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How the stock market really works
Author
Title
How the stock market really works / Leo Gough.
ISBN
9780273743569
0273743562
9780273743552
0273743554
Edition
5th ed.
Published
Harlow, England ; New York : Financial Times Prentice Hall, ©2011.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xiii, 320 pages) : illustrations.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Series taken from cover.
Includes index.
Print version record.
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
"Whether you are new to investing, or already have a share portfolio, this is an intelligent guidebook to the often confusing world of investing. Written especially for the ordinary investor, it will provide you with the key strategies you need to make money on the stock market."--Back cover.
Variant and related titles
O'Reilly Safari. OCLC KB.
Other formats
Print version: Gough, Leo. How the stock market really works. 5th ed. Chichester, West Sussex, UK ; New York : Financial Times Prentice Hall, ©2011
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 02, 2024
Series
Financial times guides
Contents
Cover
How the stock market really works
Contents
Introduction
The 'guerrilla investor'
The 'guerrilla investor' concept
Asset allocation
a powerful strategy
Choosing a financial adviser
What is a risky investment?
Summary
Shares
What are shares for?
Why shares exist
the capital markets
Stock exchanges
Buying and selling shares
Collective investments
The world's stock markets
American Depositary Receipts (ADRs)
Stock indices
Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs)
Summary
Bonds
Bonds for guerrillas
using bonds for specific goals
The market for bonds
Rating bonds
Gilts
The other risks of bonds
The varieties of bonds
Auctioning new issues
The price of bonds
Understanding yields
Summary
Assessing companies
issues and opportunities
Why do companies issue shares?
Financial statements
Corporate governance
Investment opportunities
new issues
Investment opportunities
mergers and acquisitions
When companies get into trouble
Summary
Investment theories and strategies
Fundamental analysis
Discounted cash flow (DCF)
The efficient market
Index investing
Understanding volatility
Risk and risk-adjusted performance
Value investing
Growth investing
Small companies or large companies?
Market timing
Technical analysis
pure voodoo?
Summary
Foreign exchange
Avoiding the great travel money rip-off
The Bretton Woods system
The floating rate system
The balance of payments
Market sentiment
The foreign exchange market
Forward exchange
Predicting exchange rates
Currencies for guerrillas
Summary
Derivatives
Commodities
Futures
Financial futures
Options
Spread betting
tax-free investing?
Derivatives
the casualties
Hedge funds
Structured products.
Subjects (Medical)
Investments
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