The Financial Times guide to using the financial pages
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Romesh Vaitilingam.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
5th ed
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Harlow
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Financial Times Prentice Hall
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2006
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xvi, 314 p. ; 24 cm
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Foreword Introduction Part 1: Identifying the players 1 Investors 2 Companies 3 Financial institutions 4 Governments Part 2: Interpreting the markets 5 Stocks and shares: the UK equity markets 6 Indices and aggregates: market indicators 7 NYSE and Nasdaq: the US equity markets 8 European equities: stock markets in the eurozone and beyond 9 Other international equities: emerging stock markets and world indices 10 Trusts and funds: the managed money markets 11 Bonds and gilts: the international capital markets 12 Cash and currency: the foreign exchange and money markets 13 Futures and options: the derivatives market 14 Primary products: the commodities market Part 3: Understanding the economies 15 UK economic indicators 16 The European economy: market integration and monetary union 17 The world economy: trade, growth and international institutions Part 4: Beyond the financial pages 18 Company and investor lives: the key performance indicators by Ken Langdon 19 Finance on the internet: using the electronic financial pages 20 Sources of information: a brief guide Appendix 1: The key ratios guide Appendix 2: The key indices guide Index