How to learn about trading
(Not 100% sure if this is the right forum for this)
I'm a college student, econ major math/physics minor. I am interested in learning about trading (stocks, bonds, commodities), but haven't taken any classes that even go into the basics. All of them just cover economic theories and the like. I have been reading sites like ZeroHedge, Seeking Alpha, etc. but I find that I don't understand half of what is on there because I don't have a lot of knowledge on the core concepts of market volatility, pricing, etc.
Do you guys have any recommendations as to websites/books/other sources that provide a good "foundation" of knowledge on this sort of thing?





I'm interested as well.
I'm interested as well.
If you're interested at all
If you're interested at all in currency trading, www.BabyPips.com has a great schooling program that goes into boundless detail.
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Necessity is the mother of
Necessity is the mother of learning.
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study how exchanges work...
study how exchanges work...
and you'll never find a book
and you'll never find a book that teaches you markets... they change all the time...
thanks connor! couchy- could
thanks connor!
couchy- could you elaborate a little on your first response? i'm a total novice here, don't quite understand what you mean.
ac0708: thanks
thanks connor!
couchy- could you elaborate a little on your first response? i'm a total novice here, don't quite understand what you mean.
Why are you always able to look up the price of a stock? If I wanted to sell my used lamp, it's not like I can look up a used price for my exact lamp online...
Stocks always have prices because of the stock exchange. There are many different structures and that is the first step to becoming a trader because you trade on an exchange!
http://www.getcollc.com/index
http://www.getcollc.com/index.php/getco/tertiary/m...
cool i will check that out.
cool i will check that out. thanks!
traderfeed.blogspot.com
traderfeed.blogspot.com
thanks spoonfork! i really
thanks spoonfork! i really appreciate the help, lots of good info on there.