TY - BOOK AU - Madura, Jeff AU - Schnuseberg, Oliver TI - Financial markets and institutions. SN - 0324027443 AV - HG173.M26 PY - 2001/// CY - Australia PB - South-Western College KW - Financial institutions N1 - Includes index; Contents: Overview of the financial environment -- Role of financial markets and institutions -- Determination of interest rates -- Structure of interest rates -- The Fed and monetary policy -- Functions of the fed -- Monetary theory and policy -- Debt security markets -- Money markets -- Bond markets -- Bond valuation and risk -- Mortgage markets -- Equity markets -- Stock markets -- Stock valuation and risk -- Derivative security markets -- Financial futures markets -- Options markets -- Interest rate derivative markets -- Foreign exchange derivative markets -- Commercial banking -- Commercial bank operations -- Bank regulation -- Bank management -- Bank performance -- International banking -- Nonbank operations -- Thrift operations -- Consumer finance operations -- Mutual fund operations -- Securities operations -- Insurance operations -- Pension fund operations -- Credit union -- Appendix A: Comprehensive project -- Appendix B: Using LOTUS and EXCEL for statistical analysis. ER -