Day Trading For Dummies
1st Edition
Published on 26. October 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
360 pages
978-0-470-17149-3 (ISBN)
Description
Features sample trading plans
Know the markets, gain confidence, and buy and sell like the pros
Want to succeed as a day trader? This plain-English guide shows you how day trading works, identifies the all-too-numerous pitfalls, and gives you a step-by-step action plan to get started. From classic and renegade strategies to the nitty-gritty daily practices, you'll see how to keep a cool head and manage risk while you buy and sell your positions.
Discover how to:
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Set up your accounts and your office
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Plan and research trades
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Comply with regulatory issues
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Leverage limited capital
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Profit from price drops
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Make better portfolio decisions
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Edition
1., Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 23.3 cm
Width: 18.7 cm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
521 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-17149-3 (9780470171493)
Schweitzer Classification
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Ann C. Logue
Day Trading For Dummies
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05/2011
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Person
Ann C. Logue is the author of Hedge Funds for Dummies (Wiley, 2006). She has written for Barron's, The New York Times, Newsweek Japan, Wealth Manager, and the International Monetary Fund. She is a lecturer at the Liautaud Graduate School of Business at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her current career follows 12 years of experience as an investment analyst. She has a B.A. from Northwestern University and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago at Illinois, and she holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.
Content
Introduction.
Part I: Day Trading Fundamentals.
Chapter 1: Wake Up to Day Trading.
Chapter 2: Making a Day Trade of It.
Chapter 3: Signing Up for Asset Classes.
Chapter 4: Investing, Trading, and Gambling.
Chapter 5: Fun with Regulation.
Part II: Day Trading Tools.
Chapter 6: Setting Up Your Accounts and Office.
Chapter 7: Research and Trading Services.
Chapter 8: Managing the Stress of the Markets.
Chapter 9: Managing Your Money and Positions.
Chapter 10: Taxes for Traders.
Chapter 11: But Did You Make Money? Evaluating Performance.
Part III: Day Trading Strategies.
Chapter 12: Using Fundamental and Technical Analysis.
Chapter 13: Market Indicators and Day Trading Strategies.
Chapter 14: Short Selling and Leverage.
Chapter 15: The World of Arbitrage.
Chapter 16: Day Trading for Investors.
Part IV: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 17: Ten Good Reasons to Day Trade.
Chapter 18: Ten Good Reasons to Avoid Day Trading.
Chapter 19: Ten Common Day Trading Mistakes.
Chapter 20: Ten Alternatives to Day Trading.
Appendix: Resources for Day Traders.
Index.