Alexander Davidson

Alexander Davidson's books

 
Alexander Davidson is described by Global-investor.com as among "the elite of investing…They consistently beat the market because they know which shares to buy, at what price, and, just as importantly, they know when to sell."


Recent best sellers:

 


How the Global Financial Markets Really Work
The Definitive Guide to Understanding International Investment and Money Flows
. Kogan Page, July 2009. £13.59 (including £2.40 discount).

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With EU legislation, the increasing reach of the US economy, greater flexibility of financial instruments, and M&A activity across borders, financial markets are becoming ever more international. Overshadowing them all is the spectre of the credit crunch - a global tsunami that stemmed originally from the subprime mortgage crisis in the US but quickly became a global issue, hitting both international money markets and high street lending. How the Global Financial Markets Really Work brings clarity and sense to an often complex international environment, showing how circumstances in one country can have a dramatic effect on the financial environment in many others. The book examines financial markets as they are today - global and, for better or worse, interlinked and inter-dependent. It covers the markets of the US and Europe, as well as other key financial centres around the world, but will also offer insight to the unique issues facing emerging markets, including Eastern Europe, China, India, Africa and the Middle East.

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The Complete Guide to Online Stock Market Investing. Kogan Page, 2006. Paperback, 234 pages. £12.74 (including a 15% discount).

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The systems described in this book are a proven way to make money from online investing on the stock market. In good times or bad, they are recommended for beginners and experienced investors alike. In 20 easy modules, readers will discover all they need to know about buying stocks at bargain prices, and then selling them at a profit.

This informative guide will bring out the successful online dealer in everyone. This book offers facts, truths and concepts that readers may never have known existed and can save thousands of pounds by cutting down trial and error while investing.

The book is a second edition of the book originally published as The Complete Guide to Online Stock Market Investing, but has been extensively revised and contains a great deal of entirely new material.

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The Times: How the City Really Works
The Definitive Guide To Money and Investing In London's Square Mile
. Kogan Page, 2nd Edition, February 2008. £11.04 (including £1.95 discount).

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How the City Really Works is a comprehensive guide to how London’s financial markets operate. It offers advice on how you can put that information to practical and lucrative use and includes sections on: the City of London, the Bank of England, commercial banking, investment banking and all types of financial products.


How the City Really Works clearly explains the workings of the City, as well as its relationships with other international financial centres.

The book features new sections on the dangers of fraud and money laundering, credit derivatives, the latest governance issues, and the current state of the pensions market. It provides further coverage of the key roles within the City, from stockbrokers and foreign exchange dealers to accountants and Lloyd’s underwriters, and demonstrates how they relate to each other.

Packed with information and insights on the key products – from bonds to new share offerings and derivatives – How the City Really Works gives you a crash course in: City markets; hedge funds and traders; City regulation; the City’s relationships with the United States and Europe.

This informative and entertaining guide to how London’s financial markets operate offers practical advice on how you can put this information to profitable use when making your investment decisions.

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The Times: How to Understand the Financial Pages. Kogan Page, 2nd Edition, July 2008. Paperback, 336 pages. £12.74 (including £2.25 discount).

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Whether you are a beginner or an expert, this book shows you how to get the most from the financial pages. Practical and accessible, it is an indispensable guide to reading the financial tables and understanding the terminology involved. Alexander Davidson throws light on how the City works and his straightforward approach will make you feel at home with the sometimes complicated subjects discussed.

This new edition provides comprehensive coverage of newspapers and magazines, and also financial websites, stockbrokers' research and company reports.

An invaluable handbook, How to Understand the Financial Pages explains the workings of the financial world and helps you to get to grips with the language of money and markets.

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How to Win as a Stock Market Speculator. Kogan Page, 2004. Hardback, 296 pages. £21.25 (including a 15% discount).

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The book reveals the secrets of making money as a stock market speculator. It has you trading like a professional, limiting losses and maximising gains.

The author stresses that money management is the key to success and casts a professional eye over the choices traders must make - including why spread betting is inferior to contracts for difference, the advantages of covered warrants, options and straightforward equities dealing. He reveals how to profit from technical analysis, and how to read between the lines in company accounts. There is advice on profiting from takeover speculation and on selling short. A unique test list for choosing investment software, and a top web site index are included. There are unique perspectives on how you can combine trading with full time employment.

A must read for traders who want to develop a system and model themselves on top professional traders.

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The 10-Week Flexible Investment Plan. A Beginner's Guide to Stock Market Success
. Kogan Page, 2003. Paperback, 188 pages. £11.04 (including a 15% discount).

