What are bonds, penny stocks, warrants, equities, blue chips, unit trusts, futures, options trading etc... etc. Are there books explained in plain English which is easy for one to understand?

http://www.investopedia.com/Check up this web site, I hope it will help.You can also try to look for Nicolas Darvas trading method. I would recommend this trading method. Nicolas Darvas make 2 million in less than 10 yrs. He was a part time trader. His method teach you how to pick a stock, enter price, stop loss and when to take profit.

Here's a few sites:http://www.cashnotemortgage.infohttp://www.mortgage-university.infohttp://www.investmental.com/ebook-libraryhttp://www.investmental.com/Forex-Trading-Library-Frame