Financial Institutions Markets & Money (7th)

by Kidwell, David S.; Peterson, Richard Lewis; Blackwell, David W.

• ISBN13: 9780030257414
• ISBN10: 0030257417
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-02-01
• Publisher: South-Western

Summary

Now in it's seventh edition, Financial Institutions, Markets, and Money continues to lead the market in the introductory course for financial institutions. The text's descriptive, balanced overview of the U.S. financial system, its primary institutions and markets, coupled with an introduction to international markets, creates a presentation truly reflective of today's global marketplace.

Table of Contents

PART I The Financial System
The Financial System: Money and Prices	3	(28)
An Overview of Financial Institutions	31	(24)
Fundamentals of Financial Markets	55	(32)
PART II How Interest Rates Are Determined
Bond Prices, Bond Yields, and Interest Rate Risk	87	(26)
The Level of Interest Rates	113	(20)
The Structure of Interest Rates	133	(26)
The Federal Reserve, Monetary Policy, and Interest Rates	159	(54)
PART III Financial Markets
Fixed Income Markets	213	(46)
Markets for Equity Securities	259	(34)
Mortgage Markets	293	(34)
Futures, Forward, Swaps, and Option Markets	327	(36)
International Exchange and Credit Markets---Introduction	363	(44)
PART IV Commercial Banking
Commercial Bank Operations	407	(44)
Bank Management and Profitability	451	(38)
International Banking	489	(28)
Regulation of Financial Institutions	517	(46)
PART V Financial Institutions
Thrift Institutions and Mortgage Banking	563	(32)
Finance Companies and Credit Unions	595	(38)
Investment Banks, Venture Capitalists	633	(30)
Insurance Companies and Pension Funds	663	(30)
Financial Conglomerates and Investment Companies	693	(36)
PART VI The Future of the Financial System
Looking Ahead	729