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Study Notes for Class 12 Business Studies Chapter Financial Markets

Welcome to your in-depth guide for the Financial Markets; chapter 10 of Business studies of Class 12. This page is specially designed to provide you with comprehensive study notes for Financial Markets, Class 12 Business Studies. Whether you're preparing for exams, revising key concepts, or just starting your journey into business management, this page offers simple, concise explanations of all the important topics in this chapter.
Financial Markets, explores the structure and significance of financial markets in facilitating the exchange of financial assets.. Chapter 10 of Class 12 Business Studies, "Financial Markets" introduces students to the overview of Financial markets, and also explains the nature of management as an Art and Science. It also explains the money and capital market, with the explanation of NSE and SEBI.

In this chapter you will explore what financial markets really means, from overview of financial markets to different types of markets ie; Money and capital market. We also discuss the NSE, objectives and functions of SEBI.

Overview of Financial Markets

• Financial markets are where financial assets are created and exchanged (Section: Concept of Financial Market)

• They help mobilize savings and channel them into the most productive investments (Section: Functions of Financial Market)

• Financial markets perform four key functions:

  1. Mobilize savings and channel them into productive uses

  2. Facilitate price discovery

  3. Provide liquidity to financial assets

  4. Reduce the cost of transactions (Section: Functions of Financial Market)

Money Market

• The money market is a market for short-term funds with maturities up to 1 year (Section: Money Market)

• Key money market instruments include:

  • Treasury Bills: Short-term borrowing instruments issued by the government (Section: Money Market Instruments)

  • Commercial Paper: Short-term unsecured promissory notes issued by large, creditworthy companies (Section: Money Market Instruments)

  • Call Money: Short-term inter-bank lending used to maintain cash reserve ratios (Section: Money Market Instruments)

  • Certificates of Deposit: Short-term negotiable instruments issued by banks (Section: Money Market Instruments)

  • Commercial Bills: Bills of exchange used to finance working capital (Section: Money Market Instruments)

Capital Market

• The capital market is where long-term debt and equity funds are raised and invested (Section: Capital Market)

• The capital market consists of:

  1. Primary Market: Where new securities are issued for the first time (Section: Primary Market)

  2. Secondary Market: Where existing securities are bought and sold (Section: Secondary Market)

• Key differences between capital and money markets:

  1. Participants: Capital market has a wider range of participants including institutions and retail investors (Section: Distinction between Capital Market and Money Market)

  2. Instruments: Capital market deals in long-term equity and debt, money market in short-term debt (Section: Distinction between Capital Market and Money Market)

  3. Investment Outlay: Capital market investments can have lower minimum amounts (Section: Distinction between Capital Market and Money Market)

  4. Duration: Capital market securities have medium to long-term maturities, money market under 1 year (Section: Distinction between Capital Market and Money Market)

  5. Liquidity: Capital market securities may have lower liquidity, money market higher (Section: Distinction between Capital Market and Money Market)

  6. Safety: Money market instruments generally considered safer (Section: Distinction between Capital Market and Money Market)

  7. Expected Return: Capital market investments can yield higher returns (Section: Distinction between Capital Market and Money Market)

Stock Exchanges

• Stock exchanges provide a platform for buying and selling of existing securities (Section: Stock Exchange)

• Key functions of stock exchanges:

  1. Provide liquidity and marketability to existing securities

  2. Facilitate price discovery

  3. Ensure safety of transactions

  4. Contribute to economic growth

  5. Spread equity cult (Section: Functions of a Stock Exchange)

• Trading on stock exchanges is now done through electronic, screen-based systems (Section: Trading and Settlement Procedure)

• The process involves:

  1. Investor opens trading and demat accounts

  2. Investor places buy/sell order with broker

  3. Broker executes order on exchange platform

  4. Contract note issued to investor

  5. Investor pays/delivers securities (Section: Steps in the Trading and Settlement Procedure)

• Dematerialization and depositories have eliminated physical share certificates (Section: Dematerialisation and Depositories)

National Stock Exchange (NSE)

• NSE was established in 1992 as India's first nationwide, automated, screen-based trading system (Section: National Stock Exchange of India (NSE))

• Key objectives of NSE:

  1. Establish nationwide trading platform

  2. Ensure equal access to investors

  3. Provide fair, efficient and transparent market

  4. Enable shorter settlement cycles (Section: Objectives of NSE)

• NSE has two main market segments:

  1. Wholesale Debt Market

  2. Capital Market (Section: Market Segments of NSE)

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

• SEBI was established in 1988 and given statutory status in 1992 (Section: Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI))

• Reasons for SEBI's establishment:

  • Address malpractices and lack of investor protection in the securities market (Section: Reasons for the Establishment of SEBI)

• SEBI's key objectives:

  • Regulate stock exchanges and securities industry

  • Protect investor interests

  • Prevent trading malpractices

  • Regulate and develop code of conduct for intermediaries (Section: Objectives of SEBI)

• SEBI's functions:

  • Regulatory: Registration of intermediaries, regulation of markets and players

  • Developmental: Training, research, promoting fair practices

  • Protective: Prohibiting fraudulent practices, controlling insider trading (Section: Functions of SEBI)

How to Use Study Notes Page

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