Finance and Financial Markets
2nd Edition
Published on 21. October 2005
Book
Hardback
448 pages
978-1-4039-4834-2 (ISBN)
Description
The author's excellent reputation in the field and clear style of writing makes the text accessible for novices/non-specialists in finance. The text introduces enhanced pedagogy with extensive end of chapter questions and is extensively revised to assimilate recent developments in theory and practice - it is fully up to date. The author takes a global approach and effectively integrates UK and international material. The new edition is a comprehensive introduction to financial markets, institutions and instruments.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Gordonsville
United States
Publishing group
Palgrave USA
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4039-4834-2 (9781403948342)
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Finance and Financial Markets
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03/2010
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Keith Pilbeam
Finance and Financial Markets
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02/1998
Palgrave Macmillan
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Person
DR KEITH PILBEAM is Professor of International Economics and Finance at City University, London, UK. A graduate of Leeds University, he has undertaken postgraduate studies at the College of Europe in Bruges, where he also became a teaching assistant. He obtained his PhD from the European University Institute in Florence and has been employed at the National Westminster Bank and the Royal Bank of Scotland. He is President of International Economics & Finance Society (UK) and consultant to the Foreign Office and a number of academic and City institutions.
Content
Preface - Acknowledgements - The World of Finance - Financial Intermediation and Financial Markets - Financial Institutions - Monetary Policy and Interest Rate Determination - The Domestic and International Money Markets - The Domestic and International Bond Market - Portfolio Analysis: Risk and Return in Financial Markets - The Capital Asset Pricing Model - Stockmarkets and Equities - The Efficiency of Financial Markets - The Foreign Exchange Market - Theories of Exchange Rate Determination - Financial Futures - Options - The Pricing of Options - Swap Markets - The Regulation of Financial Services - Bibliography - Index