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Financial Times Guide to Technical Analysis

Financial Times Guide to Technical Analysis

By: Jacinta Chan

Publisher: Financial Times/ Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 06-MAR-2013

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Beginning with the very basics of technical analysis and market price behaviour, this book teaches you how to apply these concepts and principles to your own trading. With this comprehensive and straight talking guide you will soon be using the same successful techniques and formulas as the professionals.  Learn how to: Understand those trading systems that will generate high returns   Identify price patterns and trends   Use the right technical indicators to get the best out of the markets   Write and execute a trading plan that increases your chances of...

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The Indian Financial System: Markets, Institutions and Services, 3rd Edition

The Indian Financial System: Markets, Institutions and Services, 3rd Edition

By: Bharati V. Pathak

Publisher: Pearson Education India

Publication Date: 21-SEP-2010

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The Indian Financial System: Markets, Institutions and Services is a comprehensive reference book about the financial system. This book is meant for students, professionals, and academicians. It seeks to help the readers hold their own in the modern business scenario. The book is divided into five units. The first unit introduces the economy and the financial system. The second unit covers various concepts of financial markets such as the capital market, the derivatives market, and the debt market. Unit III discusses financial institutions and topics like insurance and mutual funds. The...

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FT Essential Guide to Writing a Business Plan

FT Essential Guide to Writing a Business Plan

By: Vaughan Evans

Publisher: Financial Times/ Prentice Hall

Publication Date: 06-MAR-2013

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Whether you seek financial backing or board consent, this book will give you the critical knowledge you need to get the go-ahead. Written by a seasoned practitioner with years of experience in both writing and evaluating business plans for funding, it will help you formulate a coherent, consistent and convincing business plan with your backer’s needs in mind. Follow its guidance and your plan will have every chance of winning the backing you need for your business to succeed.   FT ESSENTIAL GUIDES : THE KNOW-HOW YOU NEED TO GET THE RESULTS YOU WANT ...

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Trading Systems and Methods, + Website, 5th Edition

Trading Systems and Methods, + Website, 5th Edition

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Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Publication Date: 29-JAN-2013

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The ultimate guide to trading systems, fully revised and updated For nearly thirty years, professional and individual traders have turned to Trading Systems and Methods for detailed information on indicators, programs, algorithms, and systems, and now this fully revised Fifth Edition updates coverage for today's markets. The definitive reference on trading systems, the book explains the tools and techniques of successful trading to help traders develop a program that meets their own unique needs. Presenting an analytical framework for comparing systematic methods and techniques, this...

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A step-by-step guide to implementing and closing securitization transactions Securitization is still in wide use despite the reduction in transactions. The reality is that investors and institutions continue to use this vehicle for raising funds and the demand for their use will continue to rise as the world's capital needs increase. The Mechanics of Securitization specifically analyzes and describes the process by which a bank successfully implements and closes a securitization transaction in the post subprime era. This book begins with an introduction to asset-backed securities and...

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Wiley International Financial Reporting Trends provides copious examples of footnote disclosures and financial statement formats, carefully culled from the world's leading international companies ("Global 500") that are already compliant with IFRS and report under IFRS standards promulgated by the International Accounting Standards Board, the IASB. Arranged topically, this book is a quick source of reference to find answers to issues of interest to financial statement preparers. It provides hundreds of illustrations taken from financial statements prepared under IFRS by global...

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The Principles of Banking

The Principles of Banking

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Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Publication Date: 29-MAY-2012

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The ultimate guide for bank management: how to survive and thrive throughout the business cycle An essential guide for bankers and students of finance everywhere, The Principles of Banking reiterates that the primary requirement of banking—sound capital and liquidity risk management—had been forgotten in the years prior to the financial crash. Serving as a policy guide for market practitioners and regulators at all levels, the book explains the keys to success that bankers need to follow during good times in order to be prepared for the bad, providing in-depth guidance and technical...

