In an age of twenty-four-hour news coverage and cutting-edge
technology, world events dominate our lives and impact the
financial markets. From hurricanes to the war in Iraq, we exist in
a crazy, connect-the-dot planet. However, the well-prepared
investor can turn these events into profits. All they need is the
ability to recognize the consistent characteristics of these events
and the vision to build a strategy or portfolio that can take
advantage of these situations when ...
In an age of twenty-four-hour news coverage and cutting-edge
technology, world events dominate our lives and impact the
financial markets. From hurricanes to the war in Iraq, we exist in
a crazy, connect-the-dot planet. However, the well-prepared
investor can turn these events into profits. All they need is the
ability to recognize the consistent characteristics of these events
and the vision to build a strategy or portfolio that can take
advantage of these situations when they begin to unfold.
As a foreign exchange strategist with over twenty years of
financial experience, author Andrew Busch knows what it takes to
make it in today’s dynamic market. And now, with World
Event Trading, he wants to show you how.
Filled with in-depth insights and expert advice, this practical
guide examines three categories of world events—infectious
diseases, natural disasters, and politics—and provides
hands-on strategies for trading profitably on each. Using actual
examples of the war in Iraq, Hurricane Katrina, and other recent
‘page one stories, ‘ Busch shows you how to understand all-important
market moods and anticipate profitable trades. He also reveals
little-known details on legendary event-driven trading successes,
illustrating how any trader can repeat them in different market
environments.
Andrew Busch is the Global FX Market Strategist for BMO
Financial Group’s Investment Banking Division in Chicago. He
is a recognized expert on the world financial markets and how these
markets are impacted by political events. Busch’s views
appear in his daily newsletter, the Busch Update, which
reaches 5, 000 investors and financial professionals. He also writes
a weekly column that appears on The Globe and Mail Web site
on Fridays and in print on Mondays (circulation 40, 000). Busch
makes weekly appearances on CNBC’s Closing Bell with Maria
Bartiromo and is frequently quoted by the Wall Street
Journal as well as other news services. He graduated Phi Beta
Kappa with a BA in economics from Ohio Wesleyan University and
received an MBA from the University of Chicago.
