Financial Markets Fundamentals: Why, how and what Products are traded on Financial Markets. Understand the Emotions that drive Trading
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There is something big happening in the world of finance that impacts our economies and welfare. Most of us do not realize the extent of what’s going on. But it’s not so complicated: Finance is not rocket science. After working in finance from 1990, I train people who work in de finance industry and specialized so as to explain ‘complex’ finance since 2005.
Since the '80s, banks have become huge financial supermarkets offering a wide range of different services and products. Employees in these large banks have specialized expertise in the area they make a career. Also, the fast developments in information technology has resulted in large IT departments staffed by people without financial and banking knowledge.
Financial products significant contribute to our social welfare and economic development. The financial crisis of 2008 was a turning point in way financial products are traded on the Financial Markets. How do Financial Markets work and why are they so important?
After reading this booklet you will understand the fundamentals of financial markets activities. Also it supports participants of my training programs and workshops.
Michiel van den Broek
After obtaining my masters degree Business Economics (MSc) at Erasmus University Rotterdam in 1988, I have gained expertise in treasury, banking, finance and project management. In 1998 I started my own financial consultancy company: Hecht Consult.Since 2005 my major activity is to train participants who work for Banks and (Corporate) Treasury Departments. I know from practical experience that finance is not rocket science and you do not need to be a mathematical wizard to understand finance.My training method targets to strip complex financial topics to the basic structure. The basic structure will support participants to understand and use finance in their future work practice. I have trained hundreds of participants, and many have different backgrounds and finance experience - for example: chartered accountants, controllers, journalists, consultants, IT professionals, and University graduates.
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Financial Markets Fundamentals - Michiel van den Broek
FINANCIAL MARKETS FUNDAMENTALS
An introduction to financial markets
Published by Michiel van den Broek at Smashwords
Copyright 2014 Michiel van den Broek
Financial Training Hub
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ISBN: 9781311618016
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TABLE OF CONTENT
INTRODUCTION
PART (1): FINANCIAL MARKET ACTIVITIES - 3 PRODUCT CATEGORIES
Product Category I: Supply and Demand of Capital
(A) Shares
(B) Loans
Product Category II: Supply and demand of Foreign Currencies
Sources of Forex
Market Risk
Product Category III: Supply and demand of Risk
Emotions and Risk
Derivatives
PART (2):TRADE MOTIVATION
Trading on behalf of the bank (or other financial institution)
Intermediation - Client driven trading by banks
PART (3):DEALING ROOM
Information:
Communication
Control & Processes:
PART (4)THE TRADING PLACE
Public trading: the Regulated Market
Financial Over-The-Counter (OTC) trading
Impact