TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mishkin,Frederic S.
AU  - Eakins,Stanley G.
TI  - Financial markets and institutions
T2  - The Prentice Hall series in finance
SN  - 9780273754442
AV  - HG181 .M558 2012
U1  - 332.10973 22
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Essex
PB  - Pearson Education
KW  - Financial institutions
KW  - United States
KW  - Money
KW  - Money market
KW  - Banks and banking
N1  - 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
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