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How to stretch your retirement dollar helps make your retirement more comfortable and rewarding with less worry about money. Find out how to increase your income; boost your savings and investments; protect your assets from inflation and gyrating markets; tap your biggest money pot-the equity in your home; reduce the high cost of living; cut your income tax; shield yourself from soaring medical bills; guard against rising nursing home costs; avoid high estate taxes and probate costs; and guarantee your estate is divided according to your wishes.VHS Tape: VHS, Color Company: NewsTeam Video (1990) List Price: $55.00 Amazon Price: Used Price: $25.00 
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NYSE / NASD GENERAL SECURITIES EXAM VIDEOS
VHS Tape: Part 1 A Guide to Equities, Part 2 Markets and Margin, Part 3 The Debt Market, Part 4 Listed Equity Options Company: Dearborn Financial Publishing, Inc. ISBN: 0793106494 List Price: Amazon Price: $199.95 Used Price: $199.93 
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Do you need help interpreting key technical indicators and feel you have nowhere to turn? If that's the case, then this video is a must addition to your reference shelf.
Peter Martin, senior technical analyst for Prudential Equity Group covers what the leading technical indicators are, how his firm uses them in analyzing both broad market movements and individual stock prospects and how he helps his clients understand and successfully employ charts and technical signals in their own trading programs. The actual attendees at this seminar went on to use this information in passing their exams to become Chartered Market Technicians - and you can use the same info to create some previously uncharted market profits for your own portfolio. Don't miss it!
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Proven private equity real estate investing strategies The subprime fallout and credit crisis have triggered a major transition in U.S. real estate. With tightening lending and underwriting standards, speculative investments and construction projects are likely to limited, resulting in constrained supply and healthier fundamentals over the long term. Looking forward, market participants anticipate that the coming years will be fraught with challenges as well as opportunities. Active Private Equity Real Estate Strategy is a collection of abridged market analyses, forecasts, and strategy papers from the ING Clarion Partners' Research & Investment Strategy (RIS) group. Divided into two comprehensive parts, this practical guide provides you with an informative overview of real estate markets, forecasts, and recent trends in part one, and presents specific active strategies in private equity real estate investing in part two.Includes a simulation of the economy in recession and the expected effects on the commercial real estate industryOffers examples of portfolio analysis and recommendations using ING Clarion's forecasts and Modern Portfolio TheoryFocuses on multifamily, hotel, land, and industrial investmentsDemonstrates the use of the various tools available to the private equity real estate investor Written with both the individual and institutional real estate investor in mind, this book offers specific private equity strategies for investing in real estate during volatile times. 
Developments in equity securities markets have forced many investors to rethink their equity investment strategies. This proceedings addresses the expanding concept of market efficiency as well as the development of investment strategies that attempt to take advantage of apparent market inefficiencies.Author: Gary G. Schlarbaum, Robert L. Hagin, Barr Rosenberg, Meir Statman, Kenneth N. Levy Bruce I. Jacobs, Jeffrey L. Skelton, H. Russell Fogler, Preston W. Estep, Eric H. Sorensen, Dean LeBaron, Wayne H. Wagner, Michael L. McCowin Paul H. Aron Paperback: 120 pages Company: AIMR (CFA Institute) (1988-12-01) ISBN: 0935015051 List Price: $25.00 Amazon Price: $4.32 Used Price: $0.01 
An in-depth look at the nature of market making and exchangesFrom theory to practicalities, this is a comprehensive, up-to-date handbook and reference on how markets work and the nuances of trading. It includes a CD with an interactive trading simulation. Robert A. Schwartz, PhD (New York, NY), is Marvin M. Speiser Professor of Finance and University Distinguished Professor in the Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College, CUNY. Reto Francioni, PhD (Zurich, Switzerland), is President and Chairman of the Board of SWX, the Swiss Stock Exchange, and former co-CEO of Consors Discount Broker AG, Nuremberg. Author: Robert A. Schwartz, Reto Francioni Hardcover: 480 pages Company: Wiley (2004-08-13) ISBN: 047146922X List Price: $89.95 Amazon Price: $48.81 Used Price: $29.49 
