How the City Really Works: The Definitive Guide to Money and Investing in London's Square Mile

How the City Really Works clearly explains the workings of the City, as well as its relationships with other international financial centres.

The book features sections on the dangers of fraud and money laundering, credit derivatives, the latest governance issues, and the current state of the pensions market. It provides further coverage of the key roles within the City, from stockbrokers and foreign exchange dealers to accountants and Lloyd's underwriters, and demonstrates how they relate to each other.

Packed with information and insights on the key products - from bonds to new share offerings and derivatives - How the City Really Works gives you a crash course in: City markets; hedge funds and traders; City regulation; the City's relationships with the United States and Europe.

This informative and entertaining guide to London's financial markets offers practical advice on how you can put the information it contains to profitable use when making your investment decisions.

Author: Alexander Davidson
Publisher: Kogan Page
Published: 05/28/2010
Pages: 416
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 9.22h x 6.20w x 1.05d
ISBN: 9780749459680

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2010 pg. 120

About the Author
Alexander Davidson is a financial journalist and a senior editor at Complinet. He is the author of How the Global Financial Markets Really Work, The Complete Guide to Online Stock Market Investing and How to Understand the Financial Pages (all published by Kogan Page).