Description
This book introduces the reader to the ‘world of finance’, more exactly to one core activity: investment banking. Analysing the practices of traders, analysts, brokers and bankers it reveals how their contrasting perspectives on shares are put to use and the consequences this has for investment banks, corporations, investors and the stock markets. Jesper Blomberg, Hans Kjellberg and Karin Winroth Understanding Investment Banking Practices A Brief History of Investment Banking Traders Activating the Stock Markets Analysts Doing Stock Market Science – Sort of Brokers Selling Investment Advice Bankers -Matchmaking and Midwifery The Birth of a Share Behind the Scenes: Management, Risk and Compliance Organizing Investment Banking Enacting Stock Markets Appendix: A Note on Methods
