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Author Bradford, Andrew.

Title The investment industry for IT practitioners : an introductory guide / Andrew Bradford
Published Chichester, England ; Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, ©2008

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Description 1 online resource (xix, 385 pages) : illustrations
Series Financial services operations
Financial services operations
Contents pt. 1. Investments and securities explained -- pt. 2. Good IT practice in the investment industry
Summary Giving IT professionals in financial services firms a rounded and comprehensive grounding in their knowledge of their industry, this book offers a primer on the major financial instruments, transactions, and processes, as well as a sound knowledge of the principles of good IT management in the industry. The book gives readers a clear understanding of equities, bonds, currencies, listed derivatives and OTC derivatives. It explains transactions in those instruments and the requirements of business systems that process these transactions. Transactions covered include (inter-alia) agency and principal purchases and sales, loans and deposits, repos and reverse repos, stock loans; and also the Sharia-compliant 'Islamic' transactions that may be used as alternatives to interest bearing transactions. Andrew Bradford gives an introduction to how investment firms are regulated; offers an understanding of the STP (Straight-through-Processing) concept following the trade cycle for the transactions from order through to execution through pre-settlement to final settlement; covers basic accounting procedures for the transactions; and conveys the basic principles of good IT management in the investment industry
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
Subject Financial services industry -- Information technology
Investments -- Data processing
Investment analysis -- Data processing
Business -- Data processing.
Information technology -- Management.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Investments & Securities -- General.
Business -- Data processing
Information technology -- Management
Investment analysis -- Data processing
Investments -- Data processing
Genre/Form dissertations.
Academic theses
Academic theses.
Thèses et écrits académiques.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2008031719
ISBN 9781119207948
1119207940
9780470721230
0470721235
9781119941415
1119941415
1283372363
9781283372367
9786613372369
6613372366
Other Titles Guide to the investment industry for IT practitioners