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• COVER
• TITLE PAGE
• PREFACE
  • WHY READ THIS BOOK?
  • WHY THIS EDITION IS BETTER THAN PREVIOUS ONES
  • ORGANIZATION OF THE BOOK
  • ANCILLARY PACKAGE
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• ABOUT THE AUTHORS
  • DAVID S. KIDWELL
  • DAVID W. BLACKWELL
  • DAVID A. WHIDBEE
  • RICHARD W. SIAS
• PART 1: THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM
  • CHAPTER ONE: AN OVERVIEW OF FINANCIAL MARKETS AND INSTITUTIONS
    • 1.1 THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM
    • 1.2 FINANCIAL MARKETS AND DIRECT FINANCING
    • 1.3 TYPES OF FINANCIAL MARKETS
    • 1.4 THE MONEY MARKETS
    • 1.5 THE CAPITAL MARKETS
    • 1.6 FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES AND INDIRECT FINANCING
    • 1.7 TYPES OF FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
    • 1.8 THE RISKS FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS MANAGE
    • 1.9 REGULATION OF THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM
    • 1.10 ETHICS AND THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM
    • SUMMARY OF LEARNING OBJECTIVES
    • KEY TERMS
    • QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS
  • CHAPTER TWO: THE FEDERAL RESERVE AND ITS POWERS
    • 2.1 ORIGINS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
    • 2.2 THE CURRENT STRUCTURE OF THE FED
    • 2.3 MONETARY POWERS OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS
    • 2.4 THE FED’S REGULATORY POWERS
    • 2.5 INDEPENDENCE OF THE FED
    • 2.6 THE FED’S BALANCE SHEET
    • 2.7 THE FED’S ROLE IN CHECK CLEARING AND THE GROWTH OF ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS
    • 2.8 FEDERAL RESERVE TOOLS OF MONETARY POLICY
    • SUMMARY OF LEARNING OBJECTIVES
    • KEY TERMS
    • QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS
  • CHAPTER THREE: THE FED AND INTEREST RATES
    • 3.1 FEDERAL RESERVE CONTROL OF THE MONEY SUPPLY
    • 3.2 THE FED’S INFLUENCE ON INTEREST RATES
    • 3.3 THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT AND FISCAL POLICY
    • 3.4 GOALS OF MONETARY POLICY
    • 3.5 THE FED AND THE ECONOMY
    • 3.6 COMPLICATIONS OF MONETARY POLICY
    • 3.7 ANATOMY OF A FINANCIAL CRISIS
    • SUMMARY OF LEARNING OBJECTIVES
    • KEY TERMS
    • QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS
• PART 2: HOW INTEREST RATES ARE DETERMINED
  • CHAPTER FOUR: THE LEVEL OF INTEREST RATES
    • 4.1 WHAT ARE INTEREST RATES?
    • 4.2 THE REAL RATE OF INTEREST
    • 4.3 LOANABLE FUNDS THEORY OF INTEREST
    • 4.4 PRICE EXPECTATIONS AND INTEREST RATES
    • 4.5 A RESTATEMENT OF THE FISHER EQUATION
    • 4.6 FORECASTING INTEREST RATES
    • 4.7 INTEREST RATES AND CURRENCY VALUES
    • SUMMARY OF LEARNING OBJECTIVES
    • KEY TERMS
    • QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS
  • CHAPTER FIVE: BOND PRICES AND INTEREST RATE RISK
    • 5.1 THE TIME VALUE OF MONEY
    • 5.2 BOND PRICING
    • 5.3 BOND YIELDS
    • 5.4 IMPORTANT BOND PRICING RELATIONSHIPS
    • 5.5 INTEREST RATE RISK AND DURATION
    • SUMMARY OF LEARNING OBJECTIVES
    • KEY TERMS
    • QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS
  • CHAPTER SIX: THE STRUCTURE OF INTEREST RATES
    • 6.1 THE TERM STRUCTURE OF INTEREST RATES
    • 6.2 DEFAULT RISK
    • 6.3 TAX TREATMENT
    • 6.4 MARKETABILITY
    • 6.5 OPTIONS ON DEBT SECURITIES
    • 6.6 BEHAVIOR OF INTEREST RATES OVER THE BUSINESS CYCLE
    • SUMMARY OF LEARNING OBJECTIVES
    • KEY TERMS
    • QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS
