Trade Your Way to Financial Freedom

by Van K. Tharp

Overview

The bestselling holy grail of trading information-now brought completely up to date to give traders an edge in the marketplace

“Sound trading advice and lots of ideas you can use to develop your own trading methodology.”-Jack Schwager, author of Market Wizards and The New Market Wizards

This trading masterpiece has been fully updated to address all the concerns of today's market environment. With substantial new material, this second edition features Tharp's new 17-step trading model. Trade Your Way to Financial Freedom also addresses reward to risk multiples, as well as insightful new interviews with top traders, and features updated examples and charts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071478717
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	11/28/2006
Edition description:	Net
Pages:	512
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

Van K. Tharp, Ph.D., is an internationally known consultant and coach to traders and investors, as well as the founder and president of the Van Tharp Institute. He is the author of multiple bestselling books on trading and investing, including Safe Strategies for Financial Freedom and Financial Freedom Through Electronic Day Trading. Tharp is a highly sought-after speaker who develops courses and seminars for large banks and trading firms around the world. He has published numerous articles and has been featured in publications such as Forbes, Barron's Market Week, and Investors Business Daily.

Table of Contents

Foreword: David Mobley Sr

Acknowledgements

Preface

Part I: The Most Important Factor in Your Success: You!

Chapter 1: The Legend of the Holy Grail
Chapter 2: Judgmental Biases: Why Mastering the Markets Is So Difficult for Most People
Chapter 3: Setting Your Objectives

Part II: Conceptualization of Your System

Chapter 4: Steps to Developing a System
Chapter 5: Selecting a Concept That Works
Chapter 6: Understanding Expectancy and Other Keys to Trading Success

Part III: Understanding the Key Parts of Your System

Chapter 7: Using Setups
Chapter 8: Entry or Market Timing
Chapter 9: Know When to Fold 'Em: How to Protect Your Capital
Chapter 10: How to Take Profits
Chapter 11: The Opportunity and Cost Factors
Chapter 12: What Do You Mean Position Sizing?
Chapter 13: Conclusion!

Appendices

Appendix I: Recommended Readings

Appendix II: Key Words Defined

Index