LINKS

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Chapter 2 - Financial Intermediaries and Financial Innovation

Chapter 3 - The Role of the Government in Financial Markets

Chapter 4 - Depository Institutions: Activities and Characteristics

Chapter 5 - Central Banks and the Creation of Money

Chapter 6 - Monetary Policy

Chapter 7 - Insurance Companies

Chapter 8 - Investment Companies

Chapter 9 - Pension Funds

Chapter 10 - Properties and Pricing of Financial Assets

Chapter 11 - The Level and Structure of Interest Rates

Chapter 12 - The Term Structure of Interest Rates

Chapter 13 - Risk/Return and Asset Pricing Models

Chapter 14 - Primary Markets and the Underwriting Of Securities

Chapter 15 - Secondary Markets

Chapter 16 - Treasury and Agency Securities Markets

Chapter 17 - Municipal Securities Markets

Chapter 18 - Common Stock Markets in the U.S.

Chapter 19 - Stock Markets Around the World

Chapter 20 - Markets For Corporate Senior Instruments: I

Chapter 21 - Corporate Senior Instruments: II

Chapter 22 - The Markets for Bank Obligations

Chapter 23 - The Mortgage Market

Chapter 24 - Mortgage Backed Securities Market

Chapter 25 - Asset-Backed Securities Market

Chapter 26 - Financial Futures Markets

Chapter 27 - Options Markets

Chapter 28 - Pricing Of Futures And Options Contracts

Chapter 29 - The Applications of Futures and Options Contracts

Chapter 30 - Interest Rate Swaps & Agreement Market

Chapter 31 - The Market for Foreign Exchange Rate Risk Control Instruments

List of Internet Addresses

• Yahoo - http://www.yahoo.com/
• Alta Vista – http://www.altavista.digital.com/
• WebCrawler – http://www.webcrawler.com/
• HotBot – http://www.search.hotbot.com/
• Lycos – http://www.lycos.com/
• Infoseek – http://guide-p.infoseek.com/
• Excite – http://www.excite.com/

A –Financial Intermediaries, Products and Services

Homepage addresses for some financial intermediaries:

• Bank of America: http://www.BankAmerica.com/
• The California Credit Union http://www.tccu.org
• Charles Schwab & Co http://www.schwab.com/
• Midas Forextrading http://www.forextrading.com
• FX Trader Online http://www.fxtrader.com/
• Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co http://www.msdw.com/
• American Stock Exchange http://www.amex.com/
• Franklin Templeton http://www.franklin-templeton.com/
• Guarantee Life Insurance Company http://www.guar.com/

A - Examining the Regulatory Environment in the U.S.

• The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, FRB: http://www.bog.frb.fed.us/

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, FDIC: http://www.fdic.gov/

• For credit unions, the National Credit Union Administration, NCUA: http://www.ncua.gov

• Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, OCC: http://www.occ.treas.gov/pubinf.htm

• Office of Thrift Supervision, OTS: http://www.access.gpo.gov/ots

• Bank for International Settlements, BIS: http://www.bis.org/

• Follow the links below:
• Business and Economy
• Finance and Investment
• Banking
• Central Banks

A - Obtaining and Analyzing Financial Information on Financial Institutions

• FiTech, Inc.’s My Bank Directory http://www.mybank.com/
• De Armas Internet Banking & Financial Index: http://www.ddsi.com/banking/
• The Bankweb http://www.bankweb.com/
• FDIC Institution Directory (ID): http://www.fdic.gov/ databank/index.html

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC): http://www.fdic.gov/

• Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation(FDIC): http://www.fdic.gov/

A – Simulating FOMC

• The Federal Reserve Bank of New York, FRBNY: http://www.ny.frb.org/pihome/educator/fomcsim.html

• Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, FRB: http://www.bog.frb.fed.us/

A - Understanding Monetary Policy

• FRB of Minneapolis: http://woodrow.mpls.frb.fed.us/

• Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System:

• Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, FRBSF: http://www.frbsf.org/

• Alternative link: http://www.frbsf.org/econedu/curriculum/interact.html

A - Regulation of Insurance Companies

• National Association of Insurance Commissioners, NAIC: http://www.naic.org/

• Yahoo! : http://www.yahoo.com/

• Insurance News Network: http://www.insure.com/ratings/

• Standard & Poor’s http://www.insure.com/ratings/sandp.html

• Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co: http://www.insure.com/ratings/dcr/duff.html