• PART 3: FINANCIAL MARKETS
  • CHAPTER SEVEN: MONEY MARKETS
    • 7.1 HOW THE MONEY MARKETS WORK
    • 7.2 ECONOMIC ROLE OF THE MONEY MARKETS
    • 7.3 FEATURES OF MONEY MARKET INSTRUMENTS
    • 7.4 TREASURY BILLS
    • 7.5 FEDERAL AGENCY SECURITIES
    • 7.6 FEDERAL FUNDS
    • 7.7 OTHER MAJOR MONEY MARKET INSTRUMENTS
    • 7.8 MONEY MARKET PARTICIPANTS
    • 7.9 THE IMPACT OF THE 2007–2008 FINANCIAL CRISIS ON THE MONEY MARKETS
    • SUMMARY OF LEARNING OBJECTIVES
    • KEY TERMS
    • QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS
  • CHAPTER EIGHT: BOND MARKETS
    • 8.1 FUNCTIONS OF THE CAPITAL MARKETS
    • 8.2 THE U.S. GOVERNMENT AND AGENCY SECURITIES
    • 8.3 STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT BONDS
    • 8.4 CORPORATE BONDS
    • 8.5 FINANCIAL GUARANTEES
    • 8.6 SECURITIZED CREDIT INSTRUMENTS
    • 8.7 CAPITAL MARKET REGULATORS
    • 8.8 BOND MARKETS AROUND THE WORLD ARE INCREASINGLY LINKED
    • 8.9 THE IMPACT OF THE 2007–2008 FINANCIAL CRISIS ON THE BOND MARKETS
    • SUMMARY OF LEARNING OBJECTIVES
    • KEY TERMS
    • QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS
  • CHAPTER NINE: MORTGAGE MARKETS AND MORTGAGE‐BACKED SECURITIES
    • 9.1 THE UNIQUE NATURE OF MORTGAGE MARKETS
    • 9.2 TYPES OF MORTGAGES
    • 9.3 MORTGAGE QUALIFYING
    • 9.4 MORTGAGE‐BACKED SECURITIES
    • 9.5 MORTGAGE PREPAYMENT RISK AND OTHER MBS
    • 9.6 PARTICIPANTS IN THE MORTGAGE MARKETS
    • 9.7 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MORTGAGE MARKETS AND THE CAPITAL MARKETS
    • SUMMARY OF LEARNING OBJECTIVES
    • KEY TERMS
    • QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS
  • CHAPTER TEN: EQUITY MARKETS
    • 10.1  WHAT ARE EQUITY SECURITIES?
    • 10.2  EQUITY MARKETS
    • 10.3  EQUITY TRADING
    • 10.4  GLOBAL STOCK MARKETS
    • 10.5  LARGE‐SCALE AND HIGH FREQUENCY TRADING
    • 10.6  REGULATION OF EQUITY MARKETS
    • 10.7  STOCK MARKET INDEXES
    • SUMMARY OF LEARNING OBJECTIVES
    • KEY TERMS
    • QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS
  • CHAPTER ELEVEN: DERIVATIVES MARKETS
    • 11.1  THE NATURE OF DERIVATIVE SECURITIES
    • 11.2  FORWARD MARKETS
    • 11.3  FUTURES MARKETS
    • 11.4  USES OF THE FINANCIAL FUTURES MARKETS
    • 11.5  RISKS IN THE FUTURES MARKETS
    • 11.6  OPTIONS MARKETS
    • 11.7  SWAP MARKETS
    • KEY TERMS
    • SUMMARY OF LEARNING OBJECTIVES
    • QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS
  • CHAPTER TWELVE: INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
    • 12.1 THE DIFFICULTIES OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE
    • 12.2 EXCHANGE RATES
    • 12.3 BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
    • 12.4 FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKETS
    • 12.5 SPOT AND FORWARD TRANSACTIONS
    • 12.6 CAPITAL FLOWS AND EXCHANGE RATES
    • 12.7 GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION IN FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKETS
    • 12.8 FINANCING INTERNATIONAL TRADE
    • 12.9 INTERNATIONAL MONEY AND CAPITAL MARKETS
    • 12.10 THE GLOBALIZATION OF FINANCIAL MARKETS
    • SUMMARY OF LEARNING OBJECTIVES
    • KEY TERMS
    • QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS
• PART 4: COMMERCIAL BANKING
  • CHAPTER THIRTEEN: COMMERCIAL BANK OPERATIONS
    • 13.1 AN OVERVIEW OF THE BANKING INDUSTRY
    • 13.2 BALANCE SHEET FOR A COMMERCIAL BANK
    • 13.3 THE SOURCE OF BANK FUNDS
    • 13.4 BANK USES OF FUNDS: BANK INVESTMENTS AND CASH ASSETS
