A text that teaches students to think like market participants is a welcome addition to the literature this one delivers, translating global events into practical, hands-on actions across money, equity, fixed income, FX, derivatives, commodities, and FinTech. Its 'test your understanding' scaffolding, real-data applications, and accessible econometrics appendix help learners move from theory to portfolio decisions. A flexible, semester-friendly design makes it suitable for both undergraduate and masters courses in financial markets, institutions, and instruments.
Nikolaos Vlastakis, Professor, Norwich Business School University of East Anglia, UK
Understanding Global Financial Markets is an exceptional textbook that brings clarity, relevance, and practical insight to a complex subject. By focusing on the retail investor rather than institutions, it fills a long-standing gap in financial education. The book combines intuitive explanations with real data, contemporary examples, and clear guidance on how individuals can interpret and act on global financial developments. Its integration of economics, finance, management, marketing, and econometrics makes it uniquely comprehensive. Accessible yet rigorous, it equips students and novice investors with the analytical tools and confidence needed to navigate and benefit from todays dynamic financial markets.
Dimitrios N. Koufopoulos, Dr and Director of University of London MBA Programmes, University of London Worldwide, UK
This textbook provides the financial, economic, econometric and even management and marketing perspectives of a decision maker operating in the international financial markets and architecture. This entails a unique perspective which provides clarity, directness, and insights into global decision making. The author is to be commended for bringing to fruition such an aspirational and challenging pursuit.
John Barkoulas, Dr, Georgia Southern University, GA, USA
This textbook is a welcome addition to the international finance literature. Its content offers value for both students and practitioners of international finance. It helps that the author who is an expert in the field, with more than thirty years of teaching experience, endeavors to make the subject matter accessible to the reader without sacrificing rigor.
Its primary strengths stem from a holistic and intuitive approach to the subject, a balanced perspective, a logical flow of topics, and an easily navigable and comprehensible structure. The book provides sufficient pedagogical aids to support learning.
Finance students and finance practioners will find value in its logical and clear presentation of its content, in its relevant and timely examples, which aim to provide an intuitive understanding of the concepts and to bridge theory and practice.
Arav Ouandlous, PhD, Savannah State University, GA, USA
