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020 _a9780132136839
020 _a013213683X
082 0 0 _a332.10973
100 1 _aMishkin, Frederic S
245 1 0 _aFinancial markets and institutions /
250 _a7th ed
300 _axxxix, [39], 623 pages :
_billustrations (some color) ;
490 1 _aThe Prentice Hall series in finance
500 _aInfo. notes on endpapers
505 0 _aIntroduction -- 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 with financial derivatives
650 0 _aFinancial institutions
650 0 _aMoney
650 0 _aMoney market
650 0 _aBanks and banking
700 1 _aEakins, Stanley G
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