Mishkin, Frederic S. creator Eakins, Stanley G. xxu Boston Pearson Prentice Hall c2009 6th edition monographic eng xxxix, 675, [35] p. ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm. Why study financial markets and institutions? -- Overview of the financial system -- 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? -- Structure of central banks and the federal reserve system -- Conduct of monetary policy : tools, goals, strategy, and tactics -- The money markets -- The bond market -- The stock market -- The mortage markets -- The foreign exchange market -- The international financial system -- Whay do financial institutions exist? -- What should be done about conflicts of interest? : a central issue in business ethics -- Banking and the management of financial institutions -- Commercial banking industry : structure and competition -- Savings associations and credit unions -- Banking regulation -- The mutual fund industry -- Insurance companies and pension funds -- Investment banks, security brokers and dealers, and venture capital firms -- Risk management in financial institutions -- Hedging with financial derivatives -- Finance companies. Frederic S. Mishkin, Stanley G. Eakins Includes bibliographical references and index. Financial institutions . Money , Money market. Banks and banking United States. United States.United States HG 181 .M558 2009 0321374215 (alk. paper),9780321374219 (alk. paper) ,9780321552112 (pbk.), 0321552113 (pbk.) http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip087/2007052864.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip087/2007052864.html DLC 140607 20210316135203.0 eng