Equity Stock Markets: Concepts, Instruments, Risks and Derivatives
Prof. P C Narayan
Week 1
Equity Stock Markets: Concepts, Instruments, Risksand Derivatives
Week 01 – Summary
Financial Market: An Overview
Financial markets are real and virtual marketplaces where financial instruments of varying
maturities are traded i.e., bought and sold.
Financial markets are broadly classified into:
Short Term Markets (or Money Markets) where instruments up to 180 days
maturity(sometimes up to one year maturity) are issued and traded. These include call
money market (fed funds), Treasury bills market, REPO market, commercial paper
market, market for certificate of deposits, banker's acceptance (commercial bills
market), etc.
Long Term Markets where instruments of maturity from one year to perpetuity are
issued and traded. These include government securities market, equity stock market,
corporate bond market, etc.
Please note that ‘short term’ or ‘long term’ in the context of financial markets and
instruments refers to the ‘maturity period’ of the instruments that are issued and traded, not
to the ‘holding period’ by the investor. The instrument could, for instance, have a maturity
period of ten years and hence be part of the long-term market (or capital market) but the
‘holding period’ by the investor could be for a short term.
Financial Markets: OTC vs Exchange Traded
Financial markets operate in two modes:
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Stock Market: Concepts, Instruments, Risks and Derivatives" delivered in the online course format by IIM Bangalore. No part of this document,
including any logo, data, illustrations, pictures, scripts, may be reproduced, or stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any
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, Equity Stock Markets: Concepts, Instruments, Risks and Derivatives
Prof. P C Narayan
Week 1
Over The Counter (OTC)
Exchange Traded
Over the Counter (OTC) transaction, the counterparty risk (i.e. the risk arising from the
failure of the other party) in the transaction is completely borne by the two entities
participating in the transaction. In an "Exchange Traded" transaction, on the other hand, the
counterparty risk is the responsibility of the exchange where the transaction is executed.
How and Why are Financial Markets Different From Product Markets?
Markets may be distinguished in many ways.
Product Markets are the markets where Goods and services produced by firms are sold
to customers, Cost is a reality (normally within the control of the company) and Price
is driven by the market forces (supply and demand)
Factor Markets are the markets where the pre-requisites for production are bought and
sold. Example: Labour Market, Capital Market, Market for CEOs and other managerial
resources, etc.
Financial Markets are the markets where securities (such as equity shares, bonds, etc.)
and commodities (such as precious metals, agricultural commodities, etc.) are bought
and sold.
In financial markets, specially, in the stock and bond markets, price is determined not merely
by ‘supply and demand’ but by:
‘News Flows’ (Information Intermediation) – Firm-level and County-level
Exogenous variables such as change in interest rates announced by the country’s
Monetary Authority
© All Rights Reserved. This document has been authored by Professor P C Narayan and is permitted for use only within the course "Equity
Stock Market: Concepts, Instruments, Risks and Derivatives" delivered in the online course format by IIM Bangalore. No part of this document,
including any logo, data, illustrations, pictures, scripts, may be reproduced, or stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any
means – electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise – without the prior permission of the author.
Prof. P C Narayan
Week 1
Equity Stock Markets: Concepts, Instruments, Risksand Derivatives
Week 01 – Summary
Financial Market: An Overview
Financial markets are real and virtual marketplaces where financial instruments of varying
maturities are traded i.e., bought and sold.
Financial markets are broadly classified into:
Short Term Markets (or Money Markets) where instruments up to 180 days
maturity(sometimes up to one year maturity) are issued and traded. These include call
money market (fed funds), Treasury bills market, REPO market, commercial paper
market, market for certificate of deposits, banker's acceptance (commercial bills
market), etc.
Long Term Markets where instruments of maturity from one year to perpetuity are
issued and traded. These include government securities market, equity stock market,
corporate bond market, etc.
Please note that ‘short term’ or ‘long term’ in the context of financial markets and
instruments refers to the ‘maturity period’ of the instruments that are issued and traded, not
to the ‘holding period’ by the investor. The instrument could, for instance, have a maturity
period of ten years and hence be part of the long-term market (or capital market) but the
‘holding period’ by the investor could be for a short term.
Financial Markets: OTC vs Exchange Traded
Financial markets operate in two modes:
© All Rights Reserved. This document has been authored by Professor P C Narayan and is permitted for use only within the course "Equity
Stock Market: Concepts, Instruments, Risks and Derivatives" delivered in the online course format by IIM Bangalore. No part of this document,
including any logo, data, illustrations, pictures, scripts, may be reproduced, or stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any
means – electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise – without the prior permission of the author.
, Equity Stock Markets: Concepts, Instruments, Risks and Derivatives
Prof. P C Narayan
Week 1
Over The Counter (OTC)
Exchange Traded
Over the Counter (OTC) transaction, the counterparty risk (i.e. the risk arising from the
failure of the other party) in the transaction is completely borne by the two entities
participating in the transaction. In an "Exchange Traded" transaction, on the other hand, the
counterparty risk is the responsibility of the exchange where the transaction is executed.
How and Why are Financial Markets Different From Product Markets?
Markets may be distinguished in many ways.
Product Markets are the markets where Goods and services produced by firms are sold
to customers, Cost is a reality (normally within the control of the company) and Price
is driven by the market forces (supply and demand)
Factor Markets are the markets where the pre-requisites for production are bought and
sold. Example: Labour Market, Capital Market, Market for CEOs and other managerial
resources, etc.
Financial Markets are the markets where securities (such as equity shares, bonds, etc.)
and commodities (such as precious metals, agricultural commodities, etc.) are bought
and sold.
In financial markets, specially, in the stock and bond markets, price is determined not merely
by ‘supply and demand’ but by:
‘News Flows’ (Information Intermediation) – Firm-level and County-level
Exogenous variables such as change in interest rates announced by the country’s
Monetary Authority
© All Rights Reserved. This document has been authored by Professor P C Narayan and is permitted for use only within the course "Equity
Stock Market: Concepts, Instruments, Risks and Derivatives" delivered in the online course format by IIM Bangalore. No part of this document,
including any logo, data, illustrations, pictures, scripts, may be reproduced, or stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any
means – electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise – without the prior permission of the author.
