Day Trading For Dummies

Ann Logue, MBA, CFA, is a writer specializing in business and finance. She has written for Barron’s, Entrepreneur, and InvestHedge, among other publications. She is the author of Hedge Funds For Dummies and Socially Responsible Investing For Dummies.

• Introduction 1Part 1: Getting Started with Day Trading 5Chapter 1: Doing Day Trading Right 7Chapter 2: Introducing the Financial Markets 19Chapter 3: Assets 101: Stocks, Bonds, and Commodities 39Chapter 4: Assets 102: ETFs, Options, and Derivatives 57Chapter 5: Assets 103: Currencies and Crypto 71Chapter 6: Increasing Risk and Potential Return with Short Selling and Leverage 85Chapter 7: Managing Your Money and Positions 101Chapter 8: Planning Your Trades and Trading Your Plans 117Part 2: Developing Your Trading Strategy 135Chapter 9: Picture This: Technical Analysis 137Chapter 10: Following Market Indicators and Tried-and-True Day Trading Strategies 159Chapter 11: AI or DIY: Eliminating Emotion with Program Trading 179Chapter 12: Day Trading for Investors 201Chapter 13: Researching Research Services 213Chapter 14: Determining Your Profit and Your Profit Potential 231Part 3: Taking Your Trading Beyond a Hobby 253Chapter 15: Setting Up Day Trading Like a Business 255Chapter 16: Regulation Right Now 281Chapter 17: Taxes for Day Traders 299Part 4: The Part of Tens 319Chapter 18: Ten Good Reasons to Day Trade 321Chapter 19: Ten (or So) Good Reasons to Avoid Day Trading 327Chapter 20: Ten Common Day Trading Mistakes 333Chapter 21: Ten Tested Money-Management Techniques 339Appendix: Additional Resources for Day Traders 345Index 351