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As yet, single stock futures are still in their infancy, but they now represent the most exciting new product launch within the equity derivatives arena. They have a multiplicity of advantages for many traders and investors, being cheap, easy to understand, and a highly efficient use of capital to enhance investor opportunities. Single Stock Futures is a practical, easy-to-read and comprehensive guide that will help traders and investors understand and utilise this innovative and exciting product. "SSFs have been portrayed...as a new stage in the evolution of financial derivatives - which is certainly the case. But they could be more than that: they could radically alter the dynamics of equity investing...The possibilities are huge, but as yet only dimly perceived." From Single Stock Futures - The Ultimate Derivative, written by David Lascelles for the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation.
$80.00
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The Seattle Mercantile Exchange is a recently formed commodity exchange that provides the US horticultural industry with a centralized forum for traders. Written by the founder of the Seattle Mercantile Exchange, this text introduces the reader to nursery stock trading. It explains how to secure inventory, hedge prices and speculate on nursery stock as a practical alternative to the cash market.
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This book covers the aspects of financial futures markets with particular reference to the thriving exchanges of the Asia-Pacific region. The authors have been analyzing and commenting on the Australian and New Zealand financial scenes since the 1970s, the book aims to explain the basic principles of futures trading and details the contracts listed on different exchanges. A glossary of terms used in futures trading opens the book, followed by a brief history of futures markets and an outline of how the markets operate. Subsequent chapters cover hedging in interest rate, share price index and currency futures, as well as speculation and technical analysis. The exchanges described include the Sydney Futures Exchange, the oldest in the region, Singapore's "SIMEX", the Hong Kong Futures Exchange, the New Zealand Futures and Options Exchange and the three exchanges in Japan that trade futures, particularly the highly successful, three-year-old Tokyo International Financial Futures Exchange.
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Discover the best strategies and proven techniques for scoring in high tech and Internet stocks With the dramatic and unprecedented growth of high tech and Internet stocks on Wall Street, private investors are looking for information on how they can capitalize on this sector. This book provides the serious equity investor with a host of investing ideas and insights from top stock market players around the world. Focusing on Internet and other high tech stocks, this book will help readers invest wisely using proven techniques. Tips and strategies are also provided from the leading fund managers, analysts, traders, professional speculators, CEOs and entrepreneurs, investment bankers, stockbrokers, market newsletter writers, and actuaries. Leo Gough (Singapore) is the bestselling author of several books, including 25 Investment Classics: Insights from the Greatest Investment Books of All Time, Going Offshore, How the Stock Market Really Works: The Guerilla Investor's Secret Handbook, The Financial Times Guide to Business Numeracy, and Asia Meltdown: The End of the Miracle.
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In Financial Risk Taking, trader and psychologist Mike Elvin explores the complex relationship between human behaviour patterns and the markets, offering the reader a context in which to assess their own strengths and weaknesses as investors. The book offers an apposite and uncomplicated system of skills development in the form of competences and competencies that can be applied anywhere along the continuum from casual investor to full-time day trader. Elvin presents a Comprehensive Model of Trading Competence (the MOT) as well as the concepts of analysis and refutation, the paramouncy principle, and self-sabotaging behaviours such as the Santa Claus syndrome and Bohica effect. Areas covered include: Emotions - are they functional or disabling? How do the mechanisms of fear, greed and panic work? Motivation and perception - how do belief paradigms affect perception and performance? What perceptual errors influence decisions to the trader's detriment? Information processing and risk assessment - how does information overload affect Stress How does stress affect investment decisions? Technological and mathematical anxiety - why do we avoid learning the skills we most need? What levels of ability are required? Can psychological and biological theories assist in our understanding of investors' performance?
