TY  - BOOK
AU  - Madura, Jeff
TI  - Financial institutions and markets.
SN  - 9780538482172
AV  - HG173.M26 
PY  - 2012///
CY  - London
PB  - South-Western
KW  - Financial institutions
KW  - Capital market.
KW  - Money market
N1  - Includes index; 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 .
ER  -