Life in the financial markets how they really work and why they matter to you
"Gives an expert's perspective on the debt markets, monetary policies, and quantitative easing, and helps explain the various issues surrounding sovereign debt, the Euro crisis, and austerity versus growth policies. Comprehensive in scope, this resource also offers an analysis of investmen...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Wiley
2014.
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| Colección: | Wiley ebooks.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b46131401*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Part I The financial markets: Who they are, what they are, how they work; Chapter 1 ""Thinking against the box""; Chapter 2 The financial market: Complex and volatile; An enlightening crisis and a real shock; Chapter 3 Welcome to London; Valuation models; Chapter 4 The market doesn't attack, it defends itself; Chapter 5 The Lehman crisis and the change in mentality: Habits and customs; Chapter 6 Traders, ""robots"" and speculators; "Robots" and how the markets are adapting to a changing environment; The commodities and oil market.
- Part II The debt crisis and the great lie of free moneyChapter 7 The debt market; Chapter 8 Welcome, investors!; Chapter 9 The European and sovereign debt crises; Chapter 10 Credit-rating agencies; Chapter 11 When the problem only seemed to be Greece; Chapter 12 Why was the break-up of the euro feared?; Chapter 13 Evil speculators: Someone else is to blame; Credit default swaps; Chapter 14 Snowballing debt; Chapter 15 The damned risk premium; What is the risk premium?; Chapter 16 Derivatives: Weapons of mass destruction?; How long have derivatives been around?; What are they used for?
- Purpose and uses of derivativesChapter 17 The illusion of easy money: The investment banks and the great deception; Chapter 18 Stimulus policies and kicking the can down the road; The impact of quantitative easing in emerging markets; Chapter 19 Lies and mistakes of the debt crisis; Eight myths about the crisis; Bitcoin: Free currency, bubble or Ponzi scheme?; Ten myths about tax havens; Chapter 20 Economic liberty and austerity; Austerity and growth; Part III Hedge funds and the stock market; Chapter 21 Hedge funds: The bad guys of the economic crisis?; Chapter 22 Active management.
- Chapter 23 Critics and realityChapter 24 Strategies; Chapter 25 Building portfolios; Portfolio vs. index; Chapter 26 Closeness makes the heart grow fonder: How to identify investment opportunities; Investment process; Chapter 27 Short positions in a portfolio; Chapter 28 Banning short selling and the Tobin tax; Chapter 29 Recommendations; Watch out for Consensus and crowded trades; Beware following government messages; Pay attention to the cost of capital; In a bear market the investor is never conservative enough; Be careful of dividends.
- Chapter 30 The long-term illusion... and the opportunity of value investingValue Investing: All is Well that Starts Well; Good liquidity; Low leverage; High gross margins; A Profitable Business; Qualitative factors; Looking for good entry points; Chapter 31 A strange case: Companies with politicians; My favourite "shorts"; Chapter 32 Communication with the market and attractiveness to investors; Chapter 33 Why invest in a hedge fund?; Chapter 34 Ten golden rules for investing; Chapter 35 ""Warning"" phrases and comments; Chapter 36 Books and films about the market.
