Mishkin, Frederic S. <br/><br/>
Financial markets and institutions / 
Frederic S. Mishkin, Stanley G. Eakins. 
 - 7th ed. 
 - Boston :  Prentice Hall,   c2012. 
 - 663, G-16, I-23 p. :  ill. ;   26 cm. 
 - The Prentice Hall series in finance .
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction -- Why study financial markets and institutions? -- Ove rview of the financial system -- Fundamentals of financial markets -- W hat do interest rates mean and what is their role in valuation? -- Why do interest rates change? -- How do risk and term structure affect inte rest rates? -- Are financial markets efficient? -- Fundamentals of fina ncial institutions -- Why do financial institutions exist? -- Why do fi nancial crises occur and why are they so damaging to the economy? -- Ce ntral banking and the conduct of monetary policy -- Central banks and t he 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 instit utions -- Financial regulation -- Banking industry: structure and compe tition -- The mutual fund industry -- Insurance companies and pension f unds -- Investment banks, security brokers and dealers, and venture cap ital firms -- The management of financial institutions -- Risk manageme nt in financial institutions -- Hedging wit. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780273754442 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010-048490 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Financial institutions--United States.<br/>Money--United States.<br/>Money market--United States.<br/>Banks and Banking--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>332.10973