Financial institutions, instruments and markets : in Australia / Michael McGrath and Christopher Viney.

Financial markets and instruments -- The banking sector in Australia -- Non-bank financial institutions in Australia -- The share-market and the corporation -- Participants in the market: Companies raising funds -- Participants in the market: Investors -- Analysis of the share prices -- The growth of debt during the 1980s -- Types of short-term debt -- Types of medium-to-long-term debt -- Funding from off-shore: The euro markets -- The government borrowing requirement and debt instruments -- Government debt markets and monitory policy -- An introduction to interest rate determination and forecasting -- The foreign exchange market: Participants and mechanics -- Determinants of the foreign exchange value of a currency -- Foreign exchange risk identification and management -- The futures market and forward rate agreements -- Options markets -- Interest rate and currency swaps.