Foreword xi Preface xiii Chapter 1 Martingale and Anti-Martingale 1 1.1 The Right Stake 1 1.2 Martingale 2 1.3 Anti-Martingale 9 1.4 More Examples 15 1.5 A Miraculous Technique? 17 1.6 Conclusions 20 Chapter 2 The Kelly Formula 21 2.1 Kelly and Co.
21 2.2 Conclusions 31 Chapter 3 A Banal Trading System 33 3.1 Analyzing a System Based on Moving Averages 33 3.2 Applying the Kelly Formula 37 3.3 Conclusions 52 Chapter 4 Money Management Models 53 4.1 The Fixed Fractional Method 54 4.2 Optimal f 60 4.3 Secure f 65 4.
4 Fixed Ratio 68 4.5 Percent Volatility Model 81 4.6 Levels for Changing the Number of Contracts 91 4.7 Conclusions 92 Chapter 5 Refining the Techniques 94 5.1 The Importance of the Trader's Temperament 94 5.2 Reduced f 95 5.3 Aggressive Ratio 97 5.4 Asymmetric Ratio 99 5.
5 Timid Bold Equity 100 5.6 Equity Curve Trading 103 5.7 z -Score 110 5.8 Conclusions 112 Chapter 6 The Monte Carlo Simulation 114 6.1 Using the Monte Carlo Simulation 114 6.2 Maximum Loss 135 6.3 Conclusions 139 Chapter 7 The Work Plan 141 7.1 Using a Work Plan 141 7.
2 Conclusions 155 Chapter 8 Combining Forces 157 8.1 Using a Combination of Systems 157 8.2 Portfolio Money Management 168 8.3 Which Capital? 169 8.4 The Effects of Portfolio Money Management 173 8.5 Conclusions 180 Chapter 9 Money Management When Trading Stocks 181 9.1 Trading in the Stock Market 181 9.2 Conclusions 192 Chapter 10 Portfolio Management 193 10.
1 A Portfolio Approach 195 10.2 Some Improvements to the System 208 10.3 Conclusions 214 Chapter 11 Discretionary Trading 215 11.1 Trading Criteria and Definition 215 11.2 An Example: Mediaset 218 11.3 Adjusting Volatility During the Trade 225 11.4 Trading Futures 228 11.5 Conclusions 245 Chapter 12 Questions and Answers 246 Appendix I 252 I.
1 The Impact of a Trading System on Planning 252 I.2 The Trading System 252 Appendix II 268 II.1 Understanding the Type of Strategy 268 Appendix III 278 III.1 The Advantages of Forex 278 Appendix IV Online Trading 282 IV.1 The Trader 282 IV.2 Trading Profits 284 IV.3 Systematic or Discretionary? 286 IV.4 Choosing the Broker 287 IV.
5 Which Platform? 288 Index 291.