Trading Commodities and Financial Futures: A Step-by-Step Guide to Mastering the Markets, 4th Edition

Description

As an asset class, commodities are now as important as stocks and bonds – and with rapid growth in demand, profit opportunities in commodities are larger than ever. But today’s computer-driven markets are volatile and chaotic. Fortunately, you can profit consistently – and this tutorial will show you how. Building on more than 30 years of market success, George Kleinman introduces powerful trend-based techniques for consistently trading in your “sweet spot” for profits.

Kleinman reveals exactly how the commodities markets have changed – and how you can use consistent discipline to avoid “shark-infested waters” and manage the market’s most dangerous risks. Ideal for every beginning-to-intermediate level trader, speculator, and investor, this guide begins with the absolute basics, and takes you all the way to highly-sophisticated strategies.

You’ll discover how futures and options trading work today, how trading psychology impacts commodity markets even in an age of high-frequency computer trading, and how to avoid the latest pitfalls. Kleinman offers extensively updated coverage of electronic trading, today’s contracts, and advanced trading techniques – including his exclusive, powerful Pivot Indicator approach.

Three previous editions of this tutorial have become international best-sellers. But the game has changed. Win it the way it’s played right now, with Trading Commodities and Financial Futures, Fourth Edition.

Sample Content

Table of Contents

Introduction     1

Chapter 1: The Four Essentials     5

Chapter 2: How to Become a Successful Trader     11

Chapter 3: A Diabolical Story     17

Chapter 4: The Futures Primer     21

Chapter 5: The Options Course     45

Chapter 6: The Intermediate Trading Course (Or Just Enough to Be Dangerous!)     75

Chapter 7: Algorithms Eliminating People     115

Chapter 8: The Advanced Trading Course     127

Chapter 9: The Moving Averages Primer     193

Chapter 10: GK’s Pivot Indicator     205

Chapter 11: And Finally     219

Appendix: 25 Trading Secrets of the Pros     229

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