Much has been written about medicine and the market in recent years. This book is the first to include an assessment of market influence in both developed and developing countries, and among the very few that have tried to evaluate the actual health and economic impact of market theory and practices in a wide range of national settings. Tracing the path that market practices have taken from Adam Smith in the eighteenth century into twenty-first-century health care, Daniel Callahan and Angela A. Wasunna add a fresh dimension: they compare the different approaches taken in the market debate by health care economists, conservative market advocates, and liberal supporters of single-payer or government-regulated systems. In addition to laying out the market-versus-government struggle around the world—from Canada and the United States to Western Europe, Latin America, and many African and Asian countries—they assess the leading market practices, such as competition, physician incentives, and co-payments, for their economic and health efficacy to determine whether they work as advertised. This timely and necessary book engages new dimensions of a development that has urgent consequences for the delivery of health care worldwide. Author: Daniel Callahan, Angela A. Wasunna Hardcover: 334 pages Company: The Johns Hopkins University Press (2006-04-20) ISBN: 0801883393 List Price: $38.00 Amazon Price: $20.12 Used Price: $0.85 
“This book is a comprehensive and insightful overview of international real estate focusing on three of the BRICs: China, India and Brazil. I was pleasantly surprised to find useful market data and industry profiles for each of the countries that were very consistent with my first hand experience. The book has a wealth of information for the real estate investment analyst and practitioner and will be very useful to those seeking guidance on what to expect in emerging markets.”—Joseph F. Azrack, Managing Partner, Real Estate, Apollo Global Management “David Lynn has set the bar with respect to real estate investment in the most compelling emerging markets. Lynn provides a framework for thinking about highly dynamic markets characterized by youthful populations, extraordinary demand, capital inefficiency and, most importantly, aspiration. This book will enlighten institutional investors and entrepreneurs alike. I look forward to another work by David Lynn addressing the frontier markets.” An informed look at investing in emerging market real estate Focusing primarily on private equity real estate investment in China, India, and Brazil this reliable resource develops a general approach to commercial real estate investment in emerging markets, and illustrates some common strategies and analytical methods that can be implemented within this arena. Filled with in-depth insights and expert advice, Emerging Market Real Estate Investment focuses on broad investment themes and strategies as well as economic and legal/institutional factors, rather than the minute details of local market analyses. Opening with two informative chapters that provide an overview of the fundamentals of commercial and international real estate investment, this practical guide then moves on to the country-specific chapters of China, India, and Brazil.Outlines various real estate investment options and strategies for emerging markets such as China, India, and BrazilDiscusses the main features of each real estate market, including real estate foreign direct investment (FDI)Analyzes several primary real estate sectors in each country: office, retail, residential, industrial, and hotel where applicable Written with both institutional and private investors in mind, Emerging Market Real Estate Investment will put you in a better position to excel in emerging real estate markets. Praise for Emerging Market Real Estate Investment: “Emerging Market Real Estate Investment is written with a top down strategic orientation. It presents an excellent overview for US institutional investors planning to invest in offshore real estate in general and emerging markets and China, India and Brazil specifically. It covers all the key points my firm had to address before investing in China. I wish it had been available then.” “This book does for international real estate what Samuelson’s primary Economics text did for economics students—it finally provides a new discipline with its first Bible. As cross-border real estate capital flows are on the rise, and investors increasingly seek compelling risk-adjusted returns in emerging markets, this book couldn’t have come at a better time in the market cycle. It is rich in content and filled with practical insights” “With American real estate in the doldrums, more investors will be looking abroad. David and Tim's analysis of international real estate investment, focused on three of the world’s most dynamic economies, provides exceptionally detailed knowledge concerning what real estate markets are really like in China, India, and Brazil. It is essential reading for investors considering those markets.” “David Lynn and Tim Wang have written the 'must read' book for all real estate investors in emerging Brazil, China and India. They comprehensively cover the landscape of issues—economic, policy, legal, markets, sectors, entry, exit and strategies. Of noted value is their sanguine assessment of the risks and opportunities of alternative strategies in each country. The first outlay for all should be their book.” "Emerging Market Real Estate Investment is a powerful tool for those engaged in foreign investment generally, as well as in China, India and Brazil in particular. It combines a broad general view of competitive strategy with local detail on costs and legal aspects. The book is an intelligent and practical guide to foreign real estate investment." 
