Financial Markets/crash Flashcards
Main purpose of banks (and other financial institutions)
make money liable to those who want to spend more than their income using savings if those who currently don’t want to spend
what do banks do to make money available for people to spend:
- help people and firms save - through bank accounts, pension funds, bonds and other financial products
- provide loans to businesses and individuals
- allow equities and bonds to be issued and traded on capital markets
Everyday forms of borrowing for individuals
- personal loans
- mortgages
- credits cards
- pay day loans
- overdrafts
Personal loans (Everyday forms of borrowing for individuals)
loans to individuals to be paid back over a small number of years. These can be secured for unsecured
secured loans
loans backed by collateral that the bank can claim if the borrowers do not repay them
Unsecured loans
loans backed only by the borrowers’ good reputation and previous credit rating higher rate of interest than secured loans because ether riskier
Mortgages (Everyday forms of borrowing for individuals)
loans to buy property. The bank owns the property until the loan is repaid.
Pay day loans (Everyday forms of borrowing for individuals)
short term, small, unsecured loans, usually high rate of interest
Equity finance
Equity finance is generally the issue of new shares in exchange for a cash investment. Your business receives the money it needs and the investor will own a share in your company. This means the investor will benefit from the success of your business.
debit finance
borrowing money that has to be paid back with interest. This can involve borrowing from financial institutions or using corporate bonds.
Other functions of financial institutions and markets
- make trade easier by allowing buyers to make payees easily and quickly
- provide insurance cover to firms and individuals
How does the financial sector help economic growth
- economic growth driven by spending of individual and firms which relies on credit
- businesses are unlikely to grow without credit - if don’t grow fewer jobs and less exports
- firms in developing countries financial sector is weak, underdeveloped
Financial institutions are regulated to:
- reduce impact of financial market failure
- protect consumers by policing individuals and firms to ensure act fairly and legally
- ensure integrity and stability of financial institution and services
- maintain confidence and avoid sudden panics
Banks are ______ sector organisations
Private - aim to make profit for shareholders
Problems in a bank or banking industry
can potentially destabilise country’s whole economy
What two factors of a bank make banking a regulated industry
- huge economic importance of banks
- incentives to take risks for banks
Regulated banking industry
there are rules to control the behaviour of banks and penalties for any bank that break the rules
3 types of financial markets
- Money markets
- capital markets
- Currency Market
Money markets
- provide short term finance to banks, companies, give, individuals
- short term debt has maturity of up to a year as little as 24hrs
maturity
repayment period
capital market
provide governments and firms with medium - long term finance.
- give and firms raise finance by issuing bonds
- also raise finance by issuing shares or borrowing from banks
A capital market has a ______ market and a ________ market
- primary
- secondary
Primary market (capital markets)
For new share and bond issues
Secondary market (capital markets)
where existing securities are traded. This increases their liquidity
Foreign Exchange market
where different currencies are bought and sold. Does to allow international trade and investment or as speculation.
A foreign exchange market is split into:
- Spot market
- Forward market