ECON 2035 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Financial Institution, Investment Banking, Capital Market

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Financial system: a financial system consists of financial markets and financial intermediaries which connects people with excess money (lenders) with people who needs money for spending (borrowers). A financial market is a market for funds where people with shortage of funds can borrow from people who have surplus of funds. In a financial market, a lender is a saver and a borrower is a spender. Security or financial instrument: a security or a financial instrument is a tradable asset which gives the owner (buyer) a claim on the issuer"s (borrower) future income or assets. Stocks and bonds: a common stock (commonly known as simply stock) is a security that represents a claim on the earnings and assets of the issuing corporation. A bond is a debt security that promises the buyer a stream of payments (or a single payment) periodically for a specified period of time.

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