Frederic S. Mishkin..[Et.all..] <br/><br/>
Financial markets and institutions / 
Frederic S. Mishkin, Stanley G. Eakins,Tulsi Jayakumar and R.K. Pattnaik 
 - 8th ed. 
 - New Delhi :  Pearson,  2017. 
 - 564  ill. (some col.) ;  27 cm. 
<br/><br/> In Financial Markets and Institutions, bestselling authors Frederic S. Mushin and Stanley G. Eakins provide a practical introduction to prepare students for today’s changing landscape of financial markets and institutions.<br/><br/>A unifying framework uses core principles to organize students’ thinking then examines the models as real-world scenarios from a practitioner’s perspective. By analysing these applications, students develop the critical-thinking and problem-solving skills necessary to respond to challenging situations in their future careers. Although this text has undergone a major revision, the Eighth Edition retains Mushin/Eakins’ hallmark pedagogy that make it the best-selling textbook on financial markets and institutions. 
<br/><br/>I. Introduction<br/>1. Why Study Financial Markets and Institutions?<br/>2. Overview of the Financial System<br/>II. Fundamentals of Financial Markets<br/>3. What Do Interest Rates Mean and What Is Their Role in Valuation?<br/>4. Why Do Interest Rates Change?<br/>5. How Do Risk and Term Structure Affect Interest Rates?<br/>6. Are Financial Markets Efficient?<br/>III. Fundamentals of Financial Institutions<br/>7. Why Do Financial Institutions Exist?<br/>8. Why Do Financial Crises Occur and Why Are They So Damaging to the Economy?<br/>IV. Central Banking and the Conduct of Monetary Policy<br/>9. Central Banks and the Federal Reserve System<br/>10. Conduct of Monetary Policy: Tools, Goals, Strategy, and Tactics<br/>V. Financial Markets<br/>11. The Money Markets<br/>12. The Bond Market<br/>13. The Stock Market<br/>14. The Mortgage Markets<br/>15. The Foreign Exchange Market<br/>16. The International Financial System<br/>VI. The Financial Institutions Industry<br/>17. Banking and the Management of Financial Institutions<br/>18. Financial Regulation<br/>19. Banking Industry: Structure and Competition<br/>20. The Mutual Fund Industry<br/>21. Insurance Companies and Pension Funds<br/>22. Investment Banks, Security Brokers and Dealers, and Venture Capital Firms<br/>VII. The Management of Financial Institutions<br/>23. Risk Management in Financial Institutions<br/>24. Hedging with Financial Derivatives 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9789332585522 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Financial institutions<br/>Money<br/>Money market<br/>Banks and banking
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>332.10973 F8722 F  / 102544