Finance and Financial Markets

Abstract

Fourth edition. 1. The World of Finance.- 2. Financial Intermediation and Financial Markets.- 3. Financial Institutions.- 4. Monetary Policy and Interest Rate Determination.- 5. Domestic and International Money Markets.- 6. The Domestic and International Bond Market.- 7. Portfolio Analysis: Risk and Return in Financial Markets.- 8. The Capital Asset Pricing Model.- 9. Stockmarkets and Equities.- 10. The Efficiency of Financial Markets.- 11. The Foreign Exchange Market.- 12. Theories of Exchange Rate Determination.- 13. Financial Futures.- 14. Options.- 15. Option Pricing.- 16. Swap Markets.- 17. Financial Innovation and the Credit Crunch.- 18. Regulation of the Financial Sector.