Description
Trading stocks, commodities, and ETFs, made simple—for Canadians
Trading For Canadians For Dummies offers you a tried and trusted approach to enhance profits. This updated edition presents a proven system for analyzing stocks, trends, and indicators and setting a buy and sell range beforehand to decrease risk in any type of market. Even if you’ve never made a single trade before, you can use this hands-on guide to get you started. And if you’re an intermediate trader looking to take it to the next level, you’ll find stress-free approaches to position trading, technical analysis, and due diligence. Adapted for Canadian readers with Canada-specific examples, this Dummies guide discusses the Toronto Stock Exchange and brokerage options in Canada.
- Learn how to trade successfully in up markets, down markets, and during recession
- Earn profits by trading stocks, options, and EFTs
- Update yourself on current tax laws and regulations to reduce your liability and risk
- Discover strategies and methods that are proven to enhance results and take the guesswork out of trading
Trading For Canadians For Dummies is for investors at all levels who are looking for a clear guide to successfully trading stocks in any type of market.
Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Part 1: Getting Started with Trading 5
Chapter 1: The Ups and Downs of Trading Stocks 7
Chapter 2: Exploring Markets and Stock Exchanges 19
Chapter 3: Going for Broker: Discovering Brokerage Options 31
Chapter 4: Putting Your Key Business Tool to Work: The Computer 51
Part 2: Reading the Fundamentals: Fundamental Analysis 67
Chapter 5: Fundamentals 101: Observing Market Behaviour 69
Chapter 6: Digging into Fundamental Analysis 91
Chapter 7: Listening to Analyst Calls 111
Part 3: Reading the Charts: Technical Analysis 125
Chapter 8: Seeing Is Believing: An Introduction to Technical Analysis 127
Chapter 9: Reading Bar Charts Is Easy (Really) 139
Chapter 10: Following Trends to Boost Your Probability of Success 159
Chapter 11: Calculating Indicators and Oscillators 175
Part 4: Developing Strategies for When to Buy and Sell Stocks 197
Chapter 12: Money Management Techniques: Building a More Robust Portfolio 199
Chapter 13: Combining Fundamental and Technical Analyses for Optimum Strategy 217
Chapter 14: Minimizing Trading Risks Using Exchange-Traded Funds 237
Chapter 15: Executing Your Trades 247
Chapter 16: Developing Your Own Powerful Trading System 265
Part 5: Risk-Taker’s Paradise 285
Chapter 17: The Basics of Swing Trading 287
Chapter 18: The Basics of Day Trading 301
Chapter 19: Doing It by Derivatives 315
Chapter 20: Going Foreign (Forex) 333
Part 6: The Part of Tens 349
Chapter 21: More Than Ten Huge Trading Mistakes 351
Chapter 22: Ten Trading Survival Techniques 359
Index 365
