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This practical, hands-on blueprint to stocks and mutual funds provides a thorough overview of today’s stock market. From understanding how trends and policies affect markets and the basics of placing a trade to advanced issues including technical analysis, short selling, Modern Portfolio Theory, and more, this unique and useful workbook explains the stock market in clear, concise language.
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This practical, hands-on blueprint to stocks and mutual funds provides a thorough overview of today's stock market.
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Excellent.......2003-05-06
Great introductioin to a field that can seem quite arcane to the average joe. Affordable,pithy, and intelligible!
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Not worth the Time and the Money.......2005-05-01
I am a student who happens to have read both John Hull's 'Options, Futures and Other Derivatives' and his 'Fundamentals'. To say that 'Options, Futures and Other Derivatives' is a good book is a great understatement, and can even be considered an insult. Yet, this book, which is targeted at readers who are not as acquainted with derivatives fails to impress. Through out the book you can feel how John Hull struggles to explain things in a simple manner. Sadly, his efforts have failed, and this is most evident when my fellow classmates had a hard time understanding the materials starting from Swaps. When we reached the section on options pricing, the book lacks the rigorous math that is needed for students to fully appreciate the beauty of deriving things like Black-Scholes. Overall, if you are a beginner, go straight to 'Options, Futures, and Derivatives'. This book is not worth wasting time over.
not worth the money.......2005-02-03
As promised this book contains no calculus.However it looks more like a formula sheet.There are some typos in some important parts.The intuitive explanations for some important topics are omitted or not well explained.Solutions manual is just a waste of time.Actually the book doesn't contain good questions at all.Despite the fact that it's one of the most used textbooks for the entry level in options and futures it's really not worth the money.One can find online lecture notes and do with them without having to pay that much money.
Great Book!.......2002-06-11
I needed to understand everything I could about Futures and Options in a short time and this book was perfect for that purpose. The introduction about futures and options is great and the content in general is very easy to understand and follow. I really liked the examples and the way the author explained each topic. However, I have to confess that maybe my engineering background helped me to understand the math behind, but I believe that even if you don't have much mathematical knowledge you can follow the book.
A big plus of this book is that it contains a chapter about Value at Risk and one focused more on more recent types of derivatives contracts (e.g., energy, weather, etc.).
In general, I think that with this book you could cover more ground more quickly than with other books.
Great Book!!.......2002-04-19
This book is a great introduction to options and futures, I do not have any university experience in mathematics and was able to follow nearly all that I have read so far. However, if you are not comfortable with substituting into equations and following equation derivations, maybe option/futures trading is not for you.
You better know your math.......2002-01-29
The book is a good book IF you know your math. It has been a while since I have done calculus and finance classes and needed to review other books in order to understand all the math. I laughed at the introduction when the author stated math is not needed. While this is partially true, it is because the author expects the reader to memorize his formulas and so omitts some of the steps of how the formulas come about. Do not try to do this book without help or even better yet, without the solution manual. It was a grueling class with more than 1/2 the class dropping it because the book was so hard to understand.
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An in-depth look at the nature of market making and exchanges
From theory to practicalities, this is a comprehensive, up-to-date handbook and reference on how markets work and the nuances of trading. It includes a CD with an interactive trading simulation.
Robert A. Schwartz, PhD (New York, NY), is Marvin M. Speiser Professor of Finance and University Distinguished Professor in the Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College, CUNY. Reto Francioni, PhD (Zurich, Switzerland), is President and Chairman of the Board of SWX, the Swiss Stock Exchange, and former co-CEO of Consors Discount Broker AG, Nuremberg.
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An in-depth look at the nature of market making and exchanges From theory to practicalities, this is a comprehensive, up-to-date handbook and reference on how markets work and the nuances of trading. It includes a CD with an interactive trading simulation.
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Options are an investment vehicle that can enhance virtually any investment philosophy. Fundamentals of the Options Market provides a clear, concise picture of this global marketplace. Using examples drawn from contemporary financial news, this completely accessible guidebook describes why and how these versatile tools can be used to hedge risk and enhance return, while explaining popular products including listed stock options, index options, and LEAPS.
