FT Press today announced the launch of eContent series Insights for the Agile Investor (www.ftpress.com/agileinvestor), to be offered through digital imprint FT Press Delivers. Providing focused and brief insights for individual and professional investors, the series will be available via computers, e-readers, smart phones, and the iPad.

Investors historically have acquired knowledge on the markets and trading strategies from a variety of paid educational sources such as books, webinars, and trading courses. Insights for the Agile Investor provides a new format with succinct eContent on investing techniques looking at specific asset classes and trading methods. Written by leading investors and traders, contributors include Michael C. Thomsett, Scott Phillips, Carley Garner, Charles Kirkpatrick, Gerald Appel and Sergey Izraylevich. Topics for 2010 include insights on options, value investing, futures, commodities and technical analysis.

News Facts

  • Insights for the Agile Investor are 4,000 to 5,000 words, with four available now and 20 available by the end of 2010
  • The four titles available are: Investing in Neglected Stocks by Scott Phillips, The Perfect Swing Trading Alternative by Michael C. Thomsett, Adjusting Margin and Risk by Carley Garner and Practical Considerations in Picking the Covered Call by Michael C. Thomsett
  • Insights for the Agile Investor can be purchased via Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, Sony ebookstore, FTPress.com, InformIT.com, with more e-retailers to follow shortly
  • Pricing starts at $5.99 for content for the average investor, $9.99 for technical content for the average investor and $14.99 for content geared towards institutional and professional traders
  • Topic categories include: Stocks, Bonds, Value Investing, Fundamental Analysis, Options, Commodities, Futures, Technical Analysis, ETFs, Mutual Funds and Alternative Investing

?To earn consistent trading profits in this especially challenging market, investors need to continuously educate themselves on the best trading strategies and techniques available,? stated Julie Phifer, Senior Marketing Manager at FT Press. ?Insights for the Agile Investor gives traders short-form content that's focused on particular asset classes and trading methods. The insights are easily accessible on e-reading devices and computers and are meant to be a read quickly so that traders apply the strategies right away.?

Carley Garner, Senior Market Analyst and Broker with DeCarley Trading and an Insights for the Agile Investor contributor, said, ?Investors are bombarded with daily market commentary and are constantly on the look out for new credible sources of advice and insights to help them make the best investing and trading decisions. I am thrilled to be a part of the FT Press Delivers electronic imprint to provide content to investors in this digital format.?

Learn more about Insights for the Agile Investor by visiting www.ftpress.com/agileinvestor

About FT Press

FT Press (www.ftpress.com), an imprint of Pearson, publishes high-quality books in the areas of General Business, Finance and Investing, Sales and Marketing, Leadership, Management and Strategy, Human Resources, and Global Business. Our brand is built on the concept of signing and publishing the world's best minds on the most relevant topics.

About FT Press Delivers

FT Press Delivers (www.ftpress.com/delivers), provides essential insights from the best business books and original writings by some of the leading business thinkers alive today, in a bite-sized electronic format. Contributors include Jim Champy, Brian Solis, Mark Zandi, Jon M. Huntsman, John Kao, Michael Abrashoff, and Seth Goldman. FT Press Delivers information that is practical, relevant, and concise. The newest product line is Insights for the Agile Investor, offering proven investing techniques from the best investors and traders today. Contributors include Michael C. Thomsett, Scott Phillips, Carley Garner, Charles Kirkpatrick, Gerald Appel and Sergey Izraylevich

About Pearson

The global leader in education services and technology, Pearson is home to such respected brands as FT Press (www.ftpress.com), Wharton School Publishing, Addison-Wesley Professional, Cisco Press, Exam Cram, IBM Press, Prentice Hall Professional, Que, Sams Publishing, which have as their online publishing arm, InformIT (www.informit.com) -The Trusted Technology Learning Source. Pearson is also co-founder, with O'Reilly Media Inc., of Safari Books Online (http://safari.informit.com), the premier on-demand technology content library providing thousands of expert reference materials through a single point of contact, including expert technology, creative and design, industry and management resources in video, audio and written formats. Pearson Education is part of Pearson (NYSE: PSO), the international media company. Pearson's other primary businesses include the Financial Times Group and the Penguin Group.

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