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Trading Basics
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- Michael J Taylor
- Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- Paperback
- 9781490399942
- 11.02 X 8.5 X 0.07 inches
- 0.24 pounds
- Business & Economics > Investments & Securities - Stocks
- English
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Over 40 years ago I placed my first stock trade and my quest to learn how to trade in stocks began.
Over the years I lost hundreds of thousands of dollars (I won't say the exact amount because looking back I am so mad at myself for being so stupid) as I blindly went from one investing/trading method to another.
Frankly, I didn't have a clue about trading and finally got sick and tired of losing money so I started on a quest to learn how to be learn to trade stocks successfully.
It wasn't easy and I have spent over $50,000 on trading courses and software programs over the years but I stuck with it and now make a nice little income from my trading business.
Trading Basics is the stuff I wish I would have known years ago and is comprised of the exact same advice I give to my family and friends that express an interest in learning how to trade.
It is by no means the ultimate how to trade stocks book but I think you will agree that there is a lot of wisdom packed into it that can save you thousands as you learn how to be a trader.
My Book Trading Basics For Free?
In fact, I am going to make the purchase of my book a no-brainer because I am going to effectively give it to you FREE by giving you one of the juicy tips I talk about in my book!!!
You see, when most people start trading stocks they open a brokerage account at one of the discount brokers they see on TV and pay $7.95 - $9.95 each time they place a trade.
Hey, I love that little kid in the commercials too but not enough to give him my hard-earned money.
No, I would rather pay $1.00 or $2.00 per trade wouldn't you?
Note: This is for up to 200 shares. I recently bought 503 shares @ 21.31 and only paid $2.51 in commissions so you would have to trade thousands of shares to hit the rates charged by the Discount Brokers you see on TV.
How do I do this?
Easy, I use Interactive Brokers for my trading business. It's a deep discount brokerage that most people don't know about. Do a search for Discount Brokers and you probably won't see it listed in the search results.
I never heard of them either until I started hanging around some professional traders and they all said they used IB so I checked them out and opened an account and have never had a problem with them.
So do the math, $7.95 - $1.00 = a savings of $6.95 on just ONE trade. Hey, that's better than free isn't it?
I hope you enjoy Trading Basics and that it will save you time and money on your trading journey.
Author Bio
Michael J. Taylor is an Assistant Professor in the Department of History at the State University of New York at Albany. Previously, he was a Lecturer of History at the University of California, Berkeley and a Lecturer of Classics at Santa Clara University.
He holds a Ph.D. in Ancient History from UC Berkeley and an A.B. in History from Princeton University. His research focuses on the Roman Republic and the Hellenistic world during the third and second centuries BC.
His dissertation, a comparative study of state revenues and the military mobilizations of Rome, Carthage, and the Hellenistic kingdoms, examines these metrics of state power against the outcomes of interstate conflict. Other research interests include politics in Republican Rome, Roman military organization, and visual representations of warfare in the ancient world.
While in graduate school, he served as an officer in the California Army National Guard, deploying to Iraq as a platoon leader and Kosovo as a company executive officer.
Source: The University of Texas at Austin and University at Albany SUNY
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