02155nam a2200325Ia 4500001000700000003000600007005001700013008004100030010001600071020001800087020001500105035002000120040004600140042000800186043001200194050002200206082002700228100003200255245008000287250001200367260004200379300003800421504005100459505112100510650005001631650004501681650004001726650003301766700003001799297494OCoLC20160527203416.0100519s2009    maua          001 0 eng    a 2007052864  a9780321374219  a0321374215  a(OCoLC)57429050  aDLCcDLCdBAKERdNLGGCdIG#dBTCTAdYDXCP  apcc  an-us---00aHG181b.M558 200600a332.10973bM6782f62221 aMishkin, Frederic S.2Local10aFinancial markets and institutionscFrederic S, Mishkin, Stanley G. Eakins.  a6th ed.  aBostonbPearson/Prentice Hallcc2009.  axxxix, 675, p.bcol. ill.c26 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aWhy 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. 0aFinancial institutionszUnited States.2Local 0aBanks and bankingzUnited States.2Local 0aMoney marketzUnited States.2Local 0aMoneyzUnited States.2Local1 aEakins, Stanley G.2Local