Stock Market Rollercoaster

Stock Market Rollercoaster

A Story of Risk, Greed and Temptation

Davidson, Alexander

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

12/2001

286

Mole

Inglês

9780471499336

0471499331

15 a 20 dias

360

A novel about the world of share dealing that tells about John, a dissatisfied teacher who yearns to escape from his humdrum world into the dynamic arena of international finance. His story offers a view into the perils, illusions, dreams and nightmares of both clients and dealers in the world of the stock market.
Prologue. Thoughts Lead to Action: John Struggles to Learn About Investing. The Beginning of the End: John Assesses his Investment Portfolio and his Life. The Upheaval of a Lifetime: John Impresses a Stock Market Guru. The Suspension of Rational Belief: John Learns that the Stock Market is Like a Conjuring Trick. Investment Tips from a Master: John Asks for a Job in Stockbroking. Baptism of Fire: John is Shocked by his New Working Environment. Sell the Sizzle: John Learns Some Tricks of the Trade. Aboard the Pirate Ship: John Finishes his Training Period and has Lunch with his Guru. The Relentless Pursuit of Money: John Learns to Milk the Stock Market While He Can. Dealing Room Secrets: John is Taught How a Share Price is Manipulated. The Internet Craze: John Learns How to Cash in on the Internet and High--Tech Stock Boom. Can You Trust Your Broker? John Sees How an Investor Can Do Better Without a Broker's Advice. Cutpricegoodies.Com Mania: John Discovers How New Equity Issues Work. Stock Market Rollercoaster: John Experiences the Classic Stock Market Bubble. Terry Lends a Helping Hand: John Starts Learning How to Read an Annual Report and Accounts. The Power of Numbers: John Learns How to Use and Calculate Ratios. Cash Counts Most: John Learns that Cash is Fact and Profits are Opinion. Opportunities for a Bookworm: John Discovers How to Select Books About the Stock Market and How to Trade. Trading Secrets: John Discovers More About Share Trading. Money Talks: John Turns His Back on His Guru. A New Beginning of Sorts: John Joins a Broker Who, Unknown to Him, Plays Dirty. The Killer Deal: John Persuades Himself that a Dubious Share Offering Might Work. Rebellion in the Ranks: John Feels Ashamed of the Stockbroker He has Joined. A Tissue of Lies: John Invests Through a Discount Broker and Becomes Unemployed. After the Feast: John Rejects Becoming a Credit Broker and is Blackmailed. Discretion Saves the Day: John Lectures Schoolchildren on Investing and Decides Against Becoming a Whistleblower. The Fruits of a Hair--Raising Apprenticeship: John has a Reconciliation with His Guru and is Offered a New Job. Epilogue. Appendix: Favourite Online and Other Resources Listed in John's Secret Diary. Postscript.
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