Screen LibraryFinancial institutions and markets
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Oxford University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New York |
| Publication Dates: | 2004. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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| Carrier Form: | xxx, 674 p.: col. ill. ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0195134729 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | F837 |
| CLC: |
F837.125 F83 F837.123 |
| Call Number: | F83/K796/2nd.ed. |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Lending, payments, and risk-trading -- The financial system and its technology -- Efficiency, stability, and government intervention -- Interest rates, exchange rates, and security prices -- Understanding financial intermediaries -- What is a bank? -- The banking industry -- Payments and foreign exchange -- Insurance -- Pension funds and mutual funds -- Understanding financial markets -- The market for government securities -- The mortgage market -- The corporate debt market -- The equity market -- The derivatives market : futures, options, and swaps -- The organization of financial markets |