<p>A former member of the American Stock Exchange introduces trading and financial markets to upper-division undergraduates and graduate students who are planning to work in the finance industry. Unlike standard investment texts that cover trading as one of many subjects, <i>Financial Trading and Investments</i> gives primary attention to trading, trading institutions, markets, and the institutions that facilitate and regulate trading activities-what economists call "market microstructure." The text will be accompanied by a website that can be used in conjunction with <i>TraderEx</i>, <i>Markit</i>, <i>StocklinkU</i>, <i>Virtual Trade</i>, <i>Vecon Lab Experiment</i>, <i>Tradingsim</i>, <i>IB Student Trading Lab</i>, <i>Brenexa</i>, <i>Stock Trak </i>and <i>How the Market Works</i>. .</p><ul><li>Introduces the financial markets and the quantitative tools used in them so students learn how the markets operate and gain experience with their principal tools</li><li>Helps students develop their skills with the most popular trading simulation programs so they can reuse the book to solve day-to-day problems </li><li>Stretches from investor behavior to hedging strategies and noise trading, capturing recent advances in an up-to-date reference source</li></ul>