附註:Includes bibliographical references (page 230) and index.
Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Changing Landscape of Stock and Commodity Trading; Affordable Computers and Data and the Revolution in Day Trading; The Declining Role of the Pit Broker; Opportunities in Increased International Market Volatility; The Risks and Rewards of Short-Term and Day Trading; Factors Affecting Success or Failure as an E-Trader; Is Electronic Futures Trading Right for All Futures Traders?; Do You Have What It Takes to Succeed as an E-Trader?; 1. Short-Term Futures Trading: An Overview.
The Traditional View of the Short-Term Futures TraderEconomic Importance and Significance of the Pit Broker; Advantages of Contemporary Short-Term Trading; The Pros and Cons of Day Trading; Day Trading, Discipline, and Persistence; The Electronic Short-Term and Day Trader; The Game Called E-Trading; Sad Fact of the Game: Your Chances of Success in Trading; Enter the Electronic Age of Trading; Advantages and Disadvantages of E-Trading; The Scope and Limits of Computerized Trading; 2. Mechanical Requirements; How Much Computer Power Will You Need?
The Pace of Progress: How Requirements Will ChangeComing Advances in Computer Hardware; Data Storage and Retrieval; The Dos and Don'ts of Data; Selecting a Historical Database; Record-Keeping Methods and Procedures; Brokerage Accounts; 3. Software Requirements; A Multiplicity of Choices; Categories of Trading Software; Trading-System Software Versus Market-Analysis Software; How to Determine What's Right for You; 4. Systems, Methods, Techniques, or Seat-of-the-Pants; What Is a Trading System?; Assets and Liabilities of E-Trading Without a System.
The Lure of E-Trading Methods and TechniquesDynamic Systems Versus Static Systems; Do Markets Have Personalities?; Personality Characteristics of the Futures Markets; The Intuitive Approach to Market Evaluation; A Brief Overview of Markets by Their Personality Traits; System Adaptivity to Changes in Market Personalities; Seat-of-the-Pants Trading: Assets and Liabilities; The Psychology of Trading the News; 5. Characteristics of Effective Short-Term Trading Systems; Determining If a Trading System Is Likely to Be Effective; Average Winning Trade and Average Losing Trade.
Average Trade (Win and Lose)Evaluating a Trading System; The Good and Bad News About System Testing; Optimization: Tips and Strategies; 6. Basic Categories of Trading Systems; Trend-Following Systems; Breakout Systems; Market Pattern Systems; Support and Resistance Systems; Artificial Intelligence (AI) Systems; 7. Two Trend-Following Strategies for the E-Trader; The Essence of Trend-Following Systems; The Parabolic System for Short-Term Trading; The Momentum System: Jake's MOM/MA; 8. Two Market Pattern Systems; The Open/Close Oscillator System: Short-Term Version.
摘要:"Whether you're an experienced futures trader, or an electronic stock trader looking for new challenges and profit potential, Strategies for the Electronic Futures Trader explains how you can quickly understand and take advantage of intraday and short-term price swings in Treasury bond, stock index, and currency futures. Jake Bernstein tells you clearly what hardware, software, and data you'll need. He reveals specific systems, methods, and indicators designed to spotlight profit opportunities, packing each page with valuable information to keep you one step ahead of the electronic futures markets."--Jacket.
