12.2.9

Describe the functions of the financial markets.

Financial Markets

How do banks and markets function? Download Primary Source Set: Financial Markets

This lesson gives students an introduction to and overview of the financial system. It explains what financial markets are and how they work, with a focus on savers, borrowers, and financial institutions and the products/services these institutions offer to savers and borrowers.

Financial Markets_Final

This lesson gives students an introduction to and overview of the financial system. It explains what financial markets are and how they work, with a focus on savers, borrowers, and financial institutions and the products/services these institutions offer to savers and borrowers. Students will analyze primary and secondary sources to complete a chart of the financial system flow between savers, financial institutions, and borrowers.