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Concept of Financial Market

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CBSE: Class 12
Maharashtra State Board: Class 12

Financial Markets in India

  • Finance is the management of money for individuals, business houses and Government.
  • It is classified into personal, corporate and public finance.
  • The Indian financial system mobilises and allocates funds and comprises institutions, markets, instruments and services.
  • This chapter deals only with financial markets in India, an important part of the financial system.
CBSE: Class 12
Maharashtra State Board: Class 12

Meaning of Financial Market

  • A financial market is a market for sale and purchase of financial assets like bonds, stocks, derivatives, government securities and foreign currency.
  • It operates through banks, non-banking financial institutions, brokers, mutual funds and discount houses.
  • It includes two distinct markets: Money market and Capital market.
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Some Financial Instruments

  • Bonds: Debt instruments used for borrowing long-term funds.
  • Equity shares: Shares of a company held by an individual or group.
  • Derivatives: Financial security whose value comes from underlying assets like bonds, stocks or currency.
  • Government securities: Debt instruments issued by government with repayment at maturity.
  • Trade bills: Bills of exchange drawn on and accepted by a trader for payment of goods.
  • Promissory note: Written promise to pay a definite sum of money on demand or on a specified date.
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Functions of Financial Market

  • Channelising savings: Offers investors alternatives for investment and mobilises household savings.
  • Price determination: Business organisations (demand) and households (supply of funds) interact to determine price.
  • Facilitates liquidity: Ensures easy sale and purchase of assets and conversion into cash.
  • Low transaction cost: Provides information on traded securities, saving time, efforts and money for buyers and sellers.
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Classification of Financial Market

  • Classification is based on maturity of instruments traded.
  • Money market: Instruments with maturity less than one year.
  • Capital market: Instruments with longer maturity.
Market type Maturity of instruments
Money market Less than one year
Capital market Longer maturity
CBSE: Class 12
Maharashtra State Board: Class 12

Key Points: Concept of Financial Market

  • Finance is managed as personal, corporate and public finance.
  • Financial markets are a key part of the Indian financial system.
  • Financial market deals in assets like bonds, stocks and government securities.
  • It links surplus investors with deficit business enterprises.
  • Main functions: channelising savings, price determination, liquidity and low transaction cost.
  • Financial markets are divided into money market and capital market based on maturity.

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