Financial markets and institutions / Frederic S. Mishkin, Stanley G. Eakins.

´Authorised adaptation from the US 7th ed., entitled: Financial markets and institutions by Frederic S. Mishkin, Stanley G. Eakins.

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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.