The Practical Guide to Wall Street is an indispensable resource for anyone who aspires to a front-office sales or trading position on Wall Street and an essential desk reference for market practitioners and those who interact with this exciting but widely misunderstood industry. Written by an experienced trader in a clear, conversational style and assuming no previous background in finance, The Practical Guide to Wall Street provides a thorough schooling in the core curriculum of the equity and equity derivatives sales and trading business - exactly what you would learn from sitting beside the traders at a tier-one Wall Street investment bank (except that in practice, traders rarely have time to provide such detailed explanations!) Topics covered include:Clear, detailed and intuitive explanations of all major products, their function, pricing and risks (several of which are unavailable anywhere else despite producing billions of dollars in annual revenue for Wall St.)The layout of the trading floor, the roles and responsibilities of the different sales and trading groups and how they interact to service the client businessAn overview of the structure of the macro-economy and the trader’s perspective on the significance of economic data releases and their impact on the financial marketsA review of those concepts from fundamental valuation and financial statement analysis of greatest relevance on the trading floor (as opposed to abstract valuation models)Practical details of the structure and functioning of the equity and derivative markets including translations of trader jargon, Bloomberg tips, market conventions, liquidity and risk considerations and much more…This book provides the first comprehensive explanation of all aspects of the functioning of the equities division, with information, details and insights previously only available to those who already worked on a trading floor. The availability of this material in a format accessible to non-professionals fundamentally changes the level of industry knowledge employers in the financial services industry can expect of new hires. 
From this book, you will get two things regarding hedge funds and private equity. Two things that anybody can take home. The first is the knowledge - a foundation tool set of key words, industry phrases and financial concepts made clear in plain english. This book puts meanings and understanding to terms you may have already heard but did not quite understand. There is no math and there are no equations. Just interesting stories and detailed explanations to get you familiar with a variety of topics: • How hedge and private equity funds are structured • Who their investors are and what do they want? • Fund investing strategies. Event-driven, arbitrage, sidepockets, and more • Junk bonds, options, swaps, and other derivatives • Leveraged buyouts and other types of private equity investing • NEW AND UPDATED: Venture capital funds and the big changes affecting the venture investing industry The second thing you get makes this more than just a compilation of Wikipedia articles. Imagine yourself sitting next to a fund or an investor in a fund and observing them do something or make a move. Sure you want to know “what” they did but the stuff that would be truly interesting is the “why”. What is going through their head in doing this? This book walks you through it all so that you get to take in the mindsets, perspectives and incentives of the fund’s managers, investors and more. There is a whole lot more strategy going on than what you might at first think. It does not matter who you are: A student in school thinking about joining the alternative asset management industry, a retiree who wants to know more about these weird fund things, or a person who works with or near a hedge fund but has no idea what they really do. Does not matter. The only thing you need to have is a desire to start learning. If you are familiar with some of it, you can build on it here. If you are beginning from scratch (just as I myself was), you are in good hands. About 2.0: 2.0 builds on the first version of From Zero to Sixty to bring more clarity than ever to the issues surrounding hedge funds and private equity. We dive into insightful charts, read through managers’ investment presentation slides, and sift through SEC filings to immerse you deeper into the world. New stories are begun. Old ones are given that finishing touch. Real life examples. Real life data. Real life documents. Despite the 2.0 moniker and the nice new cover, this book’s goal remains the same: Teach people about hedge funds and private equity and bring them up to speed on a fast-moving and complicated industry. This book is an education, a learning course set up with you in mind. That has not changed. So download a free sample and give it a shot. Author: Jonathan Stanford Yu Kindle Edition: 197 pages Kindle eBook Company: (2012-05-01) (2012-05-01) List Price: $2.99 Amazon Price: 
