Currency Trading For Dummies


Book Description

Your plain-English guide to currency trading Currency Trading For Dummies is a hands-on, user-friendly guide that explains how the foreign exchange (ForEx) market works and how you can become a part of it. Currency trading has many benefits, but it also has fast-changing financial-trading avenues. ForEx markets are always moving. So how do you keep up? With this new edition of Currency Trading For Dummies, you'll get the expert guidance you've come to know and expect from the trusted For Dummies brand—now updated with the latest information on the topic. Inside, you'll find an easy-to-follow introduction to the global/ForEx market that explains its size, scope, and players; a look at the major economic drivers that influence currency values; and the lowdown on how to interpret data and events like a pro. Plus, you'll discover different types of trading styles and make a concrete strategy and game plan before you act on anything. Covers currency trading conventions and tools Provides an insider's look at key characteristics of successful currency traders Explains why it's important to be organized and prepared Offers guidance on trading pitfalls to avoid and risk management rules to live by Whether you're just getting started out in the foreign exchange market or an experienced trader looking to diversify your portfolio, Currency Trading For Dummies sets you up for trading success.




Forex Trading for Beginners & Dummies


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Forex trading for beginners can be especially tough. This is mostly due to unrealistic expectations that are common among newcomers. What you need to know is that currency trading is by no means a get-rich-quick scheme. In this book, you will receive a guide to the Forex market, how it works, and key terminology, along with the benefits of trading different currencies.




Currency Trading For Dummies


Book Description

Your plain-English guide to currency trading Forex markets can be one of the fastest and most volatile financial markets to trade. Money can be lost or made in a matter of seconds, and forex markets are always moving. So how do you keep up? This hands-on, friendly guide shows you how the forex market really works, what moves it, and how you can actively trade in it — without losing your head! All the world's a stage — get an easy-to-follow introduction to the global forex market and understand its size, scope, and players Show me the money — take a look at the major fundamental and economic drivers that influence currency values and get the know-how to interpret data and events like a pro Prepare for battle — discover different types of trading styles and make a concrete strategy and game plan before you act on anything Pull the trigger — establish a position in the market, manage the trade while it's open, and close out on the most advantageous terms Open the book and find: Currency trading conventions and tools Key characteristics of successful traders Trading pitfalls to avoid and risk management rules to live by How major currencies typically trade Why it's important to be organized and prepared The 411 on buying and selling simultaneously Tips for understanding rollovers and interest rates Learn to: Grasp currency quotes Capitalize on the foreign exchange market Manage risk and reward Use the forces that drive currency movements Identify key traits of individual currency pairs




Forex Trading for Beginners, Dummies and Idiots


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Are you intrigued by Forex trading or Forex traders? Have you ever wondered if you could truly supplement your income with Forex trading? Do you find Forex trading intimidating? Perhaps you've thought long and hard about trading your way out of the rat race but have no idea where or how to start. Then this book is just for you. Discover price action secrets that will put you ahead of other traders. Learn truths that 99 percent of retail traders don't know Explore the many strategies available to you and see how you can use them to rake in hundreds of pips. Learn the truth about the risk to reward ratios and learn how to make them work for you. Get the best money management tips to protect your capital and grow your profits. Find out the mistakes newbie traders keep making so you can shorten your learning curve. Learn to read the charts like a pro Discover the power in candlestick patterns and the right way to use them Hack your way to mega-profits using the golden ratio Learn the mind hacks you need to overcome emotional trading. Discover the secret to tight entries and stop losses with high rewards. Learn the three secrets, not-so-secret phases of price movement (they aren't what you think they are!) Learn to track the market whales when they make a big splash (and tag along for the ride in a blue ocean of pips) Spot Forex scams in seconds (and never be taken in again). Learn to stop paying your brokers and let them pay you from now on. Become part of the winning 5% of Forex traders at last With this book in your hands, you no longer have to worry about where you should begin your Forex journey. Practice everything you learn here, and, in no time, you will make your way from demo trading to being an actual Forex trader yourself.




All About Forex Trading


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Currency trading techniques you can bank on! Forex trading can be remarkably lucrative—and complex, confusing, and risky. Too many investors dive right into Forex, suffering big losses. If you want to trade currencies successfully, read this book, take your time, and plan accordingly. The $4 trillion Forex market will be waiting. All About Forex Trading walks you through everything you need to know to make currency trading a vibrant part of your diversified portfolio and generate handsome returns—regardless of what is happening to stocks and bonds. Whether your investing style is conservative or aggressive, this no-nonsense guide has what you need to build a powerful Forex trading strategy. Learn all there is to know about: What (and who) drives currency prices Investment vehicles for Forex trading Technical analysis techniques Key fundamental indicators Navigating the economic calendar All the traded currencies—from the Americas to Europe to Asia




