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Financial Markets, Institutions, and Instruments

Finance

ISBN #978-1-952023-65-1

Financial Markets, Institutions, and Instruments

Stephen Owen, PhD
Jim Brau, PhD, CFA, CFP

Financial markets and instruments are the oil that keeps industry moving. In this resource, students learn about the role of markets in keeping the world of business turning as well as specific financial instruments such as stocks, bonds, derivatives, and cryptocurrencies. With a focus on the intuition behind financial markets and instruments, this resource presents these topics in a new and easy-to-understand way.

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This resource teaches students about the essential role of financial markets and instruments—such as stocks, bonds, derivatives, and cryptocurrencies—in driving industry, emphasizing intuitive understanding for easier comprehension.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: The Financial System, Money, and the Exchange of Goods and Services
Chapter 2: Markets, Institutions, and Financial Instruments
Chapter 3: Time Value of Money and Interest Rates
Chapter 4: A Primer on Understanding Risk
Chapter 5: The Risk and Term Structure of Interest Rates
Chapter 6: Bonds
Chapter 7: Equities
Chapter 8: Introduction to Derivatives
Chapter 9: Options
Chapter 10: International Finance and Foreign Exchange Markets
Chapter 11: The Economics of Financial Intermediation
Chapter 12: Financial Industry Structure
Chapter 13: Cryptocurrencies and the Blockchain

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