1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910456707803321

Autore

Holl Steven

Titolo

Urbanisms [[electronic resource] ] : working with doubt / / Steven Holl

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Princeton Architectural Press, 2009

ISBN

1-56898-958-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (287 p.)

Disciplina

711/.4

Soggetti

City planning - Psychological aspects

Psychology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

""Architecture""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Working with Doubt""; ""1 Geo-spatial""; ""2 Experiential phenomena""; ""3 Spatiality of Night""; ""4 Urban porosity""; ""5 Sectional Cities (Toward New Urban Volumes)""; ""6 Enmeshed experience: partial views""; ""7 Psychological space""; ""8 Flux and the ephemeral""; ""9 Banalization Versus Qualitative Power""; ""10 Negative capability""; ""11 Fusion: Landscape/Urbanism/Architecture""; ""Gymnasium Bridge South Bronx, New York""; ""Bridge of Houses New York City, New York""; ""Parallax Towers New York City, New York""

""Storefront for Art New York City, New York & Architecture""""Pratt Institute Higgins Hall Insertion Brooklyn, New York""; ""World Trade Center Schemes 1 and 3 New York City, New York""; ""Highline Hybrid Tower New York City, New York""; ""Hudson Yards New York City, New York""; ""Erie Canal Edge Rochester, New York""; ""Stitch Plan Cleveland, Ohio""; ""Spatial Retaining Bars Phoenix, Arizona""; ""Spiroid Sectors Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas""; ""Chapel of St. Ignatius Seattle, Washington""; ""UCSF Mission Bay San Francisco, California""; ""MIT Master Plan Cambridge, Massachusetts""

""The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Kansas City, Missouri""""School of Art & Art History Iowa City, Iowa""; ""Green Urban Laboratory Nanning, China""; ""Museum of Art & Architecture Nanjing, China""; ""Linked Hybrid Beijing, China""; ""Xi�an New Town Xi�an, China""; ""Horizontal Skyscraper (Vanke Center) Shenzhen, China""; ""Sliced



Porosity Block Chengdu, China""; ""Ningbo Fine Grain Ningbo, China""; ""World Design Park Complex Seoul, South Korea""; ""Void Space / Hinged Space Fukuoka, Japan""; ""Makuhari Bay New Town Chiba, Japan""; ""Manifold Hybrid Amsterdam, The Netherlands""

""Sarphatistraat Offices Amsterdam, The Netherlands""""Toolenburg- Zuid Amsterdam,""; ""The Netherlands""; ""Kiasma Helsinki, Finland""; ""Meander Helsinki, Finland""; ""Porta- Vittoria Milan, Italy""; ""Lombardia Regional Milan, Italy Government Center""; ""Les Halles Paris, France""; ""Ile Seguin Paris, France""; ""Beirut Marina and Town Quay Beirut, Lebanon""; ""Akbuk Peninsula Akbuk, Turkey Dense Pack""; ""Coda: Dilated Time""; ""The Megaform and the Helix""; ""Project Credits""; ""Image Credits""; ""Acknowledgments""

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910830464803321

Autore

McDowell Bennett <1957->

Titolo

Survival guide for traders [[electronic resource] ] : how to set up and organize your trading business / / Bennett A. McDowell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, c2012

ISBN

1-118-15939-X

1-119-19821-6

1-283-30654-9

9786613306548

1-118-15941-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (354 p.)

Collana

Wiley trading

Classificazione

BUS027000

Disciplina

332.640285/4678

332.6402854678

Soggetti

Electronic trading of securities

Finance, Personal

Home-based businesses - Management

Investments

Online stockbrokers

Small business - Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.



Nota di contenuto

Survival Guide for Traders: How to Set Up and Organize Your Trading Business; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Disclaimer; Introduction: Survival of the Fittest; Part I: Survival Basics; Chapter 1: It's a Jungle Out There!; Brawn, Brains, and Technology; Technological and Innovation Time Line; Don't Bring a Knife to a Gunfight; Right in My Own Backyard; Chapter 2: Managing Your Money Is Serious Business; Trust and Financial Advisers; Tips on Selecting a Qualified Financial Adviser; So, Who Are You Going to Trust?

Creating Your Own Business Plan Will Strengthen Your Ability to ProsperTrade, Invest, and Live within Your Means; Chapter 3: Accountability, Setting Stops, and the Rogue Factor; Traders Are the Ultimate Entrepreneurs and Must Be Held Accountable; Setting Stop-Loss Exits Is Essential; The Infamous Rogue Trader Named Nick Leeson; Watch the Rogue Trader Movie; Insurmountable, Large Losses Usually Start As Small Losses; Chapter 4: What's Your Net Worth?; Net Worth Statement; Creating Your Financial Profile; Are You Moving Forward, Falling Backward, or Standing in Place?

Chapter 5: The Life of an EntrepreneurNew Start-Up Businesses Have High Failure Rates; What Does It Take for a New Business to Succeed?; Small Businesses Are the Backbone of the Economy; Reduce Your Expenses and Increase Your Revenue; How to Reduce Expenses; A Penny Saved Is Really One and a Half Pennies Earned; It's All About the Revenue; Chapter 6: Understanding Financial Markets; Buyer and Seller Agree on Price, but They Disagree on Value; Buyers and Sellers and the Financial Order Flow Process; Types of Orders; Using Margin and Leverage; The Importance of Liquidity and Volume

Zero LiquidityVolatility and Market Gaps; How Can the Bid and Ask, Spreads, Fills, and Slippage Affect Your Profits?; You Can Parallel Test Your Broker and Data Feeds; ""I Feel the Need for Speed""; So Many Markets to Choose From; Ticker Symbols at a Glance; How to Choose the Best Data Feed for Your Needs; How to Choose the Best Broker for Your Needs; How to Choose the Best Front-End Platform for Your Needs; Manias, Panics, and Crashes; Chapter 7: Adapting to Changing Market Cycles; Four Major Market Cycles; It's All in a Name; Using Trend Lines to Identify Market Cycles

Using Elliott Wave Analysis to Identify Market CyclesPitfalls of Not Identifying Market Cycles Correctly; Chapter 8: Education and Support; A Few Classic Trading Books; Learning Styles; Repetition, Repetition, Repetition; Paper Trading Is an Essential Learning Tool; Do it Your Way; You Can Learn from Your Mistakes and Failures; Life Mentors, Professional Mentors, and Trading Coaches; Chapter 9: Writing a Business Plan; Business Plan: Blank Template; Front Matter: Title Page, Table of Contents, and Mission Statement; 1. Summary; 2. Strategy; 3. Operations; 4. Financials; Business Plan Tips

Part II: The Financial Pie

Sommario/riassunto

The must-have guide for anyone considering entering the exciting world of trading from home The biggest stumbling block for people looking to launch their own trading businesses from home is a failure to understand the complexities of the ""back office"" operations needed to be successful. Survival Guide for Traders is here to help. Packed with strategies for building a successful home trading business, and featuring answers to questions most up-and-coming traders would never think to ask, Survival Guide for Traders is required reading for anyone who wants to start and s