BOOKS FOR TRADERS
May 2012
The following selection of book descriptions represents a sampling of recent book releases in the investing field. Books described here may be from some of the major book publishers as well as some independent book publishers. These are not critical reviews or editorial evaluations, but rather a brief look at the book marketplace to help keep readers up to date on new book offerings.
Behavioral Investment Management: An Efficient Alternative To Modern Portfolio Theory
(367 pages, $75 hardcover, 2012, ISBN 978-0-07-174660-1) by Greg B. Davies and Arnaud de Servigny, published by McGraw-Hill. This guide offers a new approach to dynamic investing that addresses critical realities that modern portfolio theory (MPT) ignores, including investors’ emotional impact on investing. This book shows institutional investment managers, retail investors, and investment advisors how to use the latest techniques from the field of behavioral finance to construct better-performing portfolios. This guide also presents a framework for improving your ability to generate high-performing portfolios. It also examines the wealth management and pension fund industries and explains how behavioral science can create opportunities in these two sectors.
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Confessions Of A Wall Street Whiz Kid
(176 pages, $14.99 hardcover, 2011, ISBN 978-1439-284919) by Peter Grandich with Jo Smith Schloeder, published by Grandich Publications. This is an autobiography of trader, newsletter writer, and founder of Grandich.com, Grandich Publications, and the Trinity Financial Sports & Entertainment Management. Peter Grandich entered Wall Street in the mid-1980s and after he predicted the 1987 market crash and the next day predicted its recovery to new highs, Good Morning America labeled him the “Wall Street whiz kid.” Chapters 13 and 14 concern current economic conditions and his outlook for the future.
Additional information: www.grandich.com
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The Essentials Of Financial Analysis
(516 pages, $50 hardcover, 2012, ISBN 978-0-07-176836-8) by Samuel C. Weaver, published by McGraw-Hill. In today’s competitive business environment, it is crucial that managers and business executives have a firm grasp of financial analysis. This work attempts to simplify a topic often difficult to understand so that employees, executives, and investors can understand an organization’s financial workings. It covers the key components of financial reporting, budgeting, and analysis so you can relate to the numbers behind the business issues. You will be able to command discussions on performance, investment, and other financial situations with members of your finance team and senior management.
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Fusion Analysis
(460 pages, $85 hardcover, 2012, ISBN 978-0-07-162938-6) by V. John Palicka, CFA, CMT, published by McGraw-Hill. Fusion analysis combines the best of all possible strategies into one unified system. This guide by portfolio manager Palicka shows how to manage fundamental trends like gold investing and small-cap investing, master technical tools such as price forecasts and market data histories, recognize behavioral patterns like fear, greed, impulse, and sentiment, and utilize quant systems to adapt, evolve, and balance your investments. By combining investment approaches, Palicka’s integrated system provides a fusion of theory and practice.
Additional information: www.mhprofessional.com
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Joyce, Queen Of The Mountain
(162 pages, $16.95 hardcover, 2011, ISBN 978-1-4620-4205-0) by Joyce Selander, published by iUniverse. Joyce Selander ventured into hand-to-hand, financial combat every day for 13 years as the first woman to physically trade financial futures in the pits at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT). This memoir tells of standing toe-to-toe with 500 shouting, sweating, male traders all trying to reach the top of the financial mountain. This book provides an insider’s look at the workings of the CBOT and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and gives insights into strategies and styles.
Additional information: www.iuniverse.com
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Profit With The Market Profile: Identifying Market Value In Real Time
(275 pages, $129.99 hardcover, 2011, ISBN 978-1-59280-527-3) by John Keppler, published by Marketplace Books. Developed in the 1980s by finance experts at the CBOT, Market Profile has become one of the most powerful analytical tools for traders, investors, and market analysts. Market value is the core concept behind any trade, and the core of any trader’s decision is based on the perception of value. This book reveals how Market Profile makes it possible to identify and track market value in real time, in every time frame. From the basics of the key elements of a Profile chart to discussion of market auction theory, this guide will allow traders a fresh viewpoint of the markets.
Additional information: www.MarketplaceBooks.com
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Originally published in the May 2012 issue of Technical
Analysis of Stocks & Commodities magazine.
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