Foreword |
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Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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Introduction What Are Binary Options and Why Are They Important? |
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Nadex versus CBOT Binaries |
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Chapter 1 Key Features of a Binary Option Contract |
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Defining the Key Features |
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Strike Price versus Underlying Market Price |
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Currency Pairs as an Underlying Market |
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Moneyness and Trader Direction |
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The Role of a Market Maker |
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Chapter 2 Profit Opportunities in Binary Option Trading |
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Winning Occurrence Analysis |
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Chapter 3 Sentiment Analysis: The New Predictive Tools |
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Applying Sentiment Detection Tools |
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Chapter 4 Tracking Economic Forces that Impact Markets |
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Correlations Involving Binary Markets |
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Foreign Ownership of U.S. Treasuries |
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Implications of Historic Commodity Plunge |
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Carry Trade and Interest Rate Differentials |
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Central Bankers Move the Markets |
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Evaluating Currency Pairs |
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Using an Economic Calendar as Trading Tool |
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Chapter 5 Basic Technical Analysis |
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Confirming Strength with Price Break Charts |
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Key Patterns for Trading Analysis |
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Fibonacci Resistance Lines |
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Chapter 6 Advanced Technical Analysis: Volatility Tools |
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Option Volatility and Sentiment: Put/Call Ratios |
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Chapter 7 General Binary Option Trading Strategies |
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Examples for Strategy Selection |
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Chapter 8 Strategies for Analyzing Event Risks |
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Key Steps in Analyzing Event Risks |
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Putting Strategies and Tactics Together: Timing and Managing Trades |
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Intermarket Uses of Binary Options |
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A Word on Intraday Strategies |
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Chapter 9 Risk Management in Theory and Practice |
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Offsetting Trades: Failing Forward |
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Chapter 10 Evaluating and Improving Trading Performance |
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Know Your Trading Personality |
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Chapter 11 Algorithmic Approaches for Binary Option Trading |
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What Is Algorithmic Trading? |
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Automated Trading |
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Developing a Trading System |
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Conclusion The Future of Binary Option Trading |
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Appendix A Test Your Knowledge |
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Appendix B More Training Tools and Tests |
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Appendix C Nadex Contract Specifications |
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Appendix D Examples of Cycles in Binary Option Underlying Markets |
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About the Author |
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Index |
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