Test Bank for Financial Markets and Institutions 9th Edition Mishkin ISBN: 9780134519265

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Test Bank for Financial Markets and Institutions 9th Edition Mishkin ISBN: 9780134519265

Test Bank for Financial Markets and Institutions, 9th Edition, Frederic S Mishkin, Stanley Eakins, ISBN: 9780137554508, ISBN: 9780134519265

Table of Contents

PART I: INTRODUCTION
Why Study Financial Markets and Institutions?
Overview of the Financial System

PART II: FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCIAL MARKETS
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?

PART III: FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Why Do Financial Institutions Exist?
Why Do Financial Crises Occur and Why Are They So Damaging to the Economy?
PART IV: CENTRAL BANKING AND THE CONDUCT OF MONETARY POLICY
Central Banks and the Federal Reserve System
Conduct of Monetary Policy

PART V: FINANCIAL MARKETS
The Money Markets
The Bond Market
The Stock Market
The Mortgage Markets
The Foreign Exchange Market
Appendix: The Interest Parity Condition
The International Financial System

PART VI: THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INDUSTRY
Banking and the Management of Financial Institutions
Financial Regulation
Banking Industry: Structure and Competition
The Mutual Fund Industry
Insurance Companies and Pension Funds
Investment Banks, Security Brokers and Dealers, and Venture Capital Firms

PART VII: THE MANAGEMENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Risk Management in Financial Institutions
Hedging with Financial Derivatives
CONTENTS ON THE WEB
Financial Crises in Emerging Market Economies
Savings Associations and Credit Unions
Finance Companies