February 2005
Trading Pairs: Capturing Profits And Hedging Risk With Statistical Arbitrage Strategies
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 Trading Pairs:
Capturing Profits And Hedging Risk With Statistical Arbitrage Strategies
(279 pages, $89.95 hardcover, 2004, ISBN 0-471-58428-2) by Mark Whistler,
published by John Wiley & Sons.
When you buy or sell a stock, you hope it moves in a direction that results in a profit. Sometimes that leaves you with a naked position at the mercy of the markets. Pairs trading allows the individual investor a way to hedge positions. The goal is to protect your portfolio from drastic market upswings or downturns while finding the inequities that will make you money. This guide lays a foundation, then teaches you to use this technique profitably. Pairs trading is not the holy grail of trading, but the insights and advice in this book will help traders to track pairs and increase the bottom line in their portfolios. Wiley Book Order Department, 1 Wiley Drive, Somerset, NJ 08875. Phone 800 225-5945, 732 469-4400 x2497, www.wiley.com.BACK TO LIST |
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Julian Robertson:
A Tiger In The Land Of Bulls And Bears (270 pages, $29.95 hardcover,
2004, ISBN 0-471-32363-2) by Daniel A. Strachman, published by John Wiley
& Sons.
Julian Robertson's skills at finding opportunities to exploit in the markets around the globe are legendary. In this, the first in-depth look at one of the most successful hedge fund managers, you'll learn about Robertson's ability to find and execute trades in the equity, fixed-income, and commodities markets. Wiley Book Order Department, 1 Wiley Drive, Somerset, NJ 08875. Phone 800 225-5945, 732 469-4400 x2497, www.wiley.com.BACK TO LIST |
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Alpesh B.
Patel On Stock Futures: Strategies For Profiting From Stock Futures
(176 pages, £19.99 softcover, 2004, ISBN 1-897-59731-2) by Alpesh
B. Patel with Aranca, published by Harriman House Publishing.
This book is for stock traders and longer-term investors interested in learning about one of the most efficient instruments for short-term trading: stock futures. Patel explains what you need to know about stock futures, from basic characteristics to practical trading strategies. He highlights their special advantages, especially as a low-cost way of gaining exposure to non-UK equities, and shows how they can be employed to enhance returns and control risks. Harriman House, Ltd., 43 Chapel Street, Petersfield, Hampshire GU32 3DY UK. Phone: +44(01) 1730 233870. Fax: +44(01) 1730 233880, www.harriman-house.com.BACK TO LIST |
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Dealing With
Financial Risk (214 pages, $27.50 hardcover, 2004, ISBN 1-57660-162-5)
by David Shirreff, published by Bloomberg Press.
As markets have grown more sophisticated, the task of managing financial risk has become ever more challenging. This book makes sense of what financial risk management involves both in theory and in practice. It begins with the growth of financial markets and market theory and goes on to look at some spectacular failures of risk management and the lessons that can be learned from them. Bloomberg Press, 800 869-1231BACK TO LIST |
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Essential Investment
(228 pages, $15.00 softcover, 2003, ISBN 1-861-97550-3) by Philip Ryland,
published by Profile Books. In the past two decades, the investment world has become increasingly sophisticated as new products are created and new ways of selling them are established. The collapse in stock prices since the dotcom bubble burst and the raft of corporate scandals that came to light soon after have shown how important it is to understand the way the investment world works. This book will help provide that, with entries that cover many concepts and terms. Profile Books Ltd., 58A Hatton Garden, London EC1N 8LX UK. Phone: +44(0) 20 7404 3001 Fax: +44(0) 20 7404 3003, www.profilebooks.com.uk.BACK TO LIST |
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How Markets
Really Work: A Quantitative Guide To Stock Market Behavior (145
pages, $49.95 hardcover, 2004, ISBN 0-9755513-1-0) by Larry Connors, Conor
Sen, and Connors Research Group, published by Trading Markets Publishing
Group.
Traders and investors have been using unproven assumptions about popular patterns such as breakouts, momentum, new highs, new lows, market breadth, put/call ratios, and more, without knowing if a statistical edge exists. Through new research you will be able to see which patterns and indicators have an edge. Many traders have been taught to buy strength and sell weakness. The results shown by the research here prove that you are better off doing the opposite. TradingMarkets Publishing Group, Phone, 888 484-8220 ext 1BACK TO LIST |
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The New Science
Of Parabolic Analysis (129 pages, $34.95 softcover, 2004, ISBN
0-9717852-6-0) by Clif Droke, published by Publishing Concepts.
Unleash the power of parabolic curves to increase your trading profits. Learn how to draw market curves on price graphs of stocks and commodities and how to forecast market moves. The use of parabolic curves can improve your trading system. Parabolic analysis is explained using a step-by-step approach and promises to change the way you think about technical market analysis. Publishing Concepts, PO Box 3401, Topsail Beach, NC 28445BACK TO LIST |
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The Secrets
Of Economic Indicators: Hidden Clues To Future Economic Trends And Investment
Opportunities (376 pages, $27.95 hardcover, 2005, ISBN 0-13-145501-X)
by Bernard Baumohl, published by Wharton School Publishing.
Every day, stocks, bonds, and currencies bounce in response to economic indicators. Now you can use these indicators to make smarter investment decisions. Baumohl uses real-world examples to illuminate the indicators that matter, then tells you where to find them, what they look like, and how to interpret them. No matter your relationship with investing, this book will be helpful in determining what the future holds. Wharton School Publishing, an imprint of Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458, www.whartonsp.com.BACK TO LIST |
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