
Essential Finance
Nigel Gibson(Author)
Economist Books (Publisher)
Published on 15. May 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-86197-530-0 (ISBN)
Description
Everything you need to know about the financial world - most accessibly presented and attractively packaged. Developed from the long-running, successful pocket series, this new Economist essential A-Z series is launched in Spring 2003 in a strikingly attractive paper back format, with flaps and distinctive red end papers. ollowing an introduction on the dramatic changes that have taken place in the financial world and the immense influence the financial markets have over our lives, the bulk of the book contains an extensive A-Z containing several hundred entries that explain with clarity and a healthy dose of irreverence the most important and interesting - things you need to know about the world of finance - as well as some of its more odd and inconsequential aspects. Entries include: cceptance, Advance ratio, Allfinanz, Beta, Balloon, Blend fund, Bunny bond, Capital adequacy, Clean price, Compensating balance, Debt service ratio, Disintermediation, EBITDA, Efficient market theory, Fannie Mae, Flight capital, Gearing, Grey market, Hedge Fund, Hurdle rate, In the money Junk Kaffir, Kerb trading, Leverage, LIBOR, Liquidity, Margin call, Mezzanine finance, Narrow market, Net present value, Off balance sheet, Old lady, Open end fund, Over the counter, Parity paid, Ponzi scheme, Programme trading, Random walk, Redemption yield, Samurai bond, SEAQ, Shadow accounting, Special purpose vehicle, Tender offer, Tombstone, Triple witching hour, Underweight, Use of funds, Value investing, Volatility, Warehousing, Working capital, Yield to maturity, Zero-coupon bond. Also included as appendices are: * A raft of facts and figures about the financial markets.
More details
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Profile Books Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 125 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
330 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-86197-530-0 (9781861975300)
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Other editions
Previous edition
Tim Hindle
Pocket Finance
Book
09/1999
4th Edition
Economist Books
€33.63
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Person
Nigel Gibson has worked in the financial sector for many years and written on finance for The Economist.