Financial marketing and institution / Frederic S. Mishkin ... [et al.]

Includes glossary and index.

PART I : INTRODUCTION : Why study financial markets and institution? -- Overview of the financial system -- PART II : FUNDAMENTAL OF FINANCIAL MARKETS : What do interest rates mean and what is their role in valuation? -- What do interest rates change? -- How do risk and team structure affect interest rates? -- Are financial markets efficient? -- PART III : FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS : Why do financial institutions exist? -- Why do financial crisis occur and why are they so damaging to the economy? -- PART IV : CENTRAL BANKING AND THE CONDUCT OF MONETARY POLICY : Central banks and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) -- Conduct of monetary policy : tools, goals, strategy and tactics -- PART V : FINANCIAL MARKETS : The money markets -- The bond market -- The stock Market -- The foreign exchange market -- The international financial system -- PART VI : THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INDUSTRY : Banking and the management of financial institutions -- Financial regulation -- Banking industry : structure and competition -- PART VII : THE MARKETING OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS : Risk management in financial institutions -- Hedging with financial derivatives -- Financial crisis in emerging market economies