Includes index.
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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Financial markets and institutions by Frederic S. Mishkin. ISBN 9780321374219. Published by Pearson Prentice Hall in 2009. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.
