The ETF Handbook, + website: How to Value and Trade Exchange Traded Funds (Wiley Finance) Review

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(More customer reviews)If you are an investment professional and are trading, or interested in trading ETF's this book should be on your desk. I have reviewed several ETF publications in the past few months. I returned all of them except for this one. As we know ETF's are not just another equity. This publication exposes the myth that posted volume of an ETF is its liquidity. It also explains the best method of buying and selling ETF. This point alone can save you hundreds of thousands on transaction fees. (Of course this is on an institutional size trade.) It also empowers you with the knowledge of how the market makers and broker dealers work with these products. With over 800 listed ETF's for just the United States, as a professional money manager you owe it to yourself to read book. It will assist you in doing your due diligence on these investments. As you can tell I think this is a must read!

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Vault Career Guide to Sales & Trading (Vault Career Library) Review

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(More customer reviews)Gives great insight into the world of sales and trading. The Q&A sections with salespeople and traders gives different perspectives and provides the reader with a more 3-D view of the industry.

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The Inner Game of Trading Review

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(More customer reviews)This book reminds me of a sentence I saw in Time Magazine several years ago from Bono of U2. "To me, writing a song is easy. Writing a good song is not."
The authors had given a good eg of the above and showed how to write and sell a trading book with the least effort.

First, create an eye catching name. "The inner game of trading" certainly qualifies. It is the best part of the book, in my opinion.
Second, talk about trading psychology. Ask readers whether they have goals, plans, strategies, the right motive (money should never be the first priority, they said) before any trade. Ask them to model themselves after successful traders to have edges in discipline, focus, knowledge...If you dont follow these and you dont know how to answer the questions, that's your fault. (Should the readers have a degree in psychology before reading this book so that they can condition themselves psychologically just by reading less than 10 pages of 1.5 line spacing script and undergoing serious personality change). 50 pages
Third, interviews with some famous names or at least figure heads from CME, so other members of the Exchange will do the recommendation and referral. They had Leo Melamed, who to me is a diplomat or CEO much and not a trader. 60 pages
Fourth, put some intelligent sayings, relevant or not, here and there. Appeal to experts, for the name of Thomas Edison and President Lincoln, can heighten trustworthiness.
Fifth, show charts and graphs, talk about technical analysis so that everything looks more scientific. 40 pages
Sixth, conclude that if readers can cut loss short, let profit ride, discipline themselves then they will be winners. The authors had not told you how but they had done their part. If the reader fails, it's just that he/she does not follow the teachings or lessons good enough. 30 pages
I am sorry to say so but I have to conclude that the authors just want cash in on their dubious trading knowledge (being in the trade is different from trading successfully), relation with institutions and the urge of market participants for trading advice. Certainly, writing a book can help the promotion of their daily business.
To save the best for last, the authors said that over 80% of market participants are losers and the turnover rate in CME had been 1/3 per annum. If you would like to belong to the crowd, buy and hold on to this book.

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The Complete Guide to Day Trading: A Practical Manual From a Professional Day Trading Coach Review

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(More customer reviews)I have been actively Day Trading for about 2 months now, and have managed to remain profitable. I have gotten better over time, and I eventually see this as a way to earn a living.
I heard about this book as I attended one of Marcus's free seminars online.
I really struggled on whether to give this book a rating of 2 or 3 stars. And that is based on what I think the book is good for. I think the title is a bit misleading? The title kind of bills this book out as a 'COMPLETE Guide to Day Trading.'
When I read the word 'COMPLETE,' I tend to think that it will cover money management, trader mentality, how to identify trends, and most important, detailed explanations into trade setups. Basically I would think it would cover many things about day trading, but most importantly.....specific trade setups.
This book was a decent, quick read. And it does a pretty good job at explaining the basics to brand new day traders. It also has some good organizational information in there for anyone. But if you're looking for a book to explain specific setups, time of day, etc.....this isn't the one for you. Specific trade setups really are just mentioned as a blurb more or less in the book in one chapter. If you've been trading for a while, I would say that since it IS available in paper back, and is relatively in inexpensive, it's not a bad buy, but there are more useful books in my opinion. 'Mastering the Trade' is still the best book I've read thus far.
If this book were billed as anything BUT the 'COMPLETE' guide to day trading, or if the word 'Beginner' were somewhere in the title, I would have given it 3 stars. But to be billed as the COMPLETE guide is what swayed me to report 2 stars. Even after reading this book, there is no way a new trader will read it and be capable of day trading.
I don't feel bad about purchasing this book at all. Decent read, but I do not think it's going to help most day traders. Happy trading!!!
Forrest

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Do you want to be a day trader?Every day, millions of dollars change hands in the markets, presenting the perfect opportunity for people just like you to make significant money and profits through the art of day trading.But here's the question: is day trading right for you? And, if it is, how do you get started?In his new three-part guide, professional day trading coach Markus Heitkoetter lays out a simple, proven system for trading success. From the basic essentials of trading to the actual process of making money in the markets, he'll cover it all.
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Reminiscences of a Stock Operator: With New Commentary and Insights on the Life and Times of Jesse Livermore (Annotated Edition) Review

