1.1 Financial market

This topic describes the types of financial market and its characteristics.

The financial markets channel the savings of the households and other surplus budget units to those individuals and institutions that need funds. While performing this role the aid of the financial market in increasing production and income for the various units.

This topic has the following sub-topics

• Types of Markets
  This topic describes the types of markets and segments of the organized financial markets.
• Characteristic Features of the Financial Markets
  This topic describes the features of the financial markets.
• Financial Intermediaries
  This topic describes the financial intermediaries.
• Intermediaries Operating in Financial Markets
  This topic describes the intermediaries operating in Financial Markets.
• Financial Assets (Securities)
  This topic describes the Financial Assets of Securities.
• Equities
  This topic describes the equities.
• Preference Shares
  This topic describes the preference shares feature.
• Fixed Income Securities
  This topic describes the fixed income securities.
• Rights and Warrants
  This topic describes the rights and warrants of the share holders.
• Trading in Equities
  This topic describes the Trading in Equities.
• Trading in Bonds / Fixed Income securities
  This topic describes trading in bonds on the stock exchanges.
• Corporate Actions on Securities