The Little Book of Currency Trading How to Make Big Profits in the World of Forex

by Lien, Kathy

• ISBN13: 9780470770351
• ISBN10: 047077035X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-12-28
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

The Little Book of Currency Trading will show individuals how they can trade and invest in the biggest market in the world. In today's crisis-prone financial markets, individuals no longer are locked into their home country currency; they can move money around to reduce risk and take advantage of global trends. Currency expert Kathy Lien describes the multitude of profit opportunities possible in the forex market, from short-term price swings to long-term trends. With the advent of currency-based ETFs, currencies can be traded just like stocks; and with the proliferation of online forex brokers, anyone can trade in and out of currencies, 24 hours a day, using a large amount of leverage, and with low transaction costs. Lien explains the forces that drive currencies and provides strategies to profit from short-term volatility and long-term trends. The Little Book of Currency Trading opens the world of currency trading and investing to everyone.

Author Biography

KATHY LIEN is the Director of Currency Research for Global Forex Trading (GFT), a Division of Global Futures & Forex, Ltd. She also runs an FX signal service, BKForex Advisor, with Boris Schlossberg. Prior to joining GFT, Lien was the chief strategist of DailyFX.com and an associate at JPMorgan Chase, where she worked in cross-markets and foreign exchange trading. As an internationally renowned currency strategist, Lien specializes in combining fundamental and technical analysis. With more than ten years of currency trading experience, Lien is a frequent guest host of CNBC Asia and Sky Business News and has appeared on CNBC (U.S. and Europe), Bloomberg, Fox Business, and Reuters. She is a regulator contributor to Active Trader, Futures, and SFO magazines and is quoted by financial publications around the world. Lien is also the author of the two editions of Day Trading and Swing Trading the Currency Market as well as Millionaire Traders, which are published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Introduction.

Chapter One When Lightning Strikes.

Chapter Two Rubles and Bahts and Euros—Oh, My!

Chapter Three The A to Zs of Forex.

Chapter Four Step Right Up.

Chapter Five Movers and Shakers.

Chapter Six The Investor versus the Trader.

Chapter Seven What All Winners Do.

Chapter Eight So You're an Investor?

Chapter Nine So You're a Trader?

Chapter Ten Risky Business.

Chapter Eleven The Top 10 Mistakes.

Chapter Twelve Greetings from Nigeria, Please Help!

Chapter Thirteen Getting Down to Business.

Chapter Fourteen Crash, Burn, and Learn.

Chapter Fifteen Start Smart.

Author's Disclaimer.