Kidwell, David S. <br/><br/>
Financial institutions, markets, and money / 
David S. Kidwell, Richard L. Peterson, David W. Blackwell. 
 - Fifth edition. 
 - xxiv 840 pages :  illustrations ;  24 cm 
 - The Dryden Press series in finance. .
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<br/><br/>Money and the financial system -- The financial sector: overview -- Historical development of the American financial system -- The federal reserve system -- Bond prices, bond yields, and interest rate risk -- The level of interest rates -- The structure of interest rates -- Money markets -- Capital markets -- Mortgage markets -- Futures, forward, swaps and options markets -- International exchange and credit markets -- Commercial bank operations -- Bank management and profitability -- Bank structure and competition -- International banking -- Regulation of financial institutions -- Thrift institutions -- Credit unions -- Insurance companies and pension funds -- Investment banks, venture capitalists, and investment funds -- Financial conglomerates and finance companies -- Contemporary issues affecting financial institutions -- Contemporary issues affecting financial markets -- Effects of monetary policy on financial markets -- Monetary policy and the financial system. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0030970873 9780030970870 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>89007712  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Finance--United States<br/>Financial institutions--United States<br/>Banks and banking--United States<br/>Monetary policy--United States
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HG181  / .K48 1993