Trading to Win : The Psychology of Mastering the Markets

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Edition: 1st
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1998-10-06
Publisher(s): Wiley
List Price: $84.00

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Summary

Even the best trading system can prove disastrous if the trader doesn't have the ability to stick to their strategy. Featuring real-life case studies, The Psychology of Trading presents a step-by-step, goal-oriented approach to trading that emphasizes ways to keep emotions in check, overcome self-doubt, and focus clearly on a winning strategy.

Author Biography

ARI KIEV, M.D., is a trading coach and management consultant to several trading firms in New York. He is the author of numerous books, including the highly acclaimed Transcultural Psychiatry: A Strategy for Daily Living and The Courage to Live. For the past five years he has collaborated with Steve Cohen in developing the trading program described in this book. STEVE COHEN is a leading equities trader who heads SAC Capital Management, LLC. Mr. Cohen has consistently been ranked in the top 20 traders by such leading publications as the Financial Times.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1(10)
PART ONE Psyching Yourself for a Winning Career 11(82)
Chapter 1 Becoming a Master Trader
11(18)
Chapter 2 What the Best Traders Look Like
29(16)
Chapter 3 Centered Trading
45(12)
Chapter 4 Visual Imagery--Rehearsing Your Moves
57(14)
Chapter 5 Concentration--The Key to Preparation and Recovery
71(22)
PART TWO Putting Psychology into Practice 93(94)
Chapter 6 100 Percent Commitment--Promising the Result and Expanding the Risk
93(24)
Chapter 7 Basic Trading Principles
117(22)
Chapter 8 Managing Risk and Other Advanced Trading Principles
139(26)
Chapter 9 Teamwork
165(22)
PART THREE Mastering the Trading Game 187(10)
Chapter 10 Dealing with Stress
187(10)
Chapter 11 Overcoming Common Mistakes
197(26)
Chapter 12 The Power to Change
223(26)
Index 249

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