Book review
This book is not about getting rich quick. Nor is it about making the reader an expert in matters of investments or derivatives. The primary objective of this book is to impart a basic understanding of the manner in which stock exchanges function, especially in
India.

In addition it seeks to present simple and easy explanations of important theoretical aspects of stock market operations, investments and derivatives.

It also helps readers who have a nodding familiarity with basic arithmetic to construct and evaluate his or her portfolio of investment.


About the author Dr V Raghunathan is currently Managing Director of GMR Industries Ltd and CEO of GMR Varalakshmi Foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility arm of the infrastructure major, the GMR Group. He was the President of ING Vysya Bank from 2001 to 2004. From 1982 to 2001, he was a Professor of Finance & Accounting at the Indian Institute Management, Ahmedabad. He is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Bocconi, Milan, Italy since 1990. He currently lectures on behavioural finance. Dr Prabina Rajib with a PhD in Finance from IIT, Kharagpur is currently working as Associate Professor (Finance) area at Vinod Gupta School of Management, IIT Kharagpur. Her teaching and research interests are in the areas of Corporate Finance, Security Analysis and Portfolio Management, Indian Capital Market and IT application to financial issues. In the past, she has also worked as visiting professor at AIT Bangkok, Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar and also worked as research staff at Curtin School of Business, Perth, Australia. She is a Fulbright Scholar, 1998-1999 and carried out research work at Purdue University, USA.