Foundations of Financial Markets and Institutions (4th Edition) |  | Authors: Frank J. Fabozzi, Franco P. Modigliani, Frank J. Jones
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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ISBN: 0136135315
Dewey Decimal Number: 332.1
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Publication Date: February 1, 2009
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A core text for one semester courses in Financial Institutions and Markets. A comprehensive exploration of the world's financial markets and institutions. Foundations of Financial Markets and Institutions, offers a comprehensive exploration of the revolutionary developments occurring in the world's financial markets and institutions --i.e., innovation, globalization, and deregulation--with a focus on the actual practices of financial institutions, investors, and financial instruments. This fourth edition incorporates and addresses the vast amount of changes that have recently occurred in financial institutions and markets around the world.
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 This book is great, very educational! October 11, 1999
4 out of 12 found this review helpful
I use this textbook for my Financial Markets class and I learn so much from it. Fabozzi does a wonderful job of transfering his ideas to students so they can comprehend them and learn. Because of this book, I will definately get an 'A' in my class. I recommend this book to anybody.
 Excellent text, but FLIMSY paperback September 15, 2008
Geek (East Coast, USA)
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
Foundations of Financial Markets and Institutions (3rd Edition)
Excellent overview with enough coverage of financial markets to see the big picture and enough detail to depict the inner workings.
I used this book for an MBA course and it is a good resource for graduate school. If you're not used to the rather technical writing style that prevails in economics and finance, you will find this text rather dry. Without pre-existing knowledge in financial markets, this book will strike you as confusing and a bit overwhelming.
If you're just learning about financial markets, I recommend watching the daily half-hour PBS show Nightly Business Report (www.nbr.com or www.pbs.org/nbr). NBR is more analytical and less hype-filled than the financial shows on cable, and I recommend it if you need some beforehand warm-up before delving into this book. If you already have a working knowledge of financial markets and economics, this book is well-written and appropriately paced.
If at all possible, try to get the hardbound edition. The paperback is so flimsy that it can't possibly withstand the rigors of graduate study. If you're a hands-on reader and thorough student, this book will fall apart on you.
I would give it five stars for content, but the flimsy paperback format calls for taking off at least one star. At this price, I would expect a binding that holds up to normal reading.
Flimsy book binding aside, the presentation of the subject matter is well thought-out.
 Not worth the price. January 1, 2007
redsfan1358 (Cincinnati, Ohio USA)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Spelling and grammatical mistakes.
Personnel from Prentice Hall - Pearson displayed little interest in request for corrections.
Recommend seek books from other publishers.
 Intense Reading September 9, 2007
LeeSan
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I am using this textbook for a MBA course and I just had to stop studying and write a review. The authors must have collectively agreed to make this the most confusing read possible. For every one definition, there are two to three words that can mean the same thing, and they are interchangeably used throughout the text; after several chapters, it is very difficult to remember which term matches with which definition. Besides that, the text book was written for people who ALREADY know all the terms associated with this field. They can take a simple subject and convolute it with jargon that the average user will not understand. The writing style used is VERY technical; instead of writing simple sentences that are clear/easily understood, it appears as though they used every word in the thesaurus. I spend more time in the index and glossary than I do reading the text itself. Why couldn't they have written it more intelligently? A good text book explains itself as it goes and does not jump off the high dive into the deep end of the pool. If you are a Finance Major, this is the book for you, for the rest, I would keep looking. I'm off to wade through the rest of this book and look forward to the last page; will it ever come?
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