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Key financial concepts: Financial markets
15 Aug 2016

Key financial concepts: Financial markets

by Simon Taylor | posted in: Finance sector, Key finance concepts | 0

Financial services are provided mainly in two ways: by banks and by markets. Here we outline the key features of financial markets * A market is a very general concept of any arrangement which brings together users for mutual advantage. … Continued

markets
The oil price and short and long run supply
18 Jan 2015

The oil price and short and long run supply

by Simon Taylor | posted in: Course material, Economics, Energy | 23

The biggest topic in the global economy remains the oil price. It’s notoriously difficult to forecast commodity prices but how can we make sense of what would push the price up or down? A basic demand and supply framework gets … Continued

commodities, markets, oil
The dark side of share trading
9 Apr 2013

The dark side of share trading

by Simon Taylor | posted in: Course material, Economics, Finance sector, Financial products | 4

A New York Times article recently reported data from Rosenblatt Securities showing that the percentage of total US stock trading done “off-exchange” has risen from about 15% in 2008 to over 35% in 2013 and occasionally as high as 40%. What … Continued

markets, stock exchanges

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Simon is a member of the finance faculty group at Cambridge Judge Business School. From 2008-18 he was the first Director of the University of Cambridge Master of Finance (MFin) degree, and he is now Director of the University's Global Executive MBA. An economist and former equities analyst at JPMorgan and Citigroup, he teaches on financial markets and institutions, infrastructure finance and the world financial system. He is a Fellow in Economics at St. Catharine's College, Cambridge. His book on nuclear power in the UK was published in March 2016.

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