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Management of Banking and Financial Services, 2nd Edition

Management of Banking and Financial Services, 2nd Edition

By: Padmalatha Suresh; Justin Paul

Publisher: Pearson Education India

Publication Date: 18-JUN-2010

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Management of Banking and Financial Services focuses on the basic concepts of banking and financial services, and how these concepts are applied in the global banking environment as well as in India. In addition to presenting the big picture of the banking and financial services industry, the book also provides useful tips on the trade-off between risk and return. The book examines all of the key aspects of the banking and financial services industry, highlighting both global and Indian applications; it includes three new chapters to address contemporary issues, and provides revised and...

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Financial Management

Financial Management

By: Sheeba Kapil

Publisher: Pearson Education India

Publication Date: 24-SEP-2010

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Financial Management introduces students to the fundamental tools and concepts of corporate finance by explaining the reasoning behind various financial concepts. The book prepares students for life outside the classroom through snapshots from contemporary organizations, solved examples and application-based problems. The book includes short vignettes about the financial practices of organizations such as Steel Authority of India Limited, Hindalco Industries Limited, Amazon.com and Tata Motors; useful facts and rules of thumb, and provide insights into financial practices in organizations...

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Revenue Disruption: Game-Changing Sales and Marketing Strategies to Accelerate Growth

Revenue Disruption: Game-Changing Sales and Marketing Strategies to Accelerate Growth

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Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Publication Date: 01-MAY-2012

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Strategies for any company to transform its sales and marketing efforts in a way that truly accelerates revenue growth Revenue Disruption delivers bold new strategies to transform corporate revenue performance and ignite outsized revenue growth. Today's predominant sales and marketing model is at best obsolete and at worst totally dysfunctional. This book offers a completely new operating methodology based on a sales and marketing approach that recognizes the global technological, cultural, and media changes that have forever transformed the process of buying and selling. The...

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The Essential CFO: A Corporate Finance Playbook

The Essential CFO: A Corporate Finance Playbook

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Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Publication Date: 01-MAY-2012

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Discover the power of the CFO's role in delivering shareholder value During the past decade, the CFO role has expanded dramatically in its breadth, complexity, and criticality. Filled with proven strategies, best practices, and keen insights, The Essential CFO describes how today's CFOs are responding to their expanded roles within both public and private companies. With straightforward and pragmatic guidance, author Bruce Nolop shows how CFOs are partnering with CEOs to deliver shareholder value by articulating a strategic plan, determining capital allocations, managing the capital...

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Debt Markets and Analysis, + Website

Debt Markets and Analysis, + Website

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Publisher: Bloomberg Press

Publication Date: 25-MAR-2013

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An accessible guide to the essential elements of debt markets and their analysis Debt Markets and Analysis provides professionals and finance students alike with an exposition on debt that will take them from the basic concepts, strategies, and fundamentals to a more detailed understanding of advanced approaches and models. Strong visual attributes include consistent elements that function as additional learning aids, such as: Key Points, Definitions, Step-by-Step, Do It Yourself, and Bloomberg functionality Offers a solid foundation in understanding the complexities and...

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Mastering Elliott Wave Principle: Elementary Concepts, Wave Patterns, and Practice Exercises

Mastering Elliott Wave Principle: Elementary Concepts, Wave Patterns, and Practice Exercises

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Publisher: Bloomberg Press

Publication Date: 01-MAY-2012

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An innovative approach to applying Elliott Wave Principle By convention, most Elliott Wave Principle (EWP) practitioners focus on individual market price movement. Connie Brown has a global reputation of developing analysis that focuses on the integration of global markets. In a two book series you will be taken through the steps to master the global cash flows of today's financial markets. The approach found in this first book differs from the traditional view of EWP because it shows you how geometry and the use of simple boxes drawn within a trend will guide you away from the common...

