Financial markets and institutions / Frederic S. Mishkin, Stanley G. Eakins.
Material type:
- 9788131759356
- 332.10973 MIS
Why study financial markets and institutions? --
Overview of the financial system --
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? --
Structure of central banks and the federal reserve system --
Conduct of monetary policy : tools, goals, strategy, and tactics --
The money markets --
The bond market --
The stock market --
The mortage markets --
The foreign exchange market --
The international financial system --
Whay do financial institutions exist? --
What should be done about conflicts of interest? : a central issue in business ethics --
Banking and the management of financial institutions --
Commercial banking industry : structure and competition --
Savings associations and credit unions --
Banking regulation --
The mutual fund industry --
Insurance companies and pension funds --
Investment banks, security brokers and dealers, and venture capital firms --
Risk management in financial institutions --
Hedging with financial derivatives --
Finance companies.
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