"With more than 190 countries in the world, 320 distinct legal jurisdictions, 110 securities exchanges, 40 derivatives exchanges and a withering notional value of over-the-counter derivatives and alternative investments regularly bought and sold, investing in the global securities markets poses...

This UCITS handbook intends to introduce systematically recent developments in different areas of UCITS through a multi-disciplinary approach. The coverage will be broad and thorough with balance in theory and applications. Each chapter covering a special aspect of UCITS is edited by leading...

The author introduces a central counterparty (CCP) into a model of a repo market. Without the CCP, there exist multiple equilibria in the model. In one of the equilibria, a repo market emerges as bond dealers and cash investors choose to arrange repos in an over-the-counter bond market. In...

Updated to reflect changes in financial regulation and investment strategies caused by the recent global financial crisis, this large reference volume includes an analysis of the full range of current investment opportunities, guidelines for non-experts on what to look for when reading corporate...