| Description |
xviii, 403 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
1. The Debt Merry-Go-Round -- 2. Banking Background -- 3. The Role of the Central Bank -- 4. Commercial Banking -- 5. Investment Banking -- 6. The Money and Bond Markets -- 7. Stock Exchanges -- 8. Foreign Exchange -- 9. Trade Finance -- 10. European Economic and Monetary Union -- 11. Traded Options -- 12. Financial Futures -- 13. Other Derivative Products -- 14. Insurance -- 15. Global Financial Crises -- 16. Key Trends |
| Summary |
Providing comprehensive coverage of commercial and investment banking, foreign exchange, money and bond markets, trade finance, stock markets and other derivatives, this text is a primer for those who require a basic understanding or are new to the world of finance |
| Analysis |
International monetary relations |
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Financial services |
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Overseas item |
| Notes |
"An extensively revised edition of An introduction to western financial markets." |
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Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes index |
| Subject |
Finance.
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Finance -- Europe.
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Finance -- United States.
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Finance -- Japan.
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Financial institutions -- Europe.
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Financial institutions -- United States.
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Financial institutions -- Japan.
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| Author |
Wood, Julian.
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| LC no. |
2003049803 |
| ISBN |
1403900116 hardback |
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1403900124 paperback |
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