Kohn, Meir G. <br/><br/>
Financial institutions and markets / 
Meir Kohn. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - New York :  Oxford University Press,  2004. 
 - xxx, 674 p. :  col. ill. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and indexes. 
<br/><br/>Lending, payments, and risk-trading -- The financial system and its technology -- Efficiency, stability, and government intervention -- Interest rates, exchange rates, and security prices -- Understanding financial intermediaries -- What is a bank? -- The banking industry -- Payments and foreign exchange -- Insurance -- Pension funds and mutual funds -- Understanding financial markets -- The market for government securities -- The mortgage market -- The corporate debt market -- The equity market -- The derivatives market : futures, options, and swaps -- The organization of financial markets -- Managing liquidity and risk -- Bank safety and regulation -- Security market stability and regulation. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0195134729  
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2002154594 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Financial institutions--United States.<br/>Capital market--United States.<br/>Money market--United States.<br/>Banks and banking--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HG181  / .K64 2004 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>332.10973  / KOF 2004