CURRENCY TRADING FOR DUMMIES


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Currency Trading For Dummies provides anyone interested in trading on the foreign exchange (Forex) market with nuts and bolts information & advice and most importantly, a step-by-step plan of action for getting started trading the Forex market. It features Forex market guidelines and sample trading plans.· Currency Trading 101 · What Is the Forex Market? · Who Trades Currencies? Meet the Players · The Mechanics of Currency Trading · Getting to Know the Major Currency Pairs · Minor Currency Pairs and Cross-Currency Trading · Looking at the Big Picture · Understanding and Applying Market News, Data, and Information · Getting Down and Dirty with Fundamental Data · Cutting the Fog with Technical Analysis · Training and Preparing for Battle · Identifying Trade Opportunities · Risk-Management Considerations · Pulling the Trigger · Managing the Trade · Closing Your Position and Evaluating Your Trading Results · Ten Habits of Successful Currency Traders · Ten Beginner Trading Mistakes · Ten Rules of Risk Management · Ten Great Resources




Trading Options For Dummies®


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Thinking of trading options, but not sure where to start? Trading Options For Dummies starts you from the beginning with clear, step-by-step advice on how to use top option strategies to reduce your risk while boosting your income and enlarging your retirement portfolio with index, equity, and ETF options. This plain-English guide explains the common types of options and helps you choose the right ones for your investing needs. You find out how to weigh option costs and benefits, combine options to reduce risk, and build a strategy that allows you to gain no matter what the market may bring. You’ll learn the basics of market and sector analysis and what to look for when trying out a new option strategy. You’ll also find what you need to know about options contract specifications and mechanics. Discover how to: Understand option contracts and orders Determine and manage your risk Guard your assets using options Trade options on securities exchanges Protect your rights and satisfy your contract obligations Target sectors using technical analysis Minimize potential losses and optimize rewards Map out your plan of attack Limit your downside when trading the trend Combine options to limit your position risk Benefit from exchange traded funds Key in on volatility for trading opportunities Capitalize on sideways movements Trading options is serious business. Trading Options For Dummies gives you the expert help you need to succeed.




Essentials of Foreign Exchange Trading


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This currency trading book provides readers with real, practical information on how to trade the foreign exchange market effectively. It begins by covering introductory information on the forex market, including basic trading mechanics and the benefits of forex trading, and then goes on to describe specific currency trading methods and skills in step-by-step detail. This includes highly practical information on technical and fundamental analysis, risk and money management, and powerful forex trading strategies. These strategies have proven extremely effective in helping traders play the forex game to win. JAMES CHEN, CTA, CMT (Montville, NJ) is Chief Technical Strategist at FX Solutions, a leading foreign exchange broker. An expert on forex trading and technical analysis, he is also a registered Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA) and a Chartered Market Technician (CMT). Mr. Chen writes daily currency analysis, leads forex trading seminars, and has authored numerous articles on currency trading strategy and technical analysis for major financial publications. These include Forbes.com, Futures Magazine, Technical Analysis of Stocks and Commodities Magazine, and Stocks, Futures and Options (SFO) Magazine.




Technical Analysis For Dummies®


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A simple, straightforward guide to the fundamentals of technical analysis Technical analysis is a collection of techniques designed to help people make trading decisions. Technical Analysis For Dummies, 2nd Edition explains the basic principles and shows you how to apply these principles in an approachable and non-intimidating way. Since the publication of the first edition of Technical Analysis For Dummies, readers have been faced with many changes to the investment landscape, such as new interest rates, looming bank crises, and adjusting market climates. This updated edition includes information on the new indicators, hands-on applications for real-world situations, as well as practical examples that reflect today's financial atmosphere. Determine how markets are performing and make decisions using real data Spot investment trends and turning points Improve your profits and your portfolio performance With straightforward coverage of concepts and execution, Technical Analysis For Dummies shows you how to make better trading decisions in no time.




How to Make a Living Trading Foreign Exchange


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Solid Forex strategies for capturing profits in today's volatile markets How to Make a Living Trading Foreign Exchange puts the world of Forex at your fingertips. Author Courtney Smith begins with an introduction to the Forex market-what it is and how it works. He then delves into six moneymaking techniques for trading Forex, including his unique Rejection Rule that doubles the profit of basic channel breakout systems. In addition to two specific methods for exiting positions at critical levels, Smith also discusses powerful risk management techniques and successful trading psychology strategies that will keep you one step ahead of the game. Reveals the secrets of the Forex market and how to create a lifetime of income trading it Offers advice on maximizing profits during the volatile swings that have increasingly become the norm Other titles by Smith: Option Strategies, Third Edition, Seasonal Charts For Futures Traders, Commodity Spreads, and Profits Through Seasonal Trading Make more from today's Forex market with How to Make a Living Trading Foreign Exchange.