Introduction 1
Part 1: Getting Started with Trading 5
Chapter 1: The Ups and Downs of Trading Stocks 7
Chapter 2: Exploring Markets and Stock Exchanges 19
Chapter 3: Going for Broker: Discovering Brokerage Options 31
Chapter 4: Putting Your Key Business Tool to Work: The Computer 51
Part 2: Reading the Fundamentals: Fundamental Analysis 67
Chapter 5: Fundamentals 101: Observing Market Behaviour 69
Chapter 6: Digging into Fundamental Analysis 91
Chapter 7: Listening to Analyst Calls 111
Part 3: Reading the Charts: Technical Analysis 125
Chapter 8: Seeing Is Believing: An Introduction to Technical Analysis 127
Chapter 9: Reading Bar Charts Is Easy (Really) 139
Chapter 10: Following Trends to Boost Your Probability of Success 159
Chapter 11: Calculating Indicators and Oscillators 175
Part 4: Developing Strategies for When to Buy and Sell Stocks 197
Chapter 12: Money Management Techniques: Building a More Robust Portfolio 199
Chapter 13: Combining Fundamental and Technical Analyses for Optimum Strategy 217
Chapter 14: Minimizing Trading Risks Using Exchange-Traded Funds 237
Chapter 15: Executing Your Trades 247
Chapter 16: Developing Your Own Powerful Trading System 265
Part 5: Risk-Taker's Paradise 285
Chapter 17: The Basics of Swing Trading 287
Chapter 18: The Basics of Day Trading 301
Chapter 19: Doing It by Derivatives 315
Chapter 20: Going Foreign (Forex) 333
Part 6: The Part of Tens 349
Chapter 21: More Than Ten Huge Trading Mistakes 351
Chapter 22: Ten Trading Survival Techniques 359
Index 365