Contents Preface Biographical Sketches Chapter 1: Introduction Financial Assets Financial Markets Derivative Markets Summary Questions Section 1: The Players Chapter 2: Overview of Market Participants and Financial Innovation Issuers and Investors Role of Financial Intermediaries Overview of Asset/Liability Management for Financial Institutions Regulation of Financial Markets Financial Innovation Summary Questions Capital Markets: Institvtions and Instruments Chapter 3: Depository Institutions Asset/Liability Problem of Depository Institutions Commercial Banks Savings and Loan Associations Savings Banks Credit Unions Summary Questions Chapter 4: Nondepository Institutions Insurance Companies Pension Funds Investment Companies Summary Questions Chapter 5: Investment Banking Firms Scope of Investment Banking Nature of the Business Industry Stmcture Competition and Challenges for Investment Banking Firms Summary Questions Section 11: Organization and Structure of Markets Chapter 6: The Primary Markets Regulation of the Issuance of Securities Variations in the Underwriting of Securities World Capital Markets Integration and Fund Raising Implications Motivation for Raising Funds Outside of the Domestic Market Summary Questions Chapter 7: Secondary Markets Function of Secondary Markets Trading Locations Market Structures Perfect Markets Secondary Market Trading Mechanics Role of Brokers and Dealers in Real Markets Market Efficiency Transaction Costs Summary Questions Section III: Risk and Return Theories Chapter 8: Risk and Return Theories: 1 Measuring Investment Return Portfolio Theory Risky Assets Versus Risk-Free Assets Measuring Portfolio Risk Diversification Choosing a Portfolio of Risky Assets Summary Questions Chapter 9: Risk and Return Theories: 11 Economic Assumptions Capital Market Theory The Capital Asset Pricing Model The Multifactor CAPM Arbitrage Pricing Theory Model Some Principles to Take Away Summary Questions Section IV: Derivatives Markets Chapter 10: Introduction to Financial Futures Markets Mechanics of Futures Trading Futures Versus Forward Contracts Risk and Return Characteristics of Futures Contracts Pricing of Futures Contracts General Principles of Hedging With Futures The Role of Futures in Financial Markets The GAO Study on Derivatives Summary Questions Chapter 11: Introduction to Options Markets Option Contract Defined Differences Between Options and Futures Contracts Risk and Return Characteristics of Options Pricing of Options Economic Role of the Option Markets Exotic Options Summary Questions Capital Markets: Institutions and Instruments Chapter 12: Introduction to the Swaps, Caps, and Floors Markets Swaps Cap and Floor Agreements Summary Questions Section V: The Equity Market Chapter 13: Common Stock Market Secondary Markets SEC Studies of the Structure of the Equity Markets Trading Arrangements for Institutional Investors Stock Market Indicators Empirical Evidence on Pricing Efficiency and Implications for Portfolio Strategies The Market Crash of 1987 Non-U.S. Equity Markets Summary Questions Chapter 14: Stock Options Market History of Exchange-Traded Options Features of Exchange-Traded Stock Options Stock Option Pricing Models Option Strategies Pricing Efficiency of the Stock Options Market Warrants Summary Questions Chapter 15: Stock Index Derivative Markets Stock Index Options Stock Index Futures Market Equity Swaps Stock Index Contracts, Stock Price Volatility, and Black Monday Summary Questions Section VI: Interest Rate Determination and Bond Valuation Chapter 16: The Theory and Structure of Interest Rates The Theory of Interest Rates The Structure of Interest Rates Summary Questions Chapter 17: Valuation of Debt Contracts and Their Price Volatility Characteristics Features of Debt Contracts Basic Valuation Principles Return From a Bond: Yield-to-Maturity Measure Reasons Why a Bond's Price Will Change Reinvestment of Cash Flow and Yield What Determines the Premium-Par Yield Bond Price Volatility Summary Questions Chapter 18: The Term Structure bf Interest Rates The Yield Curve Constructing the Theoretical Spot Rate Curve Forward Rates Determinants of the Shape of the Term Structure Summary Questions Section VII: Debt Markets Chapter 19: Money Markets Treasury Bills Commercial Paper Bankers Acceptances Large-Denomination Negotiable CDs Repurchase Agreements Federal Funds Summary Questions Chapter 20: Treasuryand Agency Securities Markets Treasury Securities Federal Agency Securities Non-U.S. Government Bond Markets Summary Questions Chapter 21: Corporate Bond Market Features of a Corporate Bond Issue Corporate Bond Ratings Event Risk High-Yield Corporate Bond Market Secondary Market Private Placement Market for Corporate Bonds Risk and Return in the Corporate Bond Market Eurobond Market Capital Markets: Institutions and Inslruments Summary Questions Chapter 22: Medium-Term Note, Bank Loan, and Preferred Stock Markets Medium-Term Notes Bank Loan Market Preferred Stock Bankruptcy and Creditor Rights Summary Questions Chapter 23: Municipal Securities Market Investors in Municipal Securities Features of Municipal Securities Types of Municipal Securities Credit Risk Tax Risk The Primary Market The Secondary Market Regulation of the Municipal Securities Market Yields on Municipal Bonds Summary Questions Chapter 24: The Mortgage Market What is a Mortgage? Investors Mortgage Originators Mortgage Servicers Mortgage Insurers The Traditional Mortgage The Mismatch Problem and the Creation of Adjustable-Rate Mortgages The Tilt Problem and the Creation of Other Mortgage Instruments Default Risk for Mortgages Summary Questions Chapter 25: The Market for Mortgage Pass-Through Securities Development of the Secondary Mortgage Market Mortgage Pass-Through Securities Types of Mortgage Pass-Through Securities Prepayment Conventions and Cash Flow Factors Affecting Prepayment Behavior Secondary Market Prepayment Risks Associated With Pass-Through Securities Stripped Mortgage-Backed Securities Summary Questions Chapter 26: The Market for Collateralized Mortgage Obligations Sequential-Pay Tranches Accmal Bonds Floating Rate Tranches Planned Amortization Class Tranches Credit Risk Tax Considerations The CMO Market Today Summary Questions Chapter 27: The Market for Asset-Backed Securities Issuers of and Collateral for Asset-Backed Securities Features of Asset-Backed Securities Benefits of Asset Securitization and Implications for Financial Markets Summary Questions Chapter 28: Exchange-Traded Interest Rate Futures and Options Interest Rate Futures Contracts Exchange-Traded Interest Rate Options Summary Questions Chapter 29: Over-the-Counter Interest Rate Derivative Markets Over-the-Counter Interest Rate Options Forward Rate Agreement Interest Rate Swaps Interest Rate Agreements Summary Questions Section VIII: Foreign Exchange Markets Chapter 30: Foreign Exchange Market Foreign Exchange Rates Foreign-Exchange Risk Capital Markets: Institutions and Instruments Spot Market Cross Rates Dealers The European Currency Unit Summary Questions Chapter 31: Instruments for Controlling Foreign-Exchange Risk Currency Forward Contracts Currency Futures Contracts Currency Options Contracts Currency Swaps Summary Questions
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