Product Description

Many people might see the current global recession as the very worst time to invest in the stock market. But many of the world's most successful investors will insist that a market downturn is the very moment when people should be investing. Given the wealth of material available, how can you strip away the hype, unlock the jargon and demystify the workings of the City as well as the global financial markets? How the Stock Market Works will tell investors, both existing and potential, what is being traded and how, who does what with which and to whom, and how to evaluate both the shares and the proponents' claims.

With brand new material on the more complex derivatives, foreign shares and the use of the Internet in trading, the authors provide a fresh and lucid perspective on an increasingly turbulent market sector, explaining the full inter-relationships between the stock market, the banks, brokers and the regulators.

Despite the credit crunch and a global recession, there is still money to be made. It may not require a genius to make a fortune, but it does need care, common sense, lots of luck and the expert advice contained within this revised and updated edition of The Daily Telegraph's How the Stock Market Works.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #61585 in Books
• Published on: 2009-10-03
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

From the Back Cover

the daily telegraph

how the stock market works – a beginner’s guide to investment

3rd edition

michael becket and yvette essen

the daily telegraph

3rd edition

how the stock market works

becket and essen

“this book cuts through the institutions’ mystique with basic information for the amateur… covers all the important issues and takes a sceptical swipe at the pretentious jargon employed by the so-called experts.” 

industry

now more than ever before, people are being affected by the fluctuations in the global economy and by financial uncertainties – from sharply oscillating share prices to problems with pension funds. it takes not just savvy but real information to maintain financial security and to safeguard the future. so just how does the investment industry really work? how can you compare different companies to pick the shares that will suit you? how much money does it take and how much will it cost to get into the stock market?

About the Author

Michael Becket is a financial journalist who, for 10 years, was the Daily Telegraph's small business editor.

Yvette Essen is currently the Daily Telegraph's insurance correspondent, but also writes on finance and investment subjects.