    • 13.5 BANK USES OF FUNDS: LOANS AND LEASES
    • 13.6 LOAN PRICING
    • 13.7 ANALYSIS OF LOAN CREDIT RISK
    • 13.8 FEE‐BASED SERVICES
    • 13.9 OFF‐BALANCE‐SHEET BANKING
    • 13.10 BANK EARNINGS
    • 13.11 BANK PERFORMANCE
    • SUMMARY OF LEARNING OBJECTIVES
    • KEY TERMS
    • QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS
  • CHAPTER FOURTEEN: INTERNATIONAL BANKING
    • 14.1 DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL BANKING
    • 14.2 REGULATION OF OVERSEAS BANKING ACTIVITIES
    • 14.3 DELIVERY OF OVERSEAS BANKING SERVICES
    • 14.4 INTERNATIONAL LENDING
    • 14.5 FOREIGN BANKS IN THE UNITED STATES
    • 14.6 FUTURE DIRECTIONS OF INTERNATIONAL BANKING
    • SUMMARY OF LEARNING OBJECTIVES
    • KEY TERMS
    • QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS
  • CHAPTER FIFTEEN: REGULATION OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
    • 15.1 REASONS FOR REGULATION
    • 15.2 BANK FAILURES AND REGULATION
    • 15.3 SAFETY AND SOUNDNESS REGULATION: DEPOSIT INSURANCE
    • 15.4 DEPOSIT INSURANCE ISSUES
    • 15.5 SAFETY AND SOUNDNESS REGULATION: CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
    • 15.6 BANK EXAMINATIONS
    • 15.7 STRUCTURE AND COMPETITION REGULATIONS
    • 15.8 CONSUMER PROTECTION REGULATIONS
    • 15.9 BANK REGULATORS
    • SUMMARY OF LEARNING OBJECTIVES
    • KEY TERMS
    • QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS
• PART 5: FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
  • CHAPTER SIXTEEN: THRIFT INSTITUTIONS AND FINANCE COMPANIES
    • 16.1 HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS
    • 16.2 OPERATIONS OF SAVINGS INSTITUTIONS
    • 16.3 CREDIT UNIONS
    • 16.4 THRIFT INSTITUTIONS AROUND THE GLOBE
    • 16.5 FINANCE COMPANIES
    • SUMMARY OF LEARNING OBJECTIVES
    • KEY TERMS
    • QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS
  • CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: INSURANCE COMPANIES AND PENSION FUNDS
    • 17.1 INSURANCE
    • 17.2 THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY
    • 17.3 LIFE AND HEALTH INSURANCE PRODUCTS
    • 17.4 PROPERTY AND LIABILITY INSURANCE PRODUCTS
    • 17.5 PENSIONS
    • SUMMARY OF LEARNING OBJECTIVES
    • KEY TERMS
    • QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS
  • CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: INVESTMENT BANKING
    • 18.1 THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COMMERCIAL AND INVESTMENT BANKING
    • 18.2 PRIMARY SERVICES OF AN INVESTMENT BANK
    • 18.3 PRIVATE EQUITY
    • SUMMARY OF LEARNING OBJECTIVES
    • KEY TERMS
    • QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS
  • CHAPTER NINETEEN: INVESTMENT COMPANIES
    • 19.1 INVESTMENT COMPANIES
    • 19.2 OPEN‐END MUTUAL FUNDS
    • 19.3 CLOSED‐END MUTUAL FUNDS
    • 19.4 EXCHANGE‐TRADED FUNDS
    • 19.5 HEDGE FUNDS
    • 19.6 REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS
    • SUMMARY OF LEARNING OBJECTIVES
    • KEY TERMS
    • QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS
  • CHAPTER TWENTY: RISK MANAGEMENT IN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
    • 20.1 THE DILEMMA: PROFITABILITY VERSUS SAFETY
    • 20.2 LIQUIDITY MANAGEMENT
    • 20.3 MANAGING CREDIT RISK
    • 20.4 MEASURING AND ASSESSING INTEREST RATE RISK
    • 20.5 HEDGING INTEREST RATE RISK
    • SUMMARY OF LEARNING OBJECTIVES
    • KEY TERMS
    • QUESTIONS AND PROBLEMS
• GLOSSARY
• INDEX
• END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT

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