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9780230233218

Finance and Financial Markets

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  • ISBN13:

    9780230233218

  • ISBN10:

    023023321X

  • Edition: 3rd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2010-04-15
  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
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Summary

Finance & Financial Markets is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to finance, making the operation of financial institutions, markets and instruments readily understandable for students on business, economics and finance courses and those wanting to understand the workings of the financial world.

Author Biography

KEITH PILBEAM is Professor of International Economics and Finance at City University, London, UK. He teaches on the international programs of Boston University and has been Visiting Professor at the European University Institute in Florence. He has wordke for NatWest and the Royal Bank of Scotland and consults for a number of City financial institutions. He also advises the UK Foreign Office on international economic issues. He is President of the International Economics & Finance Society (UK) and author of the bestselling textbook International Finance, also published by Palgrave.

Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgements
The World of Finance
Financial Intermediation and Financial Markets
Financial Institutions
Monetary Policy and Interest Rate Determination
The Domestic and International Money Markets
The Domestic and International Bond Market
Portfolio Analysis: Risk and Return in Financial Markets
The Capital Asset Pricing Model
Stockmarkets and Equities
The Efficiency of Financial Markets
The Foreign Exchange Market
Theories of Exchange Rate Determination
Financial Futures
Options
The Pricing of Options
Swap Markets
The Regulation of Financial Services
Bibliography
Index

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