Guide to financial markets [[electronic resource] /] / Marc Levinson

• Record Nr.: UNISA996217136603316
• Autore: Levinson Marc
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : Profile, 2006
• ISBN: 1-281-03184-4; 9786611031848; 1-84765-022-8
• Edizione: [5th ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (256 p.)
• Disciplina: 332.6
• Soggetti: Money market; Finance
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.; Previous ed.: 2002.; Published in association with the Economist.
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminaries; Contents; 1 Why markets matter; 2 Foreign exchange markets; 3 Money markets; 4 Bond markets; 5 Securitisation; 6 International fixed income markets; 7 Equity markets; 8 Commodities and futures markets; 9 Options and derivatives markets; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Presents a reference guide to financial markets. With chapters on the markets that deal with money, foreign exchange, equities, bonds, commodities, financial futures, options and other derivatives, this book looks at why these markets exist, how they work and who trades in them. It also gives a run-down of the factors that affect prices and rates.