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A practical guide to profiting from the strategies of professional proprietary traders Today's technology allows traders to make faster, more price-sensitive trades and to better read the flow of market information and transactions—opening the way to a wider variety of short-term trading strategies. The Prop Trader's Chronicles unveils these strategies and techniques, which have long been the province of proprietary trading firms and other professional stock traders. This reliable guide describes author Francis Chan's experience as a prop trader in an engaging narrative, but at the same time provides an in-depth explanation of strategies employed by proprietary traders utilizing direct access technologies, Level II quotes, time and sales feeds, and electronic communication networks. Along the way, you'll be introduced to a variety of strategies involved in the rapid day trading of stocks, including: scalping, rebate trading, and advanced reading of time and sales transactions to detect short-term swings. Chang also reveals how to use time and sales data as the modern-day equivalent of 'reading the tape.' Shows active independent traders how they can perform at a higher level by replicating the professional strategies of prop traders Offers valuable insights on how traders can 'read the tape' and better detect short term market swings Describes a variety of prop trading strategies, from electronic scalping to statistical arbitrage The Prop Trader's Chronicles provides a solid foundation for traders looking to improve their performance. With this book as your guide, you'll quickly discover what it really takes to make it in today's competitive markets.

Table of Contents:
Preface ix CHAPTER 1 Eat a Percentage of What You Kill 1 CHAPTER 2 A Swift Reality Check 9 CHAPTER 3 The Basics of Double Auction Markets in the Real World 21 CHAPTER 4 Introduction to the ECN Platforms and Order Routing 29 CHAPTER 5 Dark Pool Liquidity and Alternative Trading Systems 41 CHAPTER 6 Combining Level 2 and Time & Sales: Reading the Consolidated Tape 47 CHAPTER 7 Week One on Live Trading 55 CHAPTER 8 Losing $30,000 in Under a Minute 71 CHAPTER 9 Trading with a Real Edge 79 CHAPTER 10 The Psychology of Profitable Trading 91 CHAPTER 11 Choosing a Proprietary Trading Firm 107 CHAPTER 12 Strategy Diversification 117 CHAPTER 13 Volatility and the Crash of 2008 127 CHAPTER 14 Building Blocks of Trading Strategies 133 Glossary 141 About the Author 149 Index 151

About the Author :
Francis James Chan is a Canadian-born proprietary trader who specializes in U.S. equity markets with experience in index futures, foreign exchange (currencies), and options spreads. His career began at Swift Trade Securities in 2006 where he learned the craft of modern tape reading, double auction market theory in practice, and destination selection techniques. Having lived and worked in both Toronto and New York, the major financial centers of Canada and the United States, he has customized and implemented semi-automated trading systems for branches of notable proprietary trading firms including World Trade Securities, Hold Brothers, and Title Trading. Mr. Chan currently lives in Hong Kong where he trades U.S. stocks for Delta Capital Group and serves as managing director of Atrium Asset Management. Francis James Chan is a Canadian-born proprietary trader who specializes in U.S. equity markets with experience in index futures, foreign exchange (currencies), and options spreads. His career began at Swift Trade Securities in 2006 where he learned the craft of modern tape reading, double auction market theory in practice, and destination selection techniques. Having lived and worked in both Toronto and New York, the major financial centers of Canada and the United States, he has customized and implemented semi-automated trading systems for branches of notable proprietary trading firms including World Trade Securities, Hold Brothers, and Title Trading. Mr. Chan currently lives in Hong Kong where he trades U.S. stocks for Delta Capital Group and serves as managing director of Atrium Asset Management.


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  • ISBN-13: 9781118282960
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: 545 Wiley Trading
  • ISBN-10: 1118282965
  • Publisher Date: 03 Oct 2012
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 176
  • Sub Title: Short-Term Proprietary Trading Strategies for Both Bull and Bear Markets


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