Jeff Madura is presently Emeritus Professor of Finance at Florida Atlantic University. He has written several successful finance texts, including FINANCIAL MARKETS & INSTITUTIONS (now in its 14th edition). His research on international finance has been published in numerous journals, including Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis; Journal of Banking and Finance; Journal of Money, Credit and Banking; Journal of International Money and Finance; Financial Management; Journal of Financial Research; Financial Review; Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions, and Money; Global Finance Journal; International Review of Financial Analysis and Journal of Multinational Financial Management. Dr. Madura has received multiple awards for excellence in teaching and research and he has served as a consultant for international banks, securities firms and other multinational corporations. He served as a director for the Southern Finance Association and the Eastern Finance Association, and he is also former president of the Southern Finance Association. Dr. Ohaness Paskelian presently serves as Professor of Finance at the University of Houston Downtown. He received his bachelor's degree in computer and communications engineering from the American University of Beirut in Lebanon, then moved to the United States and received his Ph.D. in financial economics from the University of New Orleans. He has more than twenty years of experience teaching graduate- and undergraduate-level courses. In addition, he holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. His research interests are in the areas of international financial markets and institutions, corporate finance and investments. His research on international finance has been published in numerous journals, including the Global Finance Journal, Applied Financial Economics, Journal of Emerging Markets and Journal of Emerging Markets, among others. He has received several research grants and presented his research at numerous national and international conferences. He served on the organizing committee and as program chair and treasurer for the Academy of International Business, U.S. Southwest chapter for several years.

• Part I: OVERVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL ENVIRONMENT.1. Role of Financial Markets and Institutions.2. Determination of Interest Rates.3. Structure of Interest Rates.Part II: THE FED AND MONETARY POLICY.4. Functions of the Fed.5. Monetary Policy.Part III: DEBT SECURITY MARKETS.6. Money Markets.7. Bond Markets.8. Bond Valuation and Risk.9. Mortgage Markets.Part IV: EQUITY MARKETS.10. Stock Offerings and Investor Monitoring.11. Stock Valuation and Risk.12. Market Microstructure and Strategies.Part V: DERIVATIVE SECURITY MARKETS.13. Financial Futures Markets.14. Options Markets.15. Swap Markets.16. Foreign Exchange Derivative Markets.Part VI: COMMERCIAL BANKING.17. Commercial Bank Operations.18. Bank Regulation.19. Bank Management.20. Bank Performance.Part VII: NONBANK OPERATIONS.21. Thrift Operations.22. Finance Company Operations.23. Mutual Fund Operations.24. Securities Operations.25. Insurance Operations.26. Pension Fund Operations.27. Fintech.Appendix A: Comprehensive Project.Appendix B: Using Excel to Conduct Analyses.Glossary.Index.