CAPITAL MARKETS AND INVESTMENTS. ESSENTIAL INSIGHTS AND CONCEPTS FOR PROFESSIONALS - Tecno-Libro

This intermediate book on the financial capital markets goes beyond basic financial concepts, and discusses the plumbing and the mechanics of the markets. it requires no prior background, and is accessible to students, practitioners, journalists and enthusiasts. This book covers the basics of financial institutions, instruments (debt, equity and options) and mentions new developments such as fintech and regulation. Compared to other books, this book is more concise and goes beyond the theory. it delves into institutional details rather than only discussing conceptual issues. the plumbing in the markets does matter! . The book also introduces tools such as Bloomberg and has annexures on accounting, macroeconomics and statistics for introductory students. in that sense, it lies somewhere in between a traditional textbook and a reference book, and requires no prior finance background. . Dr. Sid Dastidar (www.columbia.edu/-sgd2002) teaches at Columbia University, at the iEOR Departmen