Kathleen Brooks is research director at FOREX.com. She produces research on G10 and emerging-market currencies, providing her clients with actionable trading ideas. Brian Dolanhas more than 20 years of experience in the currency market and is a frequent commentator for major news media.
Introduction 1 Part I: Getting Started with Currency Trading 5 Chapter 1: Currency Trading 101 7 Chapter 2: What Is the Forex Market? 17 Chapter 3: Who Trades Currencies? Meet the Players 33 Chapter 4: The Mechanics of Currency Trading 47 Part II: Driving Forces behind Currencies 71 Chapter 5: Looking at the Big Picture 73 Chapter 6: Understanding and Applying Market News and Information 99 Chapter 7: Getting Down and Dirty with Fundamental Data 115 Chapter 8: Getting to Know the Major Currency Pairs 139 Chapter 9: Minor Currency Pairs and Cross-Currency Trading 163 Part III: Developing a Trading Plan 179 Chapter 10: Training and Preparing for Battle 181 Chapter 11: Cutting the Fog with Technical Analysis 201 Chapter 12: Identifying Trade Opportunities 229 Chapter 13: Risk-Management Considerations 249 Part IV: Executing a Trading Plan 267 Chapter 14: Pulling the Trigger 269 Chapter 15: Managing the Trade 283 Chapter 16: Closing the Position and Evaluating Your Results 295 Part V: The Part of Tens 305 Chapter 17: Ten Habits of Successful Currency Traders 307 Chapter 18: Ten Rules of Risk Management 313 Chapter 19: Ten Great Resources 317 Appendix: Trading Strategies 321 Index 343