Introduction To Financial Markets & Institutions
Introduction To Financial Markets & Institutions
Introduction To Financial Markets & Institutions
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The last few weeks news features a segment about interest rates, the Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and his famous tapering the pace of bond purchase.
What does all this mean? Do I care about interest rates? What is the Fed? Will this impact my companys listed ADR? Will it affect the market value of my stock investments?
Financial markets, such as bond and stock markets, are crucial in our economy. These markets channel funds from savers to investors, thereby promoting economic efficiency. Market activity affects personal wealth, the behavior of business firms, and economy as a whole Well functioning financial markets, such as the bond market, stock market, and foreign exchange market, are key factors in producing high economic growth. We will briefly examine each of these markets, key statistics, and how we will examine them throughout this course.
Funds Loans
Funds
Nature of Claim
National Stock Exchange (NSE) got its recognition as a stock exchange in July 1993 under Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956
NSE's leading index is Nifty 50 or popularly Nifty and is composed of 50 diversified benchmark Indian company stocks
Although late than BSE, National Stocks Exchange is currently the leading stock exchange in India in terms of total volume traded
Brazil
USA Malaysia Russian Federati on Thailand India Indonesi a Japan UK China Singapor e
3.3
36.8 21.7
17.4
150.4 41.4
17.5
171.2 34.8
38.8
205.1 44.8
39.2
61.1 53.6
41.4
106.2 126.9
54.2
129.2 92.2
37.2
187.6 56.3
Japan
China UK Hong Kong Malaysia German y Singapor e Indonesi a Brazil South Africa Russian Federati on
2107
14 1623
2416
853 2087
3279
1387 2759
3961
2342 2001
N.A
3.9
20.9
61.7
44.1
50.5
40.4
74.8
333
693
1020
1472
30.6 8.4
19.3 34.6
50.6 52
67.2 40.1
100.8 5.3
74 29
73.9 39.3
85.1 39.8
321 428
736 741
1020 648
941 670
2.3
28.2 29.9 0.2
11.1
24.2 79.9 27.9
14.7
109.3 181.5 26
16.5
70.9 121.5 104.8
Malaysia
Japan Hong Kong German y UK
19.9
32.9 37.6 101.4
31.1
40.3 54.4 79.4
26.9
118.8 43.3 146
32
108.9 157.6 134.5
166
141 570 688
321
288 527 668
685
335 381 388
462
440 366 355
42
52.9
97
105.9
40
94.8
141.9
137.9
13
237
296
327
Forex Market
Insurance Life/General
RBI
RBI
SEBI
IRDA
RBI
RBI/SEBI
REGULATORY AUTHORITY
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