TABLE OF CONTENTS :



Part I. An Introduction to the Business of Banking

1. An Overview of Banks and Their Services

2. The Impact of Government Policy and Regulation on Banking

3. The Organization and Structure of Banks and Their Industry

4. The Financial Statements of a Bank

5. Measuring and Evaluating Bank Performance

Part II. Asset-Liability Management Techniques and Hedging Against Interest Rate and Credit Risk

6. Asset-Liability Management: Determining and Measuring Interest Rates and Controlling a Bank's Interest-Sensitive Gap

7. Asset-Liability Management: The Concept of Duration and Managing a Bank's Duration Gap

8. Using Financial Futures and Options in Bank Asset-Liability Management

9. Using Swaps and Other Asset-Liability Management Techniques

10. Off-Balance-Sheet Financing in Banking and Credit Derivatives

Part III. Managing the Bank's Investment Portfolio and Liquidity Position

11. The Investment Function in Banking

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