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Business Knowledge for IT in Investment Banking: The Complete Handbook for IT Professionals

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Author: Essvale Corporation Limited
Publisher: Essvale Corporation Limited
Category: Book

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Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

8 reviews
Sales Rank: 41608

Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 152
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 7.4 x 0.4

ISBN: 0955412404
Dewey Decimal Number: 338
EAN: 9780955412400
ASIN: 0955412404

Publication Date: April 10, 2006
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Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...

1 out of 5 stars

Very dissapointing June 6, 2008
First point to note, there is no author name signed on this book ( Essvale Corporation Limited ... ??? ) not a good sign but I decided to try it anyway.
It is quite thin, took me 3 hours to read from start to finish and I must say didnt get me any wiser.
The book uses all the buzzwords and terms one expect to find but does not elaborate on any of those. The IT related part gives no real information and feels it is there just to justify what the book title say.
Most of the diagrams and some of the content is citing other resources ( Acknowledging the writers )

My impression is that the publishers of this book recognized a niche in the market, namely IT and the financial world, but didnt bother to do any serious work on their books... besides selling them.

I am aware this review is quite harsh - but as I stand, well deserved!

1 out of 5 stars

Total scam April 21, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful

I bought this book about a year ago and, within 30 minutes of opening it, realised I'd been conned. I could write a better book myself in a week, which I'm sure is about as long as it took the 'authors' to cut and paste the content from Wikipedia.

After finishing the book, which took about two hours, I did intend to sell it on Amazon to some other poor soul just to minimise my losses but my conscience got the better of me.

The other reviewers who have given this book a glowing praise are, without any doubt, associated with the production of this book. "Groundbreaking", "Outstanding", "This is a world first and a must have". Come on!

4 out of 5 stars

Excerpt from Review in International Journal of Information Management 27 (2007) 301-304 November 16, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This is the maiden publication in the Business Knowledge and IT Professional series. It is an unusual book
which aims to bridge the perceived gap in business knowledge between IT professionals and the business community. Each chapter is clearly introduced which enables the reader to easily target particular areas of interest.
The initial chapters spend time developing the background of investment banking. This is really
unavoidable in a conversion-type text such as this. Topics such as asset classes, the business environment,
trends in investment banking, foreign exchanges and the trading life cycle are addressed in turn.
This is an ambitious text and almost inevitably ``falls between two stools''.
For the interested reader there is a fairly comprehensive reference list and a set useful
websites to support study in greater depth. Where the book really does succeed is in introducing a lot of new
ideas quickly, in a clear and ordered style. The linking of IT and investment banking is also relatively
successful, but given that it is IT professionals who will supposedly be reading it, this side could have been
more ambitious.

4 out of 5 stars

Groundbreaking September 14, 2007
2 out of 6 found this review helpful

IT and business concepts in the same book!! This book has saved me loads of money that I would have wasted on both mainstream investment banking books and IT books that don't seem to have any correlation. It is also very easy to read; ideal for anyone starting a career in IT in any of the investment banks in the City.

5 out of 5 stars

Outstanding September 14, 2007
2 out of 8 found this review helpful

The author(s) of this book deserve credit for getting this book into the market as no other author/publisher has recognised the dire need for "business knowledge" in IT. Well done!!