Includes bibliographical reference and index.

Chapter 1 Market Structure, Macroeconomic Shocks, and Banking Risk in Kenya.
Nderitu Kingori
Chapter 2 Does Forward Guidance Matter in Small Open Economies? Examples from Europe
Jakub Rybacki
Chapter 3 Determination of Long and Short Run Demand for Money in the West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ) Countries: A Panel Analysis.
Agya Atabani Adi and Joshua Sunday Riti
Chapter 4 The Effect of Central Bank Communication on the Capital Buffer of Banks: Evidence from an Emerging Economy
Rodolfo Tomas da Fonseca Nicolay, Claudio Oliveira de Moraes and
Bruno Pires Tiberto
Chapter 5 Revisiting Herding Investment Behavior on the Zagreb Stock Exchange: A Quantile Regression Approach.
Tihana Škrinjarić
Chapter 6 Financial Instability and Inequality Dynamics in the WAEMU.
Thierno Thioune
Chapter 7 On the Accuracy of GARCH Estimation in R Packages..
Chelsey Hill and B. D. McCullough
Chapter 8 Determinants of Environmental Quality in Nigeria: Assessing the Role of Financial Development
Ekundayo P. Mesagan and Mike I. Nwachukwu
Chapter 9 Testing the Validity of the Triple Deficit Hypothesis for Nigeria
Rahman Olanrewaju Raji
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Finance is a broad term that encompasses activities associated with banking, leverage or debt, credit, capital markets, money and investments. A financial investment is an asset in which money is put into with the aim that it will appreciate into a larger sum of money. The idea is to sell the asset later at a higher price in order to make a profit out of it or make money while owning it. Financial market is any marketplace, where the financial instruments are traded. A few of its examples are the stock market, bond market, foreign exchange market, and derivatives market. Financial management is the practice of strategic planning, organizing, directing, and controlling financial undertakings in an organization. The book is appropriate for students seeking detailed information in this field. It will provide comprehensive knowledge to the readers. The topics covered in this book offer the readers new insights in the field of finance. --provided by publisher