Foreign Currency Trading: From the Fundamentals to the Fine Points

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Summary: save your money ...
Review: ... I have no idea what objective these guys had in mind when they sat down to write this book.... This book is just a bunch of information thrown together (probably downloaded from the internet) and they obviously took no time to put any real effort into this book. I was terribly dissappointed with my purchase of this book.....look elsewhere if you are interested in getting started in forex trading.

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Summary: not worth reading
Review: As other reviews pointed out, this book is really bad. There isn't any useful contents inside. No matter you are a student, trader or investor , you won't find anything helpful. No one should bother to read it.

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Summary: Rarely have encountered a book this useless.
Review: As others have said clearly, this book is a waste of trees, ink and the time of its reader. The "authors" should be ashamed of such blatant hucksterism and poor description of even the most basic aspects of trading. Even if you are a neophyte, look somewhere else.

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Summary: Rarely have encountered a book this useless.
Review: As others have said clearly, this book is a waste of trees, ink and the time of its reader. The "authors" should be ashamed of such blatant hucksterism and poor description of even the most basic aspects of trading. Even if you are a neophyte, look somewhere else.

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Summary: A dishonest sales plug for PFG Inc., NOT a trading book
Review: Do not waste your time and money. The "authors" (much a dignified word for the compilers of this mismatched and unfocused jumble of trivial materials) are the owners of PFG Inc., and the obvious purpose of this book is to get your business. Their main tactics are: a) The tedious description of all conceivable risks associated with broker selection, the implication being that they (PFG Inc.) are the no-risk choice. b)Four chapters grinding the theme of how risky is to do it on your own (chapter 2: "What you don't know may hurt you", chapter 4: "Buyer beware, be very aware", chapter 5: "Are you qualified to invest in Forex?" and chapter 9: "The sensitive question of risk, risk, risk ...") and one (chapter 7) where they tie it all leading you to the grand conclusion: use the services of Currency Investment Managers! (Your choice shoulod be them, of course.) Of the 241 pages, 114 pages are apendices with forms, primitive-looking graphs, and glosaries you can find in a couple minutes for free using a search engine. Voila', there you have it: nothing about trading, much about cover-selling you their services.

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Summary: Foreign Currency Trading: From the Fundamentals to the Fine
Review: Foreign Currency Trading: From the Fundamentals to the Fine Points
by Russell Wasendorf describes foreign currency trading in plain terms, and help you understand the risks, benefits, and operational requirements that you will need to take advantage of this market's tremendous potential.

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Summary: Dissapointment
Review: I am a begginer in the field of currency trading. I don't usually take the time to review somebody's work, I am bussy with my own; however, this book has been such a dissapointment. I don't think that the writer was terribly concern with the reader's improvement in the field rather than excite him to invest in e-trading. I assume that the fact that he, the writer, owns an e-trading firm is enough of a proof for this statement. Don't buy it!

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Summary: Not fair
Review: I have been trading futures and options for 11 years. I have written three books on the subject. This is the worst example of authoring that I have ever seen. There are no real insights into the subject of Foreign Currency Trading. Mr.Wasendorf fails dismally at being objective and goes overboard in promoting his company PFG. I was sorely disappointed. I was really looking forward to additional insight into Foreign Currency Trading.

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Summary: To be fair
Review: I started reading this book, but after the first two chapters I returned it to the store so that I could buy a book dealing with what I wanted to know. But, to be fair, this author did write a good book on the basics of futures trading.

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Summary: good for basic understanding of fx but otherwise a let down.
Review: I was dissapointed as I expected this book to really focus on different strategies for fx traders for their portfoliio. Instead it concentrates too much on operational issues, legal documentation and different types of risk in the market (without offering strategies to hedge those risks). It has 32 pages of useless charts, 47 pages of terminology and even discusses legal fx court cases. Sorry, not for me......