The After-Hours Trader

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Profit horizons for independent investors and traders continue to expand at lightning speed. The latest breakthrough is after-hours trading. The After Hours Trader gives traders and investors everything they need to become players in this dynamic global marketplace--and grab the advantage in today's newest, most intriguing opportunity. The right book at the right time, The After Hours Trader builds on the technological wave that has all investors--from odd-lot home traders to multi-million dollar institutional investors--meeting and competing on the same playing field. Investors and traders at all levels can look to this book for: • The best ECN (Electronic Communication Network) • The advantages and pitfalls of trading after hours • Techniques to tune into--and take advantage of--after-hours news and conference calls Michael Sincere (Pembroke Pines, FL) is a successful trader and adjunct professor at Florida Atlantic University. He wrote 101 Investment Lessons from the Wizards of Wall Street. Deron Wagner (Pembroke Pines, FL) is a professional day trader who teaches seminars on electronic, short-term trading strategies.

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The After Hours Trader gives traders and investors everything they need to become players in the dynamic global marketplace--and grab the advantage in today's newest, most intriguing opportunity.

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Mentions MidnightTrader.com - a top notch resource!.......2000-12-12

A must read for the active online trader. After-hours trading volumes continue to surge and this book shows you where to get your information and how to use it. Well done and highly recommended. I have been a broker for 15 years and it is the best book I've read so far.

The best book on after hours trading I've ever read.......2000-11-28

If you want a taste of how informative this book is, just read the book excerpt on the left. The writing style of the authors is fast-paced and extremely readable. There is a ton of information included in the book, including an entire chapter on the psychology of trading. If you even have a remote interest in after hours trading, you will not be disappointed.

Authors, keep up the good work!

A good review of the stock market & after hours trading.......2000-11-26

I never quite understood what people meant by "leveling the playing field." After reading this book, I now know. It is very exciting to know how the averge person can have access to the stock market in much the same way as institutional investors. Also, I didn't understand what ECNs were and how they worked, but now I do. This book is a great overview of the stock market--where it's been, where it could be going, and the role after hours trading will play. I found the trading strategies discussed in the book valuable, too.

The Price Reflects The Content.......2000-11-25

The discounted price of this book reflects its content. For $15 it is worth the read but not much more.

One problem this book has is that it repeats information across chapters. If this repetition was removed, the size probably would be reduced by 50 pages, if not more. A sizeable amount of historical information takes up many pages. Some of it is interesting, and some of it isn't. You will have to decide for yourself. My feeling is that the author should have replaced a portion of it with screen captures related to other things, rather than write a lot of filler.

A second problem is that much of the information is dated. All authors of trading and investing encounter this same problem. The book was written when a year ago there was a raging bull market. Since the market correction (really, a crash) earlier this year, volume has declined during regular hours and after hours. This lack of liquidity in the current bear market makes it more difficult to trade after hours.

Lastly, as an actual trader, I can tell you that no beginner should be trying to trade in the after hours market. It is ironic that many newcomers want to trade after hours because of their full time job commitment.

Would I recommend this book? Yes, but with reservations. I believe anyone who intends to be successful at trading should read as much as possible. New traders should buy it, be entertained, and learn a few new things about this specialized area of trading.

excellent!.......2000-11-25

I read this book over the 3 day weekend and I thought it was extremely helpful and a smooth read.This book gives the ins and outs of the after hours market and gets to the bottom line with every paragraph. The interviews with the two top traders and the strategies were most helpful to me, although I am an experienced trader.The sections on picking an online broker and one minute strategies are best for beginners.All in all, a superb book taht I have recommended to my all my friends on the exchange.It is the first and perhaps only book on after hours trading.

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Practical, "user friendly" step-by-step instructions

All About Self-Directed IRA Investing
Steve Merritt
Manufacturer: Halyard Press
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New IRAs and How to Make Them Work for You

ASIN: 1887063099

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This book details each type of IRA and leads you through strategies to implement an IRA into your own portfolio. Step-by-step instructions show you how to set up an IRA, make contributions, select investments, and choose distribution methods. You'll get to know all three types of IRAs - Traditional, Roth and Educational. You'll explore the pros and cons of combining IRA's with individual investor situations, and see real-life examples illustrating how to get top IRA performance. You'll learn which investments work best in each type of IRA and how to convert a traditional IRA to a Roth. No other book contains the up to date information that is in this newly published book.

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Bad Title.......2006-06-10

This book is NOT about self-directed IRAs (investing in real estate, businesses, etc., through an IRA custodian). It is about traditional investment IRAs (SIMPLE, SEP, traditional, ROTH). If you are looking for a book on self-directed IRAs look elsewhere.

