Higher Education
Author(s): Jeff Madura | Ohaness Paskelian
ISBN: 9789366604145
14th Edition
Copyright: 2025
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 736
Trim Size : 279 x 216 mm
Develop a clear understanding of why financial markets exist, how financial institutions serve these markets and what services those institutions offer with Madura/Paskelian's best-selling FINANCIAL MARKETS & INSTITUTIONS, 14th Edition. Packed with real examples and practical applications, this engaging edition clarifies the management, performance and regulatory aspects of financial institutions. Explore the functions of the Federal Reserve System and the updated tools it uses to conduct monetary policy, major debt, equity security markets and the derivative security markets. Expanded coverage now discusses stock valuation, market microstructure strategies and liquidity in today's financial markets. In addition, a new chapter explains how financial technology is changing the role and functions of financial institutions and providing new popular sources of funding, such as crowdfunding.
Part I: OVERVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL ENVIRONMENT
1. Role of Financial Markets and Institutions
2. Determination of Interest Rates
3. Structure of Interest Rates
Part II: THE FED AND MONETARY POLICY
4. Functions of the Fed
5. Monetary Policy
Part III: DEBT SECURITY MARKETS
6. Money Markets
7. Bond Markets
8. Bond Valuation and Risk
9. Mortgage Markets
Part IV: EQUITY MARKETS
10. Stock Offerings and Investor Monitoring
11. Stock Valuation and Risk
12. Market Microstructure and Strategies
Part V: DERIVATIVE SECURITY MARKETS
13. Financial Futures Markets
14. Options Markets
15. Swap Markets
16. Foreign Exchange Derivative Markets
Part VI: COMMERCIAL BANKING
17. Commercial Bank Operations
18. Bank Regulation
19. Bank Management
20. Bank Performance
Part VII: NONBANK OPERATIONS
21. Thrift Operations
22. Finance Company Operations
23. Mutual Fund Operations
24. Securities Operations
25. Insurance Operations
26. Pension Fund Operations
27. Fintech in Financial Markets
Jeff Madura
Jeff Madura is presently Emeritus Professor of Finance at Florida Atlantic University.
Ohaness Paskelian
Dr. Ohaness Paskelian presently serves as Professor of Finance at the University of Houston Downtown.