本書為培養(yǎng)既精通現(xiàn)代金融知識又能運用英語從事金融業(yè)務的復合型人才而編寫。
全書共五部分，分為十二章。第一部分包括第一章至第三章，主要闡述貨幣、金融市場、政治與經濟的相關內容；第二部分包括第四章至第六章，主要闡述中國的中央銀行、商業(yè)銀行及銀行監(jiān)管機構的相關知識；第三部分包括第七章至第九章，主要闡述證券、外匯交易、期貨和期權等證券投資及風險管理的相關知識；第四部分包括第十章至第十一章，主要闡述保險基本原理、主要保險業(yè)務；第五部分包括第十二章，主要闡述銀行函電的基本特點與寫作、銀行函電的主要應用實例。
本書配有教學課件、部分正文譯文、習題參考答案、模擬試卷等輔助教學和學習資料，索取方式參見“更新勘誤表和配套資料索取示意圖”。
本書為本科院校金融相關專業(yè)的教材，因本書主體內容和金融學（貨幣銀行學）課程內容相匹配，因而也可作為金融學課程雙語授課參考教材。
? 本書包括貨幣與經濟、中國的銀行業(yè)務、金融工具與外匯、保險、銀行函電五部分內容，系統(tǒng)地介紹了金融業(yè)務、金融市場、金融機構、金融監(jiān)管等方面的知識。
? 旁注結合尾注方便讀者閱讀；多種練習題題型引導讀者自主學習；二維碼鏈接拓展知識、案例等文檔，拓展讀者的閱讀范圍，增強趣味性。
? 教學課件、正文譯文、習題答案和模擬試卷等教學和學習資料的索取方式參見“更新勘誤表和配套資料索取示意圖”。
劉鐵敏，遼寧石油化工大學經濟管理學院，教授，碩士研究生導師。主要研究領域涉及投融資管理及財務評價分析、項目管理、宏觀經濟分析等，主講微觀經濟學、宏觀經濟學、國際結算、國際金融、證券投資學、中級經濟學等。
Part One Money and Economics
Chapter 1 Money 2
Learning Objectives 2
Key Topics 2
Section 1．1 What Is Money 2
1．1．1 History of Money 2
1．1．2 Meaning of Money 4
Section 1．2 Functions of Money 5
1．2．1 Medium of Exchange 5
1．2．2 Unit of Account 5
1．2．3 Store of Value 6
1．2．4 Standard of Deferred Payment 7
Section 1．3 The Forms of Money 7
1．3．1 Commodity Money 8
1．3．2 Paper Money 8
1．3．3 Checks 10
1．3．4 Electronic or Digital Money 11
Section 1．4 Measuring Money 13
1．4．1 Theoretical and Empirical Definition of Money 13
1．4．2 The Federal Reserve’s Monetary Aggregates 14
1．4．3 Money Supply 14
Section 1．5 Monetary Policy 16
Notes 17
Exercises 18
Chapter 2 Financial Markets 21
Learning Objectives 21
Key Topics 21
Section 2．1 What Is Financial Market 21
2．1．1 Definition of Financial Market 21
2．1．2 Constituents of Financial Market 22
Section 2．2 Functions of Financial Markets 23
2．2．1 Intermediary Functions 23
2．2．2 Financial Functions 24
Section 2．3 Currency (Money) Markets 24
2．3．1 Participants 25
2．3．2 Functions of the Money Market 25
2．3．3 Common Money Market Instruments 26
Section 2．4 Capital Markets 27
2．4．1 Deeply View on Capital Market 28
2．4．2 Examples of Capital Market Transactions 29
2．4．3 Raising Capitals 30
Section 2．5 Derivative Products Markets 32
2．5．1 Future Contracts 32
2．5．2 Forward Contracts 33
2．5．3 Optional Contracts 34
Notes 35
Exercises 36
Chapter 3 Politics and Economics 39
Learning Objectives 39
Key Topics 39
Section 3．1 Macroeconomics & Politics 39
3．1．1 Games Between Policy Makers and Voters 40
3．1．2 Games Between Policy Makers 42
Section 3．2 An General Perspective on the Political Economy of Big Change 43
3．2．1 The Social-Political Context and Co-Evolution 43
3．2．2 Embeddedness 44
3．2．3 The Dilemma of Knowledge as a Product and a Resource 44
3．2．4 The Global Perspective on the Evolution 44
3．2．5 Evolutionary Social-Economic Intricacy 45
3．2．6 The Initiation of Self Re-Enforcing Growth 46
Section 3．3 Explosive Changes of Evolution and Communitarian Collective Ownership 46
3．3．1 The Fall-Variety Constraining Order 47
3．3．2 Self Organization and Economics 47
3．3．3 Communitarian Collective Ownership and Strategic Networks 48
Notes 50
Exercises 51
Part Two Banking Industry in China
Chapter 4 Central Bank—PBC 55
Learning Objectives 55
Key Topics 55
Section 4．1 The Reform of PBC 55
4．1．1 Definition of Central Bank 56
4．1．2 Transformation of PBC 56
4．1．3 Reform the Current Financial Structure 57
