Modern financial systems : theory and applications

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Modern financial systems : theory and applications

Edwin H. Neave

(The Frank J. Fabozzi series)

J. Wiley, c2009

  • : cloth

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

A valuable guide to the essential elements of modern financial systems This book offers you a unified theory of modern financial system activity. In it, author Edwin Neave distills a large body of literature on financial systems, the institutions that comprise the systems, and the economic impacts of the systems' operation. Through non-technical summaries, Neave provides you with a primer on how financial systems work, as well as how the many parts of any financial system relate to each other. He does so in a straightforward manner, with an emphasis on economic principles and the relationship between various aspects of financial system activity.* Discusses financial governance and explains how financial markets and institutions complement each other* Identifies the economic forces at work within financial systems and explores how they determine system organization and change* Offers a theoretical survey of financial activity and its application to numerous practical situations* Explains both static financial system organization and the dynamics of financial system evolution Following a non-technical approach, this book skillfully explores how financial systems work, as well as how the many parts of any financial system relate to each other.

Table of Contents

Preface. Part One: Theoretical Overview. Chapter 1. Introduction. Chapter 2. Financial System Functions. Chapter 3. Financial System Governance. Chapter 4. Financial System Organization and Change. Part Two: Market Versus NonMarket Governance. Chapter 5. Market Governance. Chapter 6. Intermediation and Internal Governance. Chapter 7. Terms Of Deals. Part Three: Asset Prices And Market Relations. Chapter 8. Pricing Stocks and Bonds. Chapter 9. Pricing Derivatives By Arbitrage. Chapter 10. Markets With Impediments To Arbitrage. Part Four: Applications: Market Activity. Chapter 11. Securities, Bond And Mortgage Markets. Chapter 12. Markets For Trading Risks. Chapter 13. Exchange Rates and Markets. Part Five: Applications: Pooled Investments. Chapter 14. Marketable Securities Portfolios. Chapter 15. Nonmarketable Securities Portfolios. Part Six: Applications: Intermediation. Chapter 16. Principles of Intermediation. Chapter 17. Management Practice: Domestic Institutions. Chapter 18. International Banking and Banking Markets. Part Seven: Industry Organization And Regulation. Chapter 19. Banking Market Structure: Models and Empirical Research. Chapter 20. Bank Runs And Systemic Risk. Chapter 21. Financial Activity And Capital Formation. Chapter 22. Financial Regulation. References. Index.

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  • NCID
    BB00866935
  • ISBN
    • 9780470419731
  • LCCN
    2009014325
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Hoboken, N.J.
  • Pages/Volumes
    xvii, 558 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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