Financial markets and institutions
By: Frederic S. Mishkin, Stanley G. Eakins
Contributors: Eakins, Stanley G.
Edition: 7th ed.
Series: The Prentice Hall series in finance
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 623
ISBN-13: 9780132136839
Subjects: Financial institutions; Money; Money market; Banks and banking
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Why study financial markets and institutions?; title: Overview of the financial system; title: Fundamentals of financial markets; title: What do interest rates mean and what is their role in valuation?; title: Why do interest rates change?; title: How do risk and term structure affect interest rates?; title: Are financial markets efficient?; title: Fundamentals of financial institutions; title: Why do financial institutions exist?; title: Why do financial crises occur and why are they so damaging to the economy?; title: Central banking and the conduct of monetary policy; title: Central banks and the federal reserve system; title: Conduct of monetary policy: tools, goals, strategy, and tactics; title: Financial markets; title: The money markets; title: The bond market; title: The stock market; title: The mortgage markets; title: The foreign exchange market; title: The international financial system; title: The financial institutions industry; title: Banking and the management of financial institutions; title: Financial regulation; title: Banking industry: structure and competition; title: The mutual fund industry; title: Insurance companies and pension funds; title: Investment banks, security brokers and dealers, and venture capital firms; title: The management of financial institutions; title: Risk management in financial institutions; title: Hedging wit.