The system includes such participants as banks (that can play the role of market-makers), exchanges, broker companies, financial instruments (for example, funds) and individual traders. The goods that are sold by the participants, are called financial instruments or assets. In the most general sense, financial instruments are certain obligations (contracts) that prove facts of mutual demands of two parties. The first party is obligated to supply (immediately or in future, unconditionally or on certain conditions) goods, and the second - to pay (for example, with money or securities).
An important feature of the financial markets is that the
money or securities themselves might be regarded as goods. But of course
common (usual) goods and raw materials are also sold at the financial
markets. On the basis of it the financial markets may be divided into
foreign exchange markets, stock markets and raw materials markets.
An important feature of the financial markets is that the money or securities themselves might be regarded as goods. But of course common (usual) goods and raw materials are also sold at the financial markets. On the basis of it the financial markets may be divided into foreign exchange markets, stock markets and raw materials markets.
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