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Financial Markets and Institutions
Money markets provide companies and
governments with short-term liquidity (raise
cash to pay bills).
Capital markets provide companies and
governments with long-term financing
(“capital”).
Typical financial institutions involved: banks,
investment banks, stock brokerages, mutual
funds, pension funds, S&Ls, insurance
companies
Levels of interest rates and changes in interest
rates are of great importance.
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Investments
Sale of stocks and bonds
Security analysis
Advising
Portfolio Management
Financial Management
Financial management is the study and practice of
making dollar denominated decisions within a
single firm. Most people in finance work in financial
management.
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Functions
Acquisition of funds:
short-term financing: bank loans, etc.
(liabilities)
long-term financing: stocks (equity) & bonds
(debt)
Allocation (uses) of funds:
short-term: working capital management
long-term: capital (stocks & bonds)
management
Responsibilities
forecasting and planning
investment and financing decisions
coordination and control as member of
management team
interaction with financial markets