Microsoft Excel for Stock and Option Traders: Build Your Own Analytical Tools for Higher Returns (paperback)
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (779 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 013340904X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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Better trading through analysis Now that I'm trading options full time on my own, I need to do my own quantitative analysis. Despite having have an MBA in finance from Wharton and being in the investment management business for 25 years, I didn't have the practical, day to day skills to effectively analyze large datasets for the purpose of separating merely OK trades from the great ones (I had always relied on my firms' quantitative analysts to do the work for me). This book is ideal for traders who have com. A few good ideasbut Jijnasu Forever Having benefited significantly from his earlier two books (The Volatility Edge in Options Trading: New Technical Strategies for Investing in Unstable Markets and Trading Options at Expiration: Strategies and Models for Winning the Endgame), I was very eager to read this book - despite Augen's previous book Trading Realities: The Truth, the Lies, and the Hype In-Between was eminently forgettable. This one is mostly disappointing "book". The issue is not that there are no good i. Disappointing Although I have been a fan of Mr. Augen's earlier books, this is a disappointment. There is a lot of waffle, both with words but also with tables and graphs, ponting out pretty obvious stuff, many pages are half blank as a result of the tables and graphs, so all in all very skimpy work.The least I would expect is a cd with some Excel code. Mr. Augen is living on his laurels and getting lazy.
He has done what I thought was impossible: He has written a programming guide for option traders that is interesting and actionable. This unique book is a must-read for self-directed traders seeking to create their own tools to gain an edge in the computer-driven markets of today.”--Kira McCaffrey Brecht, Managing Editor, SFO Magazine “Jeff Augen continues his streak of great books that can help traders improve returns with a book about programming option trades that doesn’t require a quant degree to be put into action. Get this book--and put those tools to work.Use Excel 2007/2010
Sarkett, SFO Magazine, October 2011. Trade more profitably by exploiting Microsoft Excel’s powerful statistical and data mining tools: · Uncover subtle anomalies and distortions that signal profit opportunities· Create powerful new custom indicators, alerts, and trading models· Visualize and analyze huge amounts of trading data with just a few clicks · Powerful techniques for every active investor who can use Excel Now that high-speed traders dominate the market, yesterday’s slower-paced analysis strategies are virtually worthless. Five years ago, this required multimillion-dollar data mining and analytical infrastructures. Augen shows how to use Excel 2007 or 2010 to uncover hidden correlations and reliable trade triggers based on subtle anomalies and price distortions,