Financial markets and institutions /
Mishkin, Frederic S.
Financial markets and institutions / Frederic S. Mishkin, Stanley G. Eakins. - 7th ed. - Boston : Prentice Hall, c2012. - xxxix, 623p. 25cm : col.,ill. - The Prentice Hall series in finance .
Includes index.
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.
9780132136839 (0-13-213683-x)
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. - 7th ed. - Boston : Prentice Hall, c2012. - xxxix, 623p. 25cm : col.,ill. - The Prentice Hall series in finance .
Includes index.
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.
9780132136839 (0-13-213683-x)
2010048490
Financial institutions--United States.
Money--United States.
Money market--United States.
Banks and banking--United States.
HG181 / .M558 2012
332.10973