Trading futures for dummies / Joe Duarte.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Duarte, Joe.

Series:

--For dummies.

--For dummies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Futures.

Investments.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (386 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis, IN : Wiley Pub., Inc., 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Explore single-stock futures, ETFs, and alternative energy futures Protect your assets and maximize your profits in this risky yet lucrative market Want to take advantage of the futures market? This plain-English guide gives you the surefire strategies you need to be a successful trader, with up-to-the-minute advice on the various types of futures, conducting research, finding a broker, entering and exiting positions, and minimizing your losses. You also get bearish and bullish strategies and tips for trading online. Discover how to:Understand trends in the g

Contents:

Trading Futures for Dummies; About the Author; Dedication; Author's Acknowledgments; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; Conventions Used in This Book; What I Assume about You; How This Book Is Organized; Icons Used in This Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Understanding the Financial Markets; Chapter 1: The Ins and Outs of Trading Futures; Chapter 2: Where Money Comes From; Chapter 3: The Futures Markets; Chapter 4: Some Basic Concepts About Options on Futures; Chapter 5: Trading Futures Through the Side Door; Part II: Analyzing the Markets

Chapter 6: Understanding the Fundamentals of the EconomyChapter 7: Getting Technical Without Getting Tense; Chapter 8: Speculating Strategies That Use Advanced Technical Analysis; Chapter 9: Trading with Feeling Now!; Part III: Financial Futures; Chapter 10: Wagging the Dog: Interest Rate Futures; Chapter 11: Rocking and Rolling: Speculating with Currencies; Chapter 12: Stocking Up on Indexes; Part IV: Commodity Futures; Chapter 13: Getting Slick and Slimy: Understanding Energy Futures; Chapter 14: Getting Metallic Without Getting Heavy

Chapter 15: Getting to the Meat of the Markets: Livestock and MoreChapter 16: The Bumpy Truth About Agricultural Markets; Part V: The Trading Plan; Chapter 17: Trading with a Plan Today So You Can Do It Again Tomorrow; Chapter 18: Looking for Balance Between the Sheets; Chapter 19: Developing Strategies Now to Avoid Pain Later; Chapter 20: Executing Successful Trades; Part VI: The Part of Tens; Chapter 21: Ten Killer Rules to Keep You Sane and Solvent; Chapter 22: More Than Ten Additional Resources; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-118-05255-2

1-281-74436-0

9786611744366

0-470-40333-0

OCLC:

258767790