Stuff Flashcards
1
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Types of Financial markets
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Money market: short term market
Capital: long term market
Primary: Where companies initially sell new security issues (debt or equity)
Secondary: where owners of securities can sell them to other investors
2
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Types of financial markets - others terms: Marketability Liquidity Brokers Dealers
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Marketability: the ease which a security can be sold and converted into cash
Liquidity: the ability to convert an asset into cash quickly without loss of value
Brokers: market specialists who bring buyers and sellers together for a sale to take place
Dealers: ‘make markets’ for securities and bear risk