5. Money, foreign exchange, finance
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MONEY, FOREIGN EXCHANGE, FINANCE.
TASK 1
Student’s Name: Alondra Maricela Ramírez Aguilar.
Nua: 311517
1. What
is Finance?
The financial system deals with financial transactions and the exchange of
money between savers, investors, lenders and borrowers.
2. What
is Financial System?
It is the set of institutions, whether governmental or financial
institutions, media and markets that make it possible for the savings of
economic agents to go into the hands of credit seekers.
3. What
are the functions of a financial system?
It provides payment system for the exchange of goods and services in the
economy.
It provides the mechanism to pull the funds in terms of household savings
for corporate investments.
It provides the financial capital for long-term capital formation for the
government and business organizations.
It facilitates the investors and other market participants to liquidate
their investment alternatives like stocks and bonds etc.
4. How
are the main types of financial institutions categorized? Describe each one
Banking
and Non-Banking:
*banks
provide transactions services
*create
deposits or credit
*subject
to legal reserve requirements
*can advance
credit by creating claims against themselves
*other
institutions can lend only out of resources put at their disposal by the savers
5. Which
are the main classes of financial instruments issued in a financial system?
Describe them in detail.
·
Money, refers to the current medium of exchange
or means of payment.
·
Credit or loan is a sum of money to be
returned normally with interest; it refers to a debt of economic unit.
·
Finance is monetary resources comprising debt
and ownership funds of the state, company or person.
6. What
are the distinctions between various types of financial markets according to
their function? Explain them.
Money and
capital Markets
This conventional
distinction is based on the differences in the period of maturity of financial
assets issued in these markets
While the
money markets deal in the short-term claims (whit a period of maturity of one
year or less), the capital markets does so in the long-term (maturity period
above 1 year) claims
7. What
does the “flow of funds” refer to? Explain in detail.
It is the amount of cash and credit, flowing in and out of a business.
8. Write
a final reflection on the topic, mentioning what were the most important
aspects you learned.
The financial system has been and is
very important since it allows to carry out the capture of economic resources
of some people or organizations to make it available to other institutions or
companies that require them for their investment. This is how, if there is a
healthy financial system, the economic development of a country is promoted,
since it allows the investment of capital towards productive activities, such
as industry, technology, etc.
Excellent definitions of finance, and very good content, we share some ideas. Good job
ResponderBorrarYou very much for your comment, Fernanda!
BorrarI agree with you. For there to be good economic development, the financial system must be healthy and productive.
ResponderBorrarI agree with you regarding your answer in your conclusion, it is a difficult topic but it is very important to know about these topics
ResponderBorrarI highly agree with your reflection. Sometimes we're not aware about the importance of finance in the world. I used to think about it as something boring that just bankers and politicians had to worry about. However, since I've read about its relevance in economic, commercial and social factors, I changed my point of view. Thank you so much for the information!
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