An inside look at modern approaches to modeling equity portfoliosFinancial Modeling of the Equity Market is the most comprehensive, up-to-date guide to modeling equity portfolios. The book is intended for a wide range of quantitative analysts, practitioners, and students of finance. Without sacrificing mathematical rigor, it presents arguments in a concise and clear style with a wealth of real-world examples and practical simulations. This book presents all the major approaches to single-period return analysis, including modeling, estimation, and optimization issues. It covers both static and dynamic factor analysis, regime shifts, long-run modeling, and cointegration. Estimation issues, including dimensionality reduction, Bayesian estimates, the Black-Litterman model, and random coefficient models, are also covered in depth. Important advances in transaction cost measurement and modeling, robust optimization, and recent developments in optimization with higher moments are also discussed. Sergio M. Focardi (Paris, France) is a founding partner of the Paris-based consulting firm, The Intertek Group. He is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Portfolio Management. He is also the author of numerous articles and books on financial modeling. Petter N. Kolm, PhD (New Haven, CT and New York, NY), is a graduate student in finance at the Yale School of Management and a financial consultant in New York City. Previously, he worked in the Quantitative Strategies Group of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, where he developed quantitative investment models and strategies. 
Investment pioneer Len Zacks presents the latest academic research on how to beat the market using equity anomaliesThe Handbook of Equity Market Anomalies organizes and summarizes research carried out by hundreds of finance and accounting professors over the last twenty years to identify and measure equity market inefficiencies and provides self-directed individual investors with a framework for incorporating the results of this research into their own investment processes. Edited by Len Zacks, CEO of Zacks Investment Research, and written by leading professors who have performed groundbreaking research on specific anomalies, this book succinctly summarizes the most important anomalies that savvy investors have used for decades to beat the market. Some of the anomalies addressed include the accrual anomaly, net stock anomalies, fundamental anomalies, estimate revisions, changes in and levels of broker recommendations, earnings-per-share surprises, insider trading, price momentum and technical analysis, value and size anomalies, and several seasonal anomalies. This reliable resource also provides insights on how to best use the various anomalies in both market neutral and in long investor portfolios. A treasure trove of investment research and wisdom, the book will save you literally thousands of hours by distilling the essence of twenty years of academic research into eleven clear chapters and providing the framework and conviction to develop market-beating strategies.Strips the academic jargon from the research and highlights the actual returns generated by the anomalies, and documented in the academic literatureProvides a theoretical framework within which to understand the concepts of risk adjusted returns and market inefficienciesAnomalies are selected by Len Zacks, a pioneer in the field of investing As the founder of Zacks Investment Research, Len Zacks pioneered the concept of the earnings-per-share surprise in 1982 and developed the Zacks Rank, one of the first anomaly-based stock selection tools. Today, his firm manages U.S. equities for individual and institutional investors and provides investment software and investment data to all types of investors. Now, with his new book, he shows you what it takes to build a quant process to outperform an index based on academically documented market inefficiencies and anomalies. 
