A Beginner's Guide to Short Term Trading: Maximize Your Profits in 3 Days to 3 Weeks [Paperback]

Toni Turner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2008

The financial markets have changed considerably since "A Beginner's Guide to Short-Term Trading" was first published in January 2002. The dot.com implosion, a two-year bear market, wars in the Middle East, a burgeoning demand for commodities, and a softening real estate market have all contributed to a tumultuous stock market.The face and operating procedures of the markets have also changed. In 2001, decimalisation altered the time-honoured pricing of stocks in fractions, and gave way to quotations now delivered in one-cent increments. In addition, exciting new trading products have entered the markets. These include the E-minis (mini-versions of stock index futures contracts), and a host of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) that offer baskets of stocks (industry groups or country-specific) traded as a single instrument."A Beginner's Guide to Short-Term Trading, 2nd Edition" will include updates on all the current issues affecting the market.

Editorial Reviews

From the Author

Hi Everyone! "A Beginner's Guide to Short-term Trading" is written to those of you who want to profit by grabbing the "sweet spots" out of a stock's uptrend or downtrend. The book explains two styles of trading: swing trading and position trading. When you place a swing trade, you buy a stock with the intent of taking gains in 2 - 5 days. When you enter a position trade, you typically buy a stock breaking out of a base into an uptrend. You hold that position as long as the stock rises in that uptrend, approximately 3 - 6 weeks.

If you have a have full-time job, yet want to participate in the stock market, short-term trading may appeal to you. And, if you're a traditional buy-and-hold investor, the knowledge you find in this book will help you keep your profits, instead of gaining them . . . and then giving them back.

I wrote "A Beginner's Guide to Short-Term Trading" in the same lighthearted, reader-friendly style as my previous book, "A Beginner's Guide to Day Trading Online." Although the material is comprehensive and substantial, I firmly believe that humor, woven into a serious subject like the stock market, promotes the learning process. I also continued the "Center Points," as I've received a lot of positive feedback from people who enjoyed them in my last book.

"A Beginner's Guide to Short-Term Trading," is designed to teach you skills and strategies needed to enter the stock market on a relatively short-term basis, safely and successfully. Please educate yourself thoroughly before you jump into the market, just as you would do with any worthwhile endeavor.

My best wishes are with you, and keep those trades green! Toni Turner --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Toni Turner is the best-selling author of A Beginner's Guide to Day Trading Online and A Beginner's Guide to Short-Term Trading. An investor/trader with fourteen years' experience. She currently serves as a consultant to Townsend Analytics, Ltd.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Adams Media; 2nd edition (June 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1598695800
• ISBN-13: 978-1598695809
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (51 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #141,683 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Toni Turner is the best-selling author of A Beginner's Guide to Day Trading Online, A Beginner's Guide to Short-Term Trading (also published in Japanese), and Short-Term Trading in the New Stock Market. An investor and trader with fourteen years of experience, she is a highly-sought after speaker and educator at financial conferences and forums across the United States. Turner has appeared on NBC, MSNBC, CNN, CNNfn, and CNBC's 'Power Lunch.' She has been interviewed on dozens of radio programs and has been featured in many publications, including CBS MarketWatch.com, Fortune and Bloomberg Personal Finance. In addition to trading, teaching and writing, Turner acts a consultant to Townsend Analytics, Ltd., developer of RealTick® trading software.

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103 of 106 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Buy her other book, it's better..., March 26, 2006

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This review is from: A Beginner's Guide to Short-Term Trading: How to Maximize Profits in 3 Days to 3 Weeks (Paperback)

She is an excellent author, that's for sure. I have read this one and also her day trading book. The day trading book is better by a mile, even for those wanting a book on swing-trading or position trading.

Essentially what this book amounts to is the swing-trading chapter in her daytrading book expanded with a whole lot of padding. It doesn't really offer any additional insights in my opinion. I can understand the reason for this book from a marketing perspective, but you are much better off reading her day trading book regardless of your trading time-frame.

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64 of 67 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worth it for Intermediate + Traders Too, February 20, 2002

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This review is from: A Beginner's Guide to Short-Term Trading: How to Maximize Profits in 3 Days to 3 Weeks (Paperback)

This is a well-written book and presented in an organized manner with some nice inspirational material as an added bonus. Is this the only book you need to succeed as a trader? No, but it's got a lot more practical information, in my opinion, than Farly and Sarkovich (in contrast to the person who posted below). Good luck trying to make it through Farley's material in the "Master Swing Trader." I have a library of good trading books and because I couldn't even understand what Farley was saying half the time or I was bored out of my mind, that one did not make it. I suggest that new traders add some reading by Martin Pring, John Murphy, Alexander Elder, Colin Alexander, and Stan Weinstein to supplement the material in this book.

39 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent introduction to Swing Trading, January 27, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: A Beginner's Guide to Short-Term Trading: How to Maximize Profits in 3 Days to 3 Weeks (Paperback)

The author's second book on the subject goes into short-term trading in more depth than in her first guide, which covered Day, Swing, and longer term trading. She writes in a lively, entertaining style that makes learning a very difficult subject simple and entertaining. In addition, she includes very neccessary advice on the psychological aspects of trading, which any successful trader will tell you is about 90% of the game. The techniques included here are tried and true and used by the most successful (read: surviving) traders. There's no spin here, and no angle or hidden agenda being push. What's written in this book is a sincere effort to convey to the reader how to win at short-term trading.