Financial markets and institutions /
Mishkin, Frederic S.
Financial markets and institutions / Frederic S. Mishkin, Stanley G. Eakins. - Global edition 7th ed. - Essex : Pearson Education, c2012. - xxxix, [39], 623 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm. - The Prentice Hall series in finance .
Includes index.
Authorised adaptation from the United States edition, entitled Financial Markets and Institutions, ISBN 978-0-13-21-3683-9 by Frederic S. Mishkin and Stanely G. Eakins, published by Pearson Education as Prentice Hall c2012.
Introduction -- Why study financial markets and institutions? -- Overview of the financial system -- Fundamentals of financial markets -- What do interest rates mean and what is their role in valuation? -- Why do interest rates change? -- How do risk and term structure affect interest rates? -- Are financial markets efficient? -- Fundamentals of financial institutions -- Why do financial institutions exist? -- Why do financial crises occur and why are they so damaging to the economy? -- Central banking and the conduct of monetary policy -- Central banks and the federal reserve system -- Conduct of monetary policy: tools, goals, strategy, and tactics -- Financial markets -- The money markets -- The bond market -- The stock market -- The mortgage markets -- The foreign exchange market -- The international financial system -- The financial institutions industry -- Banking and the management of financial institutions -- Financial regulation -- Banking industry: structure and competition -- The mutual fund industry -- Insurance companies and pension funds -- Investment banks, security brokers and dealers, and venture capital firms -- The management of financial institutions -- Risk management in financial institutions -- Hedging wit.
9780273754442 0273754440
2010048490
Financial institutions--United States.
Money--United States.
Money market--United States.
Banks and banking--United States.
HG181 / .M558 2012
332.10973
Financial markets and institutions / Frederic S. Mishkin, Stanley G. Eakins. - Global edition 7th ed. - Essex : Pearson Education, c2012. - xxxix, [39], 623 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm. - The Prentice Hall series in finance .
Includes index.
Authorised adaptation from the United States edition, entitled Financial Markets and Institutions, ISBN 978-0-13-21-3683-9 by Frederic S. Mishkin and Stanely G. Eakins, published by Pearson Education as Prentice Hall c2012.
Introduction -- Why study financial markets and institutions? -- Overview of the financial system -- Fundamentals of financial markets -- What do interest rates mean and what is their role in valuation? -- Why do interest rates change? -- How do risk and term structure affect interest rates? -- Are financial markets efficient? -- Fundamentals of financial institutions -- Why do financial institutions exist? -- Why do financial crises occur and why are they so damaging to the economy? -- Central banking and the conduct of monetary policy -- Central banks and the federal reserve system -- Conduct of monetary policy: tools, goals, strategy, and tactics -- Financial markets -- The money markets -- The bond market -- The stock market -- The mortgage markets -- The foreign exchange market -- The international financial system -- The financial institutions industry -- Banking and the management of financial institutions -- Financial regulation -- Banking industry: structure and competition -- The mutual fund industry -- Insurance companies and pension funds -- Investment banks, security brokers and dealers, and venture capital firms -- The management of financial institutions -- Risk management in financial institutions -- Hedging wit.
9780273754442 0273754440
2010048490
Financial institutions--United States.
Money--United States.
Money market--United States.
Banks and banking--United States.
HG181 / .M558 2012
332.10973