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The Money Machine: How the City Works (Penguin Business Library)

By: Philip Coggan
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN: 0141009306
ISBN-13: 9780141009308
Released: 05 Dec 2002
RRP: £9.99
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Nobody tells it like Philip Coggan... - By: Francis Kheng, 31 Jan 2006
Years of experience writing for the FT definitely makes Philip Coggan an authoritative voice on the way the city works...

A great overview of the London market, & the development of the various different financial & investment instruments/products that exist within the city.

A recommended read for anybody seeking to extend their knowledge of the London financial market.

Excellent - By: , 02 Jul 2003
An excellent book. Most people hear loads of finacial terms every day, but don't reallly know what they mean. They maybe semi understand.

It is not at alll hard to learn the basics of economics. It's a subject where if you can grasp about say, 7 rules, then you can figure out what's going on with alll the others without bothering too much.

This book concentrates on expressing these rules with simple examples in plain english, which is alll you need to understand a great deal of financial jargon.

Buy this book & be a veritable fountain of knowledge for the rest of your life!

Excellent insight into the growth of the City of London - By: , 27 Nov 2001
This book is a must for anyone new to financial markets, & particularly to the City of London.
It describes the history of finance in the City & how the different markets came about, what they're about, & how government policy shaped the competitive & busy financial centre that it is now.
This book isn't an in-depth study of the markets, & its easy style will appeal to anyone wishing to gain an insight into what makes the City tick.
I read this book 3 years after I started working in financial IT, & I wished I'd read it much sooner.
Buy it for your train journey.