= Siddhartha Ghosh Dastidar

Capital Markets and Investments: Essential Insights and Concepts for Professionals

Siddhartha G. Dastidar

Reading Light Publication

First Edition, ISBN Paperback: 978-0-9988145-0-6, Hardcover: 978-0-9988145-1-3


Research Accolades

  • Michael J. Barclay 2007 Best Ph.D. student Paper Award given by the Financial Research Association
  • Published in the Journal of Financial Economics (2009), Journal of Portfolio Management (2011) and Referee, Journal of International Business Studies
  • Chapter in Encyclopaedia of Financial Models (2013), editor Frank Fabozzi, publisher John Wiley & Sons
  • Conference Presentations at NBER, Harvard Business School, Indian School of Business, London Business School, Hitotsubashi University (Tokyo), Financial Research Association (Las Vegas)
  • Columbia University Doctoral Fellowship
  • Center for International Business Education (CIBE) Research Grant (2005) for Microfinance research in India
  • Columbia Real Estate Center Fellowship (2007)

Updates

  • - New Edition available now
  • - Bulge-bracket Wall Street firms using the book to train analysts
  • - Top Universities using the book for finance courses

Highlights

❝ Well worth adding to your investments bookshelf!

Charles M. Jones, Robert W. Lear Professor of Finance and Economics and Chair, Finance Sub-division, Columbia Business School, New York

❝ Ideal for anyone needing a rapid introduction to finance and financial institutions...

Garud N. Iyengar, Chair and Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, Columbia University, New York

❝ An excellent survey of financial markets, explained in concise language...

David Weisbrod, Former CEO of LCH Clearnet and Vice Chairman of JPMorgan, New York

❝ A comprehensive review of capital markets, financial industry structure and the latest theories...a handy desk reference...

Bruce D. Phelps, Managing Director, Head of Research, PGIM (Prudential Financial's USD 1 trillion investment management arm)

❝ Essential reading for anyone looking for a comprehensive introduction to investment management...

Tarun Gupta, Managing Director, AQR Capital Management

❝ Finally, a clear and concise book that uniquely marries sound theoretical constructs with close-up practical insights...

Adri Guha, Chief Investment Officer, Advanced Portfolio Management (institutional fund-of-funds)

❝ An excellent supplement to the existing textbooks about Investments...

Mikhail Chernov, Professor of Finance, Anderson School of Management, UCLA

❝ Concise, readable and up-to-date coverage of key capital markets topics...

John Kiff, Senior Financial Sector Expert, International Monetary Fund

❝ Masterful rendering of a complex subject into an easily digested elixir of finance...

Nandu Nayar, Hans J. Baer Chair in International Finance and Chair of the Perella Department of Finance, Lehigh University

❝ Excellent job of mixing finance concepts with real life examples...

Ajit Agrawal, Managing Director, Investment Research, UBS Securities LLC

❝ It feels like learning from a personal tutor....

Hayong Yun, Associate Professor of Finance, Eli Broad College of Business, Michigan State University