Introduction to Global Fianancial Markets

An Introduction to Global Financial Markets provides an accessible introduction to the world's principal financial markets and institutions. This new edition has been extensively updated to include the latest developments in the field: * Latest European Union developments * Deregulation, and its affects, on the banking systems in USA, Japan etc. * Changes in Europe's Futures and Options exchanges * The aftermath of the collapse of the 'tiger economies' Providing comprehensive coverage of commercial and investment banking, foreign exchange, money and bond markets, trade finance, stock markets, and options, futures and other derivatives, this book is the ideal primer for those who require a basic understanding or are new to the world of finance. This book does not aim to provide coverage of the theory of the subject, but rather draws on the author's teaching and training experience in explaining these topics to those new to the field.