{"product_id":"market-mechanics-llavan-sivaloganathan-9798180719430","title":"Market Mechanics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat actually happens inside a bank's markets division - from the moment a trade executes to the moment it settles?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost finance textbooks teach theory. Most training programmes teach products. Nobody teaches the full operational picture: how trades move from execution through confirmation, clearing, and settlement; how collateral is managed; how OTC derivatives are documented, reported, and margined under EMIR; how risk is monitored in real time by middle office; and how the front, middle, and back office interact as one system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarket Mechanics\u003c\/b\u003e fills that gap.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by a former Director at Citigroup with 20+ years across capital markets at Citi, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, and Bank of America - and an MBA from London Business School - this is the plain-English guide to how a bank's markets business actually works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat you will learn: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe complete trade lifecycle - pre-trade through post-settlement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow OTC derivatives are structured, confirmed, and cleared\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat central counterparties (CCPs) do and why they matter post-2008\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow EMIR and MiFID II shape daily operations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollateral management and the Uncleared Margin Rules (UMR)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow market risk, credit risk, and operational risk are managed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe roles of sales, trading, structuring, product control, and operations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho this book is for: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinance graduates joining markets businesses. Operations and middle office professionals building a full-picture understanding. Candidates preparing for markets and operations interviews. Anyone working in or around a bank who has always wanted to understand how the whole system fits together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e246 pages. 22 chapters. 75+ diagrams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Llavan Sivaloganathan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798180719430\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.52d","brand":"Llavan Sivaloganathan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49084222800127,"sku":"9798180719430","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/market-mechanics-llavan-sivaloganathan-9798180719430","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}