Almanac of Online Trading : The Indispensable Reference Guide for Trading Stocks, Bonds and Futures Online

• ISBN13: 9780071358590
• ISBN10: 0071358595
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-03-01
• Publisher: MCGRAW HILL BOOK COMPANY

Summary

Concise, information-packed book delivers the basic but essential information you need to successfully trade stocks, bonds, and futures online. Softcover. DLC: Investments--Computer network resources.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
Trading Online
Online Stock Trading	p. 3
Getting Started in Stocks	p. 7
Logging On	p. 7
Types of Traders	p. 8
Sizes of Portfolios	p. 8
Types of Accounts	p. 10
Fees	p. 10
Other Services	p. 10
Stock Offerings	p. 11
Types of Orders and Trades	p. 11
Confirmations and Cancellations	p. 13
Broker Selection	p. 13
Application	p. 15
Stay Smart, Stay Aware, Stay Prepared	p. 17
Reminder	p. 17
Online Futures Trading	p. 19
Pros and Cons	p. 20
Exchanges	p. 21
Brokers	p. 21
Fees and Security	p. 22
Application	p. 22
Reminder	p. 23
Online Bond Trading	p. 25
Pros and Cons	p. 26
Types of Bond Offerings	p. 27
Broker Selection	p. 28
Application	p. 30
Reminders	p. 30
Toolkits for Trading Online
The Players	p. 33
Key Electronic Communications Networks	p. 35
Key Market Makers	p. 36
Institutionals	p. 37
Wholesalers	p. 37
Investment Banks	p. 38
Wire Houses	p. 39
Regional Firms	p. 39
The Vehicles	p. 41
Online Brokers	p. 41
The Advisors	p. 49
Investment and Research	p. 49
News Services	p. 52
Chat Rooms	p. 53
The Overseers	p. 55
Where the Frauds Are	p. 56
Online Investment Newsletters	p. 56
Bulletin Boards and Chat Rooms	p. 56
E-Mail Spams	p. 58
How to Use the Internet to Invest Wisely	p. 58
Contact Your State Securities Regulators	p. 60
Check with the NASD	p. 60
Online Investment Fraud, New Medium, Same Old Scam	p. 60
The "Pump and Dump" Scam	p. 60
The Pyramid	p. 61
The "Risk-Free" Fraud	p. 61
Offshore Frauds	p. 61
Examples of Fraud	p. 61
Tips for Investors	p. 62
Regulatory Agencies and Associations	p. 63
Stocks	p. 63
Futures	p. 64
U.S. State, Canadian, and Mexican Regulatory Agencies	p. 64
Other Organizations Dealing with Fraud	p. 74
The Elements	p. 75
Stock and Futures Exchanges	p. 75
Domestic	p. 75
Foreign	p. 76
Stock Indexes	p. 77
Dow Jones Industrial Average	p. 77
SandP 100 Index Companies	p. 77
SandP 500 Index Companies	p. 78
Nasdaq-100 Component Securities	p. 83
Russell 2000 Index	p. 84
Wilshire 5000 Stock Index	p. 84
Types of Stock and Their Symbols	p. 84
New York Stock Exchange Listed Companies	p. 85
American Stock Exchange	p. 124
Nasdaq	p. 131
Contract Specifications	p. 155
The Language	p. 169
A Glossary of the Securities Markets	p. 169
A Glossary of the Futures Markets	p. 191
A Glossary of the Bond Markets	p. 216
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