Section 4．2 The Functions of PBC 59
4．2．1 The Reason for Transformation 59
4．2．2 The Biggest Change of the Functions of PBC 60
4．2．3 The Main Functions of PBC 61
Section 4．3 The Instruments of Central Bank 64
4．3．1 Open Market Operation 65
4．3．2 Reserve Requirements 67
4．3．3 Rediscount 69
Notes 69
Exercises 70
Chapter 5 Commercial Banks 73
Learning Objectives 73
Key Topics 73
Section 5．1 Introduction 73
Section 5．2 What Is a Bank 75
5．2．1 Definition and Development of a Commercial Bank 75
5．2．2 How a Commercial Bank Makes and Creates Money 76
5．2．3 The Role of the Banking Sector in China 77
5．2．4 Vigorous Development of the Banking Sector 78
5．2．5 Increased Openness of the Banking Sector 79
Section 5．3 Intermediary Services 79
5．3．1 Settlement-payments and Funds Transfer 80
5．3．2 Plastic Money 80
5．3．3 International Settlement 82
Section 5．4 Loans 82
5．4．1 Definition and Categories of Loans 82
5．4．2 The Credit Process 83
5．4．3 Post-disbursement Management 85
5．4．4 Compound Interest vs． Simple Interest 87
Section 5．5 Banking on the Internet 87
5．5．1 Backgrounds 87
5．5．2 Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Banking 88
5．5．3 The Future Prospects of Online Banking 89
Notes 90
Exercises 91
Chapter 6 Supervision of Banking 93
Learning Objectives 93
Key Topics 93
Section 6．1 Importance and Objectives of Banking Supervision 93
6．1．1 The Role of Banks and Importance of Banking Supervision 93
6．1．2 Objectives of Banking Supervision 94
6．1．3 Preconditions for Effective Banking Supervision 95
Section 6．2 Licensing Process 96
6．2．1 Phases of the Process 96
6．2．2 Factors Evaluated by the Chartering Authorities 96
6．2．3 Basel Committee’s Requirements on Bank Licensing 97
Section 6．3 Arrangements for Ongoing Banking Supervision 97
6．3．1 Risks in Banking 97
6．3．2 Key Prudential Issues 99
6．3．3 Off-site Surveillance 104
6．3．4 On-site Examinations 104
Section 6．4 Dealing with Weak Banks 105
6．4．1 Symptoms and Cause of Bank Problems 105
6．4．2 Principles for Dealing with Weak Banks 106
6．4．3 Corrective Actions 106
6．4．4 Resolution Issues and Exit 107
6．4．5 Closure of the Bank： Depositor Pay-off 108
Notes 109
Exercises 110
Part Three Financial Instruments and Foreign Exchange
Chapter 7 Securities 114
Learning Objectives 114
Key Topics 114
Section 7．1 Stock 114
7．1．1 History 115
7．1．2 Shares 115
7．1．3 Types of Stock 116
7．1．4 Shareholder 116
7．1．5 Stock Market 117
7．1．6 Stock Trade 119
7．1．7 Stock Index 120
7．1．8 Stock Derivatives 121
7．1．9 Stock Price Determination and Fluctuations 121
Section 7．2 Bond 122
7．2．1 Issuance of Bond 123
7．2．2 Main Features of Bond 124
7．2．3 The Kinds of Bond 125
7．2．4 Bond Market 126
7．2．5 Bond Market Participants 127
7．2．6 Investing Risk in Bonds 128
Section 7．3 Fund 129
7．3．1 What Is Fund 129
7．3．2 Fund Constitution 129
7．3．3 Unit or Share Class 131
7．3．4 Investment Aims 131
7．3．5 Types of Risk 132
7．3．6 Kinds of Fund 132
Notes 136
Exercises 137
Chapter 8 Foreign Exchange 139
Learning Objectives 139
Key Topics 139
Section 8．1 Foreign Exchange Rate 139
8．1．1 Quotations 140
8．1．2 Exchange Rate Classification 141
8．1．3 Bilateral vs． Effective Exchange Rate 142
8．1．4 Exchange Rate Regime 143
8．1．5 Factors Affecting the Changes of Exchange Rate 144
