You're a trader. You live a life of glamour, fast cars, leisure and luxury -- everything you've ever dreamed of ... Of course, that's until you discover that trading can be brutally difficult. If you play the trading game, you are going to make mistakes -- maybe even some like these: agonising endlessly over when to enter or exit a trade trading like a maverick, risking too much of your capital beating yourself up when a trade goes against you losing $1 million in a single trade clicking 'buy' instead of 'sell' buying 10 000 units when you only meant to purchase 1000. 20 Most Common Trading Mistakes reveals market mishaps from some of the biggest names in trading. Everyone - from stellar traders to complete novices -- can use help learning how to trade in the black. Why not learn from the masters how to turn blunders into profit?

Forex Made Simple is the essential guide for anyone who wants to make money trading foreign exchange, without all the fuss You don't need to be a financial wizard or spend all day glued to a computer screen to trade forex profitably. Including the information you need to know (and nothing more), this book provides straightforward strategies anyone can use--no expensive broker required! Inside you'll find information on: currencies and economies types of forex markets retail forex dealers and market makers placing trades economic indicators and events that affect exchange rates money and risk management If you're ready to take the plunge into the forex market and maximize your success without all the stress, this is the book for you.

Australia's #1 business publisher is proud to publish The Wiley Trading Guide including writing from some of the best trading authors and professionals operating in Australia and the US. With new material from some of Wiley's best-selling trading authors including Louise Bedford, Daryl Guppy, Chris Tate, Stuart McPhee and more, this guide is the must-have book for traders looking to capitalise on the market recovery in 2010. Hot topics covered include Forex, futures, charting, CFDs, computerised trading, trading plans and trading psychology.

The essential guide to trading futures, without all the fuss This uncomplicated guide for beginners proves that you don't have to be a financial wizard to successfully trade futures . . . and you don't have to hire a financial advisor to tell you what to do either. Instead, Futures Made Simple outlines the basic strategies that even novice investors can use to make money with futures. The book lays just what you need to know—what futures are, how the exchanges work, how to analyse the markets, and how to trade futures either on- or offline. An excellent entry-level guide to futures trading Written by a successful trader with almost two decades of experience in equities, futures, options, and other vehicles Features easy-to-understand examples and bulleted summaries of key points to make learning simple For investors at any level of experience who want to move into futures trading, Futures Made Simple offers expert advice and fundamental guidance for profitable investing.

Trading Plans Made Simple is the essential guide for anyone who wants to achieve trading success and maximise their financial returns. Just as every business needs a robust plan for success, so too does your trading. In Trading Plans Made Simple you will discover the simplest and easiest way to build a comprehensive plan for your trading--one that will help you trade like a professional and provide you with a structure and strategy to guide your trading. Inside you'll find information on: conducting your trading like a business creating an individual trading plan tailored to your goals approaching your trading with discipline defining your trading strategy managing your money and assessing your risk measuring your success and reviewing your trading If you're ready to turbocharge your trading with an individual plan and maximise your success without all the stress, this is the book for you.

Identify mistakes standing in the way of investment success With so much at stake in investing and wealth management, investors cannot afford to keep repeating actions that could have serious negative consequences for their financial goals. The Five Mistakes Every Investor Makes and How to Avoid Them focuses on what investors do wrong so often so they can set themselves on the right path to success. In this comprehensive reference, readers learn to navigate the ever-changing variables and market dilemmas that often make investing a risky and daunting endeavor. Well-known and respected author Peter Mallouk shares useful investment techniques, discusses the importance of disciplined investment management, and pinpoints common, avoidable mistakes made by professional and everyday investors alike. Designed to provide a workable, sensible framework for investors, The Five Mistakes Every Investor Makes and How to Avoid Them encourages investors to refrain from certain negative actions, such as fighting the market, misunderstanding performance, and letting one's biases and emotions get in the way of investing success. Details the major mistakes made by professional and everyday investors Highlights the strategies and mindset necessary for navigating ever-changing variables and market dilemmas Includes useful investment techniques and discusses the importance of discipline in investment management A reliable resource for investors who want to make more informed choices, this book steers readers away from past investment errors and guides them in the right direction.

With over 50,000 copies in print for the first edition, Kaeppel's insight has undoubtedly made its mark in the options world. Now, he strikes again with an updated and more comprehensive look at those pesky mistakes that traders continue to make in trading options. In easy-to-understand terms, he systematically breaks down each problem and offers concrete and practical solutions to overcome it in the future. There are big profits to be made in options trading. By avoiding the four most common and most costly mistakes the majority of traders make, you'll be set to win big. System and software developer Jay Kaeppel helps you thoroughly understand each mistake before showing you how to avoid them in future trades. In this new, color edition, you'll find: More in-depth analysis of the four biggest mistakes including volatility calculations, risk/reward relationships, calendar spreads, etc. More real world examples with varying scenarios updated to reflect today's market More graphs and tables to better illustrate Kaeppel's concepts More detailed discussion on the nature of options trading and how to create a consistently winning strategy Concise and to-the-point, here's an action plan you can read and put into place immediately to become a more profitable trader.