Unit1 1
Text Money,the Functions of Money and the Interest Rates 1
货币，货币的职能与利率 1
Reading Material The Quantity Theory of Money-The Basis of Monetarism 7
货币数量理论——货币主义学派的基本观点 7
Unit2 11
Text Banking System 11
银行体系 11
Reading Material Financial Intermediaries in the U.S.A. 17
美国的金融中介机构 17
Unit3 22
Text Credit Instruments 22
信用工具 22
Reading material Bankers' Acceptances 31
银行承兑汇票 31
Unit4 35
Text International Movement of Currency 35
国际间货币的支付 35
Reading Material Electronic Funds Transfer 43
电子货币转账 43
Unit5 46
Text Collection 46
托收 46
Reading Material Collection Procedure 52
托收的程序 52
Unit6 57
Text Letter of Credit Operation 57
信用证交易 57
Reading Material Advantages and Disadvantages of a Letter of Credit 64
信用证的利弊 64
Unit7 67
Text Forfaiting 67
福费廷 67
Reading Material Factoring 74
保付代理业务 74
Unit8 76
Text Syndicated Loans and Syndication Procedures 76
辛迪加贷款和辛迪加贷款程序 76
Reading material Advantages of Syndicated Loan to Both Borrowers and Lenders 83
辛迪加贷款对于借贷双方的优点 83
Unit9 86
Text Government Supported Export Credit 86
政府支持的出口信贷 86
Reading Materials Kinds of Government Supported Export Credits 92
政府支持的出口信贷种类 92
Unit10 95
Text Leasing 95
租赁 95
Reading material Financial lease 104
金融租赁 104
Unit11 107
Text Insurance Basics 107
保险的基本原理 107
Reading Material Ⅰ Property Insurance 113
财产保险 113
Reading Material Ⅱ Purpose of Reinsurance 116
再保险的目的 116
Unit12 119
Text Money Market and Finance 119
货币市场与融资 119
Reading Material What is a Money Market 129
什么是货币市场 129
Unit13 133
Text Capital Market and Investments 133
资本市场与投资 133
Reading material Characteristics of Corporate Stock 143
公司股票的特点 143
Unit14 146
Text Eurodollar Market 146
欧洲美元市场 146
Reading Material Eurodollars 154
欧洲美元 154
Unit15 158
Text Foreign Exchange and Foreign Exchange Market 158
外汇与外汇市场 158
Reading Material Foreign Exchange Transactions 165
外汇交易 165
Unit16 168
Text International Financial Innovation—Financial Future Market 168
国际金融创新——金融期货市场 168
Reading Material Types of Hedging in the Financial Futures Market 180
金融期货市场套期保值的种类 180
Unit17 185
Text Balance of International Payments 185
国际收支 185
Reading Material Stages of the Balance of Payments in America 193
美国国际收支的几个阶段 193
Unit18 196
Text Central Bank 196
中央银行 196
Reading material Federal Reserve System in the U.S.A. 206
美国联邦储备体系 206
Unit19 210
Text International Monetary System 210
国际货币体系 210
Reading Material International Financial Organizations 221
国际金融组织 221
Appendix Ⅰ Glossary 229
Appendix Ⅱ Key to the Exercises 265
Reference Books 274