8．1．6 Fluctuations in Exchange Rates 145
Section 8．2 Foreign Exchange Market 146
8．2．1 Market Participants 147
8．2．2 Characteristics 149
8．2．3 Determinants of Exchange Rates 149
8．2．4 Forex Signals 150
Section 8．3 Foreign Exchange Operation 151
8．3．1 Spot or Foreign Exchange Spot 151
8．3．2 Forward 151
8．3．3 Swap 151
8．3．4 Futures or Currency Futures 153
8．3．5 Option or Foreign Exchange Option 154
Section 8．4 Foreign Exchange Exposure 155
8．4．1 Types of Exposure 156
8．4．2 Measurement at Risk 157
8．4．3 Management at Risk 158
Notes 159
Exercises 160
Chapter 9 Futures & Options 161
Learning Objectives 161
Key Topics 161
Section 9．1 Futures Trading 161
9．1．1 What Is Futures 161
9．1．2 Margins 162
9．1．3 Settlement-physical vs． Cash-settled Futures 163
9．1．4 Futures Traders 164
Section 9．2 Futures Exchange 165
9．2．1 History of Futures Exchanges 166
9．2．2 Clearing and Settlement 166
9．2．3 Central Counterparty 167
9．2．4 Mark-to-Market 167
9．2．5 Financial Futures 168
Section 9．3 Options 170
9．3．1 Contract Specifications 170
9．3．2 Types 170
9．3．3 Option Styles 172
9．3．4 Trading 172
Notes 173
Exercises 173
Part Four Insurance
Chapter 10 To Understand Insurance 176
Learning Objectives 176
Key Topics 176
Section 10．1 What Is Insurance 176
10．1．1 Modern Insurance 177
10．1．2 Societal Effects 177
Section 10．2 Insurance Policy 178
10．2．1 General Features 178
10．2．2 Parts of an Insurance Contract 179
10．2．3 Industry Standard Forms 180
Section 10．3 Most Important Principles of Insurance 180
Section 10．4 Insurance Market 183
10．4．1 Insurance Companies 183
10．4．2 Reinsurance Companies 184
10．4．3 Insurance Intermediaries 184
Section 10．5 Insurance Business 185
10．5．1 Product Development 185
10．5．2 Distribution Channels 186
10．5．3 Underwriting 187
10．5．4 Loss Settlement 188
10．5．5 Reserve 189
10．5．6 Investment 190
Notes 190
Exercises 192
Chapter 11 Types of Insurance 194
Learning Objectives 194
Key Topics 194
Section 11．1 Personal Insurance 194
11．1．1 What Is Life Insurance 194
11．1．2 Health Insurance 196
11．1．3 Accident Insurance 197
Section 11．2 Property Insurance 198
11．2．1 History 198
11．2．2 Types of Coverage 199
11．2．3 Specific Types 199
11．2．4 US Property Insurance Claims 200
Section 11．3 Liability Insurance 201
11．3．1 What Is Liability Insurance 201
11．3．2 Types of Liability Insurance 202
11．3．3 Insurable Risks 203
Section 11．4 Reinsurance 203
11．4．1 Definition 203
11．4．2 Methods of Reinsuring 204
11．4．3 Forms of Reinsurance 204
Notes 206
Exercises 207
Part Five Banking Letters
Chapter 12 The Exercise of Banking Letters 210
Learning Objectives 210
Key Topics 210
Section 12．1 What Is a Banking Letter？ 210
Section 12．2 Basic Principles of Banking Letter Writing 212
Section 12．3 The Format of Banking Letter 214
12．3．1 Standard Parts 214
12．3．2 Optional Parts 217
12．3．3 Letter Style 219
12．3．4 Envelope Addressing 222
Section 12．4 Main Types of Banking Letters 224
12．4．1 Letters Concerning Banks Relationship 224
12．4．2 Letters Concerning Bank Accounts and Bank Accounting 226
12．4．3 Letters Concerning Banking Business 227
Notes 229
Exercises 230
主要參考文獻 233
更新勘誤表和配套資料索取示意圖 234
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