Financial Markets and Institutions 8th Edition ISE 9781265561437 By Anthony Saunders

Financial Markets and Institutions is aimed at the first course in financial markets and institutions at both the undergraduate and MBA levels. While topics covered in this book are found in more advanced textbooks on financial markets and institutions, the explanations and illustrations are aimed at those with little or no practical or academic experience beyond the introductory-level finance courses. In most chapters, the main relationships are presented by figures, graphs, and simple examples. The more complicated details and technical problems related to in-chapter discussion are provided in appendixes to the chapters.

Since the author team's focus is on return and risk and the sources of that return and risk in domestic and foreign financial markets and institutions, this text relates ways in which a modern financial manager, saver, and investor can expand return with a managed level of risk to achieve the best, or most favorable, return–risk outcome. 

Part 1: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW OF FINANCIAL MARKETS

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Determinants of Interest Rates

Chapter 3: Interest Rates and Security Valuation

Chapter 4: The Federal Reserve System, Monetary Policy, and InterestRates

Part 2: SECURITIES MARKETS

Chapter 5: Money Markets

Chapter 6: Bond Markets

Chapter 7: Mortgage Markets

Chapter 8: Stock Markets

Chapter 9: Foreign Exchange Markets

Chapter 10: Derivative Securities Markets

Part 3: COMMERCIAL BANKS

Chapter 11: Commercial Banks

Chapter 12: Commercial Banks’ Financial Statements and Analysis

Chapter 13: Regulation of Commercial Banks

Part 4: OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

Chapter 14: Other Lending Institutions

Chapter 15: Insurance Companies

Chapter 16: Securities Firms and Investment Banks

Chapter 17: Investment Companies

Chapter 18: Pension Funds

Chapter 19: Fintech Companies