Equity strategies are closely guarded secrets and as such, there is very little written about how investors and corporate can utilise equity vehicles as part of their growth strategies. In this much-needed book, industry expert Juan Ramiraz guides readers through the whole range of equity derivative instruments, showing how they can be applied to a range of equity capital market situations, including hedging, yield enhancement and disposal of strategic stakes, mergers and acquisitions, stock options plan hedging, equity financings, share buybacks and other transactions on treasury shares, bank regulatory capital arbitrage and tax driven situations. The book includes case studies to highlight how equity derivative strategies have been used in real-life situations.Author: Juan Ramirez Hardcover: 444 pages Company: Wiley (2011-09-06) ISBN: 1119975905 List Price: $95.00 Amazon Price: $53.38 Used Price: $53.08 Amazon.com KindleStore: equity markets
Ten Leading private investors share theirsecrets to maximum profitability In The Masters of Private Equity and Venture Capital, thepioneers of the industry share the investing and managementwisdom they have gained by investing in andtransforming their portfolio companies. Based on original interviews conducted by the authors,this book is filled with colorful stories on the subjectsthat most matter to the high-level investor, such asselecting and working with management, pioneeringnew markets, adding value through operationalimprovements, applying private equity principles tonon-profits, and much more. Author: Finkel Robert, David Greising Kindle Edition: 384 pages Kindle eBook Company: McGraw-Hill (2009-11-23) (2009-11-23) List Price: $34.95 Amazon Price: 
A comprehensive look at the tools and techniques used in quantitative equity management Some books attempt to extend portfolio theory, but the real issue today relates to the practical implementation of the theory introduced by Harry Markowitz and others who followed. The purpose of this book is to close the implementation gap by presenting state-of-the art quantitative techniques and strategies for managing equity portfolios. Throughout these pages, Frank Fabozzi, Sergio Focardi, and Petter Kolm address the essential elements of this discipline, including financial model building, financial engineering, static and dynamic factor models, asset allocation, portfolio models, transaction costs, trading strategies, and much more. They also provide ample illustrations and thorough discussions of implementation issues facing those in the investment management business and include the necessary background material in probability, statistics, and econometrics to make the book self-contained.Written by a solid author team who has extensive financial experience in this areaPresents state-of-the art quantitative strategies for managing equity portfoliosFocuses on the implementation of quantitative equity asset managementOutlines effective analysis, optimization methods, and risk models In today's financial environment, you have to have the skills to analyze, optimize and manage the risk of your quantitative equity investments. This guide offers you the best information available to achieve this goal. 
The market structure for U.S. equities has changed dramatically over the past few years. A mere decade ago, the majority of stock trades were handled manually on the floor of the exchange where the stock was listed. However, advances in technology and regulatory reforms have drastically changed the landscape of trading. Today, the vast majority of stock orders are executed by highly automated trading systems that use complex algorithms to make trading decisions at lightning speed. As a result, trade execution time is now measured in fractions of a second and share volume has ballooned. Most notably, the current equity market structure has given rise to a new and growing phenomenon called high-frequency trading. By some estimates, high-frequency trading now accounts more than half of total trading volume in U.S. equities. As such a significant part of the current market structure, government regulators and even members of congress have begun to question the risks posed by proprietary trading firms that engage in high-frequency trading strategies (“HFT firms”) and the need, if any, to regulate such traders. This Kindle book will analyze this new breed of proprietary trading firm and argue that their practices are detrimental to the health of our equity markets and therefore should be regulated. Author: Stephen Barnes Kindle Edition: 44 pages Kindle eBook Company: (2011-07-11) (2011-07-11) List Price: $2.99 Amazon Price: 
