The Online Trading Survival Guide: Indispensible Handbook for Today's Wired Investor - Softcover

Jack Guinan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0793139627 ISBN 13: 9780793139620

Publisher: Dearborn Trade Pub, 2000

Synopsis

The millions of investors currently logging onto online brokerages are frequently first-time customers of a discount brokerage, and often first time investors. They usually arrive with many of the same common questions, misunderstandings, and misconceptions relating to investing in general and how the online brokerage world works in particular.

For every online and would-be online investor, it's time to dispel the myths and clear up the confusion and misunderstanding about what investors can and can't expect from an online discount brokerage. In this comprehensive yet friendly how-to guide, financial expert and brokerage industry insider Jack Guinan offers answers investors need before they make their first trade. From the initial process of opening an account, to answers about account transfers, margin accounts, how trades work, and troubleshooting problems, this information encourages investors to maximize their relationships and investing opportunities through an online broker.

Mastering these online brokerage basics, investors will be able to:
*Deal confidently with their online broker
*Sidestep potential roadblocks in the complex application process
*Fund their account and switch brokers without costly surprises
*Understand the mechanics of getting investment orders filled

About this title

From the Publisher:

If You Do Any Online Trading—or Want to—You Need This Book!

Whether you trade once a year, or once every minute, The Online Trading Survival Guide is your guide to ensuring that you do it right. You'll discover how to avoid the mistakes of those millions of online investors who learned the hard way. Author Jack Guinan, an industry insider who has spent years working one-on-one with online brokerage customers, shows you how to:

* Resolve account problems and avoid costly trading errors.
* Get the most from your online broker by working with them—not against them.
* Understand your account balance, monthly statement, and the rules of margin trading.
* Prepare yourself for the tax consequences of online trading.
* Choose the right online broker for your needs.
* Complete your application correctly the first time.
* Fund your account properly, so you can trade when you need to trade.

About the Author:

Jack Guinan, MBA Northeastern University, has many years’ experience in the financial industry, most recently as regional sales representative for Fidelity Investments. He has also been a senior trader for the Spartan Brokerage division of Fidelity, a brokerage trader for Brown and Company, and a mutual fund analyst for the Bank of New England.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dearborn Trade Pub
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0793139627
• ISBN 13: 9780793139620
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 236