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Financial Markets and Institutions, 7th Edition is aimed at the first course in financial markets and institutions at both the undergraduate and MBA levels. It offers a distinct analysis of the risks faced by investors and savers interacting through financial institutions and financial markets and introduces strategies that can be adopted to control and manage risks. Special emphasis is placed on new areas of operations in financial markets and institutions, such as asset securitization, off-balance-sheet activities, and globalization of financial services. 
- Part 1 provides an overview of the text and an introduction to financial markets.- Part 2 presents an overview of the various securities markets.- Part 3 summarizes the operations of commercial banks.- Part 4 provides an overview of the key characteristics and regulatory features of the other major sectors of the U.S. financial services industry.- Part 5 concludes the text by examining the risks facing modern financial institutions and financial institution managers, and the various strategies for managing these risks. 
New to This Edition- Tables and figures in all chapters have been revised to include the latest data.- After the Crisis boxes in each chapter have been revised to highlight significant events related to the financial crisis.- Updates on the major changes proposed to financial regulation have been added throughout the book.- Discussions of how financial markets and institutions continue to recover have been added throughout the book.- Discussions of Brexit’s effect on risks and returns for investors are featured.- Explanations of the impact of initial interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve are given.- Details about the impact of China's economic policies are provided.
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Anthony Saunders received his Ph.D. from the London School of Economics. He is John M. Schiff Professor of Finance and the former chair of the Department of Finance at the Stern School of Business at New York University. Dr. Saunders has taught both undergraduate and graduate level courses at New York University since 1978. Throughout his academic career, his teaching and research have specialized in financial institutions and international banking. He has served as a visiting professor all over the world, including INSEAD, the Stockholm School of Economics, and the University of Melbourne. He is currently on the Executive Committee of the Salomon Center for the Study of Financial Institutions, New York University. His research has been published in all the major money and banking and finance journals and in several books. In addition, he has authored or co-authored several professional books, the most recent of which is Credit Risk Measurement: New Approaches to Value at Risk and Other Paradigms.

Marcia Millon Cornett received a B.S. in economics from Knox College and her M.B.A. and Ph.D. in finance from Indiana University, Bloomington. She is Robert A. and Julia E. Dorn Professor of Finance at Bentley University. Dr. Cornett is co-author with Anthony Saunders of Financial Institutions Management and Financial Markets and Institutions. She serves as an associate editor for the Journal of Banking and Finance, the Journal of Financial Services Research, Review of Financial Economics, Financial Review, and Multinational Finance Journal. Dr. Cornett has served on the board of directors, the executive committee, and the finance committee of the Southern Illinois University Credit Union. Dr. Cornett has taught at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, the University of Colorado, Boston College, and Southern Methodist University. She is a member of the Financial Management Association, the American Finance Association, and the Western Finance Association.