The 36 Strategies of the Chinese for Financial Traders

Book excerpt: Ancient strategies provide a valuable link to enhance your abilityto survive and prosper in modern financial markets. In thisfascinating book, experienced trader and best-selling author DarylGuppy explains how The 36 Strategies of the Chinese areapplied to trading financial markets. In trading there is rarely asingle answer to any trading situation. The best answer, and itseffective application, depends on the trader. The strategies bythemselves do not guarantee success. The trader’s skill inanalyzing and assessing the situation determines how effective heis in selecting and applying the right strategy. Guppy was introduced to the book of The 36 Strategies of theChinese by a Chinese friend. An ancient and classic text, it isa compilation of political and military strategies dating back morethan 1800 years, drawn from classic Chinese poetry, history,philosophy, biographies and novels. This book includes specific methods for active investors andtraders that are consistent with the meaning of the originalancient strategies. The 36 Strategies of the Chinese forFinancial Traders follow the structure of the original 36Strategies of the Chinese. The first 18 strategies are appliedwhen you have the advantage -- the luxury of time andresources to examine techniques to recognize and maximize thereturn from these market opportunities. The second 18 strategiesare applied when you are at a disadvantage -- they arestrategies used against investors and traders to inhibit success.Many of the strategies are enhanced using derivatives.