Arthur L. Simpson

• Chapter 18: Tie Ribbons on Your Trading

  By Arthur L. Simpson  |  April 1, 2009

  Just when you know you have everything covered to start your trading career or to continue the one you already have started, you find you have a few more questions you would like to have answered.

• Chapter 2: Your Book (Or "Why Give Everything Away?")

  By Arthur L. Simpson  |  April 1, 2009

  To reiterate the points I made in "Phantom's Insights," the following chapters in "Phantom's Gift" are based on interviews with one of the most important and best traders I have ever known.

• Chapter 3: A Little History

  By Arthur L. Simpson  |  April 1, 2009

  Art Simpson (ALS): Let us get into a little of your background without breaking the rules here. How did you come upon the name of Phantom of the Pits?

• Chapter 4: Preparation for Trading

  By Arthur L. Simpson  |  April 1, 2009

  When several traders who use the Futures Magazine Talk forum learned there would be a book by Phantom of the Pits, they made suggestions.

• Chapter 5: Rule Number 1

  By Arthur L. Simpson  |  April 1, 2009

  When the subject of why it was so important to write this insight, Phantom's remark was always, "Catch me at the right time for that answer."

• Chapter 6: Rule Number 2

  By Arthur L. Simpson  |  April 1, 2009

  Art Simpson (ALS): Phantom, do you want to continue on Rule 1 or is it time to move on to Rule 2?

• Chapter 7: Trading with Rules 1 and 2

  By Arthur L. Simpson  |  April 1, 2009

  Art Simpson (ALS): Phantom, your required rules seem pretty simple. Let's use some practical applications in real-time trading.

• Chapter 8: Day-Trading

  By Arthur L. Simpson  |  April 1, 2009

  "In day-trading when the last trade is made, you expect to be out of your positions. You are letting the clock decide if you win or lose. That, to me, is a restriction." - Phantom of the Pits

• Chapter 9: Options

  By Arthur L. Simpson  |  April 1, 2009

  "An option can get bigger than its original size if all goes well for the trader. It can also melt with predictability." Phantom of the Pits

• Foreward

  By Arthur L. Simpson  |  April 1, 2009

  When Futures magazine started the Futures Talk forum on its web site in 1996, it attracted some good interest -- nothing too spectacular but just traders talking to other traders about markets and comparing notes.