The Complete Idiot's Guide to Options And Futures, 2nd Edition


Book Description

Completely updated, this practical guide has the information investors need to keep up in the complex, fast-paced, and highly profitable world of options and futures, where everything is in play - from oil to diamonds, poultry to vaccines, franchises to coffee. Provides cutting edge information on energy futures and options. Tools for creating flexible strategies that can move with the times. New information on the solid standbys like livestock, precious metals, and equities. Keyed to the new realities of the global economy, making this book vital for investors at all levels. Highly respected expert author.













The Complete Idiot's Guide to Options and Futures


Book Description

Yours"re no idiot, of course. You know the risks involved with investing your hard-earned money in currency markets or commodities, and many people jump into options and futures trading without understanding how the market works. But you donrs"t have to put all your money in cold storage! The Complete Idiotrs"s Guidereg; to Options and Futures will show you exactly how this confusing market operates and how you can minimize your risk. In this Complete Idiotrs"s Guidereg;, you get: --Information on the latest new types of investing such as single stock futures. --Tips on how to safely invest in managed futures funds. --Basic information on such commodities as foreign currency, grains, meats, softs, and metals. --Definitions of investing terms yours"ll need such as "calls," "puts," and "selling short."




Diary of a Professional Commodity Trader


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Trading is generally far more difficult in practice than in theory. The reality is that no trade set up or individual trader or system can identify profitable trades in advance with complete certainty. In A Year of Trading, long-time trader Peter Brandt reveals the anxieties and uncertainties of trading in a diary of his 2009 trades. He explains his thought process as he searches for trading opportunities and executes them. Each trade includes charts, an analysis of the trade, and a play-by-play account of how the trade unfolds.




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Financial Aid for College, 2nd Edition


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Most futures depend on it This comprehensive, fully updated edition shows readers how to get scholarships, find the best financial aid packages for academic or sports skills, improve one's chances of receiving financial aid, take advantage of the new tax laws to build a college savings plan, and much more. Also includes a newly updated yellow-pages directory with names, addresses, and information on where to inquire and how to apply for financial aid. • A must-have purchase for anyone considering budgeting for or financing a college education




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Creating a Graphic Novel, 2nd Edition


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Graphic novel guidance from two experts in the field. Here is a clear, beginning-to-end guide to creating a graphic novel, from developing a concept to getting it to readers. Heavily illustrated, this book explains the tools used, demonstrates techniques, and offers tricks of the trade. Writers and illustrators alike will find it the best overall introduction to the world of graphic novels. ?New edition features a larger format with expanded illustrations. ?Publishers Weekly reports graphic novel sales in the U.S. and Canada at $375 million in 2007, quintuple sales from 2001, while in 2008, United Press International reports, graphic novel business is booming. ?Well-known author in the graphic novel community, both Eisner Award nominees




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Risk Management


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Manage the risk and maximize the reward! Risk. It's what business is all about. The key to success is to anticipating and managing the risks that can impact business. The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Risk Management provides the key information necessary to manage business risk successfully. • The basic categories of business risk • How to indentify the specific factors that affect any particular business • How to create practical risk models to plan ahead • How to lessen the impact of risk events should they happen • How to profit from strategic risk taking




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Market Timing


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Giving a comprehensive overview of the trends, indicators, and history of market timing, this handbook offers easy-to-understand coverage of the most simple and reliable tendencies of the financial markets.