financial market
Where securities trade
A financial market is any system where buyers and sellers trade assets like stocks, bonds, currencies, or commodities.
Financial markets include stock exchanges, bond markets, and foreign exchange markets.
They serve to channel savings toward investment, establish prices through supply and demand, and provide liquidity—the ability to convert assets to cash quickly.
The financial markets reacted sharply to the interest rate announcement.
Securities trading marketplace
- securities exchangeMarket for trading stocks
- NASDAQElectronic securities exchange
- NYSELargest equities market
- London Stock ExchangeUK's primary securities marketplace
commodities exchange · futures exchange · clearinghouse · trading floor · pit · electronic trading · over-the-counter · listing
Tradeable financial assets
- equitiesOwnership stakes in corporations
- stocksOwnership stakes or inventory
- bondsTies that unite
- sharesUnits of company ownership
derivatives · futures · options · commodities · mutual funds · ETFs · swaps · warrants
Transaction-facilitating service
- day-tradingTrading within one session
- arbitrageExploiting price discrepancies
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
- shortingCreating unintended circuit connection
margin trading · leverage · scalping · swing trading · algorithmic trading · high-frequency trading · stop-loss · technical analysis
Irregular rises and falls
- riskPossibility of harm
- turbulenceChaotic flow patterns
- instabilityTendency toward unpredictable change
- correctionFixing of mistakes
bubble · crash · whipsaw · panic selling · swings · uncertainty · downturn · rally
Sustained price level increase
- recessionProlonged economic decline
- interest ratesPrice paid for borrowing
- monetary policyCentral bank economic controls
- fiscal policyState spending and taxation
central bank · Federal Reserve · economic indicators · consumer confidence · employment data · credit crunch · quantitative easing · stimulus
Money entering and exiting
- solvencyCapacity to pay debts
- reservesResources held back
- trading volumeAmount of shares exchanged
- convertibilityCapacity for free exchange
settlement · clearing · money supply · credit availability · illiquidity · capitalization · float
Stock market regulator
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- insider tradingIllegal securities transactions using nonpublic information
- fiduciary dutyObligation to act loyally
- transparencyState of being see-through
audit · Dodd-Frank · antitrust · enforcement · sanctions
stock exchange
Securities trading marketplace
- securities exchangeMarket for trading stocks
- NASDAQElectronic securities exchange
- NYSELargest equities market
London Stock Exchange · commodities exchange · futures exchange · clearinghouse · trading floor · pit · electronic trading · over-the-counter · listing · index
securities
Tradeable financial assets
shares · derivatives · futures · options · commodities · mutual funds · ETFs · swaps · warrants · certificates of deposit
brokerage
Transaction-facilitating service
- day-tradingTrading within one session
- arbitrageExploiting price discrepancies
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
shorting · margin trading · leverage · scalping · swing trading · algorithmic trading · high-frequency trading · stop-loss · technical analysis · charting
fluctuations
Irregular rises and falls
- riskPossibility of harm
- turbulenceChaotic flow patterns
- instabilityTendency toward unpredictable change
correction · bubble · crash · whipsaw · panic selling · swings · uncertainty · downturn · rally · boom
inflation
Sustained price level increase
- recessionProlonged economic decline
- interest ratesPrice paid for borrowing
- monetary policyCentral bank economic controls
fiscal policy · central bank · Federal Reserve · economic indicators · consumer confidence · employment data · credit crunch · quantitative easing · stimulus · economic cycle
cash flow
Money entering and exiting
- solvencyCapacity to pay debts
- reservesResources held back
- trading volumeAmount of shares exchanged
convertibility · settlement · clearing · money supply · credit availability · illiquidity · capitalization · float
SEC
Stock market regulator
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- insider tradingIllegal securities transactions using nonpublic information
- fiduciary dutyObligation to act loyally
transparency · audit · Dodd-Frank · antitrust · enforcement · sanctions
- financebank, CFO, banks, controller, treasurer
- marketsbazaar, souk, vendors, food stalls, Grand Bazaar
financial marketsubsistence economy
System without market surplus
commodity market · labor market · barter economy · manufacturing sector · agricultural market
financial marketblack market
Illicit trading system
barter system · subsistence economy · underground economy · gift economy · shadow economy
financial marketfarmers market
Outdoor local produce sale
flea market · bazaar · swap meet · Main Street · street market
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