| The Investopedia Guide to Wall Speak: The Terms You Need to Know to Talk Like Cramer, Think Like Soros, and Buy Like Buffett Contributor(s): Guinan, Jack (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0071624988 ISBN-13: 9780071624985 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies OUR PRICE: $23.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2009 Annotation: An accessible guide to key investment termsand concepts With an average of 3 million page views a month andmore than 5,000 dictionary entries, Investopedia.com isone of the largest online web sites devoted exclusivelyto investing education. "Investopedias Guide to Wall Speak"is a compilation of the web sites top searched terms. Ittakes readers beyond the average dictionary definitionby providing concise but thorough encyclopedic explanationsof terms and concepts. The Investopedia Saysfeature demystifies confusing, complex financial termsand concepts. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Investments & Securities - General - Business & Economics | Finance - General - Business & Economics | Training |
| Dewey: 332.603 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.4" W x 8.1" (0.90 lbs) 352 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Have you ever used a stochastic oscillator? Does your portfolio have spiders in it? Do you really know what a derivative is? From the creators of one of today's most popular investing Web sites, The Investopedia Guide to Wall Speak presents in-depth definitions of the site's most searched terms. Covering everything from the basics, such as asset, commodity, and index, to more advanced concepts like tranche, ebenture, and value investing, The Investopedia Guide to Wall Speak takes you beyond the average dictionary definition with concise yet thorough encyclopedic explanations of terms and concepts. It also has about 50 hilarious cartoons--proving that the investing world does have its lighter side. Keep The Investopedia Guide to Wall Speak on hand for those key moments that can make or break an investment, like knowing when to straddle an option . . . and when to strangle it. |
Contributor Bio(s): Guinan, Jack: - Jack Guinan is a veteran Wall Street insider who has worked for some of world's largest financial services firms including Citi Smith Barney, Fidelity Investments, and Chase/BrownCo. Investopedia is one the largest and most well-respected websites dedicated to investing education. The site educates millions of investors every month. |