Books on banking

[sasguru]

They are basically psychopaths who gamble.

The 1% are the very best destroyers of*wealth the world has ever seen | George Monbiot | Comment is free | The Guardian

I've often wondered why anyone would listen to journalists who haven't owned or created a business ever, or had a real job, pontificating about business and the economy?

[aussielong]

Yip, but its a crap life. Most of the guys there are an IR35 time bomb too. None are "own business" they all do what they are told, that's the way it is. And many have been there for 3, 4, 5 + years. If HMRC want to hurt contractors they should just visit the IBs.

Personally I'm now getting IB rates outside of IB and couldn't be happer!

That's a bit rough, shopping your old mates once you have taken your profit and moved on!

[russell]

That's a bit rough, shopping your old mates once you have taken your profit and moved on!

I'm sure HMRC had that one figured out.

[aussielong]

PS I always liked Hull myself

WHS but its not an introductory text.

Someone who wants to understand front office is best off getting an excellent grasp of compound interest and probability.

[PorkPie]

Try hull for derivatives: Options, Futures and Other Derivatives: Amazon.co.uk: John Hull: Books (also covers risk)

Valdez for an intro: An Introduction to Global Financial Markets: Amazon.co.uk: Stephen Valdez, Philip Molyneux: Books