Why study financial markets and institutions? -- Overview of the financial system -- Understanding interest rates -- The behavior of interest rates -- The risk and term structure of interest rates -- Structure of central banks and the Federal Reserve System -- Conduct of monetary policy: tools, goals, and targets -- The money markets -- The capital markets -- The efficient market hypothesis -- The mortgage markets -- The foreign exchange market -- The international financial system -- Theory of financial structure -- The banking firm and bank management -- Commercial banking industry: structure and competition -- Savings associations and credit unions -- Banking regulation -- Insurance companies and pension funds -- Venture capital firms, finance companies, and financial conglomerates -- Investment banks, brokerage firms, and mutual funds -- Risk management in financial institutions -- Hedging with financial derivatives.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.