Frontier Emerging Equity Markets Securities Price Behavior and Valuation uses the Russian example to illustrate the intricate mechanics of frontier emerging equity market analysis. Frontier markets are those equity markets that do not benefit from the same degree of securities transparency and information dissemination as future emerging markets. In many cases, frontier equity markets are those which have been created almost literally overnight, without the infrastructure and institutional readiness of the nations in which they are located. During the 1990s, frontier emerging markets have formed a new investment asset class which requires a very different set of valuation metrics from mature emerging markets. In developing a multi-stage approach to the understanding and valuing of such markets, this book uses the case of the Russian frontier equity market to illustrate topics such as the relationship between equity market infrastructure and valuation during the `genesis' period of an emerging financial market; evolving market efficiency; and the crucial role of depository receipt programs in the development of these markets. Further, this book develops the first comprehensive framework for valuing a frontier equity market. The role of equity risk premium, as it affects early dynamic equity valuation, is also covered in order to illuminate important drivers of securities price performance. The book closes by discussing the philology of the frontier market valuation debate, in which every market participant is an important purveyor of information and a contributor to the final valuation dimension of equities. The main asset used to present the empirical concepts is a complete research database drawn from actual frontier market investing, which previously had been unavailable to academic researchers. As an active institutional asset management professional at a major Wall Street investment firm, the author marries academic theories, such as market efficiency and market segmentation, to the real world of high stakes and high risk frontier market investing. This book illustrates the applicability and, in some cases, the uselessness of financial theory when applied to this new and rising asset class. It opens the discussion of equity valuation theory for an environment where many conventional rules of asset price determination need to be rewritten. As the first research-level monograph exclusively dedicated to frontier emerging equity market analysis, it offers a unique dual perspective on how academic financial research finds it a complementary and sometimes antagonistic counterpart of real-life investment decision-making. This book can help both professional investors and students of finance to understand frontier equity market valuation and development. Author: Oliver S. Kratz Kindle Edition: 224 pages Kindle eBook Company: Springer (1999-08-31) (1999-08-31) List Price: $179.00 Amazon Price: 
Frontier markets represent a multitude of distinct cultures and can be overwhelming to investors. The author examines the many opportunities for investing that exist in frontier countries. He reviews the stock markets, the listed companies, the potential returns, and the diversification benefits. He also considers economic and political fundamentals.Author: Lawrence Speidell Kindle Edition: 104 pages Kindle eBook Company: CFA Institute (2011-05-13) (2011-05-13) List Price: $0.99 Amazon Price: 
How can private equity investors exploit investment opportunities in foreign markets? Peter Cornelius uses a proprietary database to investigate and describe private equity markets worldwide, revealing their levels of integration, their risks, and the ways that investors can mitigate those risks. In three major sections that concentrate on the risk and return profile of private equity, the growth dynamics of discrete markets and geographies, and opportunities for private equity investments, he offers hard-to-find analyses that fill knowledge gaps about foreign markets. Observing that despite the progressive dismantling of barriers investors are still home-biased, he demonstrates that a methodical approach to understanding foreign private equity markets can take advantage of the macroeconomic and structural factors that drive supply and demand dynamics in individual markets.Foreword by Josh LernerTeaches readers how to investigate and analyze foreign private equity marketsForecasts private equity investment opportunities via macroeconomic and structural factors in individual marketsDraws on data from a proprietary database covering 250 buyout and VC funds and 7,000 portfolio companies. Author: Peter Cornelius Kindle Edition: 328 pages Kindle eBook Company: Academic Press (2011-01-15) (2011-01-15) List Price: $89.95 Amazon Price: 
Equity strategies are closely guarded secrets and as such, there is very little written about how investors and corporate can utilise equity vehicles as part of their growth strategies. In this much-needed book, industry expert Juan Ramiraz guides readers through the whole range of equity derivative instruments, showing how they can be applied to a range of equity capital market situations, including hedging, yield enhancement and disposal of strategic stakes, mergers and acquisitions, stock options plan hedging, equity financings, share buybacks and other transactions on treasury shares, bank regulatory capital arbitrage and tax driven situations. The book includes case studies to highlight how equity derivative strategies have been used in real-life situations.Author: Juan Ramirez Kindle Edition: 444 pages Kindle eBook Company: Wiley (2011-09-07) (2011-09-07) List Price: $95.00 Amazon Price: 
