Trading books reviews

Share Trading – Tenth Anniversary Edition

Share Trading comes from the prolific author and educator, Daryl Guppy. First published in 1996, this tenth anniversary edition was revised in 2001. The book is divided into three parts. First, Daryl takes the reader through a solid grounding in the basics for survival. The reader Read more >

Monday, April 27th, 2009 Trading books reviews 1 Comment

The Little Book that Beats the Market

This is a book for all value investors. Joel Greenblatt is an experienced manager whose fund has averaged 40 per cent per year over 20 years. The book manages to distil successful value investing down to a single formula designed to beat the market. Joel comes from the Benjamin Graham Read more >

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009 Trading books reviews No Comments

Warrior Trading

Warrior Trading attempts to take the reader inside the mind of an ?lite trader. The book begins with why the majority of economic theories and fundamental analysis are flawed and how the Warrior Trader can take advantage of such flaws. Clifford encourages people to think independently Read more >

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009 Trading books reviews No Comments

The Bell Does Ring

The Bell Does Ring supports the belief that it is possible to pick market tops and bottoms. To support its claim, The Bell Does Ring describes a collection of methods that people could consider using to stay ahead of the crowd. The book begins with a look at the power of crowd Read more >

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009 Trading books reviews 2 Comments

Trading Secrets – 2nd Edition

This is the second edition of Louise Bedford’s book, originally published in 2001. Readers of the original text should not dismiss this edition as a re-badged version. Although Louise has kept the short tutorial summaries throughout the book, it has also been updated with the latest Read more >

Thursday, February 26th, 2009 Trading books reviews No Comments

The Next Great Bubble Boom

The Next Great Bubble Boom is principally a book about cycles. This is not Harry Dent’s first book. He has published others, with reasonable accuracy. One, in the late 1980s – when everyone else was buying – forecast the decline of the Japanese economy, and hence its share and Read more >

Thursday, December 18th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

Trading the SPI: A Guide to Trading Index Futures

A trading book with a narrative! Trading the SPI is written by Brent Penfold, who is eminently qualified to write such a work – apart from being the regular YTE book reviewer, he actually trades the SPI (and other index futures) for a living. Not only that, he might just have Read more >

Thursday, December 18th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

Forex Made Easy

Forex Made Easy is an introductory book on foreign exchange (FX) trading. The book begins with an introduction to foreign exchange, fundamental and technical analysis, FX options and how to create a trading environment at home. The author then provides a basic overview of trading – Read more >

Thursday, December 18th, 2008 Trading books reviews 1 Comment

Trade Like Jesse Livermore

If you’ve read Reminiscences of a Stock Operator and are a fan of Jesse Livermore (like me) then you’re probably excited to learn of a new book titled Trade Like Jesse Livermore by Richard Smitten. This is Richard’s second book on Jesse Livermore. He is the author of the Read more >

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

Conquering Stock Market Hype

Conquering Stock Market Hype is a book written for share investors who don’t have the time or the inclination to check their portfolio each day. The author believes the bell does ring at market tops and bottoms if you have the inclination and knowledge to listen for it. When extreme Read more >

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

The Next Step to Share Trading Success

This is Leon Wilson’s follow-up to The Business of Share Trading. At 468 pages The Next Step is not only a substantial book but also a very detailed and thorough one. Leon begins where he left off in The Business of Share Trading building the case for why private traders should look Read more >

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

Trading in a Nutshell

This is the second edition of Trading in a Nutshell, originally published in 2001. Within this clear and precise book Stuart covers all the essential elements of successful trading. Although it is a relatively small book with a simple title you should not be fooled by either when Read more >

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

How to Get Started in Active Trading and Investing

How to Get Started in Active Trading & Investing is a book that advocates a top-down approach to trading, combining fundamental analysis with technical analysis. David Nassar begins by explaining why managing your own investments is superior to giving your money to the Read more >

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

New Markets, New Strategies

New Markets, New Strategies, by Jason Trennert, the chief investment strategist for the International Strategy & Investing Group, provides an insider’s view on how investors should view and approach the markets following the 2000 bear market and 9/11. According to Jason, Read more >

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

High Probability Trading

High Probability Trading may in time find itself being placed beside Van Tharp’s Trade Your Way to Financial Freedom (McGraw Hill) and Elder’s Trading for a Living (Wiley). Like Van Tharp and Elder, Marcel Link has put together a book covering the whole trading gambit – method, Read more >

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

Dynamic Trading

Dynamic Trading is the discretionary trader’s book. Having originally purchased my copy of Dynamic Trading in 1998, I found that in the second edition, except for some additional examples, there appears to be very little difference. Dynamic Trading is a large and comprehensive book Read more >

Thursday, December 11th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

Understanding Eminis: Trading to Win

When I first flicked through Understanding Eminis: Trading to Win, my initial reaction was unfavourable. I thought the book was no more than a dictionary on indicators and little better than my old SuperCharts manual. On closer inspection I saw that my initial thoughts were a little Read more >

Thursday, December 11th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

Investing On Wall Street

Investing On Wall Street, as its name implies, is not a trading book but rather a practical guide to investing in the US. If you have ever been curious about how to invest in the world’s largest economy but have been too afraid to ask, then this book is for you. Andrew Quin develops Read more >

