Frequently Asked Questions

1. What Is Included in the Stockmarket Master Course?
2. How Much Money Do I Need to Trade the Course?
3. How Much Money Can I Make Trading the Stockmarket Master System?
4. Neil Costa Lived in Australia, I Live in Chicago - Will The Course Work for Me?
5. Do I Need to Use Charting Software With the Course?
6. How Much Time Does It Take to Trade the Stockmarket Master Course?
7. How Much is the Stockmarket Master Course?
8. How is My Course Shipped to Me?
9. What if I Purchase the Stockmarket Master Course and Find it is Not What I Expected or Wanted?

1. What Is Included in the Stockmarket Master Course?

This is arguably the best value-for-money, comprehensive stock market trading course on the market today. When you purchase this highly-acclaimed course, you will receive the following:

You will receive your course in a high quality ring binder. Although considerably more expensive than a mass-produced hard-covered book, a binder allows you to read the text while studying a full-sized chart on the adjacent page - or you can remove the chart if you prefer. No flipping backwards and forwards when trying to read text associated with a small chart on another page. The folder also has one section for your all-important trading plan, and another for your trade record sheets.

The course is 219 pages in length. Each course is printed individually, specifically for its owner. Included with the course are more than 30 full-page charts and diagrams. Colour has been use to provide greater clarity and to make your task easier.

The ten chapters of Stockmarket Master are:

Trade Record Sheets

You will receive trade record sheets, which are forms you will complete prior to each trade to ensure that all of the conditions for the trade have been met. In this way you should never take a trade without thinking about all of the key variables. Completing these record sheets will also help prevent you from taking trades based on impulsiveness rather than a correct signal, and will give you a written record of the trade. Trade record sheets become an invaluable resource when you analyze your trades in order to identify your trading strengths and weaknesses.

Audio Program

You will also receive an audio program, plus almost 40 full-page tutorial charts that accompany the audiotapes. This is your opportunity to be taken on a guided tour of Stockmarket Master, during which Neil explains the important points in simple terms. He also guides you through the colour charts so that you can become familiar with the charts used, and what is looked for on these charts. These charts are in addition to the charts that accompany the course.

The audio program is an ideal medium for technical analysis education, as you can study the charts closely, while listening to the tapes. Also, repetition is the key to familiarity. The audio program can be played and replayed in a range of convenient settings, including your car.

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2. How Much Money Do I Need to Trade the Course?

You should only trade the Stockmarket Master system when you have studied the course thoroughly, and tested the system to your satisfaction. Then you should start with a small sum of money. Neil recommended no less than $2,000, and no more than $10,000, until you are familiar with the course, and know how disciplined you are in a trading environment. After that, you can build your account up to a higher level with safety.

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3. How Much Money Can I Make Trading the Stockmarket Master System?

This is a difficult question to answer as the answer varies from person to person, from market to market and from year to year. The key factors that will influence how much money you make when you have mastered the course include:

• The phase the market is in. Most people make the most money in the ascent phase. Many traders who do not short sell stocks prefer not to trade in the descent phase, but instead prefer to put their money in a fixed-interest security, on call. They are then in a position to take advantage of the relatively good buying which will be available after the bear market has ended.
• The rate at which the market is rising or falling. A bear market can rise very slowly, which will reduce the return a trader receives.
• The amount of money in your trading account.
• Whether or not you use leverage (borrowed money). Leverage can dramatically increase your trading profits when used sensibly, at the correct time. It can be dangerous if used at the wrong time.
• Whether you use the techniques of compounding and pyramiding. These techniques can enhance profits when used at the appropriate time.
• The number of stocks you have to choose from. Clearly, it is much easier to find five to ten strongly trending stocks when you have 1,000 to choose from, than when you only have 100 to choose from.
• Your level of brokerage. Excessively high brokerage rates mean that the broker can be taking much of the profit. On the other hand, a deep discount broker may not take stop-loss orders, which can also affect your profitability if you do not exit your trades the moment you get a signal to exit.
• How frequently you trade. Clearly, the more you enter and exit the market, the more brokerage you will pay. The Stockmarket Master system is designed to maximize your profits by keeping you in a trade longer. This helps to reduce your brokerage and other costs.
• How disciplined you are with your trading. If you cannot follow the rules of your trading account, you are probably letting the emotions of greed and fear affect your trading. This will almost certainly reduce your trading profits.
• Your age and how risk averse you are. Generally speaking, if you take a slightly higher risk, you can usually expect, over time, higher rewards. A younger person can risk more than an elderly person. Also, you must be able to trade at a level that gives you peace of mind. There is an old Wall Street saying which states "if you can't sleep at night because of the amount of money you have in the market, sell down to a level where you can sleep".

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6. Neil Costa lived in Australia, I Live in Chicago - Will The Course Work for Me?

YES! The course has been tested thoroughly on both the Australian and the U.S. markets, and it works equally well on both. The course works as long as you trade freely traded (free from excessive government interference), liquid (the stocks trade with reasonable volume every day) stocks.

Stockmarket Master has been purchased by traders in such countries as New Zealand and the United States.

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7. Do I Need to Use Charting Software With the Course?

No, it is not essential. Charting software does not make any money for anyone. What it does is to allow you to analyze a wide range of charts in a comparatively short period of time

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8. How Much Time Does It Take to Trade the Stockmarket Master Course?

One of the big advantages of the Stockmarket Master Course is the relatively small amount of time it takes to establish traders and to monitor trades.  Neil Costa spent about two hours every few weeks updating his 'watch list' of hot stocks, then spent just a few minutes each trading day checking to see if any of those stocks were giving him a buy signal.

Once in a trade, he spent a few minutes each day to see if the price of a stock was falling to anywhere near its exit price. If it was, a stop-loss order was given to the broker.

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9. How Much is the Stockmarket Master Course?

The Stockmarket Master course sells for AUD$1895.

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10. How is My Course Shipped to Me?

Stockmarket Master is shipped within Australia by the Australian Air Express courier service. This service will deliver to post office box numbers. A small courier charge is added to the cost of the course.

Courses shipped to clients overseas can be sent by surface mail, air mail or courier. The client can choose which option he or she prefers. The cost will depend on the method chosen.

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