Investment pioneer Len Zacks presents the latest academic research on how to beat the market using equity anomaliesThe Handbook of Equity Market Anomalies organizes and summarizes research carried out by hundreds of finance and accounting professors over the last twenty years to identify and measure equity market inefficiencies and provides self-directed individual investors with a framework for incorporating the results of this research into their own investment processes. Edited by Len Zacks, CEO of Zacks Investment Research, and written by leading professors who have performed groundbreaking research on specific anomalies, this book succinctly summarizes the most important anomalies that savvy investors have used for decades to beat the market. Some of the anomalies addressed include the accrual anomaly, net stock anomalies, fundamental anomalies, estimate revisions, changes in and levels of broker recommendations, earnings-per-share surprises, insider trading, price momentum and technical analysis, value and size anomalies, and several seasonal anomalies. This reliable resource also provides insights on how to best use the various anomalies in both market neutral and in long investor portfolios. A treasure trove of investment research and wisdom, the book will save you literally thousands of hours by distilling the essence of twenty years of academic research into eleven clear chapters and providing the framework and conviction to develop market-beating strategies.Strips the academic jargon from the research and highlights the actual returns generated by the anomalies, and documented in the academic literatureProvides a theoretical framework within which to understand the concepts of risk adjusted returns and market inefficienciesAnomalies are selected by Len Zacks, a pioneer in the field of investing As the founder of Zacks Investment Research, Len Zacks pioneered the concept of the earnings-per-share surprise in 1982 and developed the Zacks Rank, one of the first anomaly-based stock selection tools. Today, his firm manages U.S. equities for individual and institutional investors and provides investment software and investment data to all types of investors. Now, with his new book, he shows you what it takes to build a quant process to outperform an index based on academically documented market inefficiencies and anomalies. 
The Practical Guide to Wall Street is an indispensable resource for anyone who aspires to a front-office sales or trading position on Wall Street and an essential desk reference for market practitioners and those who interact with this exciting but widely misunderstood industry. Written by an experienced trader in a clear, conversational style and assuming no previous background in finance, The Practical Guide to Wall Street provides a thorough schooling in the core curriculum of the equity and equity derivatives sales and trading business - exactly what you would learn from sitting beside the traders at a tier-one Wall Street investment bank (except that in practice, traders rarely have time to provide such detailed explanations!) Topics covered include:Clear, detailed and intuitive explanations of all major products, their function, pricing and risks (several of which are unavailable anywhere else despite producing billions of dollars in annual revenue for Wall St.)The layout of the trading floor, the roles and responsibilities of the different sales and trading groups and how they interact to service the client businessAn overview of the structure of the macro-economy and the trader’s perspective on the significance of economic data releases and their impact on the financial marketsA review of those concepts from fundamental valuation and financial statement analysis of greatest relevance on the trading floor (as opposed to abstract valuation models)Practical details of the structure and functioning of the equity and derivative markets including translations of trader jargon, Bloomberg tips, market conventions, liquidity and risk considerations and much more…This book provides the first comprehensive explanation of all aspects of the functioning of the equities division, with information, details and insights previously only available to those who already worked on a trading floor. The availability of this material in a format accessible to non-professionals fundamentally changes the level of industry knowledge employers in the financial services industry can expect of new hires. 
A timely guide that bridges the gap between microeconomic theory and practice through real-world application in the marketplaceUnderstanding how microeconomics affects the marketplace is essential for any investment professional, however most books simply address microeconomics in its pure theory-based form. Micro Markets helps bridge the gap between theory and practice by defining microeconomics in terms of real-world, market applications. This timely guide elucidates basic microeconomic concepts with an emphasis on applicability. It establishes a common application for all of the basic economic concepts that are reviewed, and provides in-depth insights into an industry that is of major economic importance in aggregate, and to most individuals.Utilizes equity market realities to underscore the relevance of economic theoryEach chapter includes informative practice problems and power pointsA companion Workbook, with practice problems and solutions, is also available By taking microeconomic theory and making it applicable to today's marketplace, Micro Markets builds a much-needed bridge between theory and practice. |
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