The Handbook of Trading: Strategies for Navigating and Profiting from Currency, Bond, and Stock Markets (McGraw-Hill Financial Education Series)

ISBN: 0071743537

Author: Gregoriou, Greg N.

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Make the post-meltdown markets work for you,using the unparalleled insight of todaystop global investing experts!This book provides a collection of papers that examine tradingexecution, technical trading, and trading strategies, as well as algorithmsin different markets (equities, forex, fixed income, exchange traded funds,derivatives, and commodities) around the world. This is particularly relevantgiven the recent explosion in trading volumes.Tarun Chordia, R. Howard Dobbs Chair in Finance,Goizueta Business School, Emory UniversityThis book uses a number of well-respected authors in the area of asset trading.It provides a comprehensive analysis of trading-related issues coveringmomentum trading, algorithmic trading, the use of technical trading rules,strategies for ETFs, and the role of trading volume.Professor John Cotter, Director of the Centre for Financial Markets,University College Dublin School of Business, University College DublinThe Handbook of Trading is a good reference tool for both practitionersand academics. The contents cover a wide range of topical issues.Professor Robert McGee, Director of the Center for Accounting, Auditing, and Tax Studies,College of Business Administration, Florida International UniversityAbout the Book:Given todays market volatility, eventhe most advanced investors can beunsure of their next move. Ratherthan rely on one or two individuals who claimgeneral knowledge on any given investingtopic, you need the advice of professionalswho have spent their entire careers developingreal expertise on more focused sectors ofthe market.The Handbook of Trading is the only bookavailable that provides just that.Greg N. Gregoriou has amassed forty of theworlds top academics, researchers, and practitionerswho explain how to make todaysmarkets work for you. With this highly technicalbut ultimately practical guide, you haveaccess to a broad array of trading strategiesthat will put you light years ahead of thecompetition-regardless of the state of themarket.From technical analysis and momentumtrading to algorithmic and FOREX trading,The Handbook of Trading introduces you totechniques and insights never before published,each of which has been rigorouslyback-tested and analyzed. Chapters include: Performance Leakage and ValueDiscounts on the Toronto StockExchangeLawrence Kryzanowskiand Skander Lazrak Trading in Turbulent Markets: DoesMomentum Work?Tim A. Herbergerand Daniel M. Kohlert Profitability of Technical Trading Rulesin an Emerging MarketDimitrisKenourgios and Spyros Papathanasiou Leveraged Exchange-Traded Fundsand Their Trading StrategiesNaratCharupat The Impact of Algorithmic TradingModels on the Stock MarketOhannesG. PaskelianApplying critical lessons learned from the financialcrisis of 2008-2009, the contributorsexplain how to approach turbulent marketenvironments and adjust your trading methodologiesaccordingly.The Handbook of Trading is the go-to guidefor financial professionals seeking profits intodays currency, bond, and stock markets.Correlating PowerPoint slides and readingquestions created by the contributors appear onhttp://www.mhprofessional.com/handbookoftrading.