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Stop Orders and How to Use them for Profits (1950) by Owen Taylor
Alanpuri Trading, Los Angeles, 2022, Softcover, Reprint. An exact facsimile of the 1950 title by Owen K. Taylor, 25 pp.
Summary: Here Owen Taylor pens a thorough primer on the theory and practice of using stops circa 1950. Using Stops is still one of the greatest tools in risk management, and here Taylor lays out in great detail their practical application in the pre-computer era, many of which are still applicable today. 25 pp.
Contents: The Theory and Practice of Stop Orders, Introduction, Theory, New York Stock Exchange Regulations, New York State Law, Practice, Stops for Protecting a Long Position, Odd Lot Stops, Different Execution Account Gap Opening, Round Lot Stop Execution Variable, Stops for Protecting a Short Position, Advantages of Stop Loss Orders, Limiting Losses, Clinching Profits, Disadvantages of Stock Orders, Gunning for Stops, New Stock Regulations Prevent Bear Raiding, Placing Stop Orders, The Straddle Stop, For Long Trades, For Short Trades, Use of Stops in Trading Ranges, Breakout on the Upside, Progressive Stop, Breakdown on the Downside, Stop and Limit Order, Execution by Specialist, Overnight Change, Bunching Orders, Disadvantage of Stop and Limit Order, Courage Lacking, Pool Manipulation, The Shakeout, Mental Stops, For Trading in Specialties, Danger Signal, Courage Needed, Experience and Judgement Needed, Advantages of Mental Stops, Disadvantages of Mental Stops, Splitting Round Lot Stop Orders, Intermediate Swing Speculators, End of Bull Market, Knowledge, A SERIES LOSS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED, American Water Works and Electric, CHARTS AND EXPLANATIONS For Protecting Long Positions, Air Reduction, A LOW PRICED STOCK, International Nickel, PROGRESSIVE STOPS, American Tobacco B, FOR PROTECTING A SHORT POSITION, American Can, STOPPING A LOWER PRICED STOCK, Baltimore & Ohio, PROTECTING A SHORT POSITION IN A HIGH PRICED STOCK, American Telephone & Telegraph, STOPS FOR INVESTORS AND LONG SWING SPECULATORS, New York Herald Tribune Averages, SUMMARY, Protection, Trading Ranges, Mental and Odd Lot Stops, Knowledge Essential, Established Positions, DICTIONARY OF CURRENTLY USED TECHNICAL TERMS — end. 25 pp.
ISBN-10: 194557450X
ISBN-13: 9781945574504
Stop Orders and How to Use them for Profits (1950) by Owen Taylor, 25 pp.
