LEADER 05649nam 2200661 450 001 9910151653503321 005 20210210022827.0 010 $a0-273-74356-2 035 $a(CKB)2670000000146827 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000585415 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12221424 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000585415 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10569299 035 $a(PQKB)11023817 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5175778 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5173793 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5832698 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5136222 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6401366 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5136222 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL462966 035 $a(OCoLC)1024273234 035 $a(CaSebORM)9780273743552 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000146827 100 $a20190816d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aHow the stock market really works /$fLeo Gough 205 $aFifth edition. 210 1$aHarlow, England :$cFinancial Times Prentice Hall,$d[2011] 210 4$dİ2011 215 $a1 online resource (xiii, 320 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aFinancial times guides 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-273-74355-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover -- How the stock market really works -- Contents -- Introduction -- The 'guerrilla investor' -- The 'guerrilla investor' concept -- Asset allocation - a powerful strategy -- Choosing a financial adviser -- What is a risky investment? -- Summary -- Shares -- What are shares for? -- Why shares exist - the capital markets -- Stock exchanges -- Buying and selling shares -- Collective investments -- The world's stock markets -- American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) -- Stock indices -- Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) -- Summary -- Bonds -- Bonds for guerrillas - using bonds for specific goals -- The market for bonds -- Rating bonds -- Gilts -- The other risks of bonds -- The varieties of bonds -- Auctioning new issues -- The price of bonds -- Understanding yields -- Summary -- Assessing companies - issues and opportunities -- Why do companies issue shares? -- Financial statements -- Corporate governance -- Investment opportunities - new issues -- Investment opportunities - mergers and acquisitions -- When companies get into trouble -- Summary -- Investment theories and strategies -- Fundamental analysis -- Discounted cash flow (DCF) -- The efficient market -- Index investing -- Understanding volatility -- Risk and risk-adjusted performance -- Value investing -- Growth investing -- Small companies or large companies? -- Market timing -- Technical analysis - pure voodoo? -- Summary -- Foreign exchange -- Avoiding the great travel money rip-off -- The Bretton Woods system -- The floating rate system -- The balance of payments -- Market sentiment -- The foreign exchange market -- Forward exchange -- Predicting exchange rates -- Currencies for guerrillas -- Summary -- Derivatives -- Commodities -- Futures -- Financial futures -- Options -- Spread betting - tax-free investing? -- Derivatives - the casualties -- Hedge funds -- Structured products. 327 $aSummary -- Fraud and sharp practice -- Grand fraud versus petty fraud -- What the regulators can and can't do -- 25 years of misdeeds - from Milken to Madoff -- Sharp practice - pensions misselling -- False accounting on a grand scale - Enron and WorldCom -- The Sarbanes-Oxley Act -- The naughty noughties -- Summary -- Overseas investment -- Achieving global diversification -- No-tax and low-tax territories -- Working abroad -- Banking offshore -- Offshore trusts and companies - expensive to feed? -- Dual nationality for guerrillas -- Summary -- Investing in other asset classes -- Property -- Gold -- Collectibles -- Wine -- Your own business -- Pensions -- Insurance -- Summary -- Thinking about retirement -- Where to retire? -- Changing your asset allocation in retirement -- Asset rich, cash poor? -- Making a will -- Inheritance and offshore investment -- Summary -- UK taxation -- An overview -- Tax on investment income -- Income tax -- Tax avoidance or tax evasion? -- Capital gains tax -- Inheritance tax -- Trusts -- Summary -- An overview of the financial crisis -- How the crisis began -- The banking crisis -- The crisis spreads to Europe -- Economic growth and the financial crisis -- Investment survival in the long term -- Summary -- Making investing part of your life -- Making and reviewing your financial plan -- Taking into account the stages of life -- Summary -- Appendix 1 A little financial maths -- Appendix 2 Compound interest table -- Further reading -- Useful websites -- Glossary -- Index. 330 $aThe Financial Times Guide to How the Stock Market Really Works is an introduction to the complex world of the financial markets. 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