TY - BOOK AU - Kohn,Meir G. TI - Financial institutions and markets SN - 0195134729 PY - 2004/// CY - New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Financial institutions KW - United States KW - Capital market KW - Money market KW - Banks and banking N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; 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 ER -