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Understanding Financial Assets and Markets

This document provides an introduction to financial assets and markets. It discusses the differences between debt and equity, and financial assets and tangible assets. It also covers the role of financial assets in transferring funds and redistributing risk. Additionally, it describes the classification, participants, globalization, and efficiency of financial markets. Finally, it introduces the efficient market hypothesis and its weak, semi-strong, and strong forms.

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Understanding Financial Assets and Markets

This document provides an introduction to financial assets and markets. It discusses the differences between debt and equity, and financial assets and tangible assets. It also covers the role of financial assets in transferring funds and redistributing risk. Additionally, it describes the classification, participants, globalization, and efficiency of financial markets. Finally, it introduces the efficient market hypothesis and its weak, semi-strong, and strong forms.

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CHAPTER 1: Introduction

Financial asset
Debt vs Equity
Price and risk of financial asset
Financial asset vs tangible asset
Financial market
1-1
Role of financial asset
Role of financial market
Classification of financial market
Market participant
Globalization of financial market
1-2
Islamic equity instrument

The price of a financial asset and risk

Financial asset vs tangible asset

1-3
Role of financial asset:
(i) to transfer fund from one to
another and
(ii) to redistribute unavoidable risk
through investment mechanism.

1-4
Financial market
Islamic financial market
Role of financial market
Classification of financial market:
(a) claim based (b) maturity based
(c) seasoning based (d) delivery based

1-5
Market participants:
Households
Partnership & corporations
Government
Government agencies
Brokers
Dealers
Specialists and
Regulators.
1-6
Globalization of financial market
Derivative markets
Market Efficiency:
(a) Operational efficiency
(b) Pricing efficiency

1-7
Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH)

1. Weak form efficient market


hypothesis
2. Semi-strong form efficient
market hypothesis
3. Strong form efficient market
hypothesis

1-8

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