Practical, "user friendly" step-by-step instructions.......2001-03-06

All About Self-Directed IRA Investing provides even the most novice wage earner with effective, practical, "user friendly" step-by-step instructions on how to go about setting up an IRA account, make contributions, select investments, and choose distribution methods. All the pros and cons of combining IRA's with individual investor situations are surveyed and illustrated with real-life examples on how to get top IRA account performance. Very highly recommended for anyone undertaking their own financial planning, All About Self-Directed IRA Investing shows how to roll a retirement plan into an IRA; choose between a Roth and a traditional IRA, and convert a traditional IRA to a Roth -- and when to do it.

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Not the same old change-management consultant hooey!

Solid advice yes, chaos no!

Solid advice yes, chaos no!

Not a new idea, but good execution

Not much new -- worthy of an article -- interesting spin

Capitalize on Merger Chaos: Six Ways to Profit from Your Competitors' Consolidation on Your Own
Thomas M Grubb , and Robert B Lamb
Manufacturer: Free Press
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ASIN: 068486777X

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Merger mania is at an all-time peak. Yet up to 80 percent of mergers fail because of culture clashes, mismanagement, and the chaos that ensues. Taking this failure rate into account, merger experts Thomas M. Grubb and Robert B. Lamb have written the first book that arms managers with strategies to exploit the many growth and profit opportunities created when competitors are coping with merger chaos. Grubb and Lamb show why firms miss huge financial opportunities when they stay passive while their competitors struggle in merger chaos. They present a fast-paced primer for action when your corporate rivals merge, based on six strategies:

Attack your competitors when they are distracted by their mergers' turmoil and confusion.

Create a "magnet strategy" to attract and hire your merging competitors' best people while their companies are in a state of merger shock.

Use the threat to your firm's survival caused by giant competitors' mergers in order to jump-start your own internal change.

Use multiple alliances, networks, licensing, franchising, or joint ventures -- instead of mergers -- to fuel explosive growth.

Plan and execute your firm's fast-track mergers and acquisitions.

Create a composite strategy by using two or more of the above strategies simultaneously to maximize your growth and profitability.

The authors analyze winning strategies at AOL, General Electric, Dell, Ford, Cisco Systems, and Vodaphone as well as failures at Coca Cola, Boeing, Union Pacific, Compaq, and Sunbeam. The result is "must" reading for operating managers at all levels, investment bankers, and mergers and acquisition specialists.

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According to The Wall Street Journal, merger mania persists because companies believe that "only the truly massive will survive in worldwide competition". Yet a full 80 percent of mergers fail because of culture clashes and the chaos that ensues. Taking that failure rate into account, Thomas Grubb and Robert Lamb argue that companies waste valuable growth opportunities when they stand by passively while their competitors are involved in mergers or acquisitions. Here they present managers with a fast-paced primer for action when rivals merge, based on six strategies:
-- Attack your markets while competitors are distracted

Seek, attract, and hire the competition's best people
-- Use the threat of your own extinction to galvanize internal change
-- Create alliances with smaller competitive firms
-- Institute your own fast-track mergers with other small firms
-- Employ a composite strategy of two or more of the above simultaneously

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Not the same old change-management consultant hooey!.......2002-03-04

Messrs Grubb & Lamb have given a refreshing angle on a subject that has received way too much of the same angle and no fresh perspectives. This very straightforward and well researched work is void of buzzwords and "7-step" processes so common in sponsored, self-promoting tomes. Although the book has its "six ways to profit" from m&a, it's thorough, well composed and unlike other m&a texts, gives those of us not going through a merger something to think about when our competitors are experiencing "merger chaos". This is a book I've gone back to several times and referenced its rich ideas as well as lengthy appendices of data. Highly recommend.

Solid advice yes, chaos no!.......2002-03-04

I read everything I can get my hands on because I coach executives through mergers for a living. I would put this one on the "must read" list for anyone thinking about or going through a merger!

At first glance "chaos" in the title may be a little misleading. The advice that Grubb and Lamb dispense is not. The "Traditional Wisdom Traps" in Appendix G alone is worth the price of the book!

Solid advice yes, chaos no!.......2002-03-04

I read everything I can get my hands on because I coach executives through mergers for a living. I would put this one on the "must read" list for anyone thinking about or going through a merger!

At first glance "chaos" in the title may be a little misleading. But, the advice that Grubb and Lamb dispense is not. The "Traditional Wisdom Traps" in Appendix G alone is worth the price of the book!

Not a new idea, but good execution.......2002-01-15

The authors do a fine job expanding on the ideas of others. Savvy executives have known about this for years. I recall an article in USA Today back in 1996 or 1997 about some consultants who were peddling the same idea as corporate judo or ju jitsu. So while the idea is not new, they've done a good job developing an approach to capitalize on the chaos following mergers.

