Financial instrument

Financial instrument

Financial instruments are cash, evidence of an ownership interest in an entity, or a contractual right to receive, or deliver, cash or another financial instrument.

Categorization

Financial instruments can be categorized by form depending on whether they are cash instruments or derivative instruments:
* Cash instruments are financial instruments whose value is determined directly by markets. They can be divided into securities, which are readily transferable, and other "cash" instruments such as loans and deposits, where both borrower and lender have to agree on a transfer.
* Derivative instruments are financial instruments which derive their value from the value and characteristics of one or more underlying assets. They can be divided into exchange-traded derivatives and over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives.

Alternatively, financial instruments can be categorized by "asset class" depending on whether they are equity based (reflecting ownership of the issuing entity) or debt based (reflecting a loan the investor has made to the issuing entity). If it is debt, it can be further categorised into short term (less than one year) or long term.

Foreign Exchange instruments and transactions are neither debt nor equity based and belong in their own category.

Matrix Table

Combining the above methods for categorization, the main instruments can be organized into a matrix as follows:

Some instruments defy categorization into the above matrix, for example repurchase agreements.

Measuring Financial Instrument's Gain or Loss

The table below shows how to measure a financial instrument's gain or loss:

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* Off-balance-sheet issues

External links

* [http://www.ifrslist.com/ IFRS List - The online community about IFRS/IAS and Auditing]


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