A - Obtaining and Analyzing Information on Mutual Funds

• Yahoo!Finance: http://quote.yahoo.com/

• Mutual Fund Investor’s Center: Education Center: http://www.mfea.com/educidx.html

• The Investment Company Institute, ICI: http://www.ici.org/

A - Updating information on the Pension Fund Industry

• The Investment Company Institute, ICI: http://www.ici.org/

• Pensions and Investments http://www.pionline.com/

• Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, PBGC: http://www.pbgc.gov/

• California Public Employees’ Retirement System, CalPERS On-line: http://www.calpers.ca.gov/

A - Interest Rates and Bond Prices

• Microsoft Investor: http://investor.msn.com/
• Follow the links below:
• Markets
• Market Statistics

A – Analyzing Maturity Spreads

• Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis:  http://www.stls.frb.org/

• Alternatively, direct URL: http://www.stls.frb.org/fred/data/irates.html

• Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: http://www.stls.frb.org/

A - Constructing Yield Curve:

• Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, FRB: http://www.bog.frb.fed.us/

A - Risk and Return

• Yahoo!Finance: http://quote.yahoo.com/

C - Measures of Systematic Risk

• Market Guide Inc., New York: http://www.marketguide.com/MGI/

A – Regulation of Primary Markets

• U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC: http://www.sec.gov/index.html

• IPO Intelligence Online http://www.ipo-fund.com

• IPO Intelligence Online: http://www.ipo-fund.com/.

• IPO Data Systems http://www.ipodata.com/
• IPO Monitor http://www.ipomonitor.com/
• IPO Spotlight Report http://www.ipospotlight.com
• Alert IPO http://www.ostman.com/alert-ipo/
• IPO Intelligence Online http://www.ipo-fund.com
• DBC NewsRoom: I.P.O.nder http://www.dbc.com/
• IPO Interactive http://www.fedfil.com/ipo/index.html
• IPO Maven http://www.investools.com/
• Yahoo!Finance http://biz.yahoo.com/reports/ipo.html

A – Comparing the Stock Markets

• NASDAQ: http://www.nasdaq.com/

• NYSE: http://www.nyse.com

• Sandbox Entertainment: http://www.sandbox.net/finalbell/ pub-doc/home.html

• NASDAQ: http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/onlinemarkets.stm

• American Stock Exchange http://www.amex.com/
• Arizona Stock Exchange http://www.azx.com/
• Boston Stock Exchange http://www.bostonstock.com/
• Chicago Board of Trade http://www.cbot.com/
• Chicago Board Options Exchange http://www.cboe.com/
• Chicago Mercantile Exchange http://www.cme.com/
• Chicago Stock Exchange http://www.chicagostockex.com/
• Coffee, Sugar & Cocoa Exchange, Inc. http://www.csce.com
• Kansas City Board of Trade http://www.kcbt.com
• Mid-America Exchange http://www.midam.com/index.html
• Minneapolis Grain Exchange http://www.mgex.com
• NASDAQ http://www.naddaq.com/
• New York Cotton Exchange http://www.nyce.com
• New York Mercantile Exchange http://www.nymex.com
• NYSE http://www.nyse.com
• OTCBB http://www.otcbb.com
• Pacific Stock Exchange http://www.pacificex.com
• Philadelphia Stock Exchange http://www.phlx.com
• San Diego Stock Exchange http://www.sddt.com/data/data97/sdse/

A - The Primary Market in Treasury Securities

• Federal Reserve Bank of New York, FRBNY: http://www.ny.frb.org/

• Yahoo!Finance: http://quote.yahoo.com/

• Salomon Brothers: http://www.salomon.com/
• Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. http://www.cantor.com/
• Liberty Brokerage Investment Corp. http://www.libnet.com/
• Government Securities Clearing Corp. http://www.gscc.com/
• Aubrey G. Lanston & Co. Inc: http://www.lanston.com/

A – Understanding Municipal Bond Markets

• The Bond Market Association: http://www.investinginbonds.com/

• Bloomberg Online: http://www.bloomberg.com/welcome.html

• Yahoo!Finance: http:/quote.yahoo.com/

A – Comparing U.S. Stock Markets

• NASDAQ: http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/onlinemarkets.stm

• American Stock Exchange http://www.amex.com/
• Arizona Stock Exchange http://www.azx.com/
• Boston Stock Exchange http://www.bostonstock.com/
• Chicago Stock Exchange http://www.chicagostockex.com/
• NYSE http://www.nyse.com
• Pacific Stock Exchange http://www.pacificex.com
• Philadelphia Stock Exchange http://www.phlx.com
• San Diego Stock Exchange http://database.sddt.com/sdse/