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(More customer reviews)I read Reminiscences of a Stock Operator around ten years ago. I was trying to understand trading dynamics in the market, and the book was mentioned frequently.
It is a classic. But can a classic be made better? In this case yes. Jon Markman, an able financial writer, has written notes around the narrative, with pictures and graphs that illustrate many things that would be obscure to the reader of the book. Markman brings forgotten people to life, and motivates the events that transpired.
It was an exciting era, one where the common law of contracts played a greater role, and statutory law played a lesser role. It wasn't no-holds-barred, but it was close.
We are experiencing our own era of leverage that is too high, and what happens when it breaks. The protagonist of the book, Jesse Livermore, aims for best advantage, and learns as he goes along, going broke several times in the process, and dying broke as well. Leverage cuts two ways. Live by leverage; die by leverage.
Paul Tudor Jones II writes an appendix to the volume, as well as a foreword. Being a trading billionaire who started from scratch and went broke a few times, he is an excellent man to get into the mind of Livermore on a modern basis.
Who would benefit from this book: Historians would benefit, as would those interested in trading. Economists wanting to get a look at market microstructure would also benefit. Livermore, more than most, gives a full view of technical analysis, because he lays bare the motivations of players, and how other players attempt to devine those motivations.

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Applied Value Investing: The Practical Application of Benjamin Graham and Warren Buffett's Valuation Principles to Acquisitions, Catastrophe Pricing and Business Execution Review

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(More customer reviews)Joe Calandro solidly lays out the case for investing building historically on Graham and Dodd but recognizing that today's market practitioners face an increasingly sophisticated capital market structure. As a student of and expert in risk assessment, Calandro makes the case that patient, value-based investing in the updated modern Graham-Dodd model would serve corporations well in pondering their M&A activity. He lays out how even the world's most admired holding company, Berkshire-Hathaway, had success with GEICO but made mistakes in their valuation profile for arguably their most important acquisition, General Reinsurance.
Opportunities to value the key factors that seemingly drive corporations' M&A--franchise, growth, and margin of safety--are both values and risks, and should be viewed as such. But the upside potential must be carefully scrutinized and, as Calandro so poignantly discusses throughout his book, brought down the understandable, calculable factors that can be widely socialized and agreed. To do otherwise simply nourishes the hyperbole of the proposed merger and perpetuates that they hunch-based `synergy' model of merger will work. Really. This time the synergies will come true. For sure. We are thankful for Applied Value Investing and its ability to ignore hyperbole at the individual company level and particularly in the current market crises, whether it is in currency markets, real-estate markets, bond markets, or equity markets.
So stop wondering if value investing is passe and the world has moved onto a more 'mature' model. A century ago, no wiser words were said: `those who cannot remember the past, are condemned to repeat it'...sage advice in this era of uncertainty and market disruption. This book is a MUST READ for serious investors and those who assess risk.


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Since Benjamin Graham fathered valueinvesting in the 1930s, the method of analysishas spawned a large number of highly successfulinvestors, such as Graham's own formerstudent and employee, Warren Buffett, who isregarded as one of the most successful investorsof modern times.

Over the years, numerous books have beenpublished on Benjamin Graham's approach.Most of these books present different interpretationsof value investing and are generallyintroductory based. Until now, there has notbeen an advanced hands-on guide for investorsand executives who may want to applythe powerful value investing discipline outsideof stocks and bonds.

Applied Value Investing takes the same time-provenapproach Graham introduced withDavid Dodd in their 1934 masterpiece,Security Analysis, and extends it in a variety ofunique and practical ways—including mergersand acquisitions, alternative investments,and financial strategy.

This in-depth guide shows financially sophisticatedreaders how to use value investing in amacroinvesting framework and how to applyit to the emerging area of super catastrophevaluation. It illustrates how to put value investingto use with case studies on:
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God in the Pits: Confessions of a Commodities Trader Review

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(More customer reviews)For those of you looking for a book about trading commodities, "God in the Pits" is not for you. Although there are some interesting musings about life on the trading floor within the pages of this book, "God in the Pits" really tackles issues much more significant than trading.
At the core of this book is Mr. Ritchie's account of his own spiritual and religious questions as they relate to significant (and sometimes tragic) events throughout his life. Through a remarkably revealing personal account, Mr. Ritchie takes us from the deserts of Afghanistan to the shores of Oregon and on to the trading pits of Chicago. In the process, Mr. Ritchie shares with the reader a stimulating ideological debate about the reality of religion in his life, and how he was able to reconcile within himself some difficult questions. For anyone who has ever questioned their faith, and who also enjoys a life story of nearly epic proportions, this book IS for you.

