Trading Economics

After the economic meltdown of 2008, Warren Buffett famously warned, "beware of geeks bearing formulas." But as James Weatherall demonstrates, not all geeks are created equal. While many of the mathematicians and software engineers on Wall Street failed when their abstractions turned ugly in practice, a special breed of physicists has a much deeper history of revolutionizing finance.

From the bestselling author of Leviathan comes this sweeping narrative of one of America’s most historically rich industries. Beginning his epic history in the early 1600s, Eric Jay Dolin traces the dramatic rise and fall of the American fur trade industry, from the first Dutch encounters with the Indians to the rise of the conservation movement in the late nineteenth century.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Shortlisted for the Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award The perfect gift for the avid reader on your list: the unbelievable story of a secretive mathematician who pioneered the era of the algorithm--and made $23 billion doing it. Jim Simons is the...

This book explains how to research and understand fundamental data on stocks including equities, ETFs, and Mutual funds. It also explains how to use economic indicators to judge market conditions. Methods of trading stocks and options are explained with examples. Figures and tables are included for visual information. Some special methods described include small lot investing, dollar cost averaging, diversifiction, portfolio balancing, and tips for dealing with stock brokers.

"Economic hit men," John Perkins writes, "are highly paid professionals who cheat countries around the globe out of trillions of dollars. Their tools include fraudulent financial reports, rigged elections, payoffs, extortion, sex, and murder."

The winners of the Nobel Prize show how economics, when done right, can help us solve the thorniest social and political problems of our day. Figuring out how to deal with today's critical economic problems is perhaps the great challenge of our time. Much greater than space travel or perhaps...

Economics is a subject that is highly relevant to our everyday lives. In the past three centuries, our understanding of economics has been instrumental in lifting the bulk of humanity out of abject poverty and a life that was nothing but nasty, brutish, and short. The study of economics started with the Industrial Revolution in the mid-1700s. Suddenly there were factories. Entrepreneurs organized labor, machines, and power to manufacture products. These large-scale enterprises took investment money (capital) to create. The first person to understand what was going on and put it on a ...

With over thirty thousand occupations currently in existence, workers today face a bewildering array of careers from which to choose, and upon which to center their lives. But there is more at stake than just a paycheck. For too long, work has driven a wedge between families, dividing husband from wife, father from son, mother from daughter, and family from home. Building something that will last requires a radically different approach than is common or encouraged today.

In 2006, hedge fund manager John Paulson realized something few others suspected--that the housing market and the value of subprime mortgages were grossly inflated and headed for a major fall. Paulson's background was in mergers and acquisitions, however, and he knew little about real estate...

The world has entered a new era of geopolitical conflict. Cold War Two is no longer a distant possibility—it is today’s high-stakes conflict reality, shaping the global economy, financial markets, supply chains, trade policies, energy security, and technological competition. In this groundbreaking book, Jason Schenker, a top-ranked economist and futurist, provides a data-driven, forward-looking analysis of Cold War Two—how it began, where it’s headed, and what it means for businesses, policymakers, investors, and national security leaders. Drawing on his expertise as Chairman of The...

John J. Murphy has updated his landmark bestseller Technical Analysis of the Futures Markets, to include all of the financial markets. This outstanding reference has already taught thousands of traders the concepts of technical analysis and their application in the futures and stock markets...

Master the basics of trading and strengthen your portfolio Do you want to trade stocks, but don't know where to start? Are you scared of the risks? Relax! Trading For Dummies takes a measured approach to trading, giving you the basics of trading and portfolio management. This friendly guide will...

THE UNITED KINGDOM. At a time when the global order feels increasingly fragile, Churchill’s Fascination with America and Its Presidents delivers a strikingly relevant exploration of the transatlantic vision that shaped the last 80 years of international stability. Economist and international analyst Steve Jones and co-author Deny-Ray Jones trace the unique thread linking Winston Churchill’s American heritage, his early encounters with the United States, and his extraordinary partnerships with presidents from Theodore Roosevelt to Harry S. Truman. Through meticulous research and vivid ...

Candlestick charting is more popular than ever before, with a legion of new traders and investors being introduced to the concept by some of today's hottest investment gurus. Having introduced the candlestick technique to the West through two of his best-selling books, Steve Nison is regarded as a luminary in the field of candlestick charting. In his new venture, The Candlestick Course, Nison explains patterns of varying complexity and tests the listener's knowledge with quizzes, Q&As, and intensive examples.

Trade disputes are usually understood as conflicts between countries with competing national interests, but as Matthew C. Klein and Michael Pettis show in this book, they are often the unexpected result of domestic political choices to serve the interests of the rich at the expense of workers and ordinary retirees. Klein and Pettis trace the origins of today's trade wars to decisions made by politicians and business leaders in China, Europe, and the United States over the past 30 years.

Wars are no longer fought only with soldiers, tanks, and missiles. In the modern world, power moves silently through currencies, trade routes, financial systems, and access to markets. Nations rise or fall not just by force, but by leverage. The Invisible Economic Battlefield exposes the hidden arena where global power is exercised every day, without formal declarations of war and often without the public even realizing it. This book explores how economic tools have become central weapons of statecraft in the twenty-first century. Sanctions, trade restrictions, financial surveillance, debt ...

For centuries, tariffs have been at the center of economic policy, shaping industries, influencing trade agreements, and fueling international conflicts. Governments use them to protect domestic industries, strengthen national economies, and assert political power. Yet history reveals a complex reality, where protectionism often leads to unintended consequences, escalating trade disputes, and shifting global alliances. This book explores the history and impact of tariffs, protectionism, and trade wars, examining how these policies have influenced economic growth, national security, and ...

In Straight Talk on Trade, Dani Rodrik, an early and outspoken critic of economic globalization taken too far, goes beyond the populist backlash and offers a more reasoned explanation for why our elites' and technocrats' obsession with hyper-globalization made it more difficult for nations to achieve legitimate economic and social objectives at home: economic prosperity, financial stability, and equity.

At a time of frightening volatility, what is the average investor to do? The answer: Turn to Burton G. Malkiel's advice in his reassuring, authoritative, gimmick-free, and perennially best-selling guide to investing. Long established as the first book to purchase before starting a portfolio or 401(k), A Random Walk Down Wall Street now features new material on "tax-loss harvesting", the crown jewel of tax management; the current bitcoin bubble; and automated investment advisers; as well as a brand-new chapter on factor investing and risk parity.

Most people are not confused about their lives. They are just participating in transactions they refuse to name. We like to believe love is pure, work is meaningful, and success comes from passion. In reality, much of modern life runs on exchange - money for time, security for desire, approval for silence, comfort for truth. Some people can live this way without cost. Others quietly disintegrate when they try. The Art of Not Selling Yourself is not a self-help book. It does not offer strategies, hacks, or motivation. It offers something far rarer - clarity. This book explores why: Some ...