Financial Markets and Institutions

For a thorough understanding of the financial activity that is so widely and prominently reported in the media, it is vital that students are able to grasp the theory and principles of the subject. With its clear and accessible exposition, this text will help students make sense of the workings of financial markets and institutions. Theory is covered only where absolutely necessary and a practical, applied approach is taken throughout, to help students understand events as they happen in the real world.Financial Markets and Institutions will be appropriate for a wide range of courses in money, banking and finance. Students taking financial markets and institutions courses as part of accounting, finance, economics and business studies degrees will find this book ideally suited to their needs. The book will also be suitable for professional courses in business, banking, and finance.