Capital Markets and Institutions

Linda Allen is Professor of Finance at the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College, City University of New York, and Adjunct Professor of Finance at the Stern School of Business, New York University. She is also the author of Capital Markets and Institutions: A Global View and co-author of Credit Risk Measurement: New Approaches to Value at Risk and Other Paradigms,. She is an associate editor of the Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Economics and Business, and Multinational Finance Journal, and has published extensively in top academic journals in finance and economics.

• Part I: The Role of Financial Institutions* Finance and You* Private Financial Intermediaries* The World's Central Banks and Regulatory Authorities* Monetary Policy* Regulatory Policy* Clearing and Settlement of TransactionsPart II: Valuation Models* Computing Interest Rates and Risk Exposure* Computing Foreign Exchange Rates and Risk Exposure* Market Risk MeasurementPart III: Debt & Equity Markets* The Federal Funds Market* Repurchase Agreements* Eurocurrencies* Bankers Acceptances, Letters of Credit, and Certificates of Deposit* Commercial Paper and Loan Commitments* Government Securities* Corporate Bonds* EquityPart IV: Derivatives Markets* Financial Futures and Forward Contracts* Financial Options* Swaps* Mortgage-Backed SecuritiesGlossaryAppendixCreditsIndex