Indian Financial Markets: An Insiders Guide to How the Markets Work

The whole world wants to invest in India. But how to do this successfully? Written by two Indian financial experts with a seasoned expert of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, this book tells you the why and how of investing in India. It explains how India's financial markets work, discusses the amazing growth of the Indian economy, identifies growth drivers, uncovers areas of uncertainty and risk. It describes how each market works: private equity and IPOs, bonds, stocks, derivatives, commodities, real estate, currency. The authors include a discussion of capital controls in each section to address the needs of foreign investors. Learn about the the markets, the instruments, the participants, and the institutions governing trading, clearing, and settlement of transactions, as well as the legal and regulatory framework governing financial securities transactions.

Written by two life-long insiders who can explain India's financial markets to outsidersClear and comprehensive coverage of this economic powerhouseCaters to the needs of foreign investors

1. The Economy
2. The Firms
3. Private Equity and the IPO Market
4. The Public Equity Market
5. Government Bonds
6. Corporate Bonds
7. Commodity Futures Markets
8. Real Estate
9. The Rupee
10. Financial Firms
11. Policy Issues
12. What Can Global Financial Firms Do with India?
Appendix A. Sources
Appendix B. Abbreviations
Appendix C. Interpreting Those Strange Indian