Financial Markets and Institutions, Abridged 8th Edition [Paperback]

Jeff Madura (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0324593643 | ISBN-13: 978-0324593648 | Publication Date: September 19, 2008 | Edition: Abridged 8th

Anticipate the market's next move with the conceptual framework and timely insights found in Madura's FINANCIAL MARKETS AND INSTITUTIONS: ABRIDGED EDITION, 8E. Readers find the latest information on the status of today's financial markets as the book details how markets and the institutions that serve them operate. This edition describes each type of financial market with a focus on how the market is used by financial institutions, how it is internationalized, and how recent financial events have impacted it. The book also details each type of financial institution, including its regulatory aspects, management, use of financial markets, and performance. Readers develop a better understanding of why markets exist and what their roles are in today's financial environments with the book's numerous timely examples and practical applications. Extensive Internet content links keep readers up to date on the latest financial developments. To ensure flexibility and to provide an economical text choice, several less frequently used chapters in this edition are available online at http://academic.cengage.com/finance/madura. Discover the solid understanding needed to succeed in today's ever-changing financial markets with the powerful insights found in Madura's FINANCIAL MARKETS AND INSTITUTIONS: ABRIDGED EDITION, 8E.

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"I've used the Madura text for 10 years now and have not found a better financial markets and institutions book." --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Jeff Madura is the SunTrust Bank Professor of Finance at Florida Atlantic University. He has written several textbooks, including International Financial Management and Financial Markets and Institutions. His research on topics of banking and financial markets has been published in numerous journals, including Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Journal of Banking and Finance, Applied Financial Economics, Journal of Risk and Insurance, Journal of Financial Research and Journal of Financial Services Research. He has received awards for excellence in teaching and research, and has served as a consultant for commercial banks, securities firms, and other corporations. He has served as a Director for the Southern Finance Association and Eastern Finance Association, and served as President of the Southern Finance Association. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 742 pages
• Publisher: South-Western College Pub; Abridged 8th edition (September 19, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0324593643
• ISBN-13: 978-0324593648
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #88,762 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars well written, September 28, 2004

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M. Nowacki "bocamick" (mentor, ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Financial Markets and Institutions (Hardcover)

This book is a great introduction for someone with little background in economics or finance. It is also a good refresher for people that do have backgroungs in finance. I used it for the latter purpose and I still learned some things that I never previously knew. This book goes into a comprehensive examination of interest rates, fixed income securities, derivatives, and stocks. Easy to read and understand. Well written.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars More Madura Please, September 24, 2009

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This review is from: Financial Markets and Institutions (with Stock Trak Coupon) (Hardcover)

Jeff Madura is a great concise author who does not waste his time nor mine in talking over everyone. If you want a book that is easy to understand and will build upon your knowledge as you read...this is it.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not impressed, September 9, 2010

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Max Frisch (USA, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Financial Markets and Institutions (with Stock Trak Coupon) (Hardcover)

I am currently teaching a class using this textbook. The textbook itself is decently written, although the transition between topics is not always smooth. The author tries to incorporate recent developments or international trends (the euro being a frequent topic) but these seem patched into the text. Still the textbook is definitely accessible for students, but does not many materials to provoke excitement or interest.

The materials provided for instructors that come with the textbook are truly underwhelming. Powerpoint slides are very bare-bones, and the testbank contains mistakes and questions that show fundamental lack of understanding of some concepts. I spend a lot of time creating decent powerpoints and need to be extremely careful and double-check everything when using questions from the testbank. If you are an instructor thinking about adopting this textbook I would advise against it. The cost for the student is high, the textbook itself is just OK, and you as an instructor will have a lot of work preparing.