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An increasing number of investors are entering the high-risk world of electronic day trading—often before they’ve learned the basic principles and safeguards. Financial Freedom Through Electronic Day Trading combines Van Tharp’s mastery of trading psychology with Brian June’s nuts-and-bolts expertise to give day traders the proven strategies and information they need to survive and succeed. From little-known day trading entries and exits to techniques that foster winning attitudes and styles, these practical ideas will help readers develop their own personalized trading systems. The perfect combination of psychological preparation and hands-on. practice, it discusses:. *Market analysis from a day trading perspective. *Techniques for determining a market. maker’s position. *The best day trading software more...

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An up-to-date introduction to one of today's hottest areas of trading. The Second Edition of Getting Started in Currency Trading is both an introduction and reference tool for beginning and intermediate foreign exchange traders. This fully revised and updated resource opens with a clear description of the Forex market and includes examples and definitions. Through step-by-step instructions-accompanied by screen shots of what to expect inside a dealer's trading platform-traders will also learn how to select a broker and place and liquidate currency orders. Michael Archer (Golden, CO) has been an active commodity futures and Forex trader for over 30 years. He is the author or coauthor of Getting Started in Forex Trading Strategies (978-0-470-07392-6), The Forex Chartist Companion (978-0-470-07393-3), and Charting the Major Forex Pairs (978-0-470-12046-0). more...

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Offers readers information on investment techniques and options ranging from stocks and bonds to hedge funds to dabbling in exchange-traded funds. This guides covers various kinds of investing. more...

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In December 2008, a well-regarded member of the finance community, former NASDAQ chairman, huge charitable contributor, and pillar of New York society admitted to his sons the $65 billion he managed for hedge funds, charities, foundations, Hollywood stars, and myriad smaller investors was a fraud?a Ponzi scheme. 2008 and 2009 will be remembered for bear markets, a global credit crunch, and some of the largest investment scams ever. But these scams are nothing new?from Charles Ponzi to Robert Vesco to Bernard Madoff?they?ve been repeated throughout history, and there will certainly be more to come in the future. But the good news is fraudsters often follow the same basic playbook. Learn the playbook?and know how to ask the right questions?and financial fraud can be easy to detect and simple to avoid. Some advisers start intending to embezzle. Others evolve to it?as Madoff claims. Either way, it?s structurally the same, and you can learn ways to identify both intended and possible future fraud. Throughout your investing life, you may be presented with opportunities that seem too good to be true. In How to Smell a Rat: The Five Signs of Financial Fraud, trusted financial expert Ken Fisher?provides you with an insider?s view on how to spot potential financial disasters before you commit your money to a scam. Filled with in-depth insights and practical advice, this reliable resource takes an engaging look at recent and historic examples of fraudsters, how they operated, and how they could have been easily avoided. Fisher then shows you quick, identifiable features of potential financial frauds and arms you with questions to ask when assessing money managers. With this newfound knowledge, you can learn to spot red flags, such as:.; Advisers with direct access to investors? funds.; Firms with numbers that seem ?too good to be true?.; Managers with fees that are too low?Madoff didn?t charge any fees, he just charged for trading!. There should be a premium for integrity. Ask more...

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RIC EDELMAN has helped more people achieve financial success than any other practicing financial advisor. In 2007, Wealth Manager magazine listed his firm as the largest in terms of number of clients. Barron's four times named him among America's top 100 financial advisors in the country, and in 2004, Ric was inducted into the Financial Advisor Hall of Fame. His books have a million copies in print, including several foreign languages, and have topped the New York Times bestseller list. His national radio show, PBS television specials, syndicated newspaper column, and award-winning Web sites make him a house-hold name. With insight and strategies that will change people's lives, The Lies About Money offers the truth that everyone is looking for. more...

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