A comprehensive reference and training manual for today's electronic trading market professionals In the last few years, traders have experienced fundamental changes in the markets as many global exchanges, financial institutions, and brokers have migrated to electronic platforms. Psychology of Electronic Trading gives investors the tools and knowledge they need to understand and make the most of these new technologies. This book helps readers understand new approaches to cash management, decision-making, and controlling emotions; introduces and explains the key processes used when trading through an electronic interface; and discusses how technology is changing the way we do business. Brendon Seeto (Singapore) works with Patsystems (Professional Automated Trading Systems), a leading provider of fast, high-performance trading access to the world's major electronic and open-outcry exchanges.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements.Foreword.Chapter 1. Electronic Trading Psychology.Chapter 2. Pscyhology @ the Market.Chapter 3. Trading Mindset.Chapter 4. The Trading Environment.Chapter 5. The Electronic Trading System.Chapter 6. Making the Trade Decision.Chapter 7. Step into the Market.Chapter 8. The Future.References.Index.
Author Biography
Specializing in global financial markets trading, Brendon Seeto is an experienced institutional and private-client advisory dealer in global derivatives, securities and margin foreign exchange. He has operated for several major investment banks and brokerage companies, trading on behalf of treasury dealers and managed-fund portfolio managers with a comprehensive insight to the Australasian, European and US financial and commodity markets. A Commerce and Psychology graduate, in recent years Brendon has been involved in the electronic trading industry and is currently with Sungard Front Capital Systems, a leading provider of integrated, straight-through processing solutions for sales, trading, risk management and administration of equities, derivatives, interest rates, credit, money markets, fixed income and foreign exchange.
