內容簡介
內容簡介 1.Chapter Previews at the beginning of each chapter give students an overview of the chapter, explaining why specific topics are important and how they relate to other topics in the book. 2.Cases demonstrate how the analysis in the book can explain many important real-world situations. A special set of cases called Case: Reading the Wall Street Journal show students how to read daily columns in this leading financial newspaper. 3.Following the Financial News boxes introduce students to relevant news articles and data often reported daily in financial news sources and explain how to read them. 4.Inside the Fed boxes give students a feel for what is important in the operation and structure of the Federal Reserve System, and delve into major changes to monetary policy and lending following the financial crisis.
產品目錄
產品目錄 PART I: INTRODUCTIONCh 1 Why Study Financial Markets and Institutions?Ch 2 Overview of the Financial SystemPART II: FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCIAL MARKETSCh 3 What Do Interest Rates Mean and What Is Their Role in Valuation?Ch 4 Why Do Interest Rates Change?Ch 5 How Do Risk and Term Structure Affect Interest Rates?Ch 6 Are Financial Markets Efficient?PART III: FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSCh 7 Why Do Financial Institutions Exist?Ch 8 Why Do Financial Crises Occur and Why Are They So Damaging to the Economy?PART IV: CENTRAL BANKING AND THE CONDUCT OF MONETARY POLICYCh 9 Central BanksCh10 Conduct of Monetary PolicyPART V: FINANCIAL MARKETSCh11 The Money MarketsCh12 The Bond MarketCh13 The Stock MarketCh14 The Mortgage MarketsCh15 The Foreign Exchange MarketCh16 The International Financial SystemPART VI: THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INDUSTRYCh17 Banking and the Management of Financial InstitutionsCh18 Financial RegulationCh19 Banking Industry: Structure and CompetitionCh20 The Mutual Fund IndustryCh21 Insurance Companies and Pension FundsCh22 Investment Banks, Security Brokers and Dealers, and Venture Capital FirmsPART VII: THE MANAGEMENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSCh23 Risk Management in Financial InstitutionsCh24 Hedging with Financial DerivativesChapters on the WebCh25 Financial Crises in Emerging Market EconomiesCh26 Savings Associations and Credit UnionsCh27 Finance Companies