Bibliograph

Guide to financial markets, why they exist and how they work, Marc Levinson

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Guide to financial markets, why they exist and how they work, Marc Levinson

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eng

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Guide to financial markets

Responsibility statement

Marc Levinson

Series statement

Economist

Sub title

why they exist and how they work

Summary

Extensively revised and updated following the fallout from the global financial crisis, the 6th edition of this highly regarded book brings the reader right up to speed with the latest financial market developments, and provides a clear and incisive guide to a complex world that even those who work in it often find hard to understand. In chapters on the markets that deal with money, foreign exchange, equities, bonds, commodities, financial futures, options and other derivatives, the book examines why these markets exist, how they work, and who trades in them, and gives a run-down of the factors that affect prices and rates. Business history is littered with disasters that occurred because people involved their firms with financial instruments they didn't properly understand. If they had had this book they might have avoided their mistakes. For anyone wishing to understand financial markets, there is no better guide

Table Of Contents

Why markets matter -- Foreign-exchange markets -- Money markets -- Bond markets -- Securitisation -- International fixed-income markets -- Equity markets -- Futures and options markets -- Derivatives markets

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Economist guide to financial marketsWhy they exist and how they work

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