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• Contents at a Glance
• Table of Contents
• Introduction
• About This Book
• Conventions Used in This Book
• Foolish Assumptions
• How This Book Is Organised
• Icons Used in This Book
• Where to Go from Here
• Part I: Getting Started with Financial Spread Betting
• Chapter 1: Deciding Whether Financial Spread Betting Is For You
• Grasping the Ground Rules
• Getting to Grips with Trading Factors
• Managing Your Trading
• Chapter 2: Setting Yourself Up for Success
• Choosing between Spread Betting Providers
• Placing Orders
• Chapter 3: Making the Most of Financial Spread Betting
• Examining Long Versus Short Trading
• Recognising the Costs and Benefits of Doing Business
• Making Sense of Spread Betting
• Coping with Market Trading Conditions
• Part II: Touring the Spread Betting Marketplace
• Chapter 4: Spread Betting on Share Markets
• Understanding How Shares and Spread Bets Differ
• Accounting for Dividends and Other Corporate Action
• Financing Charges
• Dealing in Foreign Share Markets
• Trading Over Different Time Frames
• Dealing with Different Time Zones
• Chapter 5: Taking on the World of Foreign Exchange
• Understanding Foreign Exchange Spread Betting
• Dealing With a 24-Hour Market (and Getting Some Sleep)
• Charting Methods for Short- and Medium-Term Trading
• Following the Big News: Data Releases
• Chapter 6: Following the Big Guns: Spread Betting on Indexes
• Understanding the Basics of Index Trading
• How Index Spread Bets Are Priced
• Spread Betting On Local Indexes
• Spread Betting on Foreign Indices
• Guarding Against Bad News and Market Catastrophes
• Looking at Short- and Long-Term Trading
• Chapter 7: Venturing into Commodities and Interest Rate Products
• Understanding the Terminology: What Are Commodities, Anyway?
• Getting Ready to Trade in the Commodities Market
• Interest Rate Products
• Following Important Economic News from Around the Globe
• Part III: Keeping Risk Under Control
• Chapter 8: Managing Risk: Your Key to Trading Survival
• Keeping a Lid on Leverage
• Using Stop Loss Orders
• Reducing Risk on Foreign Exchange Spread Bets
• Spreading the Load with Diversification
• Gaining Exposure
• Recognising the Perils of Overconfidence
• Chapter 9: Mastering Position Sizing
• Looking at Basic Ways of Integrating Position Sizes and Stop Losses
• Position Sizing Using the Fixed Price Model
• Applying the Fixed Percentage Model
• Getting Position Sizing Right
• Working with an ATR Indicator
• Part IV: Trading Strategies
• Chapter 10: Making Informed Decisions Based on the Economy
• Understanding the Economic Impact of Interest Rates
• Turning an Eye to Economic Growth
• Looking at the Link between Employment and the Economy
• Carrying Out Fundamental Analysis
• Chapter 11: Understanding Trading Methods
• Trading Methods and You
• Trading Over Different Time Frames
• Understanding Short-Term Trading
• Looking at Longer-Term Trading
• Making Friends with Trends
• Chapter 12: Taking Lessons from Hedge Funds
• Hedge Funds: The Traditional Approach
• Adopting a Long/Short Balance
• Incorporating Different Asset Classes
• Advanced Strategy Concepts
• Chapter 13: Ah! Technical Analysis
• Using Technical Analysis to Predict Patterns
• Identifying Trends
• Applying Useful Indicators
• Getting into Swing Trading
• Understanding General Rules on Technical Stop Loss Points
• Stirring the Software Pot
• Chapter 14: Charting Spread Bets with Software
• Introducing Charting Software
• Choosing the Charting Software That’s Right for You
• Incorporating Indicators
• Writing Your Own Indicators
• Exploring Top Ways to Scan
• Part V: Knowing Where You’re Going
• Chapter 15: Analysing Your Trading Behaviour
• Avoiding Common Trading Pitfalls
• Asking Yourself Whether Working at Home Is for You
• Fighting the Fear of Losing
• Chapter 16: Developing a Trading Plan
• Putting First Things First
• Getting Started
• Looking at Your Individual Needs
• Fine-Tuning Your Trading Plan
• Balancing Risks with Your Goals
• Chapter 17: Tracking Your Progress
• Monitoring Your Existing Trades
• Measuring Your Financial Success
• Keeping a Trading Diary
• Part VI: The Part of Tens
• Chapter 18: Ten Common Mistakes Beginners Make When Spread Betting
• Being Unfamiliar with the Product
• Being Careless When Executing Trades
• Forgetting about Outstanding Orders
• Opening a Position without a Stop Order
• Trading Too Often
• Failing to Keep an Eye on the Market
• Trying to Be Too Big Too Fast
• Failing to Preserve Your Capital
• Confusing Paper Trading with Real Trading
• Blaming Someone Else for Risky Trades Gone Bad
• Chapter 19: Ten Lessons for Dealing with Leverage
• Leverage Doesn’t Have to Mean Massive Positions
• Just Because You Can Doesn’t Mean You Should
• Keep the Leverage Conservative
• Different Spread Bets Suit Different Leverage
• Let Your Account Have Plenty of Room to Breathe
• Know What You Stand to Lose
• Simultaneous Long and Short Trades Can Minimise Damage
• A Close Stop Doesn’t Make Over-Leveraging All Right
• Even Small Amounts of Leverage Make a Big Difference
• Leverage Your Returns and Your Volatility Too
• Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Plan Your Trades
• Spend Time Building Your Strategy
• Write Down Your Plan
• Be Explicit in Your Plan
• Record Your Results
• Know Your Stop Loss, So You Know Your Risk
• Be True to Your Plan
• Test All New Set-Ups
• Don’t Spend All Your Time on Your Entry Plan
• Include Targets as Part of Your Plan
• Include Market Entry Requirements As Part of Your Plan
• Appendix A: Glossary
• About the Authors
• Index