This eCourse defines financial markets and outlines their key characteristics, focusing on the ways in which money shifts between participants. It describes the types of financial markets that exist, the products they offer, the people and organizations involved in them, and the different types of marketplace.

On completion of this eCourse, you will be able to:
- Distinguish between investment/funding markets, transactional markets, and risk management markets and name their respective purposes
- Identify key financial market participants and the roles they play
- List the key characteristics of financial markets, and the major influences on their development

Financial Markets - An Introduction
Topic 1: Financial Markets
Topic 2: Funding Markets
Topic 3: Transactional Markets
Topic 4: Risk Management Markets
Topic 5: Financial Market Participants
Topic 6: Marketplace Characteristics