TY - BOOK AU - Valdez,Stephen AU - Wood,Julian AU - Valdez,Stephen TI - An introduction to global financial markets SN - 1403900124 PY - 2003/// CY - Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, New York PB - Palgrave Macmillan KW - Finance KW - Europe KW - United States KW - Japan KW - Financial institutions N1 - 'An extensively revised edition of An introduction to Western financial markets.'; Includes index; Banking; 11 --; Securities Markets; 105 --; Foreign Exchange and International Trade; 197 --; Derivative Products; 271 --; Insurance; 329 --; The Periodic Global Crises; 351 --; Trends in the Global Financial Markets; 367 N2 - Providing comprehensive coverage of commercial and investment banking, foreign exchange, money and bond markets, trade finance, stock markets and other derivatives, this text is a primer for those who require a basic understanding or are new to the world of finance ER -