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What is investment?
What is financing?
What is liquidity?
What is solvency?
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What is profitability?
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What are financial markets?
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What is the difference between exchange trading and OTC trading?
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What is investment?
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What are financial markets?
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What is the difference between exchange trading and OTC trading?
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What is the difference between investment and financing?
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What does liquidity measure?
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What does solvency measure?
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What do financial markets bring together?
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What is the difference between exchange trading and OTC trading?
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What is the key difference between products traded on exchanges and OTC markets?
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Study Notes
Overview of Financial Concepts: Investment, Financing, Liquidity, Solvency, Profitability, and Financial Markets
- Investment involves using capital to acquire non-current assets and current assets to generate income.
- Financing refers to obtaining funds from owners, suppliers, creditors, and retained earnings to meet capital needs.
- Liquidity measures an enterprise's ability to have sufficient cash on hand to meet obligations at all times.
- Solvency measures an enterprise's ability to repay debts and satisfy claims against it, with total liabilities being covered by realistic total assets.
- Profitability assesses how effectively an enterprise has employed total and net assets to generate profit.
- Financial markets bring buyers and sellers of financial assets together to trade instruments such as stocks, bonds, commodities, derivatives, and currencies.
- Key players in financial markets are borrowers and lenders, with financial institutions facilitating the transfer of funds.
- Financial instruments satisfy the various needs of participants in financial markets.
- Financial markets comprise institutional arrangements and conventions for issuing and trading financial instruments.
- Exchange trading occurs via exchanges, while OTC trading is done directly between two parties without exchange supervision.
- Products traded on exchanges must be well standardized, while OTC markets do not have this limitation.
- OTC trading occurs with commodities, financial instruments, and derivatives, with contracts being bilateral and each party having credit risk concerns.
Overview of Financial Concepts: Investment, Financing, Liquidity, Solvency, Profitability, and Financial Markets
- Investment involves using capital to acquire non-current assets and current assets to generate income.
- Financing refers to obtaining funds from owners, suppliers, creditors, and retained earnings to meet capital needs.
- Liquidity measures an enterprise's ability to have sufficient cash on hand to meet obligations at all times.
- Solvency measures an enterprise's ability to repay debts and satisfy claims against it, with total liabilities being covered by realistic total assets.
- Profitability assesses how effectively an enterprise has employed total and net assets to generate profit.
- Financial markets bring buyers and sellers of financial assets together to trade instruments such as stocks, bonds, commodities, derivatives, and currencies.
- Key players in financial markets are borrowers and lenders, with financial institutions facilitating the transfer of funds.
- Financial instruments satisfy the various needs of participants in financial markets.
- Financial markets comprise institutional arrangements and conventions for issuing and trading financial instruments.
- Exchange trading occurs via exchanges, while OTC trading is done directly between two parties without exchange supervision.
- Products traded on exchanges must be well standardized, while OTC markets do not have this limitation.
- OTC trading occurs with commodities, financial instruments, and derivatives, with contracts being bilateral and each party having credit risk concerns.
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Test your knowledge of financial concepts with this quiz! From investment and financing to liquidity, solvency, profitability, and financial markets, this quiz covers it all. See how well you understand the key players in financial markets, the different types of financial instruments, and the institutional arrangements for issuing and trading them. Whether you're a student, an entrepreneur, or just interested in finance, this quiz will challenge your understanding and expand your knowledge. Don't miss the chance to test your financial literacy today!
