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THE MARKET WHISPERER IX
CONTENTS
FOREWORD 17
The Crash 17
Upward Trend 18
It was Harder than I Imagined! 19
Score: 1- 0 for the Market 19
The Breakthrough 21
Success! 23
Who is this Book For? 24
INTRODUCTION 25
The Stock Exchange is for Pros 25
Stock Exchange or Casino? 25
Who Knows How the Market Will Move? 26
For Success, Advantage is Vital 27
Precise Knowledge or Art? 30
The Difference between Trade and Investment 31
What Will You Learn from this Book? 32
What’s Needed for Success? 35
How Much Can I Earn? 35
How Many of You Will Make It? 36
Chapter 1 ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE YOU…
TO THE STOCK EXCHANGE 39
Who Needs the Stock Exchange? 41
What is a Stock? 41
The Stock Exchange’s Early Days 43
The Netherlands 43
London 43
The First Bubble 44
Wall Street – The Wall and the Money 45
Establishing the SEC – Securities and Exchange Commission 48
Meet the Stock Exchanges 49
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) 49
The AMEX Stock Exchange 50
Founding NASDAQ 50
