Puts detailed information right in your pocket! Barron's Business Dictionaries may be small in size, but they are extremely useful and economical reference sources for business students, business managers, and general readers seeking advice and information on specific business subjects. Each pocket-size book defines thousands of authoritative yet specialized terms within its subject area and features an abundance of diagrams, charts, and line art. These are must-haves for students and professionals alike. This updated and expanded edition features more than 3,000 terms defined and explained. Topics covered include every conceivable aspect of investment banking and commercial banking practices, finance and money management, and much more.
Simple, concise, and up-to-date, the International Dictionary of Banking and Finance lists thousands of key words, terms, acronyms, and proper names that bankers, financial managers, students, and business teachers use every day.
The book also includes encyclopedic comments on banking and financial practice, expanding on complex terms such as "poison pills" and "bills of exchange", and special supplements on money, currencies, international banks and stock exchanges ...
When a custodian is holding foreign shares or bonds, they will also have to change currencies as necessary. This is the case when the fund manager buys or sells foreign currency assets.
Feature entries have been included in this edition for the fuller explanation of topical and complex areas. -- From publisher's description.
This is an invaluable tool for financial professionals, students and anyone interested in trying to make sense out of the newspaper headlines about chaos in the financial sector.
See also reaction . rand Standard currency unit of South Africa , divided into 100 cents . See also krugerrand . random walk theory Theory of stock movements developed in the 1950s and 1960s , which states that share prices move in a ...
Dictionary of Banking and Financial Terms
The Dictionary of Banking: Over 5,000 Terms Defined and Explained
Dictionary of Banking and Finance Terms
Organized to provide information easily and rapidly, it is a defining work rather than a compilation of facts by a prominent lexicographer. Defines over 7,500 current banking terms, including commonly...