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Answer the following question.
What is meant by the 'Allocative Function' of Financial Markets?
Solution
An important function of the financial market is known as the ‘allocative function’. A financial market acts as a link between the savers and the investors. It provides a platform for the mobilisation of savings from the households to the investors. Thus, it allocates funds from households to investors.
RELATED QUESTIONS
Distinguish between Primarymarket and Secondary Market.
State the functions performed by financial market.
These days, the development of a country is also judged by its system of transferring finance from the sector where it is in surplus to the sector where it is needed most. To give strength to the economy, SEBI is undertaking measures to develop the capital market. In addition to this, there is another market in which unsecured and short-term debt instruments are actively traded every day. These markets together help the savers and investors in directing the available funds into their most productive investment opportunity.
1) Name the function being performed by the market in the above case.
2) Also. explain briefly three other functions performed by this market.
Today, the development of a country is also judged by its system of transferring finance from the sector where it is in surplus to the sector where it is needed the most. To give strength to the economy SEBI is undertaking measures to develop the capital market. In addition to this, there is another market in which unsecured and short-term debt instruments are actively traded every day. These markets together help the savers and investors in allocating the available funds into their most productive investment opportunity.
1)Name the function being performed by the market in the above case.
2) Also, explain three other functions performed by this market.
Match the pairs :
| Group "A" | Group "B" | ||
| 1. | Private placement | a. | Recurring Deposit |
| 2. | N.S.D.L | b. | Dividend |
| 3. | Overdraft facility | c. | Evidence of deposit |
| 4. | Deposit receipt | d. | Interest |
| 5. | Returns on share | e. | Depository out of India |
| f. | A public company collecting capital privately |
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| g. | Depository in India | ||
| h. | Evidence of ownership | ||
| i. | A private company collecting capital privately |
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| j. | Current account |
PRIMARY MARKET SECONDARY MARKET
Money market is a market for lending and borrowing of funds for _________ term.
Write a word or a term or a phrase which can substitute the following statement.
A market where people trade financial securities and derivatives at low transaction cost
Explain the following term/concept.
Capital market
Answer the following question
State the features of capital market.
Vansh Limited is a large and reputed company which manufactures ventilators. After the outbreak of ‘COVID-19’ in 2020 the company witnessed an increase in revenue by 40%. It has plans to further increase its production capacity and also start production of PPE kits, sanitisers and masks in 2022. The Finance manager of the Company Mr. Rajiv feels confident about the future of the company and its liquidity position. Discuss the meaning of Dividend Decision and in the light of the above statement explain any two factors which should be considered by ‘Vansh Limited’ while formulating the dividend policy of the company.
Match the FUNCTIONS of Financial Markets in Column I with their correct MEANING in Column II
| Column I | Column II | ||
| (a) | Allocated Function | (i) | Establish a price for the financial asset through interaction between house-holds and business firms. |
| (b) | Facilitating Price Discovery | (ii) | Easy purchase and sale of financial assets. |
| (c) | Financial Assets Liquidity | (iii) | Mobilization of savings and channelising them into the most productive use. |
______ is short-term finance repayable on demand, with a maturity period of one day to fifteen days.
Full form of IFCI
Match the pairs:
| Group 'A' | Group 'B' |
| (a) Investment in debenture | (1) Deals with acquisition and use of capital. |
| (b) Financial market | (2) Must inform the stock exchange about dividend declaration. |
| (c) Price of shares mentioned in the prospectus | (3) Trading of financial securities |
| (d) Corporate finance | (4) Safe and secure investment |
| (e) Listed company | (5) Must inform the government about dividend declaration |
| (6) Fixed price issue method | |
| (7) Risky investment | |
| (8) Trading of commodities. | |
| (9) Deals with acquisition and use of assets. | |
| (10) Book-Building Method. |
What is meant by the financial market?
Study the following case/situation and express your opinion.
| Jack & Jones, a newly incorporated organization wants to raise capital for the first time by issuing equity shares. |
- Should it go for Primary Market or the Secondary Market?
- What will be the issue of equity shares by Jack & Jones called?
Distinguish between:
Primary Market and Secondary Market
