The bestselling stock-investing guide has been thoroughly revised-helping you dramatically improve your performance in the new world of investing
If you're a novice investor, Understanding Stocks provides everything you need to start out strong. This comprehensive beginner's guide covers all the fundamentals-market language, players, rules, strategies, and environment-and helps you build a solid portfolio by developing the right balance between risk and reward. This heavily updated edition includes brand-new chapters on:
Risk management
Identifying winning stocks
Testing your trading strategy
Bitcoin and alternative investments
Ways to read the market quickly and accurately
Technical and fundamental analysis
Short-term trading and long-term investing
In addition, it brings you fully up to date on pattern day trading rules and zero commissions; strategies for both bull and bear markets; the influence of computer algorithms; and preparing for the market open.
With Understanding Stocks, Third Edition, you have everything you need to succeed by investing more and trading less.