Not much new -- worthy of an article -- interesting spin.......2001-05-09

I thought this book would provide thoughtful insights into defending one's market in the throes of consolidation. It has some good ideas and some flawed but it's not really a book's worth. Marketing due diligence, in which merging firms take a market-focused approach to consolidation has already been detailed at length by its developers -Clemente and Greenspan in "Winning at Mergers & Acquisitions" as well as in articles in HBR and M&A magazine. Grubb and Lamb recommend poaching employees and clients (magnet strategy) from firms in turmoil, which is a great idea but not really new. It's discussed in detail in "Five Frogs" by Feldman and Spratt, again from the standpoint of being a weakness to the acquired firm. Most importantly, Grubb and Lamb recommend using a survival threat to jump-start internal change. I've seen it work -- but it can also send employees running for the competition as they fear the loss of their own security. All in all, this book is mostly common sense. Much of the good, bad and ugly has already been written by the thoughtleaders in this field --Clemente/Greenspan, Marks/Mirvis, and Feldman/Spratt. Their strategies for planning, implementing and integrating acquisitions are both pioneering and time-tested. This book seems to have found a novel way to flip that knowledge bank on its head and give an outsider's viewpoint. The authors deserve credit for that. Lastly, the authors cite combining strategies as a strategy -- which I find a bit weak. 3 stars for a good idea.

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This book presents a comprehensive method by which to determine the proportionate share of the costs and revenues generated by the development of new water, wastewater, and stormwater facilities. It presents a rational, legally defensible approach to assessing charges based on the use of new and existing facilities to support new system development. Written by a consultant who has helped hundreds of communities deal with how to pay for growth, the book is designed for all communities presently engaged in calculating and administering charges for new development, as well as those planning for future growth.

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Who Pays for Development Fees and Exactions?
Marla Dresch , and Steven M. Sheffrin
Manufacturer: Public Policy Institute of California
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ASIN: 0965318478

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Exactions are payments made by a developer to local governments for the right to proceed with a project. Exactions can include development fees, the dedication of public land, the construction or maintenance of public infrastructure, or the provision of public services. Developers complain that exactions have become excessive, stifling economic growth. Local government officials argue that these levies are essential to growth: Without them, local government could not provide the infrastructure necessary for new development. Although California leads the nation in imposing fees on new residential development, surprisingly little is known about the nature and effects of these feesfor example, the extent to which they are passed on to consumers in the form of higher home prices. This volume presents the results of an econometric analysis of development fees in Contra Costa Countya county in the San Francisco Bay area that has experienced rapid growth in recent decades.

The battle over city growth. (Little Rock, Arkansas real estate development debated): An article from: Arkansas Business

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The battle over city growth. (Little Rock, Arkansas real estate development debated): An article from: Arkansas Business
George Waldon
Manufacturer: Journal Publishing, Inc.
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This digital document is an article from Arkansas Business, published by Journal Publishing, Inc. on March 11, 1991. The length of the article is 2264 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The battle over city growth. (Little Rock, Arkansas real estate development debated)
Author: George Waldon
Publication: Arkansas Business (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 11, 1991
Publisher: Journal Publishing, Inc.
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Bentonville's impact fee sets it apart in NW Arkansas. (Commercial Real Estate).(Brief Article): An article from: Arkansas Business

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Bentonville's impact fee sets it apart in NW Arkansas. (Commercial Real Estate).(Brief Article): An article from: Arkansas Business
Elisabeth Butler
Manufacturer: Journal Publishing, Inc.
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This digital document is an article from Arkansas Business, published by Journal Publishing, Inc. on September 16, 2002. The length of the article is 791 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Bentonville's impact fee sets it apart in NW Arkansas. (Commercial Real Estate).(Brief Article)
Author: Elisabeth Butler
Publication: Arkansas Business (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 16, 2002
Publisher: Journal Publishing, Inc.
Volume: 19 Issue: 37 Page: 26(1)

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Brookings: impact fees good for economic development.(News & Numbers)(Paying for Prosperity: Impact frees and Job Growth): An article from: Government Finance Review

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Brookings: impact fees good for economic development.(News & Numbers)(Paying for Prosperity: Impact frees and Job Growth): An article from: Government Finance Review

Manufacturer: Government Finance Officers Association
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This digital document is an article from Government Finance Review, published by Government Finance Officers Association on August 1, 2003. The length of the article is 819 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Brookings: impact fees good for economic development.(News & Numbers)(Paying for Prosperity: Impact frees and Job Growth)
Publication: Government Finance Review (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 1, 2003
Publisher: Government Finance Officers Association
Volume: 19 Issue: 4 Page: 12(1)

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