Probabilities

Part III: High-Yield Bonds at the Portfolio Level
Chapter 11. Managing a High-Yield Portfolio
Chapter 12. Monitoring a High-Yield Portfolio
Chapter 13. High Yield Index Products
Chapter 14. Aggregate Market Valuation

Part IV: Leveraged Loans and CDOs
Chapter 15. Leveraged Loans as an Asset Class
Chapter 16. The Issuers and Investors in Leveraged Loans
Chapter 17. Collateralized Debt Obligations and Securitization

Part V: Distressed Debt
Chapter 18. Recovery Rates on Defaulted Bonds
Chapter 19. Analyzing the Credit Risk of Distressed Securities
Chapter 20. Debtor-in-Possession Financing
Chapter 21. Vulture Investing

Part VI: Credit Derivative Swaps
Chapter 22. Credit Derivative Swaps
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The Option Trader Handbook: Strategies and Trade Adjustments, 2 Edition

George Jabbour, Philip H. Budwick, "The Option Trader Handbook: Strategies and Trade Adjustments, 2 Edition"
W.ley | 2010 | ISBN: 0470481617 | 381 pages | P | 5 MB
 

Strategies, tools, and solutions for minimizing risk and volatility in option trading

An intermediate level trading book, The Option Trader Handbook, Second Edition provides serious traders with strategies for managing and adjusting their market positions. This Second Edition features new material on implied volatility; Delta and Theta, and how these measures can be used to make better trading decisions. The book presents the art of making trade adjustments in a logical sequence, starting with long and short stock positions; moving on to basic put and call positions; and finally discussing option spreads and combinations.

* Covers different types of underlying positions and discusses all the possible adjustments that can be made to that position
* Offers important insights into more complex option spreads and combinations
* A timely book for today's volatile markets

Intended for both stock and option traders, this book will help you improve your overall trading skills and performance. 
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Forex Trading Secrets: Trading Strategies for the Forex Market By James Dicks

Forex Trading Secrets: Trading Strategies for the Forex Market By James Dicks
Publisher: McGrH 2010 | 304 Pages | ISBN: 007166422X | P | 2 MB

Just a decade ago, the Foreign Exchange was a market reserved for a select few. Now, anyone can actively trade in this profitable market—even those with no formal financial education. Enter James Dicks, a leading FOREX expert and educator who cut his teeth in this burgeoning market and wants to share his years of experienced wisdom with you.
FOREX Trading Secrets is a one-stop sourcebook packed with everything a trader needs to quick-start success in a 24-hour market. In addition to covering every fundamental aspect of the FOREX, this hands-on guide provides hard-won tools and strategies from a seasoned trader, who helps you minimize your exposure to the inherent risk in this unique market.
A useful volume you’ll turn to again and again, FOREX Trading Secrets features specific examples of proven trading strategies working in the real world, a simple and profitable technique for money management, and confidence-building skills for creating your own source of income.
If you have never traded the FOREX before, FOREX Trading Secrets is the place to start. It covers the essential basics, including all major currency pairs, the mechanics of trading, how to place a trade, and deciding what type of trader you are. Experienced traders gain expert insight into the fundamentals, as well as such advanced topics as creating a successful trading plan,managing risk, mastering your emotions, and building your portfolio. You will benefit from

• An insider’s clarification of the Carry Trade
• Seeing technical indicators and patterns through a master’s eyes
• The secrets to FOREX diversification
• A detailed explanation of the author’s personal trading approach
• A Trader’s Ten Commandments
• There is no holy grail of FOREX trading, but with FOREX Trading Secrets, all you need is practice to build a powerful trading toolbox for wealth security in the world’s biggest financial market. 
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