Trading for Dummies | 
 enlarge | Authors: Michael Griffis, Lita, Mba Epstein
Publisher: For Dummies
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 30438
Media: Paperback
Pages: 384
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.8
ISBN: 0764556894
Dewey Decimal Number: 332.642
UPC: 785555879782
EAN: 9780764556890
ASIN: 0764556894
Publication Date: August 27, 2004
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Product Description
The friendly, easy-to-understand guide to stock trading
Trading For Dummies presents practical, how-to guidelines on observing market behavior, identifying trends and patterns, and predicting future performance. Readers will discover how to develop strategies for when to buy and sell stocks, spot easy chart patterns, choose the right stock to trade, and develop a personal trading strategy. Readers will also find information on choosing a broker, using a trading center, and protecting their principal. Further sections provide advice on designing and keeping a trading log and using the Internet for research-plus strategies and tips for swing and day trading. Trading For Dummies is an approachable, non-intimidating guide to finding stocks that move and trades that pay.
Michael Griffis (Winchester, VA) is a stockbroker who has helped businesses and individuals manage investments in stocks, bonds, mutual funds, retirement plans, 401(k) plans, and asset management programs. Lita Epstein (Coconut Creek, FL) designs and teaches online courses on topics such as investing for retirement, getting ready for tax time, and finance and investing for women. She is the author of Streetwise Retirement Planning and the coauthor of Teach Yourself Retirement Planning in 24 Hours.
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 Good start up books February 17, 2008
Christopher M. Knigga (Sioux Falls, SD)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The book is very fundamental but I need this anyway. This book provides clarifications on the basic of trading. You will find terminologies quickly that you will need for trading which is very helpful to me. Don't expect this book to show you how to make money but to understand how trading works.
 Not up to the Dummies standard June 16, 2007
A. Gardener (Albuquerque, NM)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I had hoped that, since this book discusses both fundamental and technical analysis, it would be a balanced blend of the two. However, it is almost entirely a technical analysis book, that acknowledges the existence of fundamentals and not much else.
The fact that the book doesn't match my investment style isn't enough on its own to earn a two-star rating from me. Unfortunately, it is also poorly written, and poorly edited. It is wordy, jargony, confusing, vague, and occasionally (as near as I can tell) inaccurate. Most significantly, it is missing the spark that made the reputation of the Dummies books - the inspired organization and careful choice of topics that allow a single book to provide a useful foundation in a complicated subject.
That said, I did (laboriously) read the whole thing. It added some polish to my chart-reading abilities. It also helped me to understand some previously inexplicable aspects of market behavior. I am not likely to become a technical analyst anytime soon, but I now feel slightly better prepared to share the marketplace with them.
Excellent foundation for the beginning trader January 5, 2007
Oz Man (Brownsville, TX USA)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
Trading for Dummies is an excellent book for anyone interested in starting to trade stocks. This book really kept me wanting to read on and on because every section was filled with plenty of information. The way the chapters are arranged were very good in that you don't have to be going back and forth to understand the whole concept. One thing I noticed was that this book is for someone who wants to be a position trader as opposed to a day trader, which is good because that is what I want to do. For someone who knows absolutely nothing about how the stock market works, this book is an excellent read. Overall I give it the full five stars.
Must read for those who want to make money August 4, 2006
MBZ Pilot (Washington State)
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
Great book. Covers all the bases, including fundamental and technicals. I have read a few of the other Dummies books on investing and all were well written. This book is for those who want to make money, not just buy and hold and hope for the best. I learned more about trading/investing with the Dummies series than 4 years of college majoring in finance. And yes, I have made money.
Great Introduction April 14, 2006
Ron Gonzalez (Boston)
21 out of 22 found this review helpful
IMHO The reason the "for dummies" brand has been successfull aside from the catchy name, is the actual content and material of the books themselves.
This book has been a great read for some one like myself that already had an idea of what investing entails, but that does not preclude total beginners with no idea from gaining an immense amount of great information from this book.
It is written in plain language and is a great place for a beginner to start his journey.
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