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9780765622761

An Introduction to Financial Markets and Institutions

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  • ISBN13:

    9780765622761

  • ISBN10:

    0765622769

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Nonspecific Binding
  • Copyright: 2010-02-15
  • Publisher: Routledge

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Completely revised and updated to include the ongoing financial crisis and the Obama administration's programs to combat it, this introductory guide to Financial Markets and Instistutions provides balanced coverage of theories, policies, and institutions in a conversational style that avoids complex models and mathematics.

Table of Contents

Introduction and Overview
Money, A Unique Financial Instrument
Financial Markets, Instruments, and Market Makers
Financial Intermediaries and Risk
Interest Rates and Bond Prices
The Structure of Interest Rates
Market Efficiency
How Exchange Rates are Determined
The Fed
Monetary Policy
The Money Market
The Corporate and Government Bond Markets
The Stock Market
The Mortgage Market
Commercial Banking
Savings Associations and Credit Unions
Regulation of the Financial System
Insurance Companies
Pension Plans
Securities Firms, Mutual Funds, and Financial Conglomerates
Financial Instability
Risk Assessment and Management
Forward, Futures, and Options
Asset Backed Securities, Interest Rate and Currency Swaps
The International Financial System
Monetary Policy in a Globalized Financial
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