$72.00
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Made famous by the Italian mathematician Leonardo De Pisa, the Fibonacci number series holds a Golden Ratio that is universally found in nature and used by architects, plastic surgeons, and many others to achieve “perfect” aesthetic proportions. Now, in this groundbreaking guide, noted technical trading advisor Carolyn Boroden shows you how Fibonacci pattern studies can be used as an extremely effective method for achieving greater profitability in stocks, futures, and Forex markets. Fibonacci Trading provides a one-stop resource of reliable tools and clear explanations for both identifying and taking advantage of the trade setups naturally occurring in the markets that will enable you to reach the highest rate of profitable trades. Inside, you'll find a unique trading methodology based on Fibonacci ratios, and the author's personal experience analyzing and setting up the markets in real time, which makes this practical volume invaluable to the self-directed investor. Complete with detailed charts and insightful graphics in each chapter, Fibonacci Trading features: Dependable guidance for determining important support and resistance levels, along with expert advice for using them to maximize profits and limit losses Step-by-step processes for using Fibonacci analysis to predict turning points in the market far enough in advance to generate substantial profit Valuable tips for using Fibonacci analysis to establish optimal stop-loss placement Revealing coverage on how Fibonacci relationships can create a roadmap for the trader based on high percentage patterns Fibonacci Trading also provides a four-step formula for applying the covered techniques in a highly effective approach. Flexible enough for all markets and trading styles, the formula helps you focus your newly developed knowledge and skill sets into a solid trading methodology, defined trading plan, successful trading mindset, and disciplined trading approach that stacks the odds for profit in your favor. This hands-on guide is packed with a wealth of actual trading situations, setups, and scenarios that bring the four-step formula to life so you can immediately use it in the real world.
$44.07
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The 1901 investment masterpiece from the bestselling author of Reminiscences of a Stock Operator. The rarest and most-prized work published by Edwin Lefvre, Wall Street Stories is a delightful literary romp through the habits and customs of 19th century Wall Street. Now, this timeless work is being reissued in a fantastically lush new edition befitting this masterwork. In his distinctive and humorous style, Lefvre gives us a glimpse into the gilded age of Wall Street through fictional characters who are actually thinly veiled portraits of well-known investing personalities, such as James R. Keene, Elverton R. Chapman, Roswell Pettibone Flower, and Daniel Drew. With this republished edition, all those who read Lefvre's Reminiscences of a Stock Operator (Wiley, 2006) will be introduced to the work that launched Lefevre's literary career.
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Inside The Black Box The Simple Truth About Quantitative Trading Rishi K Narang Praise for Inside the Black Box "In Inside the Black Box: The Simple Truth About Quantitative Trading, Rishi Narang demystifies quantitative trading. His explanation and classification of alpha will enlighten even a seasoned veteran." —Blair Hull, Founder, Hull Trading & Matlock Trading "Rishi provides a comprehensive overview of quantitative investing that should prove useful both to those allocating money to quant strategies and those interested in becoming quants themselves. Rishi's experience as a well-respected quant fund of funds manager and his solid relationships with many practitioners provide ample useful material for his work." —Peter Muller, Head of Process Driven Trading, Morgan Stanley "A very readable book bringing much needed insight into a subject matter that is not often covered. Provides a framework and guidance that should be valuable to both existing investors and those looking to invest in this area for the first time. Many quants should also benefit from reading this book." —Steve Evans, Managing Director of Quantitative Trading, Tudor Investment Corporation "Without complex formulae, Narang, himself a leading practitioner, provides an insightful taxonomy of systematic trading strategies in liquid instruments and a framework for considering quantitative strategies within a portfolio. This guide enables an investor to cut through the hype and pretense of secrecy surrounding quantitative strategies." —Ross Garon, Managing Director, Quantitative Strategies, S.A.C. Capital Advisors, L.P. "Inside the Black Box is a comprehensive, yet easy read. Rishi Narang provides a simple framework for understanding quantitative money management and proves that it is not a black box but rather a glass box for those inside." —Jean-Pierre Aguilar, former founder and CEO, Capital Fund Management "This book is great for anyone who wants to understand quant trading, without digging in to the equations. It explains the subject in intuitive, economic terms." —Steven Drobny, founder, Drobny Global Asset Management, and author, Inside the House of Money "Rishi Narang does an excellent job demystifying how quants work, in an accessible and fun read. This book should occupy a key spot on anyone's bookshelf who is interested in understanding how this ever increasing part of the investment universe actually operates." —Matthew S. Rothman, PhD, Global Head of Quantitative Equity Strategies Barclays Capital "Inside the Black Box provides a comprehensive and intuitive introduction to "quant" strategies. It succinctly explains the building blocks of such strategies and how they fit together, while conveying the myriad possibilities and design details it takes to build a successful model driven investment strategy." —Asriel Levin, PhD, Managing Member, Menta Capital, LLC
$32.97
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