September 2010

Chalk Talks For Traders: Easy Xs And Os From A Proven Pro
(110 pages, $29.95 paperback, 2010, ISBN 978-1-934812-62-4) by Phil Storer, published by Brown Books Publishing Group.

This is an opportunity to learn from a professional trader. Whether you are experienced or just getting started in trading, you will benefit from this guide. It teaches methods that have been tried and found to be true for more than 40 years. This is a series of practical, applicable lessons glued together by the personal experiences of a trader who has seen it all. The methods presented can be used to interpret the status of all markets. Learn the lessons and acquire the confidence and tools to trade any market successfully.

Additional information: www.brownbooks.com

Dictionary Of Finance And Investment Terms: 8th Edition
(865 pages, $14.99 softcover, 2010, ISBN 978-0-7641-4304-5) edited by John Downes, A.B., and Jordan Elliott Goodman, A.B., M.A., published by Barron’s Educational Series.

More than 5,000 terms related to stocks, bonds, mutual funds, banking, tax laws, and transactions in the various financial markets are presented alphabetically with descriptions. This eighth edition has been updated to take account of new financial regulations and recent dramatic swings in equities, credit, and other financial resources. Readers will also find a list of financial abbreviations and acronyms as well as illustrative diagrams and charts. Here’s a valuable short-entry dictionary for business students as well as for office reference and the home bookshelves of private investors.

Additional information: www.barronseduc.com

Cloud Charts: Trading Success With The Ichimoku Technique
(240 pages, $49.99 hardcover, 2010, ISBN 978-0-9565171-0-4) by David Linton, published by Updata plc.

Cloud Charts teaches you all about the ichimoku technique now used by traders all over the world. The book covers everything you need to know to trade with ichimoku effectively. Cloud Charts comes with a full introductory summary to the most useful technical analysis techniques and how to apply them with cloud charts. The book covers many groundbreaking ideas including multiple time frame analysis, combining clouds and other techniques, backtesting, and trading strategies.

Additional information: www.cloudcharts.com

The Invisible Hands: Hedge Funds Off The Record — Rethinking Real Money
(444 pages, $29.95 hard-cover, 2010, ISBN 978-0-470-60753-4) by Steven Drobny, published by John Wiley & Sons.

The crash of 2008 crushed “real money” investors. World markets collapsed. Many hedge fund, venture capital, and real asset managers suffered immense losses. Yet the world has not ended. In fact, global macro hedge fund managers fared well. Those managers anchor their investment processes in risk rather than targeting outsized returns. Author Steven Drobny sheds light on how they managed risk and profited during the worst financial disaster since the Great Depression. This book contains revealing interviews with the managers who survived and prospered through the 2008 downturn. The book provides investors and traders with the latest thinking from the most successful players in money management who reveal their own approaches to markets.

Additional information: www.wiley.com

The Complete Idiot’s Guide To Technical Analysis
(327 pages + CD, $21.95 paperback, 2010, ISBN 978-1-59257-901-3) by Jan Arps, published by Alpha Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA).

You may not be an idiot, but you have spent a lot of time riding the market up and down. You would like to have the tools to make more educated investing decisions. This guide shows you how to analyze market swings and trends to your best advantage. Here, you will find techniques you can use to idiot-proof your investment strategies, and explanations of terms and topics you need to make better investment decisions. There are many graphs and detailed explanations to make the learning process simple. Not only that, there is a CD full of videos to show what the book is talking about. The author is a veteran trader giving the basics needed to trade the markets using technical analysis. A Quick-Scan of this book can be found at www.working-money.com.

Additional information: www.idiotsguides.com

Malcolm Pryor On Short Term Spread Betting — DVD: Winning Strategies For Active Traders
(Two hours, £299 DVD, 2009, ISBN 978-1906659509) by Malcolm Pryor, published by Harriman House.

Spread betting expert Malcolm Pryor reveals some of his trading strategies. The focus of the two-hour DVD and its accompanying booklet is on short-term trading using spread bets. Short term, in this case, means trades lasting just a few days. The DVD consists of 16 video modules, with each group of modules introduced via a short presentation on camera. This is a must for traders looking to develop their trading and take their spread betting to another level.

Additional information: www.harriman-house.com