The Perils of the Immediacy Trap and Why we can and cannot do without it
February 12, 2025
There are few issues which strike through the heart of communists in China and capitalists in America similarly. One such issue is the issue of taxes, particularly the taxes that are levied on people of the extremely high income category. The popular opinion is that the rich somehow collude with the politicians to create a […]
Traditional economists are of the opinion that infrastructure is the heart of the economy. Empirical data clearly shows that given a choice, investors prefer to invest their money in countries whose infrastructure is more developed. Hence, it can be said that rapid infrastructure development is one of the most basic ways in which a country […]
Infrastructure projects tend to have a lot of financial risks. In many cases, the risks are poorly managed. In fact, incorrect risk management is one of the main reasons behind the delay, which can cause cost overruns in the long term. It is difficult to reduce the total risk that any infrastructure project faces. However, […]
Technology is the elephant in the room as far as pension funds are concerned. There is no meeting or conference where pension funds are discussed but the manner in which technology impacts these pension funds is not discussed. There are many experts who believe that technology is the future and hence pension funds must prioritize […]
Credit enhancement refers to the artificial restructuring of credit products which results in the improvement of its credit rating. In simple words, if a bond being issued by an entity has credit rating BB+, it can use credit enhancement techniques to increase its credit rating to AA+ or so. There are obvious benefits of using […]
A market is a place where two parties are involved in transaction of goods and services in exchange of money. The two parties involved are:
In a market the buyer and seller comes on a common platform, where buyer purchases goods and services from the seller in exchange of money.
A place where individuals are involved in any kind of financial transaction refers to financial market. Financial market is a platform where buyers and sellers are involved in sale and purchase of financial products like shares, mutual funds, bonds and so on.
Let us go through the various types of financial market:
A market where individuals invest for a longer duration i.e. more than a year is called as capital market. In a capital market various financial institutions raise money from individuals and invest it for a longer period.
Capital Market is further divided into:
Commodity market like any other market includes a buyer and a seller. In such a market buyer purchases raw products like rice, wheat, grain, cattle and so on from the seller at a mutually agreed rate.
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