So You Want to be a Trader: How to Trade the Stock Market for the First Time from the Archives of New Trader University

by Steve Burns, Holly Burns

Learn the Stock Market from the ground up!

Learn how to identify and overcome the challenges that will limit your trading success if you don't do your homework.

Benefit from someone with more than 20 years experience

Steve has done the research so you don't have to. Each of these 25 blog posts from New Trader University highlight his expertise in risk management, emotional control, and disciplined trading.

Learn to trade responsibly

These principles will help you build a strong trading foundation and keep you from succumbing to stressful situations that will cost you money and shorten your career. It's estimated that 90% of all traders quite after their first year---don't become a statistic!

The most popular posts from New Trader U 

Trading careers have been built on Steve's free content from New Trader U. Now his best posts are combined into one, easy to read eBook for quick reference.

Don't be one of those dreaded first year trading failures!

Don't run the risk of ruin by ignoring these important stock market principles. Learn to win in the stock market and do it responsibly without stress or worry.

53 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 28, 2015

About the author

Steve Burns has been investing in the stock market successfully for over 20 years and has been an active trader for over 14 years. He is the author of six books and ranks near the top 500 of all reviewers on Amazon.com. He has been featured as a top Darvas System trader and interviewed for the Wall Street Journal blog, Traders Magazine, and Michael Covel. He has also been a contributor to Traders Planet, ZenTrader.ca, and SeeitMarket.com. He lives in Nashville, TN with his three children, Janna, Kelli, and Stephen III. He trades his own personal accounts.

Reviews

[Aaqib Bargir]

Light introduction read about stock markets

This is surely a beginners book about stock market,which has enlisted basic learning by the author. It is a very light read which can be easily completed within 1 day. It mentions the technical terms but doesn't explain any of it. All those who already have a little bit of knowledge about the markets, this book won't be of much use to you.

[SRINIVASA · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good introduction to those considering Trading

Many guidelines and rules to consider in trading.
Simple and clear explanation of trading methods, rules, capital allocation.

Worth a read by all, new or not so new to trading.

[Ganesh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty Good

This is not a book on Technical Analysis.
A bit too short but if backed by your own research, it can be very helpful. Covers all the basics about trading psychology.

[Sahil Gupta · Rating 2 out of 5]

a short read, a collection of blog articles with some info on moving averages and cup & handle pattern

[Tushar Mohanty · Rating 1 out of 5]

There was no need to write this book

Agreed it's a difficult subject , and thus the book feels like its just some random thoughts scribbled over an afternoon than anything else.

[Ashwin Doke]

Good for fundamentals n basics of chart reading

I m a Steve Burns fan, follow him on Twitter. Insights shared in this book are good pointers n basics on reading trends n charts. This ll help many beginners like me to commit fewer mistakes.