Indian Financial Markets
An Insider's Guide to How the Markets Work

All you need to know to successfully invest in this economic powerhouse

Ajay Shah (Author), Susan Thomas (Author), Michael Gorham (Author)

9780123742513, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 30 September 2008

264 pages, Illustrated
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.2 cm, 0.61 kg

"...tells you the how and why of investing in India and provides essential information on the markets, institutions and instruments that are integral to Indian financial services.... an invaluable guide for practitioners and students alike." --Richard G. DuFour, Executive Vice President, Chicago Board Options Exchange

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.

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 Estate9. The Rupee10. Financial Firms11. Policy Issues12. What Can Global Financial Firms Do with India?Appendix A. SourcesAppendix B. AbbreviationsAppendix C. Interpreting Those Strange Indian

Subject Areas: Investment & securities [KFFM], Banking [KFFK], Finance [KFF], International finance [KCLF], International economics [KCL], Economics, finance, business & management [K]