Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Part 1: Getting Started with Currency Trading 7
Chapter 1: Currency Trading 101 9
Chapter 2: What Is the Forex Market? 19
Chapter 3: Who Trades Currencies? Meet the Players 37
Chapter 4: The Mechanics of Currency Trading 53
Part 2: Data and Details You Can Use to Trade Currencies 79
Chapter 5: Looking at the Big Picture 81
Chapter 6: Cutting the Fog with Technical Analysis 109
Chapter 7: Getting Down and Dirty with Fundamental Data 139
Chapter 8: Getting to Know the Major Currency Pairs 165
Chapter 9: Minor Currency Pairs and Cross-Currency Trading 189
Part 3: Executing a Trading Plan 207
Chapter 10: Pulling the Trigger 209
Chapter 11: Managing the Trade 225
Chapter 12: Tax Considerations 237
Part 4: Forex Alternatives 253
Chapter 13: Currency Exchange-Traded Funds 255
Chapter 14: Currency Futures 269
Chapter 15: Currency Options 283
Chapter 16: Trading Cryptocurrencies 307
Part 5: The Part of Tens 323
Chapter 17: Ten Habits of Successful Currency Traders 325
Chapter 18: Ten Rules of Risk Management 331
Chapter 19: Ten Great Resources for Currency Trading 337
Chapter 20: Ten (Or So) Golden Rules for Currency Trading Beginners 343
Chapter 21: Ten Alternatives to Currencies 349
Appendix: Trading Strategies 355
Index 379