Product Description

At some point, every trader every trader encounters a mental block, makes a trade he or she regrets, or faces an emotional challenge related to an investment. All the technical expertise in the world won't help you succeed if you don't have the right mindset. This collection of the top psychology-related articles from SFO, The Official Journal for Personal Investing, will help you assess what kind of trading is right for you and how to manage your personal mind games. This book explores managing mind games and controlling emotions, as well as behavioral economics and how the act of trading affects the internal workings of the brain. Learning about the hard science behind economic decision making and how brain function contributes to trading decisions can help give you the edge you re seeking.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #126599 in Books
• Published on: 2007-07-23
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 262 pages

About the Author
Learn from the leading authorities on trading psychology in the world, including Market Wizard Van K. Tharp s psychological inventory of trading qualities; visionary options trader Bernie Schaeffer on using crowd psychology to gain a trading edge; technical analyst Christopher Terry on finding your trading niche; Flavia Cymbalista and Desmond MacRae on cracking the psychological code to George Soros personal trading philosophy; Toni Turner on simple strategies to overcome common cases of mental block, performance anxiety, and loss remorse; eminent trading psychologist Brett N. Steenbarger and Mark D. Cook, winner of the 1992 U.S. Investing Championships, on becoming a more resilient trader; New Market Wizard Linda Bradford Raschke s strategies for maintaining a healthy mindset by keeping good records, developing reliable routines, and conducting thorough research; Ned Gandevani, developer of the Winning Edge system, on how to eliminate not-pulling-the-trigger syndrome; internationally recognized human development and financial authority Adrienne Laris Toghraie on how having a life beyond trading can help your bottom line; Hong Kong-based investment advisor Philippa Huckle on improving your trading by understanding how people really make investment decisions; John Carter, author of Mastering the Trade, on balancing the joys of family with a home trading practice; and Securities trader Peter Kaplan on sticking to the right trading plan for you.

Customer Reviews

Great book!
This is a great book because of the many different/diverse perspectives it gives due to contributions from many/multiple authors! Most of the authors are known and well established and respected in their field and have created great articles that are very, very helpful to all types of traders. While this won't be the only book you'll need on the subject, this is a great starter and will help you hone in on a particular author or technique you like allowing you to do further research when you're ready! Great read too!