Okay, you have a good trading system. It gives you signals that prove profitable more than 75% of the time. Your money management program keeps your overall risk to a minimum. So why aren't you making lots of money? Perhaps what is lacking is the proper emotional outlook. The mental and emotional arena is the focus of this book. Toghraie's belief in repeating the basics of good trading practices over and over, until they become almost unconscious reactions, is just part of the guidance she brings to the traders and investors who follow her teaching as outlined in this book. Real-life stories are included to showcase problems that many will realize could easily be their own.

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Research through M. Gordon Publishing. This is a 40-page look at the one-day breakout method. The book contains mostly charts and performance reports.

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This book examines what banks must do to succeed in the business of making money by taking risks. It encompasses the three primary areas of banking risk -- market, credit, and operational -- and does so in an intuitive, step-by-step format while providing hands-on details about the primary tools for financial risk management. Woven throughout the book are principles underlying the regulatory capital requirements of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, and what banks must do to understand and implement them.

McGraw-Hill, 11 West 19th St., New York, NY 10011, 614 755-4151, fax 212 337-4092, www.books.mcgraw-hill.com

This is a primer on how to trade the most popular stock patterns. Written for the novice investor but containing techniques for the seasoned professional, this guide includes easy-to-use performance tables supported by statistical research. The Getting Started section provides new ideas on trendlines, support and resistance, placing stops, and avoiding common investment mistakes. This book is a trader's reference, and a valuable resource for every investor who has wondered if trading chart patterns can be profitable.

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Futures trading, for years the domain of fund managers and harried pit traders, was long considered too risky or too specialized for the average investor. Due to current technology that capitalizes on previously inaccessible data and research, this trading arena now holds great promise for those who seek to leverage small investments into substantial gains. The book is filled with tools and techniques for understanding in the world of futures trading. Investors interested in expanding into the potentially lucrative world of futures need to look at this guide.

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An energy investor of the 1970s or 1980s would hardly recognize the energy market of today. Multinational corporations are consolidating and constructing new commodities and new markets for trading that are changing the shape of the energy industry. The savvy investor now enjoys remarkable opportunities to receive a significant return. An industrywide emphasis on risk management created, in part, the new commodity markets, and there are now more risk management techniques than ever before.

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How long will it take you to become a competent trader and how much will it cost? If you have questions like this, you picked the right book. It opens with a primer -- aptly named "Financial Trading For Babes In The Woods" -- aimed at newcomers, but containing important information for experienced traders. The heart and soul of Elder's methods teaches the three key aspects of trading -- mind, method, and money. By the time you leave Elder's trading room, you'll be in a position to take your trading to a higher, more intelligent, and successful level.

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