The New Investor's Toolbox

As a private investor, mistimed or misplaced usage of financial instruments or reliance on just a couple of financial tools can mean that you're not equipped to cope with the bears as well as the bulls. The professionals use a whole range of financial instruments to tune their portfolios to the markets. There is no reason why you can't do the same. Using these tools to tailor your portfolio is like tuning your car for fuel economy or speed - it's about identifying your risk and vulnerabilities and knowing where to go from there. The emphasis of this book is firmly on equipping the investor with enough knowledge of the different tools at your disposal to be able to use the right ones at the right time to minimize losses and maximise gains. Coverage includes the following and more bull; Stop losses bull; Short selling bull; CFDs bull; Options bull; Futures bull; Spread Betting bull; Exchange bull; Traded Funds bull; Covered Warrants bull; Hedge Funds