Customer Reviews

Forex for Small Speculators

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(10)

 

 

If you've never heard of forex, never traded and lived with your head stuck in the sand since you were born then this is the book for you!

Every line is doubled spaced to make the book appear longer than it really is which is short, 96 pages, 82 excluding the glossary. It is the kind of book that a person with no knowledge of forex markets could write within a week and possibly do a better job.

In saying this I'm at page 43 and felt so disgusted and ripped off that I felt compelled to write this. Disappointment is not the word.

To be fair it's mildly interesting in parts but barely scratches the surface on anything it describes.

If you wish to be armed with enough jargon and basics to boldly open a forex account and not have a clue what to do, why look further? "Forex for Small Speculators" is the book for you!

Usually I don't strongly criticize a book that has information you can find elsewhere. After all, I can find the complete works of Shakespeare and about thirty versions of the Bible for free on the Internet, but that doesn't make the paper versions worthless. But this book has nothing in it of any real use, certainly nothing to justify the outrageous price. We get the same tired old history of Forex that anyone can find on the 'net. And we get some terms defined. So far nothing that a beginner couldn't find in five minutes on Google. And there's a glossary in the back that defines those terms for you again, just in case you need refreshing. Other than that, there's nothing about technical or fundamental analysis; not even a chart. I'm glad I read this book in the bookstore. Thanks to the other reviewers for steering me clear of this worthless book. I'm very new to Forex, but I'm sure I could get enough info on Google in about two hours to write a book ten times better than this one.

dont buy this book, it is a total joke, takes 2 hours to read, gives some generic info on markets, that has no value to the forex trader.. dont waste money on it. there is tons of free FZorex info on the Internet...

This book is a general overview of the Forex market, including its history. All the information contained in the book is helpful, but it teaches neither the various economic factors that have fundamental effects on the currency markets, nor the technicals involving day-to-day trading. If I wanted to buy one book to get a general idea of what everyone is talking about, this would be it. It is also an easy read for a short afternoon.

There is not enough info in this book to justify the price. Double spaced and about 90 pages. Also the review by super trader appears to be a plug by the author.

The first time I read this booklet I found it to be an OK introduction. Then I read a few pages on a broker's website, and found much more and better information.

If you like to waste money on information you can get for free elsewhere, then this book is for you.

The booklet has double line spacing to make you think that you actually got something for your money. I believe the author is one of the many people making money on traders instead of making money on trading.

Uh, well. It's not about forex for small speculators, but rather the big boogie man and how you'll lose money if you try it. no discussion of trading strategy. fair explanation of terms and history, but frankly assumes someone would know the difference between a put and a call, yet professes to be for the novice. Not hardly worth the time to read, not worth the price.

This book contains about 70 some pages of large font double spaced information that could have easily been copied and pasted from other documents. I'm not saying it was but this stuff is like Cliff Notes. I thought about using the "Kids' Review Form". Fortunately I bought two (2) books at the same time and found FOREX Made Easy by James Dicks to be of real value as a first time FOREX trader.

I was somewhat disappointed at the level of understanding the author assumed my knowledge base was on the subject. I also was expecting definite trading strategies to employ. This is not a beginners book and i dont think it helps experienced traders either as the main antidote for succes is keeping a journal practice for one year and dont succumb to greed and fear. There I gave you all the book has to offer and didnt charge you for it

I wholeheartedly agree with all the other reviewers. This p.o.s. is not even worth 1 star. The author uses a large font, wide spacing and empty pages to make this book look bigger than it really is. The author doesn't go into any detail on anything he wrote. There is absolutely nothing of substance in this book. If you go open an account with a Forex dealer, you would likely find more information on his faq page. I returned mine after reading about 10 pages. You can figure out that the other pages are like those first 10 pages. Thank God Amazon has a generous return policy. Leave this p.o.s. on the shelf. If you want a beginner's Forex book, Getting Started in Currency Trading: Winning in Today's Forex Market by Archer and Bickford is less expensive and at least 50,000 times better!!!

There is a 5 star review by Super Trader. You should know that Super Trader is the author, and he gave his own book 5 stars.