TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mishkin, Frederic S.
AU  - Eakins, Stanley G.
TI  -  Financial markets and institutions
T2  - The Prentice Hall series in finance
SN  - 9780273754442
U1  - 332.10973  22
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Boston
PB  - Prentice Hall
KW  - Financial institutions
KW  - United States
KW  - Money
KW  - Money market
KW  - Banks and Banking
N1  - Includes index; 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
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