Saturday, January 8, 2011
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All of the products mentioned here are ones that I own, regularly use and recommend. - I consider these resources to be vital for any trader, and I refer to them regularly.
As I like to support local merchants, all of my recommended links and affiliates are Australian or NZ based.
Recommended Software
Incredible Charts - by Colin Twiggs.
Free Download, with 30 day trial of the premium data version, includes advertisements (which means smaller charts)
I use the PRO version, which uses a Premium Data feed, including intra-day hourly data for Australian stocks and much more. It is a simple, powerful program, enabling you to switch between "projects" and time series (daily, weekly, monthly) with ease - perfect if you use a triple-screen or similar system.
Compared to other products out there, it is very undervalued (currently $23 a month!) and has all the benefits and requirements of a full trading suite.
Stator-AFM - Australian based Portfolio Management Software
Stator is a combined portfolio and account management program, designed specificially for Australian based (and/or taxed) traders.
Stator enables you to measure and understand every aspect of your performance, whilst dramatically reducing your accounting/administration time. It includes tailored risk and capital management calculators, the ability to track different systems and link your cash accounts.
I use the PRO version, because I trade options, CFD's and shares, and I use it for my trading, investment company and self-managed super.
Very powerful stuff and a great product!
Recommended Books
I use Fishpond exclusively to buy my books and CD's/DVD's. Fishpond is an Australiasian (NZ-based) company that has prices better than Amazon!
Delivery is always super quick and usually free.
Trading for a Living by Alexander Elder - a must have first book for any trader. Elder explains the 3 cornerstones of trading: Psychology, Money Management and Trading, extremely well.
I also have the MP3 version that I listen to on my iPod.
The (Mis)Behaviour of Markets by the late Benoit Mandelbrot - you must read this before the Black Swan, as Mandelbrot explains the fractal/power law nature of markets, which are non-linear and mostly random, although you can find patterns in that randomness or roughness.
A brilliant read, I refer to it constantly. A great primer on how markets really work.
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The Black Swan (2nd edition) by Nassim Taleb - don't get the 1st edition, this is better.
What can I say? It's a bl%%dy hard read, but well worth it in the end. Taleb is a former options trader and one of only a handful who predicted the GFC.
You will need a few weeks to read this one - have a glass of wine or beer ready and prepare to put it down between paragraphs, go for a walk and think about what he has to say...
Debunking Economics by Steve Keen - Steve is a professor of economics, a title that should be respected to him and only a few others who predicted, not through guesswork, the GFC and its ongoing ramifications. This book dispells all of the neo-classical, orthodox economic views.
Ever wonder why the economists ALWAYS get it wrong? Read this book.
Here's Steve Keen's blog and his forum - TalkFinance.net
My Store
As I like to support local merchants, all of my recommended links and affiliates are Australian or NZ based.
Recommended Software
Free Download, with 30 day trial of the premium data version, includes advertisements (which means smaller charts)
I use the PRO version, which uses a Premium Data feed, including intra-day hourly data for Australian stocks and much more. It is a simple, powerful program, enabling you to switch between "projects" and time series (daily, weekly, monthly) with ease - perfect if you use a triple-screen or similar system.
Compared to other products out there, it is very undervalued (currently $23 a month!) and has all the benefits and requirements of a full trading suite.
Stator is a combined portfolio and account management program, designed specificially for Australian based (and/or taxed) traders.
Stator enables you to measure and understand every aspect of your performance, whilst dramatically reducing your accounting/administration time. It includes tailored risk and capital management calculators, the ability to track different systems and link your cash accounts.
I use the PRO version, because I trade options, CFD's and shares, and I use it for my trading, investment company and self-managed super.
Very powerful stuff and a great product!
Recommended Books
Here are my recommended trading/investing and economic books - I have read and own all of these, so rest assured they are worth every penny!
Delivery is always super quick and usually free.
Click on the book titles to go to the store to purchase.
I also have the MP3 version that I listen to on my iPod.
The (Mis)Behaviour of Markets by the late Benoit Mandelbrot - you must read this before the Black Swan, as Mandelbrot explains the fractal/power law nature of markets, which are non-linear and mostly random, although you can find patterns in that randomness or roughness.
A brilliant read, I refer to it constantly. A great primer on how markets really work.
What can I say? It's a bl%%dy hard read, but well worth it in the end. Taleb is a former options trader and one of only a handful who predicted the GFC.
You will need a few weeks to read this one - have a glass of wine or beer ready and prepare to put it down between paragraphs, go for a walk and think about what he has to say...
Debunking Economics by Steve Keen - Steve is a professor of economics, a title that should be respected to him and only a few others who predicted, not through guesswork, the GFC and its ongoing ramifications. This book dispells all of the neo-classical, orthodox economic views.
Ever wonder why the economists ALWAYS get it wrong? Read this book.
Here's Steve Keen's blog and his forum - TalkFinance.net
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