II. Financial markets III. Stock market indexes IV. Financial market regulation Chapitre 4 : Investing in funds I. Mutual funds, pension funds and hedge funds II. Ponzi schemes Chapitre 5 : The international financial institutions I. The Bretton Woods System II. Other international financial institutions III. Basel accords IV. Financial Disclosure Chapitre 6 : Financial and economic crises I. The Great Depression II. The Internet bubble III. The Subprime crisis A. Subprime loans B. Securitization C. The unfolding of the subprime crisis D. The consequences of the subprime crisis IV. The Euro crisis 67 70 72 75 76 79 81 81 84 87 88 91 93 95 96 96 99 101 103 105 12