The Economist Guide to Financial Markets: Why they exist and how they work (Economist Books)
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| Rating | : | 4.35 (652 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1610393899 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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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 Relations. About the AuthorMarc Levinson is an economist and historian specializing in business and finance. For more information, check out his website at marclevinson.
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. If they had had this book they might ha
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 Relations. For more information, check out his website at mar
It is a very simple and easy book for you to start understanding the financial market 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" according to 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" according to Amazon Customer. Kind of a dull book didn't like it