Same market. Same stocks. Why do most people lose, while a few quietly make money?

It explains how the stock market really works, why most people lose money in it, and how to find out cheaply whether trading suits you. It is built on about 100 of the author's own closed trades, shown in percentages, losing months and leverage included. It is not a strategy book and it does not tell you what to buy.

Four kinds of reader: people who have never touched the market and want to know if it's real; people who bought on a tip and aren't sure what happened; people who have studied for years but never placed a trade; and people who trade, know their stuff, and still aren't growing. If you are already consistently profitable with statements to prove it, you don't need it.

Yes. Part 2 starts from what a price is, using eggs instead of stocks, and every technical term is explained the first time it appears. Short 'New here?' boxes give beginners the extra context.

Probably the most. Part 3 is about what you do when a trade starts to hurt, Chapter 10 shows how a low win rate can still be profitable, and the front of the book tells experienced readers which Part to start with. 'Been burned?' boxes speak directly to people who have lost money.

No. There are no setups or entry rules to copy. The book argues you need your own playbook and explains what one has to cover: entry, target, where you are wrong, and whether the trade is worth taking.

No. Giving stock calls as a business needs a licence from the Securities Commission Malaysia, and copying someone else's trades is one of the habits the book argues against. Companies that appear are closed, past trades used as worked examples.

Nobody honest can promise that, and the book doesn't. It shows how trading works, what it costs, and how to judge your own results. Part 4 is written to help you decide, early and cheaply, that it might not be for you.

Both. The ideas apply to any stock market. The real examples come from trades on Bursa Malaysia and in the US, and the costs discussed (tick sizes, brokerage, stamp duty) are Malaysian.

Yes. The mechanics, arithmetic and psychology apply anywhere. A few examples are Malaysian, such as nasi lemak stalls, Bursa tick sizes and the Securities Commission's rules.

Yes, the full list of 29 chapters is on this page under 'What's inside'. Five Parts: why the doubt is fair, how the market works, why some lose and some win, what it really costs, and what to do next.

102 pages, 29 short chapters, about 33,000 words with 20 original figures. Most people can read it over a few evenings.

No. It's a book you read at your own pace. No videos, no group, no subscription, no upsell inside.

RM49, once. There is no subscription.

Through Stripe's secure checkout: FPX online banking, debit or credit card, Apple Pay, Google Pay or GrabPay.

Duoz Technology Sdn Bhd, the author's company, is the seller. Your receipt comes from Stripe in that name.

You're taken to the download page straight after payment. Save the PDF; it's yours to keep. Bookmark that page: the same link works again if you need to download it later.

A PDF. It opens on any phone, tablet or computer. It's comfortable on a phone and nicer on a tablet or laptop. Chapter links in the contents are clickable.

No, it's digital only. You can print the PDF for your own use.

Yes, it's being reviewed now: Trading Saham Bukan Untuk Semua Orang (Walaupun Boleh Buat Duit). It's included free with your purchase and will be emailed to you when it's ready. Technical terms like win rate and stop loss stay in English in both, because that's what you'll see in your broker app.

Yes. When the book is corrected or improved, the new edition replaces the old one at the same download link, at no extra cost. Every edition is version-numbered on the cover.

Some banks take a minute to confirm. Keep the page open; it checks again by itself. If it still fails, email [email protected] with your Stripe receipt and you'll get the book by email.

Email [email protected] from the address you paid with, and the link or the file will be sent to you.

No. It's a digital download you keep the moment you pay, so all sales are final. If the download doesn't work, email and it will be sorted out.

Please don't. It's for your own use. If a friend wants it, send them this page; it's priced so that buying a copy isn't a hardship.

Yes, buying adds you to the book's email list, which is how the Malay edition and updates reach you. Emails are occasional, never signals or tips, and every one has a one-click unsubscribe. Details are in the privacy notice.

