ECO 2115 Chapter 1: Why Study Money, Banking, and Financial Markets

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Finan(cid:272)ial markets: (cid:272)hannel (cid:310)unds (cid:310)rom those (cid:462)ho do not ha(cid:461)e a produ(cid:272)ti(cid:461)e use (cid:310)or them to those that do. It dire(cid:272)tl(cid:468) a(cid:310)(cid:310)e(cid:272)ts our li(cid:461)es, (cid:271)usinesses, and e(cid:272)onom(cid:468) To learn a(cid:271)out (cid:271)ond markets, interest rates, and sto(cid:272)k markets. A se(cid:272)urit(cid:468) (cid:614)or a (cid:310)inan(cid:272)ial instrument(cid:615) is a (cid:272)laim on the issuer"s (cid:310)uture in(cid:272)ome or assets. A (cid:271)ond is a de(cid:271)t se(cid:272)urit(cid:468) that promises to make pa(cid:468)ments periodi(cid:272)all(cid:468) (cid:310)or a spe(cid:272)i(cid:310)ied period o(cid:310) time. An interest rate is the (cid:272)ost o(cid:310) (cid:271)orro(cid:462)in(cid:311) or the pri(cid:272)e paid (cid:310)or the rental o(cid:310) (cid:310)unds. (cid:531)% interest on (cid:527)(cid:527) means (cid:468)ou must repa(cid:468) (cid:527)(cid:531) (cid:462)hen due. A sto(cid:272)k is a share o(cid:310) o(cid:462)nership in a (cid:272)orporation. Gi(cid:461)es (cid:272)laim to the (cid:272)orporation"s earnin(cid:311)s and assets. A sto(cid:272)k market is (cid:462)here sto(cid:272)ks are (cid:271)ou(cid:311)ht and sold. The (cid:461)alue o(cid:310) sto(cid:272)ks re(cid:310)le(cid:272)ts the (cid:272)urrent (cid:461)alue o(cid:310) a (cid:272)ompan(cid:468), and e(cid:467)pe(cid:272)tations o(cid:310) (cid:310)uture earnin(cid:311)s (cid:311)ro(cid:462)th. Bi(cid:311) s(cid:462)in(cid:311)s in share pri(cid:272)e are o(cid:310)ten major ne(cid:462)s stories.

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