01356ojm 2200229z- 450 991015064250332120230913112557.01-4423-0781-1(CKB)3710000000944630(BIP)036632616(EXLCZ)99371000000094463020231107c2010uuuu -u- -engPimsleur French Level 2 Lessons 11-15 MP3 : Learn to Speak and Understand French with Pimsleur Language ProgramsPimsleur (Simon & Schuster)Pimsleur® equals success. Just one 30minute lesson a day gets you speaking and understanding like no other program. French Phase 2, Units 1115 build on material taught in prior units. Each lesson provides 30 minutes of spoken language practice, with an introductory conversation, and new vocabulary and structures. Detailed instructions enable you to understand and participate in the conversation. Each lesson contains practice for vocabulary introduced in previous lessons. The emphasis is on pronunciation and comprehension, and on learning to speak French.Pimsleur French Level 2 Lessons 11-15 MP3 Pimsleur1434898AUDIO9910150642503321Pimsleur French Level 2 Lessons 11-15 MP3 : Learn to Speak and Understand French with Pimsleur Language Programs3593636UNINA05621nam 2200757 a 450 991097233950332120251116164058.01-119-19962-X0-470-82911-71-283-29451-697866132945170-470-82910-9(CKB)2550000000056414(EBL)693331(OCoLC)775410370(SSID)ssj0000635654(PQKBManifestationID)12266134(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000635654(PQKBWorkID)10652575(PQKB)11416852(MiAaPQ)EBC693331(CaSebORM)9780470829097(Au-PeEL)EBL693331(CaPaEBR)ebr10504236(CaONFJC)MIL329451(OCoLC)760179380(MiAaPQ)EBC7147390(Au-PeEL)EBL7147390(EXLCZ)99255000000005641420111123d2011 uy 0engurunu|||||txtccrFundamentals of financial instruments an introduction to stocks, bonds, foreign exchange, and derivatives /Sunil Parameswaran1st editionSingapore John Wiley & Sons (Asia) Pte. Ltd.20111 online resource (578 p.)Wiley financeDescription based upon print version of record.0-470-82490-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Fundamentals of Financial Instruments: An Introduction to Stocks, Bonds, Foreign Exchange, and Derivatives; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: An Introduction to Financial Institutions, Instruments, and Markets; The Role of an Economic System; A Command Economy; A Market Economy; Classification of Economic Units; An Economy's Relationship with the External World; The Balance of Trade; The Current Account Balance; Financial Assets; Primary Markets and Secondary Markets; Exchanges and OTC Markets; Brokers and Dealers; The Need for Brokers and Dealers; Trading PositionsThe Buy Side and the Sell Side Investment Bankers; Direct and Indirect Markets; Mutual Funds; Money and Capital Markets; The Euro currency Market; The International Bond Market; Globalization of Equity Markets; Dual Listing; Fungibility; Risk; After the Trade: Clearing and Settlement; Dematerialization and the Role of a Depository; Custodial Services; Globalization: The New Mantra; Chapter 2: Mathematics of Finance; Interest Rates; The Real Rate of Interest; The Fisher Equation; Simple Interest; Compound Interest; Properties; A Symbolic Derivation; Principle of EquivalencyContinuous Compounding Future Value; Present Value; Handling a Series of Cash Flows; The Internal Rate of Return; Evaluating an Investment; Annuities: An Introduction; Perpetuities; The Amortization Method; Amortization with a Balloon Payment; The Equal Principal Repayment Approach; Types of Interest Computation; Loans with a Compensating Balance; Chapter 3: Equity Shares, Preferred Shares, and Stock Market Indexes; Introduction; Par Value versus Book Value; Voting Rights; Statutory versus Cumulative Voting; Proxies; Dividends; Dividend Yield; Dividend Reinvestment Plans; Stock DividendsTreasury Stock Splits and Reverse Splits; Costs Associated with Splits and Stock Dividends; Preemptive Rights; Interpreting Stated Ratios; Handling Fractions; Physical Certificates versus Book Entry; Tracking Stock; Report Cards; Types of Stocks; Risk and Return and the Concept of Diversification; Preferred Shares; Callable Preferred Stock; Convertible Preferred Shares; Cumulative Preferred Shares; Adjustable Rate Preferred Shares; Participating Preferred Shares; Dividend Discount Models; A General Valuation Model; The Constant Growth Model; The Two-Stage Model; The Three-Stage ModelThe H Model Stock Market Indexes; Price-Weighted Indexes; Changing the Divisor; The Importance of Price; Value-Weighted Indexes; Changing the Base-Period Capitalization; Equally Weighted Indexes; Tracking Portfolios; The Free-Floating Methodology; Well-Known Global Indexes; Margin Trading and Short Selling; Terminology; Maintenance Margin; Regulation T and NYSE and NASD Rules; Short Selling; Chapter 4: Bonds; Valuation of a Bond; Par, Premium, and Discount Bonds; Evolution of the Price; Zero-Coupon Bonds; Valuing a Bond in between Coupon Dates; Day-Count Conventions; Actual-ActualThe Treasury's ApproachThe essential guide to financial instruments, logically presented Fundamentals of Financial Instruments deals with the global financial markets and the instruments in which they trade. While most books on finance tend to be heavily mathematical, this book emphasizes the concepts in a logical, sequential fashion, introducing mathematical concepts only at the relevant times. As a result, the reader gains conceptual clarity reinforced by just the right level of technical detail to ensure a comprehensive exposure to the skills needed in the financial world. EstablishesWiley finance series.InvestmentsSecuritiesForeign exchangeInvestments.Securities.Foreign exchange.332.6Parameswaran Sunil1856637MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910972339503321Fundamentals of financial instruments4456258UNINA