Have you ever wanted to really understand the sharemarket? Strategies that you can implement to make money and warning signs to look out for so you do not get burnt.

Daryl Guppy has written several books on sharemarket trading - but none like this. As he says in the preface - "The book is about the creation and exploitation of opportunity."

Chapter titles such as:

• Beseiging Wei to Save Zhao
• Killing with a borrowed knife
• Pretending to be insane but remaining smart
• Looting a house on fire

are enough to pique your curiousity.

While the book contains some reasonably technical concepts putting them in the context of tactics used in the Imperial Court of China simplifies complex ideas brilliantly.

Ancient Chinese strategies provide a valuable link to enhance your ability to survive and prosper in mondern financial markets. In this fascinating book, experienced trader and best-selling author Daryl Guppy explains how The 36 Strategies of the Chinese are applied to trading financial markets. In trading there is rarely a single answer to any trading situation. the best answer, and its effective application, depends on the trader. The strategies by themselves do not guarantee success. The trader's skill in analysing and assessing the situation determines how effective he is in selecting and applying the right strategy.

Guppy was introduced to the book of The 36 Strategies of the Chinese by a Chinese friend. An ancient and classic text, it is a compilation of political and military strategies dating back more than 1800 years, drawn from classic Chinese poetry, history, philosophy, biographies and novels.

This book includes specific methods for active investors and traders that are consistent with the meaning of the original ancient strategies. The 36 Strategies of the Chinese for Financial Traders follow the structure of the original 36 Strategies of the Chinese. The first 18 strategies are applied when you have the advantage – the luxury of time and resources to examine techniques to recognize and maximize the return from these market opportunities. The second 18 strategies are applied when you are at a disadvantage – they are strategies used against investors and traders to inhibit success. Many of the strategies are enhanced using derivatives.