Understanding Electronic Day Trading: Every Investor's Guide to Wall Street's Hottest Phenomenon
Author: Carol A. Troy
List Price: $21.95
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ISBN: 0071351523
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Trade (11 November, 1999)
Sales Rank: 253,981
Average Customer Rating: 2.6 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 1 out of 5
Puh-leeze
The author admits she hadn't done any day trading before late 1998, and that she held on to an Amazon short position for more than a year (as it rose one hundred points)! Is THIS someone you want to take money advice from?Just to give you an idea of what to expect from this book: 1) lots of screenshots of web pages you've probably already visited; 2) lots of references to Troy's three trading tips, which amount to little more than "buy low, sell high" (gee, thanks); 3) a complete lack of information about how to develop day trading skills.
You'll like this book if you're interested in the history of electronic systems available to day traders. Otherwise, pass.
Rating: 1 out of 5
Daytrading? NOT!
I would have given this no stars but Amazon doesn't allow that. This book was useless except for the laughs I got reading about the authors "daytrading" adventures. For someone serious about daytrading there are MUCH better books out there. If you want to open a browser based online trading account with $2500 and do position trading then maybe, possibly, although I doubt it, you might find something of interest in this book. Don't be misled though - this book has nothing to do with true direct access daytrading. For that check out the excellent "Electronic Daytrading Made Easy" by Sarkovich.
Good Trading
Rating: 1 out of 5
Usless fluff
It forced me to give it a star, I wanted to give it zero stars! What a useless book! Half the book is the authors' interviews with various CEO's. The book will tell you what most of you already being online already know. A whole chapter is devoted to telling you which web sites to go to for financial info, like CNN and the Motley Fool. Another tells you which brokers are online. You can get this info at Yahoo. This book is a glancing overview of online trading. No real info, no info on techniques, no info to make you money. Don't waste you time or money. Get Toni Turners "A Beginners Guide to Day Trading Online" for real info.
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