Financial Markets

  1. Market Participants and Their Roles
    1. Issuers of Securities
      1. Corporate Issuers
        1. Public Companies
          1. Private Companies
            1. Capital Raising Objectives
            2. Government Issuers
              1. Federal Government
                1. State and Local Governments
                  1. Sovereign Entities
                  2. Supranational Organizations
                    1. International Development Banks
                      1. Multilateral Institutions
                    2. Investors and Investment Entities
                      1. Individual Investors
                        1. Retail Investor Characteristics
                          1. Investment Objectives
                            1. Risk Tolerance
                            2. Institutional Investors
                              1. Pension Funds
                                1. Defined Benefit Plans
                                  1. Defined Contribution Plans
                                  2. Insurance Companies
                                    1. Life Insurance Companies
                                      1. Property and Casualty Insurers
                                      2. Investment Companies
                                        1. Mutual Funds
                                          1. Exchange-Traded Funds
                                            1. Closed-End Funds
                                            2. Hedge Funds
                                              1. Investment Strategies
                                                1. Fee Structures
                                                  1. Regulatory Status
                                                  2. Sovereign Wealth Funds
                                                    1. Government Investment Vehicles
                                                      1. Long-Term Investment Focus
                                                  3. Financial Intermediaries
                                                    1. Investment Banks
                                                      1. Underwriting Services
                                                        1. Advisory Services
                                                          1. Trading and Market Making
                                                          2. Commercial Banks
                                                            1. Deposit and Lending Services
                                                              1. Investment Services
                                                                1. Regulatory Capital Requirements
                                                                2. Broker-Dealers
                                                                  1. Agency Functions
                                                                    1. Principal Trading
                                                                      1. Research Services
                                                                      2. Custodial Services
                                                                        1. Asset Safekeeping
                                                                          1. Settlement Services
                                                                            1. Record Keeping

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