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During the financial crisis of 2008, things got scary. Large Wall Street firms were going under, stock prices were plummeting, and layoffs and unemployment rates were soaring. And, all this was happening in the midst of the 2008 presidential election. Talk of another Great Depression was in the air. In fact, polls showed a majority of...

This comprehensive examination of short selling, which is a bet on stocks declining in value, explores the ways that this strategy drives financial markets. Its focus on short selling by region, its consideration of the history and regulations of short selling, and its mixture of industry and academic perspectives clarify the uses of short...

The primary goal of this book is to present to the scientific and management communities a selection of applications using more recent Soft Computing (SC) and Computing with Words and Perceptions (CWP) models and techniques meant to solve the economics and financial problems. The selected examples could also serve as a starting point...

Important lessons and key investment strategies for trading stocks, options, and futures
Sniper Trading helps readers fine-tune their trading to the point where they know exactly where the market will go and when it will get there. With thirty years of experience, George Angell shows readers how to trade successfully on a consistent...

The first step in building financial security is to get a handle on your personal finances--from credit card balances and car payments to savings and investment plans. The Personal Finance Calculator is...

For both professional stockbrokers and self-directed individual investors, the ability to understand and use ratios, calculations, and formulas...

Aviation receives a disproportionate amount of news coverage in the popular press—not to mention chatter at cocktail parties and...