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Best-written Book concerning Greeks.......2007-04-09
It's about time that someone writes a well-written book about the greeks. Now I understand the stuff.
This book reads to you like you are a baby. It taught me the greeks in a simple manner.
Finally...........2002-06-23
Finally, a book about options that is understandable and helpful. The book has been reprinted so the errors that the other readers referred to have been corrected. I loved it!
Good but many, many errors. Were the editors asleep?.......2002-04-05
The authors appear to know their subject well. I would recommend this as a beginner-to-intermediate introduction to fundamentals except for the numerous errors.
Some errors are like "typos" such as 6 instead of 60, some are more serious and subtle such as specifying a call when a put was meant, and some are fundamental structural problems with the book. For example, the Quiz answers don't match the chapters to which they purportedly provide answers, and in some cases only some questions are answered anyway.
The errors are so numerous, and some of a type that they won't be caught by the average beginner, that it might be dangerous for a beginner to rely on this book as a reference or as an only introduction to options.
I'd really like to have a completely "cleaned up" copy, as I think that could make this the best introduction that I'm aware of.
Too many errors to be used as a definitive resource.......2001-10-04
As an instructor in equity options for a major market making firm, I've been looking for an introductory text to supplement the lecture material presented in our training classes. While MacMillan and Natenberg have written great books on the topic, the former is not specific enough to our market making business and the latter is too advanced for the beginner. In looking for something in between these two fine works, someone suggested to me the Williams/Hoffman book. It has been unsatisfactory in several respects. Explanations of some concepts appear out of context with the material being covered, some others are very muddled, and some are just plain wrong. The book also suffers from a trait common to many traders-turned-authors in that while the authors may be very knowledgable about their subject they aren't very good at conveying - at least in book form - that knowledge to others. While students with previous exposure to options concepts may be able to overcome these deficiencies, I wouldn't recommend this book to the beginner. The beginner would be much better served by picking up MacMillan's timeless classic.
Outstanding primer.......2001-04-02
This book covers all the basics and a little beyond of option trading. Well written and organized.
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In the high-level yet down-to-earth style for which McGraw-Hill's Streetsmart Series is known, STREETSMART GUIDE TO VALUING A STOCK covers everything from basic stock valuation to more advanced valuation models and techniques. Its nuts-and-bolts, nontheoretical methods will be invaluable in helping you locate and analyze undervalued stocks. "The book outlines the fundamentals of making an investment decision in a stock based on a reasoned evaluation of that stock's worth. The writing is direct, logical, and remarkably interesting..." - William R. McLucas, Partner, Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, Former Director, Division of Enforcement U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission. "The authors have taken one of today's rarest commodities—good common sense—and applied it to one of today's most vexing challenges—valuing a stock. This book is a valuable tool for anyone participating in the stock market." - Warren A. Stephens President & CEO, Stephens, Inc. "Today's stock market is more complex and volatile than ever. A stock's price does not necessarily represent the intrinsic value of the company. I believe that we all need the safety net of cash flow valuation to make prudent investment decisions. Many Wall Street analysts would benefit from reading STREETSMART GUIDE TO VALUING A STOCK, and I will recommend it to all of my institutional clients." - M. Clara Tucci, Managing Director—International Equity Sales, ING Baring Furman Seltz. "This is a terrific book for investors! In a witty, fresh style the authors explain how to value a company's stock by using an easy-to-understand, 4-step approach. They explain what numbers are required, where to get them quickly, and how to use them." - Charles C. Snow, Ph.D., International Education Program Lecturer on Strategic Management, Mellon Bank Professor of Business Administration, The Pennsylvania State University.
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Good practical introduction to discounted cash flow (DCF) valuation.......2007-01-26
Using discounted cash flow (DCF) to estimate the intrinsic value of a stock is not for those looking for those looking for easy rules of thumb; it requires work. This book, together with the related website, does a good job of showing how, in language that doesn't require you to be an MBA. Recommended.
