Financial exchanges : a comparative approach / Francis A Lees.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lees, Francis A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Stock exchanges.

Capital market.

International finance.

Physical Description:

xviii, 299 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2012.

Summary:

The recent global economic crisis has drawn, a spotlight on the world of finance. Financial exchanges are changing, and this insightful new book examines the manner and reasons for these changes.

Financial Exchanges: A Comparative Approach offers an in-depth analysis of this sector. Surveying thirty different financial exchanges, including stock, derivative, commodity, and offshore exchanges, this book examines the challenges they face and the ways in which they are adapting. The book includes a pertinent Chapter on the dominance of derivatives, examining a number of derivative exchanges in detail.

Taking in a host of international exchange powerhouses, including those in Hong Kong, Shanghai, London, New York, and the Persian Gulf, this book will benefit students taking courses on financial markets and institutions, as well as professionals interested in international financial markets. Book jacket.

Contents:

World capital markets

Financial centers and exchanges

Changing exchanges

Business models

Restructuring via mergers

Transatlantic mergers

London calling

Derivatives dominate

Asia Pacific exchanges

Hong Kong

Shanghai nexus

Looking forward.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415892438

0415892430

9780415892445

0415892449

9780203805893

0203805895

OCLC:

676728345