Apologies if Repeated - volatility index for gold & recommended books?

Dear all,

Hope you had your bets on a continuation of Twist today I have two questions. The first is specific, as I will use the answer to estimate risk on a trade, and the second is general (figured I might as well ask). Here they are:

Specific:
Where can I find a volatility index for Gold (XAUUSD)?

General:
Can you recommend books/websites/tutorials on the following topics:

1. Mathematics used in trading/finance (pricing, functions, probability ... etc).
2. Technical and Fundamental Analysis.
3. MetaTrader and its "programming language?"? Whilte I am at it - financial engineering, too.

I realize my questions may seem absurd, but surely there must be books on all the subjects mentioned above. If there is something like a bibliography for beginners that would be wonderful.

Many many thanks,

Vix for gold, cboe do one: http://www.cboe.com/micro/gvz/introduction.aspx

Financial mathematics is a huge field, depends on what level you're at. And more importantly, what you're looking to get out of it. I could recommend a ton but they're pretty specific. Check out http://www.nuclearphynance.com/ as a starter.

As for books on TA, thousands. Pring on price patterns is as good as any.

MT - ask around

Thanks a lot for the reply. As for my mathematical literacy, it is ... errrr ... barely that. So any introductory book that cites and paves the way for more specialized ones, and that offers exercises would be very helpful.

Thanks again,

Honestly? I wouldn't. What you're asking is an a/b/c in becoming a quant, and I'm guessing at this stage you don't even know if that's the route you want to take, or even need to take. And if your maths isn't your forte, what's the point in trying to compete against quants with PHDs in brownian motion?

All you definitely need is basic risk/reward. See Tharp, but don't come back starting any threads on tossing coins or 1:1 is best otherwise I will find you.