What do people in the financial markets do all day? If you are working in, or are thinking of working in the financial markets, this book gives you the answers.
Designed to be a quick and easy read, it explains what everything is and how it all connects. From arbitrage to zero-compounded bonds via Islamic finance, it gives you the whole picture. Interspersed with trips to the world's largest financial markets (including New York and Tokyo), speed-read summaries and 'how it all connects' boxes, you get the full story from the origins of money to the credit crunch.
Tens of thousands of copies of the UK version of this book have been sold since its publications to leading bans, law firms, accountants, management consultants and students, making this book required reading for anyone wanting to understand the financial markets.