The term "insider trading" refers to the stock transactions of the officers, directors, and large shareholders of a firm. Many investors believe that corporate insiders, informed about their firms' prospects, buy and sell their own firm's stock at favourable times, reaping significant profits. Given the extra costs and risks of an active trading strategy, the key question for stock market investors is whether the publicly available insider-trading information can help them to outperform a simple passive index fund. Basing his insights on an exh…

An initial public offering (IPO) is one of the most significant events in corporate life. It follows months, even years of preparation. During the boom years of the late 1990s bull market, IPOs of growth companies captured the imagination and pocketbooks of investors like never before. This book goes behind the scenes to examine the process of an offering from the decision to go public to the procedures of a subsequent equity offering. The book is written from the perspective of an experienced investment banker describing the hows and whys o…

Irrational exuberance - the now-famous utterance of Alan Greenspan, referred to the seemingly unending upward spiral of the stock market. Of course, as every investor knows, the stock market plummeted after this comment was made, only to recover and exceed every known record over the next year. Nothing, it appears, could keep this market down: not inflationary pressures, concerns over the Asian economic crisis, lack of earnings in many companies, nor elevated stock prices. Nothing, it seems, could stop investors in their passion for bidding up …

An old adage cautions against carrying all of your eggs in a single basket. Yet many investors maintain a significant portion of their wealth in one stock, as a result of executive compensation packages, stock inheritances, IPOs, or corporate buyouts, leaving their portfolio in a dangerous position. Tim Kochis, a recognized leader in financial planning, has compiled more than fifteen strategies for managing concentrated stock wealth. The book explores the key barriers to addressing concentration risk-securities law, taxes, psychological resista…

A decisive take on current market trends, proven investment strategies, and winning stock selection techniques.

This book provides expert tactics to become and make the most of every swing trade. In Mastering the Trade, veteran trader and educator John Carter shares his hard-won five-point technique for successful swing trading. In addition, Carter helps you move to the next level of confidence by explaining how markets really work and detailing behind-the-scenes market mechanics.

Der Name André Kostolany ist jedem Börsianer ein Begriff, steht dieser doch wie kein zweiter für nachhaltige Aktienkultur und eine Anlagepolitik der ruhigen Hand. Im Februar 2006 wäre der große alte Mann der Börse 100 Jahre alt geworden. Aus diesem Anlass (und weil seine zeitlosen Regeln nach wie vor gültig sind) erscheint nun "Mehr als Geld und Gier" mit seinen wichtigsten Gedanken, Regeln und Weisheiten. Kostolany in der reinsten Form. • Dutzende von Aufzeichnungen auf Restaurantzetteln,Servietten usw. • Alle Weisheiten des Meister…

This text explains the theory and application of William Dunnigan's "one-way" formula for profiting from stocks and commodities. This theory can be applied to all stocks and any commodity market and can easily be followed on Dunnigan's price charts without time-consuming calculations.

Easy to use, and adopted by many successful traders over the years, William Dunnigan's One-Way Formula for Trading in Stocks and Commodities is a robust and reliable mechanical approach to buy/sell decision-making in speculative markets. A rare example of a 'universal' formula, this technique can be applied to almost any stock or commodity market, and requires little more than accurate line and bar charts.

Newly revised and updated to reflect the field's most recent developments, this professional guide supplies a complete introduction to options valuation and trading, from the working fundamentals to the most innovative pricing models and strategies used by today's top investment professionals. Advanced strategies, numerous expanded examples, and special Decision Structure sections enable practitioners to select an appropriate options strategy and evaluate its risks and rewards in various market environments. Features a complete appendix of opti…