Wall Street Terms - Financial Education Is Your Best Investment (Financial IQ Series)

Practical Glossary of Wall Street Lingo, Stock Market Slang, Investment Fundamentals, Trading & Broker Terms

By: Thomas Herold

Narrated by: William Bahl

Length: 10 hrs and 25 mins

Publisher's summary

Most important Wall Street Terms you should know

If you have ever gotten lost in the jargon of Wall Street, you aren’t alone. Professional money managers and traders often sound like they're speaking a foreign language, which can leave small investors at a disadvantage.

Unfortunately, jargon is likely to be here to stay, just as it is in sectors outside the financial world. Whether you’re just flirting with investing or head-over-heels for the stock market, you’ll eventually hear some phrases that give you pause.

Does Wall Street jargon confuse you?

The language used by Wall Street professionals can make reading financial news difficult to understand for those outside the business, and can certainly be intimidating for an irregular observer, that is unfamiliar with the ways of Wall Street.

Understanding what they're actually saying will help you make smarter investing decisions.

With that in mind, here's a primer on the A to Z of the Wall Street universe. This practical glossary of Wall Street terms covers everything from investment fundamentals to the sophisticated terminology of contemporary finance.

This practical wall street guide will help you understand:

• New York Stock Exchange History
• New York Federal Reserve Bank
• Glass-Steagall Act and Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act
• Securities and Exchange Commission
• TARP Program and Economic Stimulus Package
• Mortgage-Backed Securities and Credit Default Swaps
• Stocks, Bonds, Options, and Derivatives

Over 140 of the most important and common Wall Street terms are explained in detail, with clear and concise article style descriptions and practical examples.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

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Its a very good for a beginners. Author explained all the basics in simple terms where anyone can understand the concept. Over 140 of the most important and common Wall Street terms are explained in detail, with clear and concise article style descriptions and practical examples. Having good strategies about money making and good business. This book helps a lot in understanding the way of running business.

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The Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) was an initiative created and run by the U.S. Treasury to stabilize the country’s financial system, restore economic growth, and mitigate foreclosures in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis. TARP sought to achieve these targets by purchasing troubled companies’ assets and stock.

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Good introduction to financial markets

A good introduction to financial markets. The course is very comprehensive and practical. All financial data are up to date. The instructor gives a lot of examples to make the course interesting. Good for students who are interested in a career in investment banks or funds.

Definitely a great book

This is definitely a great book for beginners. I was required to read parts of this for my finance course at my college, and I ended up reading the whole thing. I love the humor and analogies that he uses to put these really dry finance terms into examples that I can easily understand.

Interesting and captivating

This book was really easy to understand and follow. It's enjoyable, and you can take it up and put it down whenever you want. It doesn't take long, but it's really useful for anyone working in finance. Thoma's writing style is not only informative but also interesting and captivating, making you learn new terms and put them to use straight away.

Book to Save Your Life

Professor Thomas has done it again. Thoroughly researched, his book takes the reader through the Glass-Steagall Act and Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act and provides unparalleled insight from the view of an expert witness in the case.