Financial Markets and Institutions (The Prentice Hall Series in Finance)

Introduction -- Why Study Financial Markets And Institutions? -- Overview Of The Financial System -- Fundamentals Of Financial Markets -- What Do Interest Rates Mean And What Is Their Role In Valuation? -- Why Do Interest Rates Change? -- How Do Risk And Term Structure Affect Interest Rates? -- Are Financial Markets Efficient? -- Fundamentals Of Financial Institutions -- Why Do Financial Institutions Exist? -- Why Do Financial Crises Occur And Why Are They So Damaging To The Economy? -- Central Banking And The Conduct Of Monetary Policy -- Central Banks And The 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 Institutions -- Financial Regulation -- Banking Industry: Structure And Competition -- The Mutual Fund Industry -- Insurance Companies And Pension Funds -- Investment Banks, Security Brokers And Dealers, And Venture Capital Firms -- The Management Of Financial Institutions -- Risk Management In Financial Institutions -- Hedging With Financial Derivatives. Frederic S. Mishkin, Stanley G. Eakins. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.