A Malaysian ex-programmer who co-founded Duoz Technology Sdn Bhd and works on software and app strategy. He has traded stocks on Bursa Malaysia and US markets since 2022. He wrote the book because friends saw his statements and asked him to teach them.

No, and the book says so on the cover. It is education, not financial advice. It explains how things work using past, closed trades; it does not recommend what you should buy or sell.

They come from the author's broker statements and his own trade ledger: about 100 closed positions across four broker accounts. The page and the book show the broker's year-end card with its losing months, and a dashboard with amounts hidden. Each account's percentage is on its own balance and is never added to another's.

Because account size is private and because percentages are the honest unit: 10% is the same piece of work on RM500 or RM100,000. Ringgit figures in the book are illustrative examples only.

Yes, and the book treats it that way. It was one year, in one account, with leverage of about twice the account and one position carrying much of it. The book puts that disclosure on the same page, shows the losing months, and says the author's own target is far more modest.

A fair question to ask of anyone. The honest answer here: friends asked to be taught, and a book answers once for everyone. You don't need to trust the author: the book shows the losing trades and the leverage, and gives you a free calculator so you can check the arithmetic yourself.

There is no signal group. The book has no coaching offer and no sales pitch at the end.

No, though most people use it like a casino. A share is a small piece of a real business. Gambling is hoping a number comes up. Part 1 of the book is about exactly that difference.

The market isn't. A lot of what surrounds it is: guaranteed-return schemes, unlicensed signal groups, and screenshots that leave out the losses. The page above lists five ways online numbers are made to look good, and the book teaches you to spot them.

Yes, but most people who try lose money, especially at first. The book explains why, using the author's own record, including five losses in a row before his best trade of the year.

Yes, if your winning trades are bigger than your losing ones. At a 1:2 risk-reward, you break even winning just one trade in three. Chapter 10 walks through the arithmetic.

Not usually because their analysis is wrong. Mostly it's what they do when a trade goes against them: not cutting the loss, buying out of fear of missing out, or copying someone else's trade. Part 3 covers each one.

Investing usually means buying good businesses and holding for years. Trading means planning entries and exits around price movements over days to months. The book focuses on trading and is clear that it isn't for everyone.

Less than you think. The book starts you with an amount you can afford to lose completely, around RM500, because the first goal is learning, not profit.

No. The book's first instruction in Part 5 is to keep the income that funds this and trade only the surplus. A trader who needs the money this month can't wait for good setups.

Yes. The book's approach suits swing trades held for weeks or months, which don't need you watching the screen all day.

Years, not months. A few months tells you whether you can stand it. Years tell you whether you're good at it. Anyone promising faster is selling something.

It's the price where you accept you were wrong and exit. The book calls it the invalidation point and treats it as non-negotiable: decided before you enter, and not renegotiated while the trade is live.

Win rate is the share of trades that make money. Profit factor is total money made on winners divided by total money lost on losers; above 1 means profitable. The book shows why you must read them together.

The author doesn't trade them and explains why: tick sizes, thin queues and easy manipulation all work against you. But it's your money and your call; if you do, keep it small and write down why.

Not with real money at the start. Futures and margin are leveraged, and you can lose more than you put in. The book suggests practising futures on a demo account only, and putting real money into stocks first.

It depends on whether you have more money or more time. The book explains how to choose, and how to filter coaches: a real one shows their losses, has a record you can check over years, promises no returns, and teaches you to build your own system.

Giving investment advice as a business needs a licence from the Securities Commission (SC). Running a paid signal group without one is an offence under the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007. You can check anyone's name on the SC's list of licensed people.

The book doesn't give rulings. It does share the author's own consideration: he stopped using a margin facility once he learned it charged interest. For a ruling, ask a scholar you trust; for stocks, the SC publishes a list of Shariah-compliant securities.

The book doesn't recommend a broker. Before opening an account, compare fees, which markets you can access, and whether the account uses margin.