Guide to financial markets / Marc Levinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Levinson, Marc.

Series:

Economist series

The Economist series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Finance.

Physical Description:

250 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Bloomberg Press, 2006.

Summary:

That financial markets now have an enormous influence on modern life is not news. They provide a way of setting prices and valuing assets, raising capital and investing it, and managing exposure to risk. But although people speak glibly of "Wall Street" or "the bond market" or "the currency markets," the meanings they attach to these phrases are often vague and usually out of date. This book explains why the different financial markets exist, how they work and who trades in them, and gives a rundown of the factors that affect prices and rates.

This fully updated and revised fourth edition of the Guide to Financial Markets provides a clear explanation of the different markets, including such recent innovations as electronic trading and credit derivatives. For anyone who wants a better understanding of the way financial markets work and the instruments they trade, it will be an invaluable source of reference.

Contents:

Why markets matter

Foreign-exchange markets

Money markets

Bond markets

Securitisation

International fixed-income markets

Equity markets

Commodities and futures markets

Options and derivatives markets.

Notes:

At head of title: The economist.

Includes index.

ISBN:

157660201X

OCLC:

62762192