Product Description

Avoid costly trading mistakes with this workbook that tests readers' investment knowledge

No one enters the stock market in the hopes that they may actually lose money on their investments. Sadly, most do. Avoid expensive trading blunders with this hands-on workbook designed to test readers' investment savvy. Developed by a popular stock trading instructor, The Stock Market Course Workbook quizzes readers on their knowledge of the concepts presented in Fontanills's The Stock Market Course. Because mistakes are costly in the stock market, this accessible study guide provides readers with the opportunity to trade "fake money" before risking their real assets in the market. The invaluable lessons learned in this workbook could save readers thousands of dollars in investment mistakes.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #34159 in Books
• Published on: 2001-02-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 464 pages

From the Inside Flap
"Bottom line, you will pay to learn this business one way or another. The biggest problem with learning the hard way is that it will kill your ego (and your account) very quickly."-George Fontanills

George Fontanills is one of the world's most respected traders and one of the most sought-after advisors to top financial institutions and trading firms. But he was by no means an overnight success. Fontanills learned the art and science of trading the markets the hard way-through a difficult and costly series of trials and errors. One of the most important lessons his early trading experiences taught him was that the first job of every novice trader is to acquire as thorough an education as possible about the ins and outs of the markets.

In writing this book, George Fontanills's aim was to help beginners avoid the pain and expense of learning the trading game the hard way, by providing them with a solid foundation in the fundamental and technical aspects of trading stocks and other major investments. A complete, step-by-step guide, The Stock Market Course covers all the bases, from mastering market terminology to performing technical analysis. Writing in plain English and using a minimum of technical jargon, Fontanills and his coauthor, Tom Gentile:
* Evaluate the risks and benefits of stocks versus other forms of investment
* Help you to determine if trading is right for your personality and lifestyle
* Familiarize you with the basic rules and mechanics of stock investment
* Clearly define stock market terms, concepts, and procedures
* Acquaint you with all major investment instruments, including stocks, bonds, mutual funds, indexes, and options
* Help you decide if you should work with a broker, what type is best for you, and how to find one you can work with
* Show you how to pick stocks suited to your needs and research the companies involved
* Teach you how to analyze markets and to develop winning entry and exit strategies
* Arm you with proven risk management techniques
* School you in the basics of market psychology and sentiment analysis

The next best thing to having a top investment coach by your side every step of the way, The Stock Market Course helps you transform your dream of success as a stock trader into a golden reality.

From the Back Cover
Praise for The Stock Market Course

"An essential guide for anyone who wants to avoid getting burned in the stock market. This book tells you how to make money and how not to lose it. Risk management is something that institutional investors have long employed to limit their losses and boost their long-term gains. This book explains risk thoughtfully and enjoyably."-Michael Molinski, Mutual Funds Editor and International Editor, CBSMarketWatch

"An excellent book that explains all of the critical factors that affect your investments. Comprehensively discusses how to analyze companies and markets. The simple descriptions paired with valuable online resources allow the reader to obtain critical information for making investing decisions. With the breadth of this coverage, you can't help but learn something new!"-Victoria Vestal, Yahoo! Finance

"Fontanills and Gentile have written the comprehensive stock market book-stuff you want to know now, stuff you'll have to know later. Complete the workbook and you'll have fast-tracked your investing foundation."-Michael Smith, Cofounder of the BigEasy Investor www.bigeasyinvestor.com

"A classic must-read primer for both the novice and experienced investor...comprehensive and easy-to-read, this book provides an innovative approach for learning how to survive in today's volatile markets. If you need the bottom line on trading do's and don'ts, read this book!"-Julie Craig, eSignal

"A comprehensive book on the equity and option markets for both the new and experienced investor. Readers can benefit from increased knowledge and a focused and disciplined approach to the markets."-Eric Alexander, Managing Director, Wall Street Access (www.wsaccess.com)

"This is the best course I've seen in 20 years in the investment business...profit from it."-Clay H. Womack, Chairman & CEO, Direct Capital Markets, Inc.

"The best stock market introduction ever written for traders and investors searching for the path of trading success."-Francis Gagnon, Producer for Active Traders (LiveCharts & QCharts), Quote.com (www.quote.com)

"If you wish to increase your knowledge and profitability in trading and investing, here is where you'll learn."-Bill M. Williams, PhD, CTA, and author of Trading Chaos and New Trading Dimensions

About the Author
GEORGE A. FONTANILLS heads Pinnacle Investments of America, Inc., a hedge fund and money management company (www.piafunds.com). Pinnacle has recorded amazing returns for its investors with high-profit, low-risk trading strategies. For many years, George Fontanills has been publishing his strategies through www.optionetics.com, a free Web site, and by teaching at Optionetics seminars. Prior to Pinnacle, he was a principal in a floor operation on the American Stock Exchange. He has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Red Herring, and TheStreet.com, and appears on Bloomberg, CNNFN, and CNBC. His other bestselling books include Trade Options Online, The Options Course, and The Options Course Workbook.
TOM GENTILE is Chief Operations Strategist for the Global Investment Research Corp. and Optionetics.com, and is also a contributing writer in numerous publications, including Fortune, Barron's, and the Wall Street Journal. He is George Fontanills's trading partner and coinstructor at Optionetics seminars. He is currently hard at work with George on a new book entitled The Volatility Course, to be published by John Wiley & Sons in 2002.

Customer Reviews

Are you OVERWHELMED with INFOMERCIALS on How to Get Rich Quick by TRADING STOCKS?
AND...
Are you among the large percent of OVERWHELMED people wondering...
What the HECK are STOCKS?

Well, this is the book for you!

The authors George A. Fontanills and Tom Gentile did an excellent job in presenting the BASICS of the stock market. This is the real deal. They thoroughly cover all aspects of the stock market and the factors that affect it. We call this book Stock Market courses 101, 102 and 103 because after finishing this book, we feel you will possess enough knowledge to be able to trade the markets effectively, or at least understand the process. The great part is that there is a workbook for this material you can purchase to test your newly found wisdom and to reinforce the major concepts in the book.

Starting out totally clueless about the stock market, we feel we have been enlightened!

A Comprehensive Infrastructure for the Comprehensive/Competent Investor
I picked up this book again after having read it about a year ago. I highly recommend that any beginning investor read this book--more than once and at different times as his/her own investing experience and confidence increases.

There are many things to recommend about the book, but I'll focus on the the most key. First, the book is written in a conversational style that engages the reader. Second, the book discusses all of the major areas in which all investors need to develop skill--it provides the bones of competent and comprehensive investor education. Third, the book layers those bones with enough meat to give the beginning investor a foundational understanding from how the market physically works through technical analysis. Fourth, all of the material is reinforced through the summary "Roadmap of Success". I highly recommend this book. I also recommend George Dagnino's Profiting in Bull and Bear Markets for investors who want to ensure that their investment decisions are in tune with the natural economic cycle.

The stock market course
Excellent course material. The course advises when to get into market, when to exit. I am very satisfied.