The Way To Trade: Discover Your Successful Trading Personality

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The Way To Trade - Front Cover Printer's Imprint Short Title About The Author Dedication Contents Why You Need This Book Why this book is unique There are no right or wrong ways to trade Follow your own path Foreword Introduction Acknowledgements Section 1: The Underlying Philosophy Chapter 1: An Introduction To The Trading Pyramid The Trading Pyramid Chapter 2: The Evolution Of A Trader And The 55 Steps The three stages Greed orientated Fear orientation Risk orientation The 55 steps Chapter 3: The Human Brain Structure of the brain Trading Chaos Chapter 4: You – The First Level Of The Pyramid And Why The trading experience Chapter 5: Commitment The nature of the market Market Profile Chapter 6: Discipline Discipline and the Trading Pyramid System parameters Chapter 7: Money Management Using Money Management Position size Monitoring position Chapter 8: Risk Control Risk inherent in the vehicle Risk inherent in the market Other forms of risk Chapter 9: The Three Simple Rules (Or Trading Secrets) The trading secrets Secret 1: Cut your losses Secret 2: Run your profits Secret 3: Trade selectivity Secret 4: Trade with the trend Following the rules Using stops Losses Running profits Trading selectively Trading with the trend Chapter 10: System Parameters – The Thinking Behind System Design Buying options Writing options Futures Designing a system System requirements Time Price Opportunities Long-term and short-term systems Putting it all together Chapter 11: System Parameters – Simple Trading Rules And The Human Brain Systems The human brain Chapter 12: Developing Your Methodology Time frame Trading type Analysis type Money Management (MM) Risk control (RC) Entry methodology (EM) Exit methodology (ExM) Interview with an institutional trader Requirements for success in the market Type of trading Chapter 13: Operation The set-up Problems with operation Chapter 14: The Whole Structure = Profit/Loss Chapter 15: Stops And Acceptance Are stops necessary? Stop approaches Acceptance Chapter 16: A Trading Coach? The benefits of working with a coach Adrienne Toghraie First steps Section 2: Market Techniques And Methodologies Chapter 17: Some Points Of Principle More general points Low risk trading opportunities Trading tips Chapter 18: Market Profile And Minus Development Market Profile Minus Development Value Other concepts TTT article Trading tips with Market Profile Chapter 19: Futures And Options Stocks Futures Options Pricing options Buy or sell? Chapter 20: Spiky Action Trading Trend Types of spike Chapter 21: An Options Strategy The options strategy – principle The options strategy – operation Options – the hedging strategy Chapter 22: A Number Of Futures Strategies Gap opens – code word: goose Failed breakthroughs – code word: goat Failed re-tests – code word: snake Square congestion – code word: box Key levels – code word: piano Elliott Fives – code word: illusion Aborted patterns – code word: platypus Trend following – code word: horse Corrective action Other systemized approaches Chapter 23: Systems Stops One secret to success A few additional comments My own trading My trading rules Trading rules – August 1998 Stops/hedging Options/hedging Risk warning/disclaimer It doesn’t end here Chapter 24: Trading Systems And When To Use Them Trading systems How to make a fortune trading futures Chapter 25: Market Myths Indicators and market techniques News Zero sum? Don’t you believe it! Systems Chapter 26: The 10-Step Approach To Futures And Options Trading Step 1: Where am I now? Step 2: Where do I want to go? Step 3: Survival (1) Step 4: Survival (2) Step 5: Methodologies Step 6: Theory Step 7: Practice Step 8: Fear Step 9: Running profits Step 10: Expertise The consultancy service Section 3: A Chart Tutorial Chapter 27: Low Risk Trading Opportunities On U.S. And U.K. Markets Section 4: An Options Trading Campaign Chapter 28: A War Of Attrition Epilogue Markets Economic black holes LTCM Conclusion Appendices Appendix 1: Follow-Up Services Appendix 2: 'The Troubled Trader' by Tony Plummer, MSTA Appendix 3: Recommended Reading Appendix 4: Trading And Psychology Questionnaire Trading A Motivation B Experience C Results D Perception E Current situation Personal Appendix 5: Is Elliott Addictive? Trading Resources Index