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Global Derivatives: A Strategic Risk
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Free Markets, Finance, Ethics, and Law
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Financial Theory and Corporate Policy
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Options Markets
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Introduction to Risk Management and
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Financial Services and Financial
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Investments: A Global Perspective
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Understanding Financial Statements
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Excel Modeling and Estimation in the
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Financial Markets and Institutions
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Performing Financial Studies: A
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Financial Management and Policy
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S E V E N T H E D I T I O N
Frederic S. Mishkin
Graduate School of Business, Columbia University
Stanley G. Eakins
East Carolina University
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Mishkin, Frederic S.
Financial markets and institutions / Frederic S. Mishkin, Stanley G.
Eakins. -- 7th ed.
p. cm. -- (The Prentice Hall series in finance)
Includes index.
ISBN 978-0-13-213683-9 (0-13-213683-x)
1. Financial institutions--United States. 2. Money--United States. 3.
Money market--United States. 4. Banks and banking--United States. I.
Eakins, Stanley G. II. Title. III. Series.
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