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1 online resource (696 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents in Brief -- Contents in Detail -- Contents on the Web -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Part One: Introduction -- Chapter 1: Why Study Financial Markets and Institutions? -- Preview -- Why Study Financial Markets? -- Debt Markets and Interest Rates -- The Stock Market -- The Foreign Exchange Market -- Why Study Financial Institutions? -- Structure of the Financial System -- Financial Crises -- Central Banks and the Conduct of Monetary Policy -- The International Financial System -- Banks and Other Financial Institutions |
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Financial Innovation -- Managing Risk in Financial Institutions -- Applied Managerial Perspective -- How We Will Study Financial Markets and Institutions -- Exploring the Web -- Collecting and Graphing Data -- Web Exercise -- Concluding Remarks -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Questions -- Quantitative Problems -- Web Exercises -- Chapter 2: Overview of the Financial System -- Preview -- Function of Financial Markets -- Structure of Financial Markets -- Debt and Equity Markets -- Primary and Secondary Markets -- Exchanges and Over-the-Counter Markets -- Money and Capital Markets |
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Internationalization of Financial Markets -- International Bond Market, Eurobonds, and Eurocurrencies -- Global: Are U.S. Capital Markets Losing Their Edge? -- World Stock Markets -- Function of Financial Intermediaries: Indirect Finance -- Following the Financial News: Foreign Stock Market Indexes -- Global: The Importance of Financial Intermediaries Relative to Securities Markets: An International Comparison -- Transaction Costs -- Risk Sharing -- Asymmetric Information: Adverse Selection and Moral Hazard -- Economies of Scope and Conflicts of Interest -- Types of Financial Intermediaries |
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Depository Institutions -- Contractual Savings Institutions -- Investment Intermediaries -- Regulation of the Financial System -- Increasing Information Available to Investors -- Ensuring the Soundness of Financial Intermediaries -- Financial Regulation Abroad -- Summary -- Key Terms -- Questions -- Web Exercises -- Part Two: Fundamentals of Financial Markets -- Chapter 3: What Do Interest Rates Mean and What Is Their Role in Valuation? -- Preview -- Measuring Interest Rates -- Present Value -- Four Types of Credit Market Instruments -- Yield to Maturity |
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Global: Negative Interest Rates? Japan First, Then the United States, Then Europe -- The Distinction Between Real and Nominal Interest Rates -- Mini-Case: With TIPS, Real Interest Rates Have Become Observable in the United States -- The Distinction Between Interest Rates and Returns -- Maturity and the Volatility of Bond Returns: Interest-Rate Risk -- Mini-Case: Helping Investors Select Desired Interest-Rate Risk -- Reinvestment Risk -- Summary -- The Practicing Manager: Calculating Duration to Measure Interest-Rate Risk -- Calculating Duration -- Duration and Interest-Rate Risk -- Summary |
| Summary |
This title is part of a new Pearson program pilot offering students the option to rent a print textbook for fall 2017. By having affordable access to the best learning materials and experiences from day-one, students come to class prepared and ready to succeed. Additional details on the rental program will be coming soon. For courses in financial markets. Real-world applications help students navigate the shifting financial landscapeFinancial Markets and Institutions takes a practical approach to the changing landscape of financial markets and institutions. Best-selling authors Frederic S.M |
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Financial institutions -- United States
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Money -- United States.
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Money market -- United States
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Banks and banking -- United States.
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Banks and banking
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Financial institutions
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Money
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Money market
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Eakins, Stanley, author
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| ISBN |
9781292215037 |
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1292215038 |
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