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New Trading Systems and Methods, 4th Edition

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ISBN: 978-0-471-26847-5

March 2005

1200 pages

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Description
Get the bestselling guide to trading systems, now updated for the 21st century.

For more than two decades, futures traders have turned to the classic Trading Systems and Methods for complete information about the latest, most successful indicators, programs, algorithms, and systems. Perry Kaufman, a leading futures expert highly respected for his years of experience in research and trading, has thoroughly updated this bestselling guide, adding more systems, more methods, and extensive risk analysis to keep this the most comprehensive and instructional book on trading systems today. His detailed, hands-on manual offers a complete analysis, using a systematic approach with in-depth explanations of each technique. This edition also includes a CD-ROM that contains the TradeStation EasyLanguage program, Excel spreadsheets, and Fortran programs that appear in the book.

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

About the Author
PERRY J. KAUFMAN is a leading expert in trading systems. Renowned for his mathematical skills and insight, Kaufman has developed significant theories in the area of price forecasting and portfolio allocation. As a consultant to many major investment companies and as a principal of successful investment funds, he has been actively involved in the practical analysis needed to support international investment management. Kaufman is the author of A Short Course in Technical Trading (Wiley) as well as eight other books. He has published numerous articles in Technical Analysis of Stocks & Commodities, Futures Industry, and Futures magazine. Mr. Kaufman has taught both statistics and trading at the graduate schools of major universities. Throughout the years, he has presented his ideas at professional seminars. Mr. Kaufman can be reached at pjk@perrykaufman.com.
Features
  • TEACHES SKILLS IMPORTANT TO FINANCIAL SURVIVAL. Kaufman gives readers a running start as a trader, offers usage tips on the most popular trading tools, unlike any other book on the market at a convenient price.
  • UNIQUE AUTHOR APPROACH. Kaufman offers readers a book full of trading insights, allowing for the novice (no special skills needed), and focuses on using technical indicators and technical analysis.
  • INCLUDES A TRADING GAME. The trading game encourages the reader to trade along with the lessons. Kaufman poses the likely problems that the reader will encounter once trading begins. As the trading becomes more complicated, so do the problems encountered. These insights and trading tips are formulated from years of Kaufman's experience with watching students trade, noting their successes and failures throughout the cycle of the courses.