Includes bibliographical references and index.
The debt merry-go-round
Banking background
The role of the central bank
Commercial banking
Investment banking
Regulation
The money and bond markets
Stock exchanges
Hedge funds and private equity
Financial crisis
Foreign exchange
European economic and monetary union
Traded options
Financial futures
Other derivative products
Emerging growth leading economies
Key trends.
An introduction to global financial markets by Stephen Valdez. ISBN 9781137007520. Published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2013. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.