- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: Kogan page; 3 edition (3 Nov 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0749456892
- ISBN-13: 978-0749456894
- Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 13.9 x 1.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 222,744 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"begins with a basic guide to shares, gilts and derivatives, before moving on to explore investment strategies." what investment 'almost everyone has a stake in the stock market, directly or indirectly, yet ignorance about how it works is widespread. this book is not just for investors, but for anyone who wishes to understand our financial system, and how we all fit into it.' neil collins, daily telegraph city editor '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
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How the Stock Market Works provides a clear, insightful and practical explanation of the way the UK's investment and financial markets operate, and their interaction with other financial markets around the world.
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31 of 38 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A comprehensive guide to the main aspects of the stock market aimed at beginners. Good starting point for anyone thinking about buying shares, you need information, an entry and exit strategy plus a broker to execute and a good knowledge of how the market works.
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This is an interesting book and as someone who has spent about a year doing small investments on the stock market I found it a useful reference book. The book is also good in that it takes a step back and weighs the pros and cons of different strategic investment decisions.
However, I found you still need a basic level of knowledge and experience about investment options. It is not really a total beginner's guide to how to invest in the stock markets. In some instances, i found the descriptions (particularly of different terms like the p/e ratio) unclear and I had to re-read it a paragraph a few times or check other sources to understand what was being said. There may be better books out there than this, although I haven't read other books so I cannot comment.
Basically this book is useful if you have a bit of experience (say you have made a couple of investment decisions) and you'd like a reference guide to understanding some of the jargon and different investors' investment strategies.
However, I found you still need a basic level of knowledge and experience about investment options. It is not really a total beginner's guide to how to invest in the stock markets. In some instances, i found the descriptions (particularly of different terms like the p/e ratio) unclear and I had to re-read it a paragraph a few times or check other sources to understand what was being said. There may be better books out there than this, although I haven't read other books so I cannot comment.
Basically this book is useful if you have a bit of experience (say you have made a couple of investment decisions) and you'd like a reference guide to understanding some of the jargon and different investors' investment strategies.
3 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a nice looking book with clearly defined sections and I was looking forward to becoming a financial player. However it's a topic which I find leaves me underwhelmed and therefore uninformed. When I came across a sentence which more or less stated 'if you have a comprehensive range of good investments, best stick with them' (sorry I cannot find the page again - just looking in the book makes me feel inadequate) I thought 'OK, yah, leave things as they are then' and returned to my Greek Grammar with relief.
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