Foreign Exchange and Money Markets Theory, Practice and Risk Management |
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| Author:
| Steiner, Bob |
| Series title: | Securities Institute Global Capital Markets Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7506-5025-0 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2002 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Science & Technology
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| Imprint: | Butterworth-Heinemann |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $123.00 |
Book Description:
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Floating rates, central-bank intervention, derivatives trading and the very high volumes of speculative and round-the-clock trading are just a few of the facets of the foreign exchange marketplace that make it a highly dynamic and volatile arena. This book addresses the practical applications of foreign currency trading and money market trading and provides comprehensive coverage of these markets. Coverage includes:
Floating rates, central-bank intervention, derivatives trading and the very high volumes of speculative and round-the-clock trading are just a few of the facets of the foreign exchange marketplace that make it a highly dynamic and volatile arena. This book addresses the practical applications of foreign currency trading and money market trading and provides comprehensive coverage of these markets. Coverage includes:
- What the instruments are
- How and why they are used - by both bank dealers and corporate end-users
- How the different instruments are linked one to another
- How you price them
- Structure of the market, EMU etc
- The range of risks arising from dealings in these instruments that affect banks and corporates
- How these risks are measured and managed