The Blackwell encyclopedic dictionary of finance

the long version

The Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Finance provides clear, concise, up to the minute, and highly informative definitions and explanations of the key concepts covering the whole of the fast-changing field of contemporary finance. The Dictionary has been carefully designed to give both the expert and the newcomer overviews and succinct presentations of the most important concepts, terms, and techniques in modern finance. With entries ranging from extended explorations of major topics to short definitions of key terms, this major reference work gives the user authoritative and comprehensive coverage of the whole field; a full index and cross-references for detailed research, and bibliographical citations for further study; definitive entries covering the very latest development in finance; and an international perspective and author base.