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How the City Really Works: The Definitive Guide To Money and Investing In London's Square Mile (The Times)

How the City Really Works: The Definitive Guide To Money and Investing In London's Square Mile (The Times)

by Alexander Davidson (Author)

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    Paperback 2006

    $3.25

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    Paperback 2008

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Synopsis

The City of London has more of an impact on our jobs, our money and our lives than most people realise. How the City Really Works aims to explain the City in language everyone can understand. It is an accessible guide for those who require a fuller picture of the City's individual mechanisms as well as its relationships with other financial centres around the globe. This book covers the key roles within the City, from stockbrokers to foreign exchange dealers, accountants and Lloyd's underwriters, and explains how they relate to each other. Covering the main products - from derivatives to new share offerings - How the City Really Works gives you a crash course in: City markets; hedge funds and traders; financial economics; City regulation; the City's complex relationships with the United States and Europe. Entertaining and informative, this is a unique guide to how London's financial markets operate and offers essential advice on how investors can put that information to practical and lucrative use.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 288
 Edition: 1
 Publisher: Kogan Page
Published: 03 Jul 2006
ISBN 10: 0749442433
ISBN 13: 9780749442439
Book Overview: * A light and accessible guide to the workings of the City of London. * Full coverage of all market sectors - from derivatives to new offerings. * Not just how the City works - but how investors can take that information and put it to practical and lucrative use.

Media Reviews
Examines how London interacts with other European stock markets. The strengths and weaknesses of self-regulation are also explored, as well as the risks involved in the derivatives markets. Publishing News An excellent user-friendly 'first look' at the very diverse and complex world of financial markets. Students and teachers of economics, accounting and related disciplines, armchair financiers, and those with no prior investment experience contemplating 'having a go' will find this book a useful information source. Economic Outlook and Business Review Informative and entertaining, the reader gains insight into financial economics, City regulations, hedge funds and traders in addition to advice on practical investment tools. Professional Pensions Accessible guide to London's financial institutions...Davidson provides global, historical and regulatory context on its commercial banking and stock exchange trading opportunities. Reference and Research Book News Demystifies the financial services industry in an easy to understand and engaging way. Daniel Godfrey, Director General, Association of Investment Trust Companies This book is the place to start for anyone who wants an all-in-one introduction to one of the world's greatest financial centres. Eila Rana, Editor, Business Voice, the magazine of the CBI Too often, the institutions and markets that make up the City of London are viewed in isolation rather than as connected parts of a bigger entity. In this accessible introduction, Alexander Davidson offers a practical insight into how it all fits together. Julian Marr, Publisher, Bloomberg Money Alexander Davidson has provided a timely, concise review of the 21st-century Square Mile. All our financial futures rely to a greater or lesser extent on the fortunes of the 'City' - anyone making their own financial plans should read this book. Robin Amlot, Senior Editor, Moneyextra.com If you've had little or no exposure to the City of London so far, an excellent book - How the City Really Works, by leading financial journalist Alexander Davidson, published by the Times and Kogan Page will give you the throb of real experience that's closer to the knuckle than most. Pass If you've had little or no exposure to the City of London so far, an excellent book - How the City Really Works, by leading financial journalist Alexander Davidson, published by the Times and Kogan Page will give you the throb of real experience that's closer to the knuckle than most. Pass
Author Bio
Alexander Davidson is a leading financial journalist and one of the most popular investment authors in Britain; The Global-Investor Book of Investing Rules describes him as one of the 150 most respected financial experts in the world. He is the author of Everyone's Guide to Online Stock Market Investing and How to Understand the Financial Pages, also published by Kogan Page.