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Finance: The Basics

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Series: The Basics
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Finance: The Basics by Erik Banks is a clear and practical introduction to essential financial concepts. Now in its third edition, the book thoroughly explains key financial statements, tools, and instruments, alongside the global financial markets and participants. This edition updates readers on modern developments such as corporate finance trends, hedge funds, dark pools, derivatives, central bank practices, and digital currencies. Each chapter includes summaries, real-life case studies, illustrations, and a comprehensive glossary to aid understanding.
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This book is ideal for students, professionals, and anyone seeking a solid foundation in finance. Its practical approach and updated content make it suitable for those new to finance or looking to understand the evolving financial landscape.

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Book Hero Magic formatted this description to make it easier to read. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! Description

Now in its third edition, Finance: The Basics is a clear and practical introduction to the world of finance. It thoroughly explains essential financial statements, tools and concepts; fundamental financial instruments and transactions; and global financial participants, markets and systems. This fully revised third edition captures the most important aspects of a changing financial landscape, including:

โ€ข Updates on key areas of the financial system, including default experience, corporate finance trends, growth in dark pools, hedge funds, foreign exchange and derivatives, and changes to the international regulatory and central banking framework.

โ€ข Further real-world examples/studies that introduce, or expand upon, a range of practical topics; 12 updated studies are supplemented by new cases related to reinsurance, central bank quantitative easing and digital currency and payments.

โ€ข A comprehensive glossary containing key terms discussed in the book.

Each chapter is accompanied by an overview and summary, illustrations and tables, real life case studies, and recommended readings. Finance: The Basics is essential reading for anyone interested in the fascinating world of finance.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781138919761

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 03 August 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Edition: 3rd edition

Illustration: 26 Tables, black and white; 64 Line drawings, black and white; 64 Illustrations, black and white

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 430g

Pages: 302

About the Author

Erik Banks is an experienced practitioner and regular contributor to the literature in the field of financial risk management, traded markets, banking and regulation. He has spent over 25 years in international banking, working at major financial institutions in New York, London, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Munich, and is the author of over 20 books on risk, derivatives, markets and governance.

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