Chapter 6 - Financial Instruments Flashcards
Financial Instrument
Any contract that gives rise to both a financial asset of one entity and a financial liability or equity instrument in another
Financial Instruments falls into 3 categories
Financial assets
Financial Liabilities
Equity Instruments
Financial Asset (1)
-Cash
- An equity instrument of another entity
- Contractual Right to receive cash or another financial asset from another entity
- Exchange financial assets or liabilities under potentially favourable conditions
- A contract that will or may be settled in the entity’s own equity instrument
Financial asset example
> Cash
Derivatives (e.g share option)
Shares (as an investment)
Financial Liability examples
- Trade Payables
- Bond issued
- Mandatorily redeemable preference shares
- Cumulative Irredeemable preference shares
- Forward standing at a loss
Equity Instruments
A contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of an entity after deducting all of its liabilities
Equity Instruments examples
- Own Ordinary shares
- Non cumulative irredeemable Preference shares
Recognition
Recognised in the statement of financial position when the entity becomes party to the contractual provisions
Financial Liabilities
- Any liabilty that is contractual obligation to deliver cash or another financial asset to another entity
- Exchange financil assets or liabilities under potentially unfavourable conditions
- A contact that will or may be settled in the entity’s own equity instruments