The Stock Market Course

by Fontanills, George A.; Gentile, Tom

• ISBN13: 9780471393153
• ISBN10: 0471393150
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-03-14
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Uses a minimum of technical jargon to help beginners in the stock market avoid the pain and expense of learning the trading game. Offers a step-by-step guide to the basic rules and mechanisms of stock investment. The companion workbook is also available.

Author Biography

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&#146;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.<BR> 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&#146;s, and the Wall Street Journal. He is George Fontanills&#146;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 &amp; Sons in 2002.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xv
Welcome to the Stock Market	1	(35)
Solving the Broker Dilemma	36	(24)
The World of Stocks	60	(27)
Critical Trading Approaches	87	(30)
The Versatility of Options	117	(41)
Broad Market Analysis	158	(46)
Exploring Fundamental Analysis	204	(17)
Analyzing Company Reports	221	(27)
Technical Analysis Unveiled	248	(42)
Sentiment Analysis Essentials	290	(32)
Studying the Masters	322	(17)
Taking Advantage of Market Behavior	339	(42)
The Path to Trading Success	381	(12)
Appendixes	393	(38)
A. Financial Profile Templates	394	(2)
B. Stock Analysis Template	396	(1)
C. Market Time Line	397	(1)
D. Basic Strategy Reviews and Risk Graphs	398	(5)
E. Option Expiration Month Codes	403	(1)
F. Strike Price Codes	404	(1)
G. Variable Option Deltas	405	(1)
H. Intermarket Relationships	406	(1)
I. Lists and Tables	407	(8)
J. Types of Orders	415	(1)
K. Exchanges and SEC	416	(2)
L. Media Sources and Web Sites Guide	418	(10)
M. Online Brokerage Directory	428	(2)
N. Formulas	430	(1)
Index	431