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Volatile stock markets offer some real bargains. But how do you find them? This unique 10-week guide shows you how to avoid the pitfalls and invest profitably. You will find here a flexi-program, divided into 10 sections for tackling step-by-step, with quizzes along the way to make sure you are up to speed. Investment expert Alexander Davidson helps you discover how to:

  • Time your stock market investments
  • Exploit falling markets
  • Pick winners by interpreting company accounts
  • Build and protect your portfolio
  • Use proven techniques that work in good or bad market conditions

Endorsed by some of the country's leading financial specialists, this handbook includes top trading tips from a City veteran. Consult it before you invest as it may save you thousands. No serious investor can afford to be without this book.

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How to Win in a Volatile Stockmarket
. Kogan Page, 2nd Edition, 2002. Paperback, 277 pages. £14.44 (including a 15% discount).

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This book was an immediate best seller on publication. In current market volatility, both new and experienced investors are buying it in droves. Do not miss this investment classic. Let me explain why.

There are countless ways to play the stock market but how do the City professionals, the ones who do it for a living, invest their own money? Not always by relying on the same advice that they give you, you can be sure. Some make up to thousands of pounds within minutes. Others make more modest returns, but these accumulate into a fat nest egg in a quarter of the time it takes the average investor. What are they doing that is so superior?

Answer? They are quietly using a dynamic and proven investment system that, until now, has been top-secret. In this book, best selling author Alexander Davidson draws on his investment banking experience and spills the beans. The Bargain Hunters' Investment System, set out here in this book for the first time in print, is a tried, proven and tested way to make serious money on the stock market in volatile markets. It works for the City money men, and it can work for you.

The golden rules of this investment system are set out so clearly that any investor, even the greenest beginner, can apply them and build the nest egg of his or her dreams. Davidson pulls no punches as he sets out the City's most trusted methods for selecting and buying undervalued shares and other assets at rock-bottom prices and commissions - before they soar in value.

For the more adventurous investors, how you really make the big money in day-trading is revealed - only the City traders know the innermost secrets, including how to minimize the risks, and these are included in the book.

But you should never view the stock market in isolation from your other investments. Insurance, pensions, ISAs, second hand endowments, even timeshare come under focus in my book. The role of stockbrokers and financial advisers comes under the microscope. Here – captured in one book – is the only advice canny investors will ever need. The growing band of City money men that have used this system to make fortunes on the stock market will testify to that.

You will find in this book lively examples taken straight from the City dealing room - where journalists are banned and investors never get a look in - but which reveal more about the wild and wacky world of the stock market than you will glean from a lifetime of reading ordinary how-to stock market investment books.

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Earlier books (now out of print):


Stock Market Rollercoaster. John Wiley, 2001. Paperback, 273 pages.

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This novel offers you an uncensored view of how the stockbroking industry works. It is the story of how a young man, John enters the business as a rookie trader. Under the wing of stock market guru Terry Maynard, he learns every trick of the trade, including how to invest his own money for fabulous profits.

In this book, you will learn dynamic stock-picking and trading techniques that you will not find in a conventional text book. Golden rules at the back of every chapter summarise important points for you as an investor.

This book almost caused a riot in the City when it was published. There was a stampede to secure copies. Many were scared at the truths the book told. All were thrilled. Lloyd's List explains why in this review.

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The City Share Pushers. Scope Books, 1989. Hardback, 288 pages. £12.95.

The City Share Pushers exposes wrongdoing in the City. It caused a sensation when it was published in 1989. It led to a debate in the House of Commons, and reputedly changed how the City works. Disreputable dealers lost their jobs as a result of this book, and dubious firms were shut down.

An instant best seller, The City Share Pushers was serialised by News International for one of the largest fees paid by national papers that year. It formed the basis of an authoritative Channel 4 TV documentary and attracted other unprecedented publicity. In this article, read what The Daily Telegraph had to say about the book.




The Survivors. Scope Books, 1990. Hardback, 190 pages. £9.95.

A financial thriller with a stockbroking background. This book went into a second print run and had a tremendous run of success. Prominent figures in the City speculated – including in the pages of Private Eye – on whether the fictional characters were based on real people.







How to Save Thousands Buying and Selling Your Timeshare. Brompton Publications, 1992. Paperback, 88 pages. £15.00.

This is a guide to buying timeshares from resale agencies. You can do this typically at an up-to-90% discount on the new price. Bargains galore, if you think timeshare is worth buying at the right price. Find out what Alexander Davidson wrote about timeshare in The Daily Telegraph.






Blazers, Badges and Boaters. A Pictorial History of School Uniform. Scope Books, 1990. Hardback. £12.95.

Critics have widely acknowledged this book as the definitive history of school uniform. This book is much more than this. What does school uniform mean to those who wear it, and those who impose it? How is it used in social one-upmanship? For more about the book, read this review that Libby Purves contributed to The Times.

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