TY - BOOK AU - Kidwell,David S. AU - Peterson,Richard Lewis AU - Blackwell,David W. TI - Financial institutions, markets, and money T2 - The Dryden Press series in finance SN - 0030970873 AV - HG181 .K48 1993 PY - 1993/// CY - Ft. Worth PB - Dryden Press KW - Finance KW - United States KW - Financial institutions KW - Banks and banking KW - Monetary policy N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 ER -