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Risk Takers: Uses and Abuses of Financial Derivatives, Third Edition, by John E. Marthinsen, goes to the heart of the arcane and largely misunderstood world of derivative finance and makes it accessible to everyone--even novice readers. Marthinsen takes us behind the scenes, into the back alleyways of corporate finance and derivative trading, to provide a bird's-eye view of the most shocking financial disasters of the past quarter century. The book draws on real-life stories to explain how financial derivatives can be used to create or to destroy value. In an approachable, non-technical manner, Marthinsen brings these financial derivatives situations to life, fully exploring the context of each event, evaluating their outcomes, and bridging the gap between theory and practice.

1. Measures of economic health -- 2. Two important keys that unlock international macroeconomics -- 3. Goods and services market -- 4. Fiscal policy -- 5. Foreign exchange market -- 6. Balance of payments -- 7. An overview of financial markets -- 8. Credit market -- 9. Money, banking, and central banks -- 10. Central bank tools and monetary policy -- 11. Putting it all together -- 12. Conclusion.

A timely guide to the complex financial markets and banking secrecy of SwitzerlandSince 1934, when Switzerland's federal bank secrecy law was passed, the line between myth and reality with regard to Swiss banking has been blurred. But over the past decade, there have been dramatic changes in the pressures brought to bear on all facets of the Swiss financial markets and banking sector. Recent developments and agreements have potentially weakened Swiss banking secrecy, and with that said, it is time for a book that lays out the history of Swiss bank secrecy and puts these twenty-first century changes in perspective.Swiss Finance is a thorough overview of the Swiss financial markets and the banking secrecy this country has become known for. It covers key topics to practitioners both abroad and in the United States involved in Swiss banking and the Swiss financial markets. Discusses what the Euro-debt crisis may mean for the role of Switzerland as a financial powerhouse Reveals how new secrecy agreements with the United States and Germany will impact private wealth management Addresses Asian competition for wealth management and tax havens Switzerland is one of the largest financial markets in the world and a global power in private wealth administration. Whether you're a private wealth advisor, Swiss or U.S. banker, or other finance practitioner involved in the Swiss market, this guide is essential reading if you intend on achieving future success in this arena.

Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Finanzplatz Schweiz: Financial Center Switzerland -- Chapter 3: Swiss Banking System -- Chapter 4: Swiss Bank (Customer) Secrecy & the International Exchange of Information -- Chapter 5: Swiss Financial Market Regulators & Laws -- Chapter 6: Swiss Institutional Investors -- Chapter 7: Swiss National Bank & Swiss Franc's Role in Global Financial Markets -- Chapter 8: Swiss Debt Markets -- Chapter 9: Swiss Equity Markets -- Chapter 10: Swiss Derivative Markets -- Chapter 11: Financial Digitalization, Fintech, and the Collaborative Economy -- Chapter 12: Swiss Taxes on Investments and Financing -- Chapter 13: Summery & Outlook.