Futures & Options for Dummies
Chapter One
The Ins and Outs of Trading
Futures and Options
In This Chapter
* Trading futures and options versus traditional investing
* Finding out who's successful at trading futures and options
* Gathering your trading tools and know-how
* Checking out market analysis, short trades, and money management
* Discovering how fun trading can be
If you're one of those people who look at their mutual fund portfolios once
a year and wonder how the results came about, futures trading isn't for
you - at least until you make some changes in how you view the financial
markets, your knowledge base, and in general, how the world works.
No, you don't have to live in a monastery and wear a virtual-reality helmet
that plugs into the Internet, has satellite TV, and features real-time quotes
and charts. You are, however, going to have to take the time to review your
current investing philosophy and find out how futures trading can fit into
your day-to-day scheme of things without ruining your family life and ... read full excerpt from Futures & Options For Dummies ebook
