Financial markets and institutions / Frederic S. Mishkin, Stanley G. Eakins.
By: Mishkin, Frederic S.
Contributor(s): Eakins, Stanley G.
Boston : Prentice Hall, PEARSON c2015Edition: 8th ed.Description: xxxix, [39], 623 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.ISBN: 9780133423624 (cloth).Subject(s): Banks and banking -- United States | Financial institutions -- United States | Money market -- United States | Money -- United StatesGenre/Form: Print books.DDC classification: 332.10973| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | HG181 .M558 2015 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU0000000001495 |
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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.