Day Trading For Dummies

In an ever-changing market, get the advantage of trading for yourself Day trading is undoubtedly the most exciting way to make your own money. Before you begin, you need three things: patience, nerves of steel, and a well-thumbed copy of Day Trading For Dummies. This plain-English guide shows you how day trading works, identifies its all-too-numerous pitfalls, and gets you started with an action plan. From classic and renegade strategies to the nitty-gritty of daily trading practices, it gives you the knowledge and confidence you'll need to keep a cool head, manage risk, and make decisions instantly as you buy and sell your positions. * Expanded coverage of day trading resources and sites available * Help choosing an online broker in the current market * New trading products * Updated information on SEC rules and regulations (and tax laws) * New investment options * Updated examples that reflect current market and economic conditions Read Day Trading For Dummies and get the tips, guidance, and solid foundation you need to succeed in this thrilling, lucrative, and rewarding career!

Introduction 1 Part I: Getting Started with Day Trading 5 Chapter 1: So You Want to Be a Day Trader 7 Chapter 2: Planning to Succeed As a Day Trader 23 Chapter 3: Deciding What to Trade and How to Trade It 45 Chapter 4: Defining Trading: Risk, Reward, and Timing 69 Chapter 5: Regulation and the Modern Trader 81 Part II: Exploring Popular Day-Trading Strategies 97 Chapter 6: Managing Your Money and Positions 99 Chapter 7: Technical Analysis 101 115 Chapter 8: Following Market Indicators and Tried-and-TrueDay-Trading Strategies 137 Chapter 9: Increasing Risk and Potential Return with ShortSelling and Leverage 161 Chapter 10: Looking for Easy Profits: Navigating the TrickyWorld of Arbitrage and High-Frequency Trading 177 Chapter 11: All About Accounts 191 Part III: Necessities and Niceties for Successful DayTrading 205 Chapter 12: Equipping to Day Trade 207 Chapter 13: Researching Research Services 215 Chapter 14: Stress Management in the Trading Day 231 Chapter 15: Taxes for Traders 243 Chapter 16: But Did You Make Money? Testing, Tracking, andEvaluating Performance 263 Chapter 17: Day Trading for Investors 283 Part IV: The Part of Tens 295 Chapter 18: Ten Good Reasons to Day Trade 297 Chapter 19: Ten or So Good Reasons to Avoid Day Trading 303 Chapter 20: Ten Common Day-Trading Mistakes 309 Chapter 21: Ten Tested Money-Management Techniques 315 Appendix: Additional Resources for Day Traders 321 Index 329