The Stock Market Course

by George A. Fontanills, Tom Gentile

Avoid costly trading mistakes with this workbook that tests readers' investment knowledge No one enters the stock market in the hopes that they may actually lose money on their investments. Sadly, most do. Avoid expensive trading blunders with this hands-on workbook designed to test readers' investment savvy. Developed by a popular stock trading instructor, The Stock Market Course Workbook quizzes readers on their knowledge of the concepts presented in Fontanills's The Stock Market Course . Because mistakes are costly in the stock market, this accessible study guide provides readers with the opportunity to trade "fake money" before risking their real assets in the market. The invaluable lessons learned in this workbook could save readers thousands of dollars in investment mistakes.

442 pages, Hardcover

First published February 28, 2001

About the author

George Fontanills, world leader in options trading, George graduated with honors from NYU with a B.A. in accounting. He received an M.B.A. from the prestigious Harvard Business School. George co-founded a company called “Optionetics.” George’s reputation as the “Dean of Options Trading” led to numerous television and radio shows across the country. He has written and co-written many books on trading, all of which have been translated into multiple languages and distributed across the world.

Reviews

[Vitesh Shah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall the book does cover the stock market fundamentals. However, the book repeats a lot of information quite often. This happens not only throughout the course of the book, but also within a chapter!
This really made me lose my interest sometimes, as I read some paragraph that contained repeated information and then later I realized that I missed some small detail. The flow of the book was not very good because of this.
I guess author wanted to repeat information for the purpose of retention, but it disrupted the flow of the book a lot!

[Nicolae Munteanu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Although the majority still consider this book introductory, by far it can be an extremely insightful book even for non-beginners(and IMO best book for beginners)
The principles described along with examples shown are still at the core of many other advanced publications, from which you’ll stil learn a lot.
I valued the conciseness of the book, the format( explain, show, summarize), the continuous emphasis on the core principles for successful trading and the external sources suggested.
The biggest disadvantage is that the book was issued in 2001 and many of the sources suggested are obsolete.

Would love to read a newer version, encompassing new sources and the movements/lessons/new techniques covering the last 2 decades.

[James Mowery · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was a decent overview of investing and trading in financial markets. If you are searching for more advanced material, this book is not for you though. If you are green to the whole idea of investing, then pick this up.

[Stephen Chung · Rating 3 out of 5]

my 1st introduction to stock market