| Description |
1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations |
| Series |
Financial times guides |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; About the author; Acknowledgements; Publisherâ#x80;#x99;s acknowledgements; Whatâ#x80;#x99;s new in the third edition; Introduction; Part 1: Investment basics; Chapter 1: What is investment?; Partnerships; Limited liability; Ordinary shares and extraordinary returns; Shareholder rights; A money-making machine; Dividends and retained earnings; What if I want to sell?; Primary and secondary markets; Bonds; Capital structure; Stocks and shares; Rights issues; Financial institutions; Be proud to be a capitalist!; A note of warning â#x80;#x93; investment and speculation |
|
Chapter 2: The rewards of investmentBecoming a millionaire; Simple and compound interest; How well have investors fared in the past?; The importance of income; International comparison; Equities versus gilts; What about risk?; Closing comment; Further reading; Chapter 3: Stock markets; What is a stock market?; Brokers and market makers; Pricing â#x80;#x93; good old supply and demand; A short history of the London Stock Exchange; â#x80;#x98;Big Bangâ#x80;#x99;; The international scene; Variety of securities traded; LSEâ#x80;#x99;s primary market; The secondary market; The Main Market (The Official List) |
|
The Alternative Investment MarkettechMARK and techMARK mediscience; ICAP Securities & Derivatives Exchange (ISDX); Who owns UK shares?; The role of stock exchanges; Useful websites; Chapter 4: Buying and selling shares; Stockbroker services; Choosing a stockbroker; Finding prices and other information; Getting the most out of financial websites; What happens when I buy or sell shares?; An alternative mechanism; A third trading system â#x80;#x93; SETSqx; What happens after dealing?; Ways of paying for your shares; Internet dealing; Direct market access; Transferring shares without brokers |
|
Useful websitesPart 2: The investment spectrum; Chapter 5: Pooled investments; Unit trusts; Open-ended investment companies (OEICs); Exchange traded funds (ETFs); Investment trusts (investment companies); Investment platforms/supermarkets; With-profits policies; Insurance company bonds; Stock-market-linked bonds; Money markets; Hedge funds; Bringing home the significance of high fees; Chapter 6: Bonds; Gilts; Corporate bonds; Credit rating; High-yield (junk) bonds; Convertible bonds; Foreign bonds; Eurobonds; Chapter 7: Unusual share investments; Business angels (informal venture capitalists) |
|
Venture capital and other private equityPrivate equity categories; Overseas shares; Preference shares; Chapter 8: Options; What is a derivative?; What is an option?; Share options; Call option holders (call option buyers); Call option writers; An example of an option writing strategy; LIFFE share options; Put options; How to trade options; Using share options to reduce risk: hedging; Using options to reduce losses; Index options; Further reading; Websites; Chapter 9: Futures; Marking to market and margins; Settlement; Equity index futures; Buying and selling futures |
| Summary |
'The most damaging half truth for savers is "performance matters more than expenses". Read this book carefully and the financial services industry will have one fewer easy victim, but you will have a sound base for a lifetime of successful investment.' Martin White, Chair of UK Shareholders Association This is one of those great big books to buy and then tuck away for constant reference. It's a tour through everything from managing a portfolio to establishing a fair intrinsic value for a share. If it moves in the world of investing, it's probably here.' David Stevenson, 'Adventurous Investor |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from title page (Safari, viewed October 24, 2014) |
| Subject |
Investments.
|
|
Investments
|
|
Investments
|
| Form |
Electronic book
|
| ISBN |
9781292005164 |
|
1292005165 |
|
9781292005072 |
|
1292005076 |
|