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

Starting Out In Shares – The ASX Way

This is the first book in a series of three that the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) has produced to help people learn more about the sharemarket. If you’re new to shares, this book is for you. Starting Out in Shares assumes the reader has no prior knowledge and provides a solid Read more >

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

Trading Options – The ASX Way

This book is directed at the confident share investor, as it opens the door to the world of options. Have you ever been curious about options but too scared to ask? If so, there’s no need to continue worrying, because this book is for you. It’s an excellent introduction to Read more >

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

Trading the Sharemarket – The ASX Way

Trading the Sharemarket assumes the reader has prior knowledge of shares, and is written for those investors who wish to be more active in the sharemarket. The primary message in the book is that active participants should design and follow a plan. Having a plan is the key. Trading Read more >

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 Trading books reviews 1 Comment

Shares in a Nutshell

When a publication is in its second edition, it generally means that the first edition proved so popular, that the publishers felt it was worth revising and re-issuing. This brief introduction to shares is just that. As with all the …in a Nutshell books, it is simple, though not Read more >

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

Options: A Complete Guide for Australian Investors

Options are a great way to make money – and to get your fingers burnt. Simple books on options often give the impression that they are a simple tool and easy to understand. They aren’t. In recent years, Guy Bower has done his best to make understanding and using these tools as Read more >

Monday, December 8th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

The Stock Market Survival Guide

This is a book of strategies and concepts. Often we look at books that are very specific in nature, and that need to be closely studied from cover to cover. This book could be read on an annual basis or could even be the foundation for a regular review with your investment team (your Read more >

Monday, December 8th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

Super Safe Investing in Syndicates and Listed Property Trust

As the world turns, what is referred to as the economic clock also continues turning. In general, investors move through cycles of optimism and pessimism with various asset classes. This book explores one of those classes – syndicates and property trusts. Hewat is a former newspaper Read more >

Monday, December 1st, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

Top Stocks 2005 Review

I think the cover says it all – the “11th Year of Publication”! Top Stocks 2005 is a dead set must have for all share investors. Whether you are new to shares or a veteran of the markets Martin Roth’s guide will pay for itself many times over. Surveying the Australian Read more >

Thursday, November 20th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

How to beat the Managed Funds by 20% Review

The title might lead you to think that this is a book about using managed funds to do better than fund managers do, but it is much more than that. It is a guide both to designing portfolios, and to selecting the strategies and tactics to use within those portfolios. People with Read more >

Monday, November 17th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

The Psychology of Electronic Trading Review

This book is not, as some have thought, about electronic day trading. It is about the paradigm shift towards electronic trading that has been taking place around the world over the past decade. In many ways this is a complementary book to Patrick Young’s Capital Market Revolution, Read more >

Monday, November 17th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

The Right Stock at the Right Time

Anything written by Larry Williams is worth at least a bit of a read. He is the one who wrote a book about how, in a trading competition, he made $1 million from $10,000. On the way to the million dollars he went through $2.2 million, meaning that at one stage he lost half his trading Read more >

Friday, November 14th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

Trend Following – How Great Traders Make Millions

A most interesting book – definitely a ‘must have’ on your shelf. Pull out the plastic and get it! Trend Following is presented as a replacement for the Market Wizard series of books. However, it is not. The author’s own mindset comes across so strongly that it is Read more >

Friday, November 14th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

Trend Trading Review

Does Daryl have anything new to say in this book, or does the book contain a more concise treatment of the ideas expressed in some of his early books? Possibly both. If you haven’t bought any of Daryl’s books before, then it could be time to stick your hand in your pocket and buy Read more >

Thursday, November 13th, 2008 Trading books reviews 1 Comment

Analysing Company Accounts Review

Okay, there are some people out there who want to do more fundamental analysis than just look at the index of Roth’s book, Top Stocks 2004. Chances are though that you don’t know where to start. Well, Mr Roth has given you a good start. While you won’t finish the book as a CPA, Read more >

Thursday, November 13th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

Charting Secrets Review

I have come across a few writers and a lot of readers who want to either create or read the ultimate book on charting and technical analysis. A sort of bible or holy grail for chartists. I don’t believe it is or would be possible to create such a book. My reasoning is that as we all Read more >

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

Stock Market Logbook Review

I applaud anyone who goes to the trouble of encouraging people to think about investments and who provides tools to evaluate the strategies used to manage such investments. Mr Mills says Stock Market Logbook is educational; but I would caution that there is need for a reasonable Read more >

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

Learn More about Retirement Planning Review

N E Renton has provided information for me on everything from meeting procedures to the workings of the stock market for years. This time, in his usual clear, factual style, he has put together a very readable and comprehensive book on retirement planning. Why should this book be Read more >

Tuesday, November 11th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

Australia Top 100 Managed Funds review

Yahoo! At last, here is a book on funds to complement Roth’s Top Stocks. The author, Dr Lavers of discount fund brokers Neville Ward Direct, draws on supplementary information from Morningstar Research to put together a list of the top 100 funds. In the first part of the book the Read more >

Monday, November 10th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments

The Sensible Investor Review

The subtitle for the book is Demystifying Portfolio Management, which, to me, makes it a must for the bookshelf provided it is written in plain English. It is. Mr Topham has a history in portfolio management, merchant banking, investment and broking, so he talks from experience. Many Read more >

Monday, November 10th, 2008 Trading books reviews No Comments