Eight Edges You Must Have / Wiley RealTime Trading (ePub)

Why investors lose money and how NOT to

Wall Street makes it easy to jump into the game of trading.
After all, they love taking your money. Trading without proper
preparation could be a windfall for your broker, but fatal for your
account. In this e-book, bestselling financial writer and trading
expert Van K. Tharp shares eight essential rules that will help you
NOT lose your shirt and even make a profit in the world of
trading.

In Eight Edges You Must Have: Your Written Trading Plan,
Van K. Tharp explains that success in the markets takes the same
amount of--perhaps even more--work, study, and commitment
that any other profession requires. For those people who are
committed to learn how to trade properly, who do the obligatory
work and possess the necessary talents, it is quite possible to
make a lot of money in the market in the long run. To that end, he
outlines the eight key reasons why people lose money in their
trading and investing and shows how to avoid them.

* Lists the eight essential reasons people fail at
trading--from the fact that you're playing Wall Street's game
to the common misconception that trading is technical when in fact,
it's 100% psychological

* Written by recognized trading expert Van K. Tharp, bestselling
author of Trade Your Way to Financial Freedom

* Reveals the secrets of trading psychology that can give traders
a significant advantage

Utilizing charts and solid data throughout the book, Tharp arms
traders with eight essential rules to follow to protect themselves
from falling into the traps awaiting the poorly prepared and to
maximize their potential for coming out winners in the game of the
trade.