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    Financial Markets Fundamentals: Why, how and what Products are traded on Financial Markets. Understand the Emotions that drive Trading
    Financial Markets Fundamentals: Why, how and what Products are traded on Financial Markets. Understand the Emotions that drive Trading
    Financial Markets Fundamentals: Why, how and what Products are traded on Financial Markets. Understand the Emotions that drive Trading
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    Financial Markets Fundamentals: Why, how and what Products are traded on Financial Markets. Understand the Emotions that drive Trading

    By Michiel van den Broek

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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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMichiel van den Broek
    Release dateSep 23, 2014
    ISBN9781311618016
    Financial Markets Fundamentals: Why, how and what Products are traded on Financial Markets. Understand the Emotions that drive Trading
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    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

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      ISBN: 9781311618016

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you are reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      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

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