The Stock Market Course

by George A. Fontanills and Tom Gentile

Book Overview

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,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471393150
• ISBN13: 9780471393153
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Length: 438 Pages
• Weight: 1.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.5" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

This book is a must!!

I purchased this book along with the Stock market course workbook for my husband and he loves it. Being a novice on the workings of the stock market we both wanted to be prepared before investing any money into the market either with an online or a traditional broker. This book has such a wealth of inforamation in it that I suggest if you are interested in investing you need to check out this book along with its wookbook. It is money well spent.

If you're looking for a pace to start...

I would highly recommend this book to anyone seriously looking for a good book on how the market and its many facets work. The book is correctly named, it reads like a textbook from a 101 college course and it even has a companion book (sold separatly) to "test" your knowlege of what you read in the textbook.Bottom line - easy to understand, thorough, informative. Will provide good general understanding of the stockmarket.

Stock Market Course - Excellent Read

Most books I have found on this subject are written by writers, not traders. This one is written by experts in the field. The book was well organized and was great for all types of traders, from beginning to expert. One thing I did like was how Fontanills and Gentile described the trials and tribulations they went through to learn what worked and what didnt in the stock market. A MUST READ for anyone that wants to break into the field of stock and option trading.

Best Stock Book Ever

For years, a good friend of mine has been bugging me to learn more about the stock market. Well, I finally broke down and decided to start my learning process by purchasing a good book on the subject. I was overwhelmed to find a zillion books on subjects I was too intimidated to even try to pronouce, never mind understand... Then I found George and Tom's book, The Stock Market Course. I opened it at random to see if I could make heads or tails of it. To my amazement it was easy to read, consise and to the point, and covered everything from A to Z! These successful traders/superb writers have written a book that enables just about anyone (including me) to learn how to make their way into the complex world of the stock market. I especially found value in the "Roadmaps" at the end of each chapter that provide an in-depth synopsis of the material covered as well as helpful ideas for web sites I can visit to learn more. For the first time in my life, I can listen to business news and understand what the analysts are talking about. And let me tell you, it is an empowering feeling, especially for a woman. For anyone who is ready to have the markets demystified once and for all, READ THIS BOOK!

Fantastic Stock Market Book - this is it

This book is by George Fontanills and Tom Gentile his partner. It is Tom's first book and boy what way to start your writing career. Congratulations guys, my comment to you is ".Wow ... this book delivers."It is a complete analysis of the Stock Market. Starts with the basics of the market, brokers, moves to fundamental analysis, analysis of company reports, technical analysis, sentiment analysis and then options trading.Then my personal favorite section is "studying the masters" a section where Fontanills and Gentile analyze the master traders that they admire and the lessons that they learned.At the end of each chapter they included a "roadmap" which is a summary of the chapter that you can trade from. I use them to review so that I can check that I understand all of the chapter. Shortcomings ... hmm I could not see any. Brilliant stuff.I loved this book and was not able to put it down.