Introducing Money and Interest Rates
Introducing Money and Interest Rates
Introducing Money and Interest Rates
Money- Any item or commodity that is generally accepted as means of payment for goods or
services.
Fiduciary basis- Relying on the public's confidence in the established form of monetary
exchange.
Rate of interest- The price paid in the money market for the use of money. The rate is the
percentage of the amount of money borrowed.
Quantity theory of money- holds the changes in the money supply MS directly influences
the economy's price level.
Interest- defined as the cost of using money over time.
Present value- cash paid to you now will be less valuable to you than a peso paid today.
Simple loan- lender provides amount of funds that must be repaid to the lender at the
maturity date.
Short term interest rate- loans with a relatively short length for repayment.
Long-term interest rates- loans with a relatively long length for repayment
CHAPTER 3
Introducing the payment system: an overview
CHAPTER 4
Financial instruments
Financial instruments- any contract that gives rise to financial asset of one entity and
financial ability or equity instrument of another entity.
Contract- it is an agreement between two or more parties that has clear economic
consequences
Derivatives- a financial instrument that 'derive' their value on contractually required cash
flows from some other security or index.
CHAPTER 5
Overview of financial system
Direct finance- borrower borrow funds directly from lenders in financial markets by seling
them securities.
3 KEY SERVICES
1. Risk sharing- risk is the chance that the value of financial assets will change relative to
what one expects. Splitting wealth into many assets to reduce risk is known as
diversification.
2. Liquidity- is the ease with which an asset can be exchange for money.
3. Information- facts about borrowers.
CHAPTER 6
The Philippine financial system