Reuters Financial Glossary - Softcover

McKinnon, Colin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0273650394 ISBN 13: 9780273650393

Publisher: Financial Times Management, 2000

Synopsis

Defines some 3,000 financial terms, encompassing areas including foreign exchange, treasury, money and capital markets, mortgage-based assets, commodities, sovereign and corporate debt, technical analysis, and macroeconomics. Also covered are information technology terms. Many terms are explained with diagrams and worked examples, and include web references. Originally designed as a working tool for Reuters journalists, this fourth edition has been updated and is now available to a wider market. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About this title

From the Back Cover:

More people than ever before are exposed to business, economics, and finance - and to its very own vocabulary. This new edition of the Reuters Financial Glossary aims to make that exposure as painless and usefull as possible.

Reuters' reputation as one of the world's premier information and news providers is built on a global network of financial markets experts. These experts make it their business to understand, and then explain, the terminology used in markets and businesses around the globe.

This book defines, clearly and concisely, a rich range of key financial terms. Originally designed as a working tool for Reuters journalists, this fourth edition has been completely overhauled and updated and is now being made more accessible to a wider market. This new edition also includes a companion website to keep you up to date and current with the latest financial terminology.

It has a simple alphabetical format and is fully cross-referenced. More important terms are explained in the context of diagrams and worked examples. For the first time, the text also includes Web references for key terms.

The Reuters Financial Glossary covers foreign exchange, treasury, money, and capital markets, mortgage-based assets, equities, commodities, sovereign and corporate debt, technical analysis, and macro-economic terms. Also included are a number of IT-related references that will help the transition into the new digital business world.

The glossary is an international one, the distillation of information from staff producing news and information in more than 20 languages and operating in over 150 countries.

Whether you are in the markets for a living or are just an individual investor, you will find the Reuters Financial Glossary an accessible and indispensible companion.

About the Author:

We have tapped into a global network of financial markets experts to come up with the numerous definitions of key financial terms that make up this glossary. Contributors include the leading market experts from Reuters' 2000-strong editorial workforce, as well as specialists from our marketing, legal, and technical departments. We have also drawn heavily on our own training material, which is constantly being refined and updated.

About this edition

• Publisher: Financial Times Management
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0273650394
• ISBN 13: 9780273650393
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256