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Economic environment has changed significantly in recent days due to the COVID19 and measures the governments apply to combat it will inevitably cause the substantial shrinkage of economies due to reduced economic activities on the national as well as global levels. As a result, financial markets have been under great stress because there is no prediction on the size, scope, and duration of this situation. Simultaneously this causes a great uncertainty. It is obvious that financial markets play crucial role in the general good standing of economies because they are serving as a channel through which funds are transferred to and between entities on the market. Financial and monetary systems are a part of the economic system whereby for the latter it is important the former to be as stable as possible. In order this to be achieved or at least risks caused by uncertainty to be reduced both in short-term as well as long-term perspectives a wide scope of traditional as well as modern the financial market regulations have been applied and here we are going to present at least some of them.

PART I: OVERVIEW OF THE FINANCIAL ENVIRONMENT -- 1. Role of Financial Markets and Institutions -- 2. Determination of Interest Rates -- 3. Structure of Interest Rates -- PART 2: THE FED AND MONETARY POLICY -- 4. Functions of the Fed -- 5. Monetary Policy -- PART 3: DEBT SECURITY MARKETS -- 6. Money Markets -- 7. Bond Markets -- 8. Bond Valuation and Risk -- 9. Mortgage Markets -- PART 4: EQUITY MARKETS -- 10. Stock Offerings and Investor Monitoring -- 11. Stock Valuation and Risk -- 12. Market Microstructure and Strategies -- PART 5: DERIVATIVE SECURITY MARKETS -- 13. Financial Futures Markets -- 14. Options Markets -- 15. Swap Markets -- 16. Foreign Exchange Derivative Markets -- PART 6: COMMERCIAL BANKING -- 17. Commercial Bank Operations -- 18. Bank Regulation -- 19. Bank Management -- 20. Bank Performance -- PART 7: NONBANK OPERATIONS -- 21. Thrift Operations -- 22. Finance Company Operations -- 23. Mutual Fund Operations -- 24. Securities Operations -- 25. Insurance and Pension Fund Operations -- 26. Pension Funds Operations