A financial institution is one of the entities that make up the financial system. Financial institutions are commercial banks, central banks, mortgage corporations and / or savings and housing, stock markets, etc. A financial asset is the right of the possessor to receive the issuer’s future cash flows.
Is a document that creates obligations and rights, On behalf of the sender (a person who issues or “sell” the document) creates an obligation to fulfill a promise to pay the amount agreed · For part of the holder (person who bought the document) generates a right to receive such payments. The concept of financial asset, very briefly, is associated with two fundamental concepts in finance. A profit or yield concept and a concept of risk.
The holder of an active course looking for benefits, getting more money for himself, and runs certain risks such as loss of interest or even loss of capital invested, if things are not as good as they should be. Financial assets are generally of two types 1. Shares or any part of a business. 2. Debt (government bonds and private sector = ON) One of the most important financial asset is somehow allowing the risk not to concentrate on one type of fixed asset investments. A person who has money available, can be easily diversified their own activity to the purchase of other financial assets, and ultimately also the risk by diversifying their businesses in general. Maintains its core business, adding the possibility of having other income from other commercial or financial activities.
A financial market is a place where no physical or financial assets are traded. Main attributes of a Financial Market:
• Allows the pricing: A market includes various forms of pricing. For example, pricing in a loud voice, as used in the Stock Exchange or the Securities Market, or electronic and telephone trading (MAE).
· Provides greater liquidity: If there is a refuge or a place where we have the possibility of certain transactions with several operators and not having to search through our own means at our party.
• Low transaction costs, to be sufficiently developed financial markets, transaction costs are reduced significantly.