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All rights reserved.
CHAPTER 1
Why Study
Financial Markets
and Institutions?
1-1
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Chapter Preview
On the evening news you have just heard that
the bond market has been booming.
What does all this mean?
Do I care about bond market/ interest rates?
What is the Fed/Central Bank?
Will this impact my firm’s ability to get a bank
loan?
1-2
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Chapter Preview
Does this mean that interest rates will fall? If so
then what?
Will the economy improve in the future?
Should you try to raise funds by issuing stocks or
bonds, or instead go to the bank for a loan?
If you import goods from abroad, should you be
concerned that they will become more
expensive?
1-3
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Chapter Preview
These are good questions.
And this course will help you answer these
questions by addressing a variety of topics
ranging from the functioning of the bond
and sock markets to the behavior of the
Fed and banks.
1-4
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Why Study Financial Markets?
Financial markets, such as bond and stock
markets, are crucial in our economy.
1. These markets channel funds from savers to
investors, thereby promoting economic
efficiency.
2. Market activity affects personal wealth, the
behavior of business firms, and economy as
a whole
1-5
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Why Study Financial Markets?
▪ Well functioning financial markets, such
as the bond market, stock market, and
foreign exchange market, are key factors
in producing high economic growth.
▪ We will briefly examine each of these
markets, key statistics, and how we will
examine them throughout this course.
1-6
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Why Study Financial Markets?
Debt Markets & Interest Rates
▪ Debt markets, or bond markets, allow
governments, corporations, and
individuals to borrow to finance activities.
▪ In this market, borrowers issue a
security, called a bond, that promises the
timely payment of interest and principal
over some specific time horizon.
▪ The interest rate is the cost of borrowing.
1-7
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Why Study Financial Markets?
Debt Markets & Interest Rates
▪ There are many different types of market
interest rates, including mortgage rates,
car loan rates, credit card rates, etc.
▪ The level of these rates are important.
For example, mortgage rates in the early
part of 1983 exceeded 13% vs near 4.5%
over the past several years in US.
1-8
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Bond Market and Interest Rates
1-9
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Why Study Financial Markets?
The Stock Market
▪ The stock market is the market where common
stock (or just stock), representing ownership in
a company, are traded.
▪ Companies initially sell stock (in the primary
market) to raise money. But after that, the
stock is traded among investors (secondary
market).
▪ Of all the active markets, the stock market
receives the most attention from the media.
Why?
Stock
Market
1-10
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1-11
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Why Study Financial Markets?
The Foreign Exchange Market
▪ The foreign exchange market is where
international currencies trade and
exchange rates are set.
▪ Although most people know little about
this market, it has a daily volume around
$1 trillion!
1-12
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Foreign Exchange Market
1-13
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Why Study Financial
Institutions?
We will also spend considerable time discussing financial
institutions—the corporations, organizations, and
networks that operate the so-called “marketplaces.”
1. Structure of the Financial System
─ Helps get funds from savers to investors
2. Financial Crises
─ The financial crises of 2007–2009 was the worst
financial crisis since the Great Depression. Why
did it happen?
1-14
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Why Study Financial
Institutions?
3. Banks and Other Financial Institutions
─ Includes the role of insurance companies, mutual
funds, pension funds, etc.
─ Central Banks and the Monetary Policy
4. Financial Innovation
─ Focusing on the improvements in technology and
its impact on how financial products are delivered
5. Managing Risk in Financial Institutions
─ Focusing on risk management in the
financial institution.
1-15
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Applied Managerial Perspective
▪ Financial institutions are among the
largest employers and often pay high
salaries.
▪ Knowing how financial institutions are
managed may help you better deal
with them.
1-16
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How We Will Study Financial
Markets and Institutions
Basic Analytic Framework
1.Simplified approach to demand for
assets.
2. Basic supply & demand approach to
understanding behavior in financial
markets.
1-17
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How We Will Study Financial
Markets and Institutions
Basic Analytic Framework
3. Equilibrium forces & profit seeking
behavior
4.Transactions cost & asymmetric
information approach to financial structure
Learning Objectives
▪ You should be familiar with and able to
explain key elements of financial markets
and how they function, including
─ the basic theory of asset demand and
determination of asset prices,
─ the role of arbitrage and profit motive in
financial markets,
─ the role of information in financial markets,
─ and the causes and consequences of
financial crises.
1-18
Learning Objectives
▪ You should be able to use appropriate
models to analyze the issues listed
above, and to draw appropriate
conclusions about the effects of economic
developments and policy interventions.
1-19
1-20
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Exploring the Web
Web Exercise
The next three slides (starting on page 10 in
the text) show you how to (1) find historical
interest rates from the Fed and save the
information, (2) how to import the data into
Excel, and (3) how to examine the information.
Exploring
the Web
1-21
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Exploring
the Web
1-22
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Exploring
the Web
1-23
© 2012 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved.
1-24
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Finanicial market

  • 1. Copyright © 2012 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. CHAPTER 1 Why Study Financial Markets and Institutions?
