【簡介】 Financial Markets and Institutions takes a practical approach to the changing landscape of financial markets and institutions. The text uses core principles to introduce topics, then examines these models via real-world scenarios. Empirical applications of themes help you develop essential critical-thinking and problem-solving skills. The 10th Edition reflects major changes in the aftermath of the global financial and Covid crises. With timely new sections, cases and boxes, you'll have the latest, most relevant information to help prepare you for your future career. 【目錄】 PART I: INTRODUCTION Ch 1 Why Study Financial Markets and Institutions? Ch 2 Overview of the Financial System PART II: FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCIAL MARKETS Ch 3 What Do Interest Rates Mean and What Is Their Role in Valuation? Ch 4 Why Do Interest Rates Change? Ch 5 How Do Risk and Term Structure Affect Interest Rates? Ch 6 Are Financial Markets Efficient? PART III: FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS Ch 7 Why Do Financial Institutions Exist? Ch 8 Why Do Financial Crises Occur and Why Are They So Damaging to the Economy? PART IV: CENTRAL BANKING AND THE CONDUCT OF MONETARY POLICY Ch 9 Central Banks Ch10 Conduct of Monetary Policy PART V: FINANCIAL MARKETS Ch11 The Money Markets Ch12 The Bond Market Ch13 The Stock Market Ch14 The Mortgage Markets Ch15 The Foreign Exchange Market Ch16 The International Financial System PART VI: THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INDUSTRY Ch17 Banking and the Management of Financial Institutions Ch18 Financial Regulation Ch19 Banking Industry: Structure and Competition Ch20 The Mutual Fund Industry Ch21 Insurance Companies and Pension Funds Ch22 Investment Banks, Security Brokers and Dealers, and Venture Capital Firms PART VII: THE MANAGEMENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS Ch23 Risk Management in Financial Institutions Ch24 Hedging with Financial Derivatives Chapters on the Web Ch25 Financial Crises in Emerging Market Economies Ch26 Savings Associations and Credit Unions Ch27 Finance Companies