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This 4-minute video lesson looks at verifying hedge with futures margin mechanics. [Core Finance playlist: Lesson 92 of 184]

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This website describes the House Committee on Financial Services. The chairman of this committee is Michael G. Oxley. "The Committee oversees the entire financial services industry, including the securities, insurance, banking and housing industries."

Principles of Macroeconomics 2e covers the scope and sequence of most introductory economics courses. The text includes many current examples, which are handled in a politically equitable way. The outcome is a balanced approach to the theory and application of economics concepts. The second edition has been thoroughly revised to increase clarity, update data and current event impacts, and incorporate the feedback from many reviewers and adopters. Changes made in Principles of Macroeconomics 2e are described in the preface and the transition guide to help instructors transition to the second edition. The first edition of Principles of Macroeconomics by OpenStax is available in web view here.

By the end of this section, you will be able to:

Explain the meaning of trade balance and its implications for the foreign exchange market
Analyze concerns over international trade in goods and services and international flows of capital
Identify and evaluate market-oriented economic reforms

By the end of this section, you will be able to:

Discuss the relationship between bank regulation and monetary policy
Explain bank supervision
Explain how deposit insurance and lender of last resort are two strategies to protect against bank runs

By the end of this section, you will be able to:

Analyze whether monetary policy decisions should be made more democratically
Calculate the velocity of money
Evaluate the central bank’s influence on inflation, unemployment, asset bubbles, and leverage cycles
Calculate the effects of monetary stimulus

By the end of this section, you will be able to:

Explain the structure and organization of the U.S. Federal Reserve
Discuss how central banks impact monetary policy, promote financial stability, and provide banking services

By the end of this section, you will be able to:

Explain crowding out and its effect on physical capital investment
Explain the relationship between budget deficits and interest rates
Identify why economic growth is tied to investments in physical capital, human capital, and technology