  • 2. 1-1 © 2012 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. Chapter Preview On the evening news you have just heard that the bond market has been booming. What does all this mean? Do I care about bond market/ interest rates? What is the Fed/Central Bank? Will this impact my firm’s ability to get a bank loan?
  • 3. 1-2 © 2012 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. Chapter Preview Does this mean that interest rates will fall? If so then what? Will the economy improve in the future? Should you try to raise funds by issuing stocks or bonds, or instead go to the bank for a loan? If you import goods from abroad, should you be concerned that they will become more expensive?
  • 4. 1-3 © 2012 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. Chapter Preview These are good questions. And this course will help you answer these questions by addressing a variety of topics ranging from the functioning of the bond and sock markets to the behavior of the Fed and banks.
  • 5. 1-4 © 2012 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. Why Study Financial Markets? Financial markets, such as bond and stock markets, are crucial in our economy. 1. These markets channel funds from savers to investors, thereby promoting economic efficiency. 2. Market activity affects personal wealth, the behavior of business firms, and economy as a whole
  • 6. 1-5 © 2012 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. Why Study Financial Markets? ▪ Well functioning financial markets, such as the bond market, stock market, and foreign exchange market, are key factors in producing high economic growth. ▪ We will briefly examine each of these markets, key statistics, and how we will examine them throughout this course.
  • 7. 1-6 © 2012 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. Why Study Financial Markets? Debt Markets & Interest Rates ▪ Debt markets, or bond markets, allow governments, corporations, and individuals to borrow to finance activities. ▪ In this market, borrowers issue a security, called a bond, that promises the timely payment of interest and principal over some specific time horizon. ▪ The interest rate is the cost of borrowing.
  • 8. 1-7 © 2012 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. Why Study Financial Markets? Debt Markets & Interest Rates ▪ There are many different types of market interest rates, including mortgage rates, car loan rates, credit card rates, etc. ▪ The level of these rates are important. For example, mortgage rates in the early part of 1983 exceeded 13% vs near 4.5% over the past several years in US.
  • 9. 1-8 © 2012 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. Bond Market and Interest Rates
  • 10. 1-9 © 2012 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. Why Study Financial Markets? The Stock Market ▪ The stock market is the market where common stock (or just stock), representing ownership in a company, are traded. ▪ Companies initially sell stock (in the primary market) to raise money. But after that, the stock is traded among investors (secondary market). ▪ Of all the active markets, the stock market receives the most attention from the media. Why?
  • 11. Stock Market 1-10 © 2012 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved.
  • 12. 1-11 © 2012 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. Why Study Financial Markets? The Foreign Exchange Market ▪ The foreign exchange market is where international currencies trade and exchange rates are set. ▪ Although most people know little about this market, it has a daily volume around $1 trillion!
  • 13. 1-12 © 2012 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. Foreign Exchange Market
  • 14. 1-13 © 2012 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. Why Study Financial Institutions? We will also spend considerable time discussing financial institutions—the corporations, organizations, and networks that operate the so-called “marketplaces.” 1. Structure of the Financial System ─ Helps get funds from savers to investors 2. Financial Crises ─ The financial crises of 2007–2009 was the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. Why did it happen?
  • 15. 1-14 © 2012 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. Why Study Financial Institutions? 3. Banks and Other Financial Institutions ─ Includes the role of insurance companies, mutual funds, pension funds, etc. ─ Central Banks and the Monetary Policy 4. Financial Innovation ─ Focusing on the improvements in technology and its impact on how financial products are delivered 5. Managing Risk in Financial Institutions ─ Focusing on risk management in the financial institution.
  • 16. 1-15 © 2012 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. Applied Managerial Perspective ▪ Financial institutions are among the largest employers and often pay high salaries. ▪ Knowing how financial institutions are managed may help you better deal with them.
  • 17. 1-16 © 2012 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. How We Will Study Financial Markets and Institutions Basic Analytic Framework 1.Simplified approach to demand for assets. 2. Basic supply & demand approach to understanding behavior in financial markets.
  • 18. 1-17 © 2012 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. How We Will Study Financial Markets and Institutions Basic Analytic Framework 3. Equilibrium forces & profit seeking behavior 4.Transactions cost & asymmetric information approach to financial structure
  • 19. Learning Objectives ▪ You should be familiar with and able to explain key elements of financial markets and how they function, including ─ the basic theory of asset demand and determination of asset prices, ─ the role of arbitrage and profit motive in financial markets, ─ the role of information in financial markets, ─ and the causes and consequences of financial crises. 1-18
  • 20. Learning Objectives ▪ You should be able to use appropriate models to analyze the issues listed above, and to draw appropriate conclusions about the effects of economic developments and policy interventions. 1-19
  • 21. 1-20 © 2012 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. Exploring the Web Web Exercise The next three slides (starting on page 10 in the text) show you how to (1) find historical interest rates from the Fed and save the information, (2) how to import the data into Excel, and (3) how to examine the information.
  • 22. Exploring the Web 1-21 © 2012 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved.
  • 23. Exploring the Web 1-22 © 2012 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved.
  • 24. Exploring the Web 1-23 © 2012 Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved.
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