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Financial Institutions and Markets

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ISBN-10: 0195134729

ISBN-13: 9780195134728

Edition: 2nd 2003 (Revised)

Authors: Meir Kohn

List price: $249.99
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Why do financial institutions and markets have the structure they do? Why is that structure changing? These questions are central to the scope and purpose of Meir G. Kohn's Financial Institutions and Markets, 2/e. Unlike most books designed for financial markets and institutions courses, this successful text focuses on the "why" of existing and evolving markets and instruments as well as the "how." Financial Institutions and Markets, 2/e, makes clear the general principles and economic functions underlying all financial intermediaries. It provides a thorough discussion of the specifics of banking, insurance, pension funds, and mutual funds. In a similar fashion, the book elucidates the…    
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Book details

List price: $249.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/3/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 704
Size: 9.41" wide x 7.40" long x 1.30" tall
Weight: 3.212
Language: English

Principles
Lending, payments, and risk-trading
The financial system and its technology
Efficiency, stability, and government intervention
Interest rates, exchange rates, and security prices
Financial Intermediaries
Understanding financial intermediaries
What is a bank?
The banking industry
Payments and foreign exchange
Insurance
Pension funds and mutual funds
Financial Markets
Understanding financial markets
The market for government securities
The mortgage market
The corporate debt market
The equity market
The derivatives market: futures, options, and swaps
The organization of financial markets
Regulation and Stability
Managing liquidity and risk
Bank safety and regulation
Security market stability and regulation