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Visual Guide to ETFs

Visual Guide to ETFs

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Publisher: Bloomberg Press

Publication Date: 29-JAN-2013

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A visual guide to one of the fastest growing areas in trading and speculation An Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)—a security that tracks an index, a commodity, or a basket of assets like an index fund, but trades like a stock on an exchange—offers diversification of an index fund, as well as the ability to sell short, buy on margin, and purchase as little as one share. Giving financial advisors, institutional asset managers, traders, and other investment professionals the information they need to get the most out of ETF opportunities, the Bloomberg Visual Guide to ETFs covers the subject in a...

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How the Trading Floor Really Works

How the Trading Floor Really Works

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Publisher: Bloomberg Press

Publication Date: 22-OCT-2012

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A detailed look at what really happens in the front office of an investment bank and why Trading floors have always fascinated people, but few understand the role they play in the world of finance today. Though markets rise and fall every day, the drivers of those are rarely explored. Those who understand the dynamics of trading floors will better understand the dynamics of global financial markets. This book reveals the key players on the floor, their roles and responsibilities, how they serve their clients, and how it all impacts the markets. It also explains important terminology,...

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Managing Fraud Risk: A Practical Guide for Directors and Managers

Managing Fraud Risk: A Practical Guide for Directors and Managers

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Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Publication Date: 26-DEC-2012

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A strategic, practical, cost-effective approach to fraud prevention In troubled economic times, the risk of fraud and financial crime increases. In our post credit crunch environment, new laws and tougher penalties for financial crime mean that if you are in business, you have a responsibility to help fight fraud. However, to design effective, proportionate fraud controls for your business, you need a complete picture of all the risks. Managing Fraud Risk shows you where to look for fraud, setting out a route-map for finding and fighting fraud risks in your business, with the...

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The Handbook to IFRS Transition and to IFRS U.S. GAAP Dual Reporting

The Handbook to IFRS Transition and to IFRS U.S. GAAP Dual Reporting

By: Francesco Bellandi

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Publication Date: 15-MAY-2012

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An indispensable guide to making the transition to dual IFRS/GAAP financial reporting U.S. financial reporting will undergo an unprecedented level of change within the next several years. U.S. companies face a convergence between U.S. GAAP and IFRS, affecting several major accounting standards—most notably in the areas of leasing, revenue recognition, and financial instruments. It is imperative that U.S. companies understand these major changes and their business and operational implications. The IFRS U.S. GAAP Dual Reporting Handbook to First-Time Adoption offers a comprehensive...

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Maximizing Return on Investment Using ERP Applications

Maximizing Return on Investment Using ERP Applications

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Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Publication Date: 02-OCT-2012

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Step-by-step guidance to achieving maximum return on investment for your company Written by Arthur Worster, Thomas Weirich, and Frank Andera, industry experts at the forefront of the business processes arena, Maximizing Return on Investment Using ERP Applications provides accountants, IT executives, and finance professionals with a new way of looking at enterprise resource planning (ERP)-driven business improvement programs. This timely book explores how leadership can view its organization as an integrated enterprise and what this change in perception might suggest. It considers various...

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Business Statistics, Second Edition

Business Statistics, Second Edition

By: J. K. Sharma

Publisher: Pearson Education India

Publication Date: 06-NOV-2006

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The second edition of Business Statistics, continues to retain the clear, crisp pedagogy of the first edition. It now adds new features and an even stronger emphasis on practical, applied statistics that will enhance the text's ability in developing decision-making ability of the reader. In this edition, efforts have been made to assist readers in converting data into useful information that can be used by decision-makers in making more thoughtful, information-based decisions. ...

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Bank 2.0

Bank 2.0

By: Brett King

Publisher: Marshall Cavendish International (Asia)

Publication Date: 01-MAR-2010

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BANK 2.0 reveals why customer behaviour is so rapidly changing, how branches will evolve, why cheques are disappearing, and why your mobile phone will replace your wallet—all within the next 10 years. ...