... class It is my hope that you will feel the same RICHARD IMPERIALE Union Grove,Wisconsin May 2006 04_ 769193 flast.qxp 5/18/06 8:21 PM Page xv Acknowledgments lthough the author ultimately gets the ... analysis as well as industry contacts who were helpful in providing insights and information A R I xv 04_ 769193 flast.qxp 5/18/06 8:21 PM Page xvi 05_769193 ch01.qxp 5/18/06 8:21 PM Page 1 Part Getting ... operating partnership units 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2 004 FIGURE 3.1 Equity Market Capitalization of U.S REITs (as of October 31, 2005) Source: Uniplan,...
... quality management Six sigma (Quality control standard) I Title HD62.15.T524 2005 658.4'013—dc22 2 0040 13486 Printed in the United States of America 10 Contents Introduction Striving for Perfection ... of Six Sigma are realized By comparing your outcomes to the ideal outcome of Six Sigma, you can quantify quality itself Example: Your department performed 535 specific oper- ations last month Of...
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... etc Commodity futures—Charts, diagrams, etc Investment analysis I Title HG4638.B853 2006 332.63’ 2042 —dc22 2005017555 Printed in the United States of America 10 To Mary Schramski I found the answer ... earnings My broker announced earnings and the stock jumped up on the news The company expected 2 004 to be a good year When the price eased back down, I bought The stock waffled up and down I felt ... wheel ” I shrugged my shoulders Out of spite, Jake placed the trade anyway In early February 2 004, the stock reached a high of 66.88, one point above the downsloping trendline before the stock...
... Stocks—Charts, diagrams, etc Stocks—Prices—Forecasting Investment analysis I Title HG4638.L64 2008 332.63’ 2042 —dc22 2008002758 Printed in the United States of America 10 ftoc.qxd 3/5/08 7:09 PM Page v Wiley...
... (pbk.) Foreign exchange market Foreign exchange futures I Title HG3851.A739 2010 332.4’5–dc22 200 9043 706 Printed in the United States of America 10 To my friend, Frank Semone Contents Introduction ... Gross Domestic Product Intervention Other Economic Indicators Forecasting Summary 101 101 102 103 104 106 106 106 108 113 Chapter 11 Technical Analysis Overview Bar Charts Trendlines Support and ... Performance Diagnostics Record Keeping When Things Go Wrong Summary 193 194 194 195 195 195 195 202 203 204 205 206 207 209 Chapter 16 Money Management Simplified Breaking Even—The Belgian Dentist Expectations...
... maker and ECS—provide depth of market (DOM): the ability to see standing buy and sell orders, the quantities and prices bid and asked This can be valuable information if you learn how to use it...
... with basic FOREX calculations, order types and entry, all the platform features—all with a small quantity of real money on the line Figure 8.2 shows the basic functionalities you want to learn ... specify three pieces of information: (1) the currency pair, (2) buying or selling, and (3) the quantity If it is a pending order you must also specify how long it will remain in the market I...
... country By contrast, if trade figures show an increase in exports, money will flow into the country 104 THE TOOLS OF THE TRADE FIGURE 10.2 U.S Balance of Trade Courtesy www.global-view.com and increase ... being able to attach specific values Fundamental Analysis 113 Econometric analysis attempts to quantify the often qualitative fundamental factors into a mathematical model These models can become ... enormously complex The problems with econometric analysis are twofold: It is difficult to objectively quantify qualitative information such as a news announcement The interactions and specific weights...
... Contrary Opinion (Hadady Publications, 1983) Contrary opinion theory, while well developed and quantified in futures, is less so in FOREX Jay Meisler’s www.global-view.com does a weekly trader...
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... method and tools you use to trade Mine had tended to get a bit complex Start with just some basic 204 THE COMPLETE FOREX TRADER FIGURE 15.8 A Continuation Chart Source: TradeviewForex www.tradeviewforex.com...
... 2007) Mr Bickford took the first step toward quantifying the chart patterns that form after a news announcement Going Against the Crowd There are now quantified daily studies of Contrary Opinion ... money management, back-testing, and performance analysis It can also be used in what is called quant in the industry—risk, portfolio, and money manager analysis ME also teases out indicator-like ... 1-hour 12-hour 1-day Skills Skills are more judgmental than techniques, which can be precisely quantified Skill take more practice, time, and experience to learn and apply effectively Sitting...
... GBP/CHF ϭ 2.2 604/ 12 and their relationship is: EUR/CHF ϭ EUR/GBP ϫ GBP/CHF Thus the calculated value for the EUR/CHF rate is 0.6915 ϫ 2.2 604 or 1.5631 The deviation from parity is Ϫ. 0045 (1.5631...
... Pyramiding a winning position is risky; pyramiding a losing position is suicide quant Refers to the use of a mathematical or quantified method of trading, risk, or portfolio analysis 320 GLOSSARY quiet ... Purchasing managers index, 107 Purchasing power parity (PPP), 104 106 Put, 248–249, 251, 255 Put on manual, 275 Pyramiding, 208 Quant, 228 Quiet time, 70 Quote currency: explanation of, 42 USD ... performance on a position that has moved against the customer market environments A method for quantifying “trading” and “trending” markets using paired sets of directional movement (net price...
... requirement for certain counterparty FCMs to $20 million This requirement was phased in; it is a quantum leap from the previous $5 million A counterparty FCM is generally considered to be a market ... traded (called a lot) The lot size always refers to the base currency An even lot is usually a quantity of 100,000 units, but most brokers permit investors to trade in odd lots (fractions of ... and “Five Digit Pricing.” GETTING STARTED 42 TABLE 5.1 Examples of Quote Convention EUR/USD 1.2 604/ 07 GBP/USD 1.5089/94 CHF/JPY 84.40/45 Quote Convention Exchange rates in the FOREX market are...