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The history of customs duties reflects the development of the Qing
fiscal system, especially in its transition from a rather
traditional to a more modern economy. Mainly based on Qing
archives, this book, the first research monograph on this subject
in the English language, not only gives a brief introduction of
each customs post's transformation over time, but also provides the
complete statistical data of each of these post over the Qing
dynasty. Contributors are: Bas van Leeuwen, Bozhong Li, Maaten
Duijvendak, Martin Uebele, Peter Foldvari, Yi Xu.
When just a handful of economists predicted the 2008 financial
crisis, people should wonder how so many well educated people with
enormous datasets and computing power can be so wrong. In this
short book Ionut Purica joins a growing number of economists who
explore the failings of mainstream economics and propose solutions
developed in other disciplines, such as sociology and evolutionary
biology. While it might be premature to call for a revolution, Dr.
Purica echoes John Maynard Keynes in believing that economic ideas
are "dangerous for good or evil." In recent years evil seems to
have had the upper hand. "Nonlinear Dynamics of Financial Crises"
points to their ability to do good.
An earnest life-planning manual with a decidedly old-fashioned feel
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Using a framework of volatile markets Emerging Market Bank Lending
and Credit Risk Control covers the theoretical and practical
foundations of contemporary credit risk with implications for bank
management. Drawing a direct connection between risk and its
effects on credit analysis and decisions, the book discusses how
credit risk should be correctly anticipated and its impact
mitigated within framework of sound credit culture and process in
line with the Basel Accords. This is the only practical book that
specifically guides bankers through the analysis and management of
the peculiar credit risks of counterparties in emerging economies.
Each chapter features a one-page overview that introduces its
subject and its outcomes. Chapters include summaries, review
questions, references, and endnotes.
The Financial Times Guide to Options, will introduce you to the
instruments and markets of options, giving you the confidence to
trade successfully. Options are explained in real-life terminology,
using every-day examples and accessible language. Introducing three
key options markets - stocks, bonds and commodities, the book
explains options contracts from straight vanilla options to
strangles and butterflies and covers the fundamentals of options
pricing and trading Originally published as Options Plain and
Simple , this new edition includes: How the options industry
operates and how basic strategies have evolved Risk management and
how to trade safely Inclusion of new products such as exchange
traded funds A glossary of key words and further reading Addition
of market scenarios and examples Like all investment strategies,
options offer potential return while incurring potential risk. The
advantage of options trading is that risk can be managed to a
greater degree than with outright buying or selling. The Financial
Times Guide to Options is a straightforward and practical
introduction to the fundamentals of options. It includes only what
is essential to basic understanding and presents options theory in
conventional terms, with a minimum of jargon. This thorough guide
will give you a basis from which to trade most of the options
listed on most of the major exchanges. The Financial Times Guide to
Options includes: Options in everyday life The basics of calls The
basics of puts Pricing and behaviour Volatility and pricing models
The Greeks and risk assessment: delta Gamma and theta Vega Call
spreads and put spreads, or one by one directional spreads One by
two directional spreads Combos and hybrid spreads for market
direction Volatility spreads Combining straddles and strangles for
reduced risk Combining call spreads and put spreads The covered
write, the calendar spread and the diagonal spread The interaction
of the Greeks Options performance based on cost Trouble shooting
and common problems Volatility skews Futures, synthetics and
put-call parity Conversions, reversals, boxes and options arbitrage
Tettered Money: Managing Digital Currency Transactions presents a
comprehensive discussion of financial transactions using digital
currencies, with the author, Gideon Samid, making the case for
their expansion in tethered money. Exploring the technical, legal,
and historical aspects of digital money, the author discusses how
the emerging technology of money specified for a specific need or
to perform a particular task will affect society. The ability to
dictate, Samid argues, how money is spent could increase control
over our lives and resources, enabling us to practice a certain
efficiency that would, in due time, become a pillar of
civilization. Informative and thought-provoking, the book describes
an evolving future that, in some quarters, has already arrived.
This is the autobiographical story of David Freud's accidental
career in the City and how, after a bruising 20 years, he emerged
as one of the most successful investment bankers of his generation.
This is the inside story of some of the most interesting and
controversial mega-deals of the period. He stayed at the sharp end
of the business through his 20 year stint - conducting transactions
in no fewer than 19 countries. Written with pace, humour and
insight David Freud's lively account of his work and life in the
City is as accessible to interested outsiders as it to those who
have work there.
As more and more emerging markets seek to compete in an
ever-growing pool of global competitors, rapidly growing economies
are consistently running into issues relating to the proper
understanding of fiscal markets. The future of global economics
depends on the wellbeing of sustainable economic growth and the
expansion of banking systems. Emerging Research on Monetary Policy,
Banking, and Financial Markets is an essential reference source
that discusses the complex nature of financial markets and the
growth of developing economies. Featuring research on topics such
as international markets, transition economies, and financial
instability, this book is ideally designed for academicians,
students, researchers, policymakers, professionals, financial
analysts, and economists interested in the future of reformed
worldwide banking systems.
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