Financial markets and institutions / Frederic S. Mishkin, Stanley G. Eakins.
By: Mishkin, Frederic S.
Contributor(s): Eakins, Stanley G.
Series: Prentice Hall finance series: Publisher: Boston, MA : Prentice Hall, c2012Edition: 7th ed.Description: xxxix, [39], 623 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.ISBN: 9780132136839 (hbk.).Subject(s): Financial institutions -- United States | Money -- United States | Money market -- United States | Banks and banking -- United StatesDDC classification: 332.10973Item type | Current location | Shelf location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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Main Collection | Taylor's Library-TU |
Floor 3, Shelf 5 , Side 2, TierNo 4, BayNo 7 |
332.10973 MIS 2012 (Browse shelf) | 1 | Available | TBSxx,08010,03,GR | 5000119529 |
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.