PART 1The financial system in perspective1.The role of the financial system in the global economy2.Financial assets , money , and financial transactions3.Sources of information for financial decision making in the money and capital marketsPART 2The management and regulation of financial institutions4.The commercial banking industry5.Nonbank thrift institutions : credit unions , savings and loan associations , savings banks , and money market mutual funds6.Insurance companies , pension funds , and other financial institutions7.The Regulation of financial institutionsPART 3Interest rates and security prices8.Interest rates in the financial system9.Relationships between interest rates and security prices10.Inflation , yield curves , and duration11.Default risk , taxes , and other factors affecting interest rates12.Interest rate forecasting and hedging against interest rate risk13.Financial futures and options contractsPART 4The money markey14.Characteristics of the money market15.Treasury bills , dealer loans , and repurchase agreements16.Federal funds , negotiable CDs , and loans from the discount window17.Commercial paper and federal agency securities18.International money market instruments : bankers' acceptances and eurodollarsPART 5Central banking and monetary policy19.Central banking and the role of the federal reserve20.The tools of monetary policy21.Indicators and goals of monetary policyPART 6The roles played by governments within the financial system22.The treasury in the financial markets23.State and local governments in the financial marketsPART 7The consumer in the financial markets24.Consumer lending and borrowing25.The residential mortgage26.Business borrowingPART 8Businesses in the financial markets27.Corporate stockPART 9The international financial system and the future28.International transactions and currency values29.International banking
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