The Economist Guide to Financial Markets (6th Ed): Why they exist and how they work (Economist Books)
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| Rating | : | 4.58 (531 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00F226E6K |
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| Number of Pages | : | 460 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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"It is a very simple and easy book for you to start understanding the financial market" according to Jan Diniz. I knew nothing about financial markets before this book. It is a very simple and easy book for you to start understanding the financial market dynamics!. Great resource Rich S Really tells you a lot of the workings of the various financial markets, especially conditions and changes after the crisis. As a young professional just getting my feet wet in studying financial markets (and with a more theoretical economics background) this has been pretty useful.. One Star Amazon Customer Kind of a dull book didn't like it
For more information, check out his website at marclevinson.. Marc Levinson is an economist and historian specializing in business and finance. He was formerly finance and economics editor of The Economist, worked as an economist at a New York bank, and served as senior fellow for international business at the Council on Foreign Relat
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. For anyone wishing to understand financial markets, there is no better guide.. If they had had this book they might have avoided their mistakes
Will provide the relative newcomer to financial markets with a good overview of this extremely complex subject area Business Economist . A useful reference source for all those involved in the industry. Financial journalists, investment advisers and fund managers could all find Levinson's guide extremely useful Fund Manager Covers the breadth of products and markets admirably