Financial Markets, Institutions And Financial Services

Today, with the financial sector experiencing an unprecedented boom due to a variety of factors such as liberalisation, globalisation and consumer spending, the subject of this book has become more important than ever before. And this book compresses, within the covers of a single volume, the entire gamut of financial markets, institutions and financial services.

Divided into three parts—

Part I on Financial Markets deals with different Indian and global money markets, and primary and secondary markets. It also covers stock exchanges and their trade mechanism, foreign exchanges, as well as capital markets and their regulations; Part II, Financial Institutions covers diverse banking and non-banking institutions and their legislation; Part III, Financial Services discusses about the financial services which include mutual funds, lease financing, securitisation, and credit and debit cards.

Part I: Financial Markets

1. Introduction

2. Financial System

Section A: Money Market

3. Indian Money Market

4. Global Money Markets

Section B: Capital Market

5. Indian Capital Market

6. Capital Market Instruments

7. Regulation Of Capital Market

8. The Primary Market

9. Secondary Market

10. Stock Exchange

11. Derivatives

12. Trading Mechanism Of Stock Exchange

13. Recent Trends In Indian Capital Market

14. Government Securities Market

Section C: Foreign Exchange Market

15. Foreign Exchange

16. Exchange Control

17. Foreign Exchange Market

Part II: Financial Institutions

Section A: Banking Financial Institutions

18. Banking—Origin And Evolution

19. Commercial Banking

20. Sources And Application Of Bank’S Funds

21. Systems Of Banking

22. Central Banking

23. Commercial Banking In India

24. Banking Legislation In India

25. Changing Role Of Commercial Banking In India

26. The Reserve Bank Of India

27. Cooperative Banking In India

28. Foreign Banking Systems

Section B: Non-Banking Financial Institutions

29. Industrial Finance And Institutions

30. International Financial Institutions

Part III: Financial Services

31. Introduction

32. Merchant Banking And Investment Banking

33. Mutual Funds

34. Lease Financing

35. Factoring And Forfaiting

36. Venture Capital

37. Securitisation Of Debts

38. Credit Card

39. Credit Rating

40. Project Management

Index