{"id":884,"date":"2023-07-12T17:39:15","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T17:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/accanderssenmicro\/?post_type=chapter&p=884"},"modified":"2023-07-12T17:44:42","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T17:44:42","slug":"reading-financial-markets","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.ccconline.org\/accanderssenmicro\/chapter\/reading-financial-markets\/","title":{"raw":"Reading: Financial Markets","rendered":"Reading: Financial Markets"},"content":{"raw":"\"Money\r\n\r\nThe financial markets include both the short-term market called the Money Market and the long-term market called the capital market.\r\n

The money market<\/strong> refers to trading in very short-term debt investments. At the wholesale level, it involves large-volume trades between institutions and traders. At the retail level, it includes money market mutual funds bought by individual investors and money market accounts opened by bank customers.<\/p>\r\n

In all of these cases, the money market is characterized by a high degree of safety and relatively low rates of return.<\/p>\r\nCapital market<\/strong>s are where savings and investments are channeled between suppliers and those in need. Suppliers are people or institutions with capital to lend or invest and typically include banks and\u00a0investors<\/a>. Those who seek capital in this market are businesses, governments, and individuals. Capital markets are composed of primary and secondary markets. The most common capital markets are the\u00a0stock market<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0bond market.<\/a> They seek to improve transactional efficiencies by bringing suppliers together with those seeking capital and providing a place where they can exchange securities.\r\n\r\n\"capital","rendered":"

\"Money<\/p>\n

The financial markets include both the short-term market called the Money Market and the long-term market called the capital market.<\/p>\n

The money market<\/strong> refers to trading in very short-term debt investments. At the wholesale level, it involves large-volume trades between institutions and traders. At the retail level, it includes money market mutual funds bought by individual investors and money market accounts opened by bank customers.<\/p>\n

In all of these cases, the money market is characterized by a high degree of safety and relatively low rates of return.<\/p>\n

Capital market<\/strong>s are where savings and investments are channeled between suppliers and those in need. Suppliers are people or institutions with capital to lend or invest and typically include banks and\u00a0investors<\/a>. Those who seek capital in this market are businesses, governments, and individuals. Capital markets are composed of primary and secondary markets. The most common capital markets are the\u00a0stock market<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0bond market.<\/a> They seek to improve transactional efficiencies by bringing suppliers together with those seeking capital and providing a place where they can exchange securities.<\/p>\n

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