CHARAKTERYSTYKA, KLASYFIKACJA I FUNKCJE INSTRUMENTÓW FINANSOWYCH

The aim of this paper was to present main information about financial instruments. Financial instruments are very important for law and as well for economy; for this reason studies in this field are very broad and affects of many aspects. This article present a general characteristic, classification and main functions of financial instruments. The most important is the division of financial instruments on securities and derivative financial instruments. The derivatives market reallocates risk from the people who prefer risk aversion to the people who have an appetite for risk. Debt instruments are assets that require a fixed payment to the holder, usually with interest. The equity market (often referred to as the stock market) is the market for trading equity instrument.