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The Mind of a Trader: Lessons in Trading Strategy from the World's Leading Traders Review

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(More customer reviews)This book should be called "The Basic Tips of a Trader" because there's almost nothing about the psychology behind their trading tactics nor a psychological insight into what makes the markets behave as they do. Supposing that the word "Mind" in the title isn't meant to be taken too literally then one may still find the tips somewhat superficial. If you're a novice to trading then you might be interested to hear comments like "take your losses like a man" or "pick a trading style suited to your personality", but if you are a novice then you probably don't want to be confused or bored by drawn out messages. The essence of this book is worth a chapter in a good general book on trading but wasn't worth the time sifting the mostly common-knowledge or common-sense tips from a well padded book.
I am surprised that this book has so many excellent customer reviews (ignoring those of the big traders themselves). The title may sound interesting and useful but I found nothing profound or enlightening. A few of the tips can be applied to generally being successful at anything, not only trading. It would be useful to know the psychology behind the market-makers and big traders but if this book expresses all that they think then be assured that most semi-intelligent people with a fair education have little to learn from this book. As one trader said, you don't fight the markets, i.e. go with the flow. Useful. They may have a knack for making money but this is probably more to do with intuition than anything they have been able to consciously identify and translate into words that may be of some use to us mortals.
Patel's later book, "Net-Trading", covers many of the more interesting points of this book in a book which is worth a read for beginners or those wanting to use the Internet as an info source and need good pointers through the proliferation of cyber-confusion. He puts the best points from "The Mind of a Trader" into better context and without the padding.
Nice idea for a book for traders, but in my opinion it doesn't hit the spot.

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The Mind of a Trader will explore the trading philosophies, behaviors and tactics of the world's top traders, identifying successful strategies and winning ways in the markets.

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The Naked Trader: How Anyone Can Still Make Money Trading Shares Review

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(More customer reviews)Nicely written with a good sense of humor, I trust the writer must be making more money selling the book and many other things than in the stock market. I wa not very impressed, nevertheless pulled out a few good recommendations.

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In this revealing new book, the follow-up to the bestselling first edition, top trader Robbie Burns cuts through the jargon to give you the lowdown on the strategies you need to make money from share dealing. Robbie, aka the Naked Trader, is an expert and highly entertaining guide to the sometimes baffling world of the stock market. In between cups of tea, rounds of toast and the occasional 'cuddle' with Mrs Naked Trader, he describes the straightforward techniques that have enabled him to succeed in the markets and escape the rat race. The book kicks off with the basics such as: the best websites, magazines and newspapers to look at; the kit you need to get cracking; and some key tips for choosing a broker. Robbie then gives you the essential techniques for picking the good shares and, just as importantly, avoiding the bad ones, and finishes up with some more advanced topics like how to make money even when shares fall. Along the way you also get the chance to spend a day with the

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Market Wizards: Interviews with Top Traders Review

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(More customer reviews)"Market Wizards" was the first of 3 Market Wizards books in which Jack Schwager interviews top traders in the financial markets about their backgrounds, experiences, and techniques. Published in 1989, the interviews in this book were conducted while the stock market crash of October 1987 was fresh in people's minds, which I found added some interest. Some of those interviewed made money on the crash, some lost money, and many have something to say about it. The book is divided into 5 sections, each containing a series of interviews. Jack Schwager introduces each interview by telling us a little about the trader, then we get an edited transcript of the interview, followed by a brief summary of that trader's philosophy. The information the traders provide about their techniques is enough to give a general impression of what they do, not enough to tip their hand, but is outdated in today's market anyway.
Perhaps because Jack Schwager was a commodities analyst, the first and largest section, "Futures and Currencies", is dedicated to commodities traders. Jack Schwager provides brief explanations of the futures and currency markets, then moves on to interviews of 7 commodities traders. Interview subjects include the great Michael Marcus, who multiplied his company account 2500-fold in a decade, and his protégé Bruce Kovner, perhaps the world's largest currency and futures trader at the time. Larry Hite tells some great stories about what not to do when playing the markets. Part 2, "Mostly Stocks", features interviews with 4 traders of stocks or index futures, including William O'Neil, his protégé David Ryan, and the man who won big several times in the U.S. Trading Championships, S&P futures trader Marty Schwartz. Part 3, "A Little Bit of Everything", includes Mark Weinstein and Quantum Fund co-founder James B. Rogers, Jr. Part 4, "The View from the Floor", interviews 3 traders who trade in the pits.
Part 5, "The Psychology of Trading", features an interview with Dr. Van K. Tharp, a research psychologist who studied "the psychology of winning" so as to come up with a "model" of winning traits which can then be taught to other people. He's a flake, in my view, who bases his practice on various "beliefs", but his "super-trader" classes probably provided him a nice income. Explanations of program trading, portfolio insurance, and options, which are referred to in several of the interviews, are provided in Appendixes in the back of the book. There is also a glossary of terms. "Market Wizards" is often touted as being superior to Schwager's latest Wizard book, 2001's "Stock Market Wizards", but I don't think it is. The names in this one are bigger, the information more vague, but "Market Wizards" has added historical interest at this point, since most of these people traded in the 1970s, when markets were more predictable, adapted to rapid change and increased competition in the 1980s, and then traded through the crash of 1987.

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