Trading in the Zone: Maximizing Performance with Focus and Discipline

Ari Kiev

John Wiley & Sons, Mar 2, 2001 - Business & Economics - 240 pages

Overcome the obstacles that can prevent you from winning at the trading game

A trader's emotional state is vital to being a successful investor. There are many psychological factors that can affect the decisions one makes in the course of a trading day. This book focuses on overcoming issues such as anxiety, fear, and over-ambition so that traders can become more focused and be more successful-in other words, enter the zone-and stay in it as long as possible.

Contents

• Introduction: 1
• Defining the Zone: 11
• Overcoming the Past: 21
• Using a Goal: 33
• Gathering Information: 53
• Understanding the Analysis: 69
• Learning More: 81
• Managing the Risk: 99
• Tolerating the Pain: 117
• Learning from Your Mistakes: 135
• Overcoming Psychological Obstacles: 157
• Stepping Up to the Challenge: 175
• Taking Advantage of Capitulation: 195
• Short Selling: 205
• Conclusion: 219
• Index: 227

About the author

ARI KIEV, MD, is a psychiatrist who specializes in stress management and performance enhancement. He is also President of the Social Psychiatry Research Institute and is recognized worldwide for his pioneering work in transcultural psychiatry, suicidology, and psychopharmacology. His other books include the acclaimed Trading to Win: The Psychology of Mastering the Markets; Transcultural Psychiatry; A Strategy for Daily Living; and The Courage to Live.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Trading in the Zone: Maximizing Performance with Focus and Discipline; Volume 103 of Wiley Trading
• Author: Ari Kiev
• Edition: revised
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2001
• ISBN: 0471379085, 9780471379089
• Length: 240 pages
• Subjects: Business & Economics / Finance / General; Business & Economics / General