Another Disappointment from Academia.......2006-12-31
"The Streetsmart Guide to Valuing a Stock," written by three credentialled Penn State University finance professors, prompted this reader to expect the "latest and greatest" thinking on stock valuation. If the prospective reader has similar expectations, he or she should look elsewhere. This reader found the book disappointing in many ways. For openers, it was crafted to target the least discriminating of students leaving the rest of us to wade through endless repetitions of simple ideas and to struggle with more complicated ideas via ambiguous word descriptions where a simple equation would suffice. More importantly though, the authors' discounted cash flow valuation theory (as opposed to more traditional discounted earnings theories) appears to be the wrong approach. Whereas stock investors have an exclusive claim on earnings, they must stand in line behind creditors with their claims on cash flow. Also while the appropriate discount factor in most evaluation theories has to do with the rate of return on the investor's alternative investment options, in the authors' theory it is the corporation's weighted average cost of capital - a very different and seemingly irrelevant concept.
Warren Buffet may be the only one to correctly value stocks, but he's not talking. Until he does the prospective valuer might find Mary Buffett's renditions ("Buffettology" and "The New Buffettology") to be more useful and understandable alternatives to the "Streetsmart Guide to Valuing a Stock."
Getting Streetsmart - your money better spent elsewhere.......2006-03-11
The first half of this book did an admirable job of introducing the reader to various stock valuation terminology & methodology.
Unfortunately, the second half of the book focused almost solely on explaining, applying, and encouraging the purchase of their stock valuation software. Without this software, the second half of the book is somewhate limited in its value and use.
The book's not a total loss, thanks to the first half, but is probably a better exercise in "book valuation". This one's valuation falls somewhere short of its purchase price. If it were a stock and I were to apply the owners valuation principles, it might be best to pass on buying it...
Hope this helps! Cheers!
it's all here.......2006-03-08
If one is patient with this book, one will reap many rewards.
DCF explained from start to finish.
Sound Economics.......2004-05-01
This book offers an economically sound approach to stock valuation. The associated free website is also very useful.
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Very disappointed.......2005-11-23
Don't waste your money like I did. I was expecting something completely different. It is tarot, astrology, numerology, divination, magic and feng-shui techniques and 3 chaptors on stock market information. I would have given it 1 star except I don't like the word "hate" so 2 stars is dislike.
It would be great for a joke!
10 Years ahead of it's time........2000-03-12
Spirituality is a way of life to the people of my new home here in Thailand. They've been channeling the powers of Buddhism and the supernatural for many centuries, and I find it entertaining that magickal thinking -- with the help of Mr. Goodwin's book -- is only now getting around to infiltrating heartland America. Why is this resource such a shocking revelation? That using the psychic powers of the mind, body, and spirit can be used to create wealth via the stock market? Seemed obvious to me. And I was quite pleased that someone finally sat down and put it into words.
I'm a veteran player in the market. I've been doing it for more than 6-years now, and it is now my exclusive source of income. I only buy stocks at certain times of the year, and I found the information in this book was right on the money. I recommend that anyone whom invests in the markets read it, and, anyone who is considering jumping into the market, sit down and read it too.
Holy Cow!.......2000-01-13
Reading a book on investing doesn't sound like the most exciting way to spend an afternoon. I bought this book because I wanted to invest some money I've just come across but didn't want to enter that evil world of brokers and end up losing everything. This book was PERFECT because it explains the fundamentals of investing which beginners like myself need, yet it also goes into very deep and interesting places about psychic abilities that I think even veteran investors and brokers will find useful. And above that, it is even ENTERTAINING! Goodwin's commentary on New York City and the stories he tells are very funny and enlightening.
Whimsical.......1999-12-12
I wonder if the SEC and NASD know about this book? I sure hope not. Because it's to good to be true.
Gag gift? Hardly........1999-12-12
I wanted to hate this guy, and his book, but I just can't. My girl friend bought it for me as a gift, and I laughed at her. I thought it was just a joke. I said to her, "What the hell is this?" And there it sat on my desk unopened for about a week before a broker friend asked me the same damn question," What the hell is this," he said. "I don't know" I replied, "but by the way we're getting slammed in the market this month, I think we should both go read it." And then I started reading it first for a laugh and it reminded me of that Michael Lewis book, Liars Poker. Funny stuff. A lot of the Stock market coverage in this book I found a little elementary, but the psychic stuff is pretty deep and interesting. And who could argue with results? I like what he had to say about intuition being so critical in the investment game. Very true.
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