本书是根据普通高等学校应用型特色规划教材编写计划，按照教育部应用型人才培养的教学要求编写的。本书分成国际金融市场、金融机构与运作及金融函电三个部分，用通俗易懂的英语系统地介绍了国际金融市场和金融机构及其运作。本书注重实务操作，并配有与当前经济形势紧密结合的命题对话、专业问答和练习，强化英语在金融领域里的实际运用，从而突出应用型人才培养的特点，培养学生在金融实际工作中运用英语的能力。 本书还结合中国人民银行组织的“金融专业英语证书考试”(Financial English Certificate Test)的内容，着重讲解现代国际金融业务，特别注重训练学生运用英语进行银行业务操作的能力。 本书适合作为大专院校经济和管理及相关专业的教材，同时也可以作为国际贸易和国际金融领域的相关从业人员的参考用书。

目 录

Part Ⅰ Financial Markets
Chapter 1 Functions of Financial Markets 3
1.1 Significance 3
1.2 Functions 4
参考译文 7
Subject Topic(命题对话) 10
Questions and Answers(专业问答) 11
Exercises(练习) 12
Chapter 2 Money Markets 18
2.1 Characteristics 18
2.2 Participants of Money Market 19
2.3 Instruments of Money Market 21
参考译文 24
Subject Topic(命题对话) 28
Questions and Answers(专业问答) 30
Exercises(练习) 30
Chapter 3 Capital Markets 33
3.1 Purpose and Participants 33
3.2 Trading in the Capital Market 34
参考译文 36
Subject Topic(命题对话) 39
Questions and Answers(专业问答) 41
Exercises(练习) 42
Chapter 4 Foreign Exchange Markets 49
4.1 Meanings of Foreign Exchange 49
4.2 Financial Derivatives 53
4.3 Exchange Control 58
参考译文 60
Subject Topic(命题对话) 68
Questions and Answers(专业问答) 71
Exercises(练习) 72


Part Ⅱ Financial Institutions and Their Operations
Chapter 5 Commercial Banking 81
5.1 Intermediary Services 81
5.2 International Settlement 83
5.3 Credit Loan 95
参考译文 106
Subject Topic(命题对话) 127
Questions and Answers(专业问答) 128
Exercises(练习) 129
Chapter 6 Investment Banking 149
6.1 Investment Banking 149
6.2 Backgrounds 149
6.3 Investment Banks and Financial System 151
6.4 Investment Banking Activities 152
6.5 Prospect of Investment Banking 153
参考译文 154
Subject Topic(命题对话) 158
Questions and Answers(专业问答) 159
Exercises(练习) 159
Chapter 7 Insurance 161
7.1 What Is Insurance and How It Works? 161
7.2 The Types of Insurance 163
7.3 The Fundamentals of Insurance 163
7.4 Legal Principles of Insurance 165
7.5 Insurance Market 167
参考译文 169
Subject Topic(命题对话) 176
Questions and Answers(专业问答) 177
Exercises(练习) 178
Chapter 8 Securities 182
8.1 The Types of Securities 182
8.2 Securities Market 186
8.3 Securities Investment 188
参考译文 192
Subject Topic(命题对话) 199
Questions and Answers(专业问答) 201
Exercises(练习) 202


Part Ⅲ Financial Communications
Chapter 9 Banking Communications on Remittance and Collections 207
9.1 Mail Transfer 207
9.2 Demand Draft 207
9.3 Telegraphic Transfer 208
9.4 Accounts Intercourse 208
9.5 Letters on Collections 211
Chapter 10 Banking Communications on Letter of Credit 213
10.1 Letters between Banks 213
10.2 Letters on Credit Operations 214
Chapter 11 Correspondent Banking 220
11.1 Terms and Conditions 220
11.2 Signature Books and Test Keys 220
Chapter 12 Credit Inquiry 222
12.1 Credit Inquiry on Companies 222
12.2 Credit Inquiry on Individuals 223
Key to Exercises 224
参考文献 232

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