An A-Z of Finance: A Jargon-free Guide to Investment and the City

by Michael Becket

The City seems to have a language of its own - from junk bonds to triple AAA ratings. This jargon-free guide offers an introduction to all the terminology of the financial world, and is written in a readable style for anyone involved in finance or the world of investing.

224 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 1998

About the author

Michael Becket was for over thirty years a financial journalist with The Daily Telegraph, which included editing regular supplements and for many years he was City news editor. Before that for six years he was a Civil Servant.
His published books include Computer by the Tail (co-author), Economic Alphabet (three editions), Bluff Your Way in Finance, Office Warfare, How the Stock Exchange Works (six editions), An A to Z of Finance, Stakeholder Pensions, and Starting Your Own Business. How the Stock Market Works is now in its seventh edition.