TY  - BOOK
AU  -  Mishkin, Frederic S
TI  - Financial markets and institutions
SN  - 9781292060484
AV  - HG181 .M68
PY  - 2016///
CY  - Boston, Massachusetts : 
PB  - Pearson
KW  - Finance -- Textbooks.
KW  -  Financial institutions -- Textbooks.
KW  - Banks and banking -- Textbooks.
N1  - Includes index.
 	
;  pt. 1. Introduction --
1. Why study financial markets and institutions? --
2. Overview of the financial system --
pt. 2. Fundamentals of Financial Markets --
3. What do interest rates mean and what if their role in valuation? --
4. Why do interest rates change? --
5. How do risk and term structure affect interest rates? --
6. Are financial markets efficient? --
pt. 3. Fundamentals of Financial Institutions --
7. Why do financial institutions exist? --
8. Why do financial crises occur and why are they so damaging to the economy? --
pt. 4. Central Banking and the Conduct of Monetary Policy --
9. Central banks: a global perspective --
10. Conduct of monetary policy: tools, goals, strategy, and tactics --
pt. 5. Financial Markets --
11. The money markets --
12. The bond market --
13. The stock market --
14. The mortgage markets --
15. The foreign exchange market --
16. The international financial system --
pt. 6. The Financial Institutions Industry --
17. Banking and the management of financial institutions --
18. Financial regulation --
19. Banking industry: structure and competition --
20. The mutual fund industry --
21. Insurance companies and pension funds --
22. Investment banks, security brokers and dealers, and venture capital firms --
pt. 7. The Management of Financial Institutions --
23. Risk management in financial institutions --
24. Hedging with financial derivatives --
Chapters on the web: 25. Savings associations and credit unions --
26. Finance companies
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