<p>The classic undergraduate textbook is Financial Markets and Institutions from Mishkin and Eakins. I can wholeheartedly recommend this textbook check some local secondhand textbook stores where you can get it cheap (new book is unnecessarily pricey).</p>

<p>If you are not looking for a textbook I would recommend Ascent of Money by Ferguson- that’s mostly about history and it’s written in extremely simple language targeted at general audiences </p>

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<p>I found answers on this question online but people always recommend books for beginner investors who want to become rich. I just want book that is about history and role of financial markets and book that explains how financial markets work.I don't want to read how to become a millionaire by investing.</p>

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What are good books about financial markets?
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# What are good books about financial markets?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2019-11-13)

I found answers on this question online but people always recommend books for beginner investors who want to become rich. I just want book that is about history and role of financial markets and book that explains how financial markets work.I don't want to read how to become a millionaire by investing.

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### Answer by username_1 on 2019-11-13. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

The classic undergraduate textbook is Financial Markets and Institutions from Mishkin and Eakins. I can wholeheartedly recommend this textbook check some local secondhand textbook stores where you can get it cheap (new book is unnecessarily pricey).

If you are not looking for a textbook I would recommend Ascent of Money by Ferguson- that’s mostly about history and it’s written in extremely simple language targeted at general audiences


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