Financial markets and institutions / by Anthony Saunders

Includes reference and index.

Preface -- Financial markets --Financial insitution --Interest rates --Loanable funds theory -- Bond Valuation --Equity Valuation --Impact of maturity on security values --Duration --The federal reserve system, monetary policy, interest rates --Securities markets --Money markets --Bond Markets --Mortage markets --Stock markets --Foreign exchange markets --Derivative securities markets --Commercial Banks --Commericial Banks' Financial statements and analysis --Regulation of commercial banks --Funds --Other financial institutions --Lending institutions --Savings Institutions --Credit Unions --Finance companies --Insurnace companies --Securities firms and investment banks --Investment companies --Pension funds --Risk Management in financial institutions --Managing credit risk on the blance sheet --Managing liquidity risk on the balance sheet --Managing Interest rate risk on the balance sheet --Managing Risk off the balance sheet with deriavative securities --Managing risk off the balance sheet with loan sales and securitization.