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Record Nr.

UNINA9910830006303321

Autore

Dayton Gary <1953->

Titolo

Trade mindfully : achieve your optimum trading performance with mindfulness and cutting-edge psychology / / Gary Dayton, Psy.D

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey : , : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., , [2015]

©2015

ISBN

1-119-00519-1

1-118-99097-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (310 p.)

Collana

Wiley trading series

Disciplina

332.601/9

Soggetti

Investments - Psychological aspects

Speculation - Psychological aspects

Stockbrokers - Psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

TRADE MINDFULLY; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; INTRODUCTION; How This Book Is Organized; Part I; Part II; Part III; Note; PART I Understanding Your Mind ; CHAPTER 1 Traders' Mental Blind Spots; Heuristics and Cognitive Biases; Representativeness; Case Example: Zoe; Intuitive and Deliberative Thinking; Case Example: Nathan; More Heuristics and Cognitive Biases; Confirmation Bias; The Recency Effect; Hindsight Bias; Endowment Effect; What Traders Can Do; Note; CHAPTER 2 Strong Emotions in Trading; Forms of Fear; Being Wrong; Losing Money; Missing Out; Leaving Money on the Table

Hope, Greed, and Other Strong FeelingsEmotional Hijackings; Emotional Intelligence; Clarifying Fear; Note; CHAPTER 3 The Struggle to Control and Eliminate Emotions; Improving the Technical Side of Trading; Avoiding Losses: The Multiple Faces of Loss Aversion; Psychological Control; Notes; CHAPTER 4 The Necessity of Emotions in Trading; The Unusual Case of Phineas Gage; The Functions of Emotions in Trading Decisions; Becoming Aware of and Open to Your Emotions; A Few Words on Strong Emotions; PART II Using Cutting-Edge Psychology

CHAPTER 5 The Traders' Psychological Edge Lies in a Different Kind of ThinkingMind, Genes, Emotions, and Biology; Avoidance; Negative



Reinforcement Directly Affects Trading Performance; A Different Kind of Thinking; Mindfulness; Being in the Zone; The Science of Mindfulness Meditation; General Benefits of Mindfulness; Mindfulness, Fear, Loss Aversion, and Perspective; Mindfulness Meditation and Physical Changes in the Brain; Just 30 Minutes of Mindfulness Meditation Physically Changes the Brain; Executive Control; Mindfully Accepting Emotions Enhances Executive Functioning; The Wandering Mind

Changing Our Genetic ExpressionNote; CHAPTER 6 Practice Mindfulness, Trade Mindfully; Starting Your Mindfulness Practice; Mindfulness Exercises; Mindful Listening; A Serene Saying; Leaves On a Stream; Who Is Noticing Your Noticing?; Walk Mindfully; Informal Mindfulness Opportunities; Applying Mindfulness to Your Trading; Attention Regulation; Greater Awareness of Body and Emotions;  Reduced Effort to Control Private Experience; Greater Emotional Regulation; Perspective Change; Bring Mindfulness into Your Important Trading Activities; Notes; CHAPTER 7 Defusion: An Advanced Mindfulness Skill

Defusion Strategies and TechniquesKeep Track of Your Feelings; Hold Your Thoughts at a Distance; Mindfulness; Label Thoughts, Feelings, and Sensations; I Am Having the Thought That ...; Follow the Bouncing Ball; Sing a Joyful Song; Say It from Someone Else; Am I Digging?; Note; CHAPTER 8 Acceptance and Committed Trading; Acceptance; Commitment; Developing Commitment; Mindfully Committed Trading: The First Step; Using Your Values for Committed Trading; Case Examples; Making Room for Uncomfortable Emotions and Thoughts; Acceptance Exercise; Notes; PART III Maximizing Your Trading Performance

CHAPTER 9 The Trading Psychology Process: High-Quality Preparation

Sommario/riassunto

Overcome psychological obstacles to increase trading success Successful traders need to be well-versed and skilled in a wide range of business and economic areas. But now, in addition to effective trading strategies and sound money management techniques, traders need to possess the know-how to handle the mental and emotional challenges of working in a highly volatile environment. Excellence in Trading is a unique resource that applies cutting-edge psychological techniques to trading skills, allowing readers to improve their mental outlooks and maximize the potential of their trading strategies