Madura, Jeff <br/><br/>
Financial institutions and markets. / 
Jeff Madura  
 - 10th ed. 
 - London:  South-Western,  2012. 
 - xxxiv, 714 p.:  ill.; 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Contents: 1. Overview of the financial environment: Role of financial markets and institutions -- Interest rate determination  --  Interest rate structure -- 2. The Fed and monetary policy -- The Fed and its functions -- Monetary policy -- 3. Debt security markets: Money markets -- Bond markets --  Valuation and risk of bonds -- Mortgage markets -- 4. Equity markets: Investor monitoring and stock offerings --  Valuation and risk of stocks  -- Markets microstructure and strategies -- 5. Derivative security markets: Financial futures markets -- Option markets -- Interest rate derivative markets -- Foreign exchange derivative markets -- 6. Commercial banking:  Commercial bank operations -- Regulation of banks-- Bank management -- Bank performance -- 7. Nonbank operations: Thrift operations -- Finance company operations -- Mutual fund operations -- Securities operations -- Pension fund  and insurance operations .  
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780538482172 0538482176 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label> Financial institutions  Capital market.   Money market. 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HG173.M26