Joe Duarte – Futures & Options for Dummies

Nowadays, futures and option markets offer some of the best opportunities to make money trading in volatile times, as the days of buying and holding stocks and mutual funds are gone. In order to become a successful trader, you must be prepared to work as a money manager, an expert in all types of commodity markets, and a geopolitical analyst. The book Futures & Options For Dummies will show you how to survive and succeed in the ever-changing markets. You will soon learn how to manage the risks and reap the rewards of futures and options trading. The guide gives you the tools you need to understand: ins and outs of trading futures and options, how to analyze the markets and develop strategies, interest-rate futures and speculating with currencies, how to stock up on indexes, and organizing your financial data. There are ways to keep yourself sane and secure in this book, as trading takes an iron-cast stomach and nerves of steel. You can find useful Web sites, commodity exchanges, books, newsletters, and magazines on this list. From technical analysis to finding a broker, Futures & Options For Dummies has all the information you need.