• NYSE: http://www.nyse.com
• NASDAQ: http://www.nasdaq.com/
• Standard & Poor’s http://www.advisorinsight.com/index.html
• The Dow Jones (DJIA): http://www.dowjones.com/

A – Understanding Markets Around the World

• Yahoo! http://www.yahoo.com/

A - Role of Rating Companies

• Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co.: http://www.dcrco.com/
• Yahoo!Finance: http://quote.yahoo.com/)

• Federal Reserve Board: http://www.bog.frb.fed.us/

A – Corporate Bond Credit Ratings

• Moody’s Investors Service: http://www.moodys.com/
• Moody’s Financial Information Services: http://www.fisonline.com/
• Alternative link: http://fisonline.moodys.com/

• Moody’s Investors Service: http://www.moodys.com/

A – Exploring CD rates

• Bank-CD Rate Scanner: http://www.petrix.com/bankcd/
• Federally Insured Savings Network, FISN: http://www.fisn.com/
• BankSITE http://banksite.com/lcdtest.htm

• Yahoo: http://www.yahoo.com/

• Business and Economy
• Companies
• Financial Services
• Banking
• Banks

A – Mortgage Origination and Types

• Yahoo!Finance http://quote.yahoo.com/

• Microsoft HomeAdvisor: http://homeadvisor.msn.com/
• HomePath: http://www.homepath.com/
• Mortgage 101: http://www.mortgage101.com/
• Homebuyer’s Fair: http://www.homefair.com/homefair/mortgage.html
• Mortgage Bankers Association: http://www.mbaa.org/consumer-info/
• Mortgage Mart http://www.mortgagemart.com
• Mortgage Source OnLine http://mortgage-source.com/
• QuickenMortgage http://mortgage.quicken.com/Open/Home/Home.asp

A - Role of Federal Home Loan Banks:

• The FHLBank system: http://www.fhlbanks.com/
• The Office of Finance: http://www.fhlb-of.com/
• The Federal Housing Finance Board: http://www.fhfb.gov/

• Government National Mortgage Association, Ginnie Mae: http://www.ginniemae.gov/
• Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Freddie Mac: http://www.freddiemac.com/
• Federal National Mortgage Association, Fannie Mae: http://www.fanniemae.com/

• Federal National Mortgage Association, Fannie Mae: http://www.fanniemae.com/
• The Bond Market Association: http://www.bondmarkets.com/

• Commercial Real Estate Secondary Market and Securitization Association, CRESES: http://www.cssacmbs.org/

A - ABS Performance

• Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co.: http://www.dcrco.com/

• Ford Motor Credit Company: http://www.fordcredit.com/home/index.html

A – Futures Exchanges and Contracts

• The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (Merc): http://www.cme.com/

• The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (Merc): http://www.cme.com/

    For the Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s educational programs and materials follow the links below:

• Merc’s home page ( http://www.cme.com/ ) :

• Follow links
• Educational Resources
• Education Center
• CME Educational Features on the Web
• Futures Intelligence Quiz

• Alternatively: http://www.cme.com/educational/center/#feature

A – Understanding Options and Option Exchange

• Chicago Board Options Exchange: http://www.cboe.com/

• Chicago Board Options Exchange: http://www.cboe.com/

A – Pricing of Futures Contracts

• Bloomberg L.P. Web: http://www.bloomberg.com/welcome.html
• Chicago Board of Option Exchange: http://www.cboe.com/
• Follow links below:
• Market Data
• Index Dividend Yields

• Chicago Mercantile Exchange: http://www.cme.com/
• Follow links below:
• Prices
• Daily Settlement Prices
• S&P 500 Index (futures)

• Chicago Board of Option Exchange: http://www.cboe.com/
• Follow links below:
• Market Data
• Historical Stock Volatilities

• Chicago mercantile Exchange http://www.cme.com/
• Yahoo! http://quote.yahoo.com/
• Bloomberg: http://www.bloomberg.com/

• Chicago Board of Option Exchange: http://www.cboe.com/

A – Exploring Use of Swaps and Interest Rate Agreements

• Yahoo!Finance: http://quote.yahoo.com/
• American Express: http://www.americanexpress.com/

A – Online Currency Quiz

• Chicago Mercantile Exchange: http://www.cme.com/

C – Foreign Exchange Rates and Risk

• Yahoo!Finance: http://quote.yahoo.com/

The following is a list of Internet addresses (URLs) referenced in the handbook: