Showing posts with label Financial Economics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Financial Economics. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

[Ebook] Economics Lab: An Introduction to Experimental Economics (Routledge Advances in Experimental and Computable Economics) - Dan Friedman


  • Title: Economics Lab: An Introduction to Experimental Economics (Routledge Advances in Experimental and Computable Economics)
  • Author: Dan Friedman
  • Pages: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (March 12, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0415324025
  • ISBN-13: 978-0415324021
Experimental Economics is a discipline that attempts to give economic theory firmer scientific foundations than it has perhaps had in the past. This impressive new book will introduce students to this vital field.

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Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Internet Trading Course: The complete course in online investment (Financial Times Series) - Alpesh Patel


  • Title: Internet Trading Course: The complete course in online investment (Financial Times Series)
  • Author: Alpesh Patel
  • Pages: 352 pages
  • Publisher: FT Press (September 5, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0273656309
  • ISBN-13: 978-0273656302
The Internet Trading Course is based on years of real trading experience from one of the most renowned names in the investment world.

From the basics—such as getting online, hardware and browser guides—through to stock picking techniques and managing risk, this course book is an enlightening start for novices entering the trading arena and for more experienced hands who often neglect sophisticated yet essential techniques such as money management.

Its accessible, user-friendly format and fun and crisp manner make it an enjoyable as well as essential tutorial in the art of Internet trading. The Internet Trading Course not only educates you in the strategies that will lead to your success but also provides the tools to carry them out with confidence and ease.


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Investor's Guide to Charting: Analysis for the Intelligent Investor - Alistair Blair


  • Title: Investor's Guide to Charting: Analysis for the Intelligent Investor
  • Author: Alistair Blair
  • Pages: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Financial Times Management; 2nd edition (September 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0273662031
  • ISBN-13: 978-0273662037
Charting is a complex and sometimes derided world, but one that nonetheless commands an enormous following. Some basic knowledge of charting is essential for any keen investor, and this fully revised and updated edition of Alistair Blair's Guide to Charting is the independent, introductory overview of technical analysis for the private investor. Guide to Charting is packed with purpose-drawn charts and worked examples, and explains in detail how charting theories work. Written with the private investor's viewpoint in mind the book's coverage will give you all that you need to start practicing technical analysis and, unlike other books on the subject, will also interest the more sophisticated, experienced practitioner by -- Comparing technical analysis with fundamental analysis; Examining the records of some of charting's most renowned exponents; Applying technical analysis to recent FTSE company price charts; Providing alternative interpretations of 'live' charts; Identifying both successful and failed recommendations by professional chartists. An insight into the world of charting, this text includes information on where to start, timescales, basic components of a price chart and different types of chart. It should be of interest to investors who are less than fully conversant with technical analysis.

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Managing the Customer Experience: Turning customers into advocates (Financial Times Series) - Shaun Smith, Joe Wheeler


  • Title: Managing the Customer Experience: Turning customers into advocates (Financial Times Series)
  • Authors: Shaun Smith, Joe Wheeler
  • Pages: 272 pages
  • Publisher: FT Press; 1 edition (November 8, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0273661957
  • ISBN-13: 978-0273661955

How much more profit could you make if you had customers who couldn't imagine doing business with anyone but you? In your dreams! Tell that to Virgin Atlantic or Harley Davidson.How great would life be if 40% of your new business simply knocked on your door without you having spent a cent advertising for it? Impossible! Tell that to First Direct.

The companies in this book have managed to turn customers into advocates. Advocates who constantly refer their friends and colleagues to those businesses. Why? Because those companies have created a Branded Customer Experience. They have managed the relationship to the point where customers can't imagine wanting to do business with anyone else.

How can you gain this unbeatable competitive advantage? Managing the Customer Experience shows you how. It takes you through the step-by-step process of creating Loyalty by Design. It shows you how to re-think your business from the customer's point of view and then design and deliver a customer experience that drives loyalty and profitability.

Customer Satisfaction is no longer enough. 80% of customers who switch suppliers express satisfaction with their previous supplier. To lead the market companies need customers who are enthusiastic 'advocates', customers who are highly loyal and drive new business to the company. For example 38% of First Direct's business comes from customer referrals. Advocacy comes from creating a customer experience that becomes synonymous with the brand, what Forum calls a Branded Customer Experience.

Research for this book with organisations like Amazon.com, Virgin, Pret A Manger, Krispy Kreme, Harley-Davidson, Manchester United, and many others has identified the 'Uncommon Practices' that help these organisations create a Branded Customer Experience. Such an experience requires Marketing, Operations, and Human Resources to work together to deliver the brand creating a common strategic agenda within the organization.



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Friday, January 11, 2008

[Ebook] Investing with Exchange-Traded Funds Made Easy: Higher Returns with Lower Costs--Do It Yourself Strategies Without Paying Fund Managers


  • Title: Investing with Exchange-Traded Funds Made Easy: Higher Returns with Lower Costs--Do It Yourself Strategies Without Paying Fund Managers
  • Authors: Marvin Appel
  • Pages: 272 pages
  • Publisher: FT Press; 1 edition (October 29, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0131869736
  • ISBN-13: 978-0131869738

ETFs offer exceptionally low expenses, outstanding performance, and unparalleled transparency. But, the number and variety of choices can be overwhelming. Now, one of the field's leading experts cuts through the ETF hype, offering a start-to-finish plan for choosing the right ETFs and using them to beat the market, year after year.


Dr. Marvin Appel explains exactly how ETFs work, what they can and cannot do, and why they’re not all equally attractive. Then, drawing on objective data and proven, back-tested strategies, he shows you how you can quickly move into the right ETFs at the right time, consistently staying on the winning side of major market trends.

Appel illuminates every facet of ETF investing: quantifying potential risk and reward, using ETFs to improve diversification, implementing simple ”active strategies,” deciding when to move into cash, and more. He also presents a full chapter on international ETF investing, as well as a discussion on how ETF investing can reduce your taxes.

From start to finish, this book candidly assesses risks, costs, and rewards, helping you become an informed ETF consumer and a powerfully effective ETF investor.

  • Use ETFs to invest like the big players
  • Drive down costs and fully leverage diversification, the only “free lunch” on Wall Street
  • Learn what your investment advisors won’t tell you
  • The objective truth about ETF costs, risks, and opportunities
  • Build your “one-decision” portfolio
  • Profitable investing has never been this easy
  • Drive even greater profits with proven “active” strategies
  • Simple asset allocation strategies you can implement in just minutes
  • Choose ETFs that match your investment style
  • Build a profitable portfolio you’re comfortable with
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Thursday, November 29, 2007

[Ebook] Financial Structure and Economic Growth: A Cross-Country Comparison of Banks, Markets, and Development


  • Title: Financial Structure and Economic Growth: A Cross-Country Comparison of Banks, Markets, and Development
  • Authors: Asli Demirguc-Kunt, Ross Levine
  • Pages: 443 pages
  • Publisher: The MIT Press; 1st edition (December 1, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0262041987
  • ISBN-13: 978-0262041980

This is the first broad cross-country assessment of the ties between financial structure -- the mix of financial instruments, institutions, and markets in a given economy -- and economic growth since Raymond Goldsmith's 1969 landmark study. Most studies focus on developed countries and compare bank-based and market-based systems. Debates over the relative merits of the two systems have relied on case studies of Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States, countries with similar long-run growth rates. The absence of data on developing countries limits the usefulness of such studies for policy makers.

The book contains recently acquired cross-country data from almost 150 countries. It includes information on the size, efficiency, and activity of banks, insurance companies, pension and mutual funds, finance companies, and stock and bond markets. It also incorporates information on each country's political, economic, and social environment. The chapters contain a mix of case studies, cross-country studies, macro- and micro-oriented approaches, and analytical and empirical work. The conclusions point not to markets versus banks, but to markets and banks. It is how well a financial system functions that is critical for long-run economic growth. The research suggests that strong legal rights for outside investors and the overall efficiency of contract enforcement are effective tools for developing the financial sector and the economy. The book includes a CD containing World Bank data.

About the Author
Asli Demirgüç-Kunt is a Lead Economist at the World Bank. Ross Levine is Professor of Finance in the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota.

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Monday, November 26, 2007

[Ebook] The Economics of Financial Markets


  • Title: The Economics of Financial Markets
  • Author: Roy E. Bailey
  • Pages: 548 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press (July 11, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 052184827X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0521848275

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. Emphasis is placed on the economic principles underlying all financial markets, focusing on markets for equities, bonds, futures and options contracts.


About the Author
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.

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