10. (LO 7.3) Also, differentiate between voluntary and contractual savings.
16. (LO 7.4) How does each life cycle stage relate to the amount and type of individual savings?
20. (LO 7.5) Identify and briefly describe the major securities that are originated or traded in capital securities markets.
10.Also, differentiate between voluntary and contractual savings.
16. (LO 7.4) How does each life cycle stage relate to the amount and type of individual savings?
20. (LO 7.5) Identify and briefly describe the major securities that are originated or traded in capital securities markets.
Capital markets are place where savings and investments are channeled between the suppliers who have capital and those who are in need of capital therefore, it is called Capital Market.
Capital markets are composed of primary and secondary markets.The most common capital markets are the stock market and the bond market.
There are various securities which are traded in Capital Marker as follows :
Equity Shares of a Company. : As a primary market, the stock
market allows companies to issue and sell their shares to the
common public for the first time through the process of initial
public offerings (IPO). The secondary market, on the other hand,
includes venues overseen by a regulatory body like the Securities
and Exchange Commission (SEC)/SEBI Securities and Exchange Board of
India, where existing or already-issued securities are
traded between investors. Issuing companies do not have a part in
the secondary market.
Preference Share of a Company : same way above.
Debenture/Bond of a Company : Company may issue debenture
Debenture or Bond of a Government/ Central Banks etc.
Derivative products like Future,option
Units of Mutual funds : it is indirect way of investment in stock
market/bond market.A mutual fund is a type of financial vehicle
made up of a pool of money collected from many investors to invest
in securities like stocks, bonds, money market instruments, and
other assets. Mutual funds are operated by professional money
managers, who allocate the fund's assets and attempt to produce
capital gains or income for the fund's investors
ETF :An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a type of security that
involves a collection of securities—such as stocks—that often
tracks an underlying index, although they can invest in any number
of industry sectors or use various strategies.
There are many more securities which are traded in capital
market.
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