Forwards, futures, swaps, options, hybrids (such as swaptions and options on futures) and a category "other" (credit derivatives, weather derivatives, etc) make up the

This article explains how the majority of money in the modern economy is created by commercial banks making loans. Money creation in practice differs from some popular misconceptions banks do not act simply as intermediaries, ...

Financial "institutions" covers the mainstream financial intermediaries (banks and investment vehicles), the quasi-financial intermediaries, as well as the ancillary financial.

This book covers all aspects of the bond market including its context, isuers and investors, organisation, instruments, mast and tools.

This book covers the 6 elements of the financial system: lender and borrowers, financial intermediaries and instrucments, money creation and price discovery.

This book presents an introduction to private sector banking (as opposed to central banking)

This book presents an introduction to central banking and monetary policy.

The money market has traditionally been defined as the market for short term marketable debt instruments, such as commercial paper (CP) and treasury bills (TBs).

In this book all aspects of the forex market are covered: organisational structure, cross rates, spreads, quotation conventions, role and other relevant issues.

Interest rates are critically important prices in an economy, and they are to a significant extent controlled by the central bank, reflecting monetary policy.