A Foreign Exchange Primer

Building on a very popular first edition, A Foreign Exchange Primer, Second Edition provides an extremely accessible and up–to–date reference for anyone who wants to work or trade in this unique market.
 The book begins with a market overview to introduce readers to this trillion dollar financial market before going on to foreign exchange products such as spot foreign exchange; forward contracts; short– and long–dated contracts; broken–dated contracts; non–deliverable forwards; foreign exchange swaps; currency swaps; foreign exchange options; picturing profit and loss of options; foreign exchange futures and exchange for physical. The book then goes on to discuss essential knowledge required in order to understand the foreign exchange market, with advice on foreign exchange dealing rooms; managing the relationship with an institution; foreign exchange dealings; foreign exchange market orders; electronic foreign exchange trading and margin trading. The book concludes with a discussion on the differences between fundamental and technical analysis, covering their different approaches, key factors impacting currencies and a brand new chapter on market psychology.
 Fully updated from the 1st edition, A Foreign Exchange Primer, Second Edition provides a clear understanding of how this market functions, from the main products through to the techniques used, coverage of the main participants, details of the various ‘players’ and an understanding of the ‘jargon’ used in everyday dealings in order to equip readers with all the practical skills necessary to understand the foreign exchange market today.


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Contents
Disclaimer
1 Introduction
PART I MARKET OVERVIEW
2 A Brief History of the Market
3 Market Overview
4 Major Participants
5 Roles Played
6 Purposes
PART II FOREIGN EXCHANGE PRODUCTS
7 Spot Foreign Exchange
8 Forward Contracts
9 Short– and Long–Dated Contracts
10 Broken–Dated Contracts
Glossary of Terms for Chapters 7 to 10
11 Non–Deliverable Forwards
12 Foreign Exchange Swaps
13 Currency Swaps
14 Foreign Exchange Options
15 Picturing Profit and Loss of Options
Glossary of Terms for Chapters 14 and 15
16 Foreign Exchange Futures
17 Exchange for Physical
PART III ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE
18 Foreign Exchange Dealing Rooms
19 Managing the Relationship with an Institution
20 Foreign Exchange Dealings
21 Foreign Exchange Market Orders
Glossary of Terms for Chapter 21
22 Electronic Foreign Exchange Trading
23 Margin Trading
PART IV FUNDAMENTALS AND TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
24 Fundamental versus Technical Approaches
25 Fundamental Analysis
26 Key Factors Impacting Currencies
27 Technical Analysis
Glossary of Terms for Chapters 24 to 27
28 Market Psychology
29 Final Remarks
Index


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Building on a very popular first edition, A Foreign Exchange Primer, Second Edition provides an extremely accessible and up–to–date reference for anyone who wants to work or trade in this unique market.
 The book begins with a market overview to introduce readers to this trillion dollar financial market before going on to foreign exchange products such as spot foreign exchange; forward contracts; short– and long–dated contracts; broken–dated contracts; non–deliverable forwards; foreign exchange swaps; currency swaps; foreign exchange options; picturing profit and loss of options; foreign exchange futures and exchange for physical. The book then goes on to discuss essential knowledge required in order to understand the foreign exchange market, with advice on foreign exchange dealing rooms; managing the relationship with an institution; f oreign exchange dealings; foreign exchange market orders; electronic foreign exchange trading and margin trading. The book concludes with a discussion on the differences between fundamental and technical analysis, covering their different approaches, key factors impacting currencies and a brand new chapter on market psychology.
 Fully updated from the 1st edition, A Foreign Exchange Primer, Second Edition provides a clear understanding of how this market functions, from the main products through to the techniques used, coverage of the main participants, details of the various ‘players’ and an understanding of the ‘jargon’ used in everyday dealings in order to equip readers with all the practical skills necessary to understand the foreign exchange market today.