Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Part I: Getting Started with Currency Trading 5
Chapter 1: Currency Trading 101 7
Chapter 2: What Is the Forex Market? 17
Chapter 3: Who Trades Currencies? Meet the Players 33
Chapter 4: The Mechanics of Currency Trading 47
Part II: Driving Forces behind Currencies 71
Chapter 5: Looking at the Big Picture 73
Chapter 6: Understanding and Applying
Market News and Information 99
Chapter 7: Getting Down and Dirty with Fundamental Data 115
Chapter 8: Getting to Know the Major Currency Pairs 139
Chapter 9: Minor Currency Pairs and Cross-Currency Trading 163
Part III: Developing a Trading Plan 179
Chapter 10: Training and Preparing for Battle 181
Chapter 11: Cutting the Fog with Technical Analysis 201
Chapter 12: Identifying Trade Opportunities 229
Chapter 13: Risk-Management Considerations 249
Part IV: Executing a Trading Plan 267
Chapter 14: Pulling the Trigger 269
Chapter 15: Managing the Trade 283
Chapter 16: Closing the Position and Evaluating Your Results 295
Part V: The Part of Tens 305
Chapter 17: Ten Habits of Successful Currency Traders 307
Chapter 18: Ten Rules of Risk Management 313
Chapter 19: Ten Great Resources 317
Appendix: Trading Strategies 321
Index 343