October 2007
Cocktail
Economics: Discovering Investment Truths From Everyday Conversations
The CRB
Commodity Yearbook 2007
Secrets
Of The Trading Pros: Techniques & Tips That Pros Use To Beat The Markets
The CPM
Platinum Group Metals Yearbook 2007
Getting
Started In Commodities
Inside
The Investor's Brain: The Power Of Mind Over Money
World
Event Trading: How To Analyze And Profit From Today's Headlines
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 Cocktail Economics:
Discovering Investment Truths From Everyday Conversations (300
pages, $24.99 hardcover, 2007, ISBN 978-0-13-243273-3) by Victor A. Canto,
published by FT Press.
What can moonshine, mountain climbers, power plants, football players, and celebrities teach you about investing? More than you ever imagined! Through entertaining, easy-to-understand anecdotes, analogies, and examples, the author reveals why the most successful investment strategies reflect a balance of approaches. You'll learn how to "read" economic cycles and identify the specific asset classes most likely to outperform. John Wiley & Sons, www.wiley.comBACK TO LIST |
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The CRB Commodity
Yearbook 2007 (322 pages, $200 hardcover, 2007, ISBN 978-0-470-08015-3)
by Commodity Research Bureau, published by John Wiley & Sons.
Since 1939, professional traders, commercial hedgers, portfolio managers, and speculators around the world have come to rely on this book. This is the single most comprehensive source of commodity and futures market information available. Its sources are authoritative, and its historical scope is second to none. This 2007 edition provides crucial information on more than 100 domestic and international commodities. There are major articles on key markets and important issues. For its information and authority this book stands alone. John Wiley & Sons, www.wiley.comBACK TO LIST |
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Secrets Of The
Trading Pros: Techniques & Tips That Pros Use To Beat The Markets
(200 pages, $49.95 hardcover, 2007, ISBN 978-0-470-05411-6) by H. Jack
Bouroudjian, published by John Wiley & Sons.
In more than 20 years of futures trading, the author crossed the paths of an array of professional traders. He discovered that these individuals used certain savvy strategies to make sense of, and profit from, the markets. This book allows you to glean lessons from the experience and ideas of many great traders. It is filled with in-depth insights and real-world advice and offers a glimpse into the mind of the professional trader. John Wiley & Sons, www.wiley.comBACK TO LIST |
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The CPM Platinum
Group Metals Yearbook 2007 (193 pages, $150 hardcover, 2007, ISBN
978-0-470-05064-4) by Cpm Group, published by John Wiley & Sons.
The noble metals -- so named because of their resistance to oxidation and corrosion -- of the platinum group metals (PGMs) are rare and costly. Platinum, palladium, and rhodium are used mostly for jewelry, electronics, and their canalization properties. Their physical characteristics make them key components in numerous products. No one is better-informed on the markets for these metals than the CPM Group. This book provides you with authoritative reference data, analysis, and yearly forecast for the PGMs. It contains the information you need to succeed in the PGM markets. John Wiley & Sons, www.wiley.comBACK TO LIST |
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Getting Started
In Commodities (507 pages,$19.95 soft-cover, 2007, ISBN 978-0-470-08949-1)
by George A. Fontanills, published by John Wiley & Sons.
This roadmap to successfully investing in the commodities market shows you how these markets work. In addition to how investors can identify and track commodity opportunities -- using fundamental factors such as supply and demand and technical analysis tools -- Fontanills also explains the basis of money management, teaches you how to find the best broker, and how to read seasonal chart patterns. Finally, he explores how to build, test, and adjust a winning system for success. Helpful appendices are included. John Wiley & Sons, www.wiley.comBACK TO LIST |
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Inside The
Investor's Brain: The Power Of Mind Over Money (392 pages, $60
hardcover, 2007, ISBN 978-0-470-06737-6) by Richard L. Peterson, published
by John Wiley & Sons.
The human brain is wired to make decisions in certain ways, but not in a conducive way when it comes to the financial markets. The author, a former trader and investor coach, understands firsthand how subconscious mistakes (biases) can sabotage the financial decision-making of market participants. While good investing requires a basic financial education, you've got to learn how to manage yourself. You'll do better in your trading if you know the convolutions of both the markets and your own mind. John Wiley & Sons, www.wiley.comBACK TO LIST |
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World Event Trading:
How To Analyze And Profit From Today's Headlines (244 pages, $49.95
hardcover, 2007, ISBN 978-0-470-10677-8) by Andrew Busch, published by
John Wiley & Sons.
In an age of 24/7 news coverage and cutting-edge technology, world events from hurricanes to Iraq dominate our lives and affect the financial markets. The well-prepared investor can turn these events into profits. Due to vastly improved communications, the impact of these events has been concentrated into a shorter time frame and created more pronounced price movement across global markets. This book will help you learn how to capitalize on these situations, and profit, when they occur. John Wiley & Sons, www.wiley.comBACK TO LIST |
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