Tricks of the active trader
Subtitle: an insider's techniques for getting the edge
By: Neal T. Weintraub.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 2007
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9780071468633
Subjects: Electronic trading of securities.; Speculation.; Stocks.
Table of contents: title: Trick: 1 Why are you here?; title: Trick: 2 Precious metals are a must for your portfolio; title: Trick: 3 Market access: does faster and cheaper always trump slower and more expensive?; title: Trick: 4 Save $5,000 on investment advice; title: Trick: 5 Always read the fine print; title: Trick: 6 Minimizing short-term trading risk: stocks or futures?; title: Trick: 7 spiders, diamonds and qubes oh-my!; title: Trick: 8 Pump up the volume with Excel; title: Trick: 9 Pretend you're a customer; title: Tip: 1 Pin drop; title: Tip: 2 No cash? Consider a trading arcade, algorithmic trading firm, or FX group; title: Prestidigitation: 1 Humility is better than hubris; title: Tip: 3 If you can't remember 1929, reflect on September 11; title: Prestidigitation: 2 Is security a problem?; title: Tip: 4 Don't count on beginner's luck; title: Tip: 5 Action point; title: Tip: 6 The government will not protect you; title: Tip: 7 A zebra in lion country; title: Tip: 8 keep your eye on the ball; title: Tip: 9 Meet captain Ron and ship's mate Stubby; title: Trap: 1 Insecurity is the enemy; title: Trap: 2 You look marvelous; you look too marvelous; title: Trap: 3 Electronic trading has trap doors; title: Trap: 4 Cramer vs. Kramer vs. Neal; title: Trap: 5 Skipping the fundamentals will cost you; title: Trap: 6 Money for nothing; title: Prestidigitation: 3 Full-service funds or should I say funs?; title: Trap: 7 y2= 2px; title: Trap: 8 Lisa loves Russell; title: Trap: 9 The stock market does not owe you a living; title: Trap: 10 Message boards; title: Trap: 11 Don't be fooled by randomness; title: Prestidigitation: 4 Trading the news; title: Hardware, operations, software and the Internet; title: Tip: 1 The real commitment; title: Tip: 2 PC pioneers can be lead astray; title: Tip: 3 To PC or Mac, that is the question; title: Tip: 4 Laptops will actually grow legs and walk; title: Tip: 5 Monitoring your trading world; title: Trick: 1 Be a flasher; title: Trick: 2 Improve your screen image; title: Trick: 3 the need for CPU speed; title: Trap: 1 If you don't know, don't fix it; title: Trap: 2 Be careful when you back up; title: Trap: 3 The abyss; title: Operations; title: Tip: 1 People first, computer second; title: Tip: 2 Get out of the slow lane; title: Tip: 3 Avoid spam or end up eating it; title: Tip: 4 It's not your father's email anymore; title: Trick: 1 Back up or find your back up against the wall; title: Trick: 2 Email client or webmail? with both, you get eggroll; title: Trick: 3 There are two ears on that mouse; title: Trap: 1 Get out of the dark; title: Trap: 2 Avoid malware or get sick quick; title: Trap: 3 E-mail can sink your trading; title: Software; title: Executing the trade without killing it; title: Tip: 1 The Internet is your friend; title: Tip: 2 Choose a good ISP or lose your choice; title: Tip: 3 The need for connection speed; title: Tip: 4 Browsing for browsers; title: Trick: 1 Bookmark that baby; title: Trick: 2 Search the web they weave; title: Trick: 3 Save to the web; title: Trick: 4 Let the information find you; title: Trick: 5 Tidbits; title: Trap: 1 Who is that new me?; title: Trap: 2 Your kingdom; title: Traders notebook; title: Trader's notebook: 1 Sooner or later you must excel; title: Trader's notebook: 2 Understanding the odds; title: Trader's notebook: 3 The Rohr report; title: Trader's notebook: 4 Trading software companies; title: Trader's notebook: 5 Web sites for traders; title: Trader's notebook: 6 If you want to know the markets, know the reports; title: Trader's notebook: 7 Trading spreads; title: Trader's notebook: 8 Free financial education.