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The Economics of Financial Markets
Roy E. Bailey
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Description for The Economics of Financial Markets
Paperback. Covers the economic principles underlying all financial markets, focusing on markets for equities, bonds, futures and options contracts. Num Pages: 544 pages, 10 figures. BIC Classification: KFFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 174 x 27. Weight in Grams: 966. 548 pages, 10 figures. Covers the economic principles underlying all financial markets, focusing on markets for equities, bonds, futures and options contracts. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: KFFM. Dimension: 246 x 174 x 27. Weight: 1090.
The Economics of Financial Markets presents a concise overview of capital markets, suitable for advanced undergraduates and for beginning graduate students in financial economics. Following a brief overview of financial markets - their microstructure and the randomness of stock market prices - this textbook explores how the economics of uncertainty can be applied to financial decision-making. The mean-variance model of portfolio selection is discussed, with analysis extended to the capital asset pricing model (CAPM). Arbitrage plays a pivotal role in finance and is studied in a variety of contexts, including the APT model of asset prices. Methods for the empirical ... Read more
The Economics of Financial Markets presents a concise overview of capital markets, suitable for advanced undergraduates and for beginning graduate students in financial economics. Following a brief overview of financial markets - their microstructure and the randomness of stock market prices - this textbook explores how the economics of uncertainty can be applied to financial decision-making. The mean-variance model of portfolio selection is discussed, with analysis extended to the capital asset pricing model (CAPM). Arbitrage plays a pivotal role in finance and is studied in a variety of contexts, including the APT model of asset prices. Methods for the empirical ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
548
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Weight
1090g
Number of Pages
550
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521612807
SKU
V9780521612807
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About Roy E. Bailey
R. E. Bailey is Reader in Economics at the University of Essex. His main interests are in monetary economics, together with economic history and philosophy.
Reviews for The Economics of Financial Markets
'This is a very well-written and thorough presentation of the key topics in financial economics - the book deserves to be widely adopted in support of courses in this dynamic area of teaching and research.' Peter Smith, University of York 'Roy Bailey has written a highly readable and comprehensive introduction to financial markets. He takes the reader ... Read more