An Introduction to Trading In the Financial Markets [electronic resource] : Technology: Systems, Data, and Networks
Williams, R. Tee.
Burlington : Elsevier Science,
2011.
New to the financial markets? Need to bone up on one area or function to move up the ladder, change careers, provide better sales or consulting services.-- Provides easy to understand descriptions of all the major elements of the financial markets-- Author is a 28-year veteran of the financial markets-- Filled with graphs and charts that help readers move quickly and easily through the book and acquire the necessary information
Description based upon print version of record.
Front Cover; An Introduction to Trading in the Financial Markets Technology- Systems, Data, and Networks; Copyright; Contents; Preface for the Set; Features of the Books; Acknowledgments; Preface; Overview; Taxonomy of Markets; Entities; Instruments; Functions; Investing and Trading; Processes; Global Markets; Background; History; Concepts; Visual Glossary; Preface; Overview; Background; Part 1: Systems; Part 2: Data; Part 3: Networks; Part 4: Trading Process; Part I: Systems; Chapter 1: Purposes; Display and Presentation; Analysis and Decision Making; Measurement and Comparison
Workflow ManagementDatabase Management; Inventory Control; Accounting; Reporting; Chapter 2: Functions; Buy Side; Sell Side; Chapter 3: Tasks; Entering; Updating; Posting; Reconciling; Presenting; Chapter 4: Events; Accounts; Instruments; Chapter 5: Organization; Architecture and Design; Development; Procurement; Operations and Maintenance; Related Information In Other Books; Part 2: Data; Chapter 1: Types; Process data; Reference data; Market data; Identifiers and segments; Chapter 2: Characteristics; Freshness; State; Chapter 3: Sources; Trading venues; Issuing companies
Instrument registrationThe sell side; The buy side; Vendors; Regulators and governments; Chapter 4: Purpose; Trading; Accounting and reporting; Risk management and compliance; Regulation and oversight; Chapter 5: Functions; Buy side; The Sell Side; Chapter 6: Business; Tasks; Groups; Ownership; Pricing; Distribution; Chapter 7: Management; Acquisition; Normalization; Quality control; Database; Entitlements; Inventory control; Cost control; Reporting; Governance; Chapter 8: Organization; Tasks; Technology; Business and accounting; Sales and marketing; Operations and maintenance
Chapter 9: IssuesSpeed; Units of count; Multiple entitlements/single user; Standards; Inconsistencies and conflicts; Metadata; Volume; Official Prices; Ownership and Contract Problems; Related Information In Other Books; Part 3: Networks; Chapter 1: Concepts; Latency; Queuing; Architecture; Distribution Techniques; Design; Osi Layers; Standards; Chapter 2: Span; Internal; Interentity; Chapter 3: Distribution Technology; Telecommunications; Cellular; Internet; Satellite; Chapter 4: Types; Telephone and Verbal Messaging; Market-Data Networks; Advertising; Trading Networks; Post-trade Networks
Payments NetworksEmail and Text Messaging; Video Networks; Chapter 5: Organization; Chapter 6: Issues; Message Traffic; Capacity Planning; Related Information In Other Books; Part 4: Trading Process; Chapter 1: Step 1: Pre-trade Decisions; Processes; Outputs; Summary; Chapter 2: Step 2: Buy-Side Trading; Processes; Outputs; Summary; Chapter 3: Step 3: Order Routing; Processes; Outputs; Summary; Chapter 4: Step 4: Execution; Processes; Outputs; Summary; Chapter 5: Step 5: Trade Confirmation; Processes; Outputs; Summary; Chapter 6: Step 6: Trade Allocation; Processes; Outputs; Summary
Chapter 7 Step 7: Clearing
New to the financial markets? Need to bone up on one area or function to move up the ladder, change careers, provide better sales or consulting services.-- Provides easy to understand descriptions of all the major elements of the financial markets-- Author is a 28-year veteran of the financial markets-- Filled with graphs and charts that help readers move quickly and easily through the book and acquire the necessary information
Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-370) and index.
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