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Banking and Policy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Asset | Anything tangible or intangible that is owned |
| Liability | Anything that is owned |
| Liquidity | Ease with a asset can be accessed and used as a medium of exchange |
| financial sector | network of institutions that link borrowers and lenders including banks,mutual funds, pension funds, and other financial intermediaries |
| bond | loans or IOUs that represent debt that the government, buisness, or individual must repay to the lender |
| stock | Represents ownership of a corporation and the stockholder is often entitled to a portion of the profit |
| Medium of exchange | Money can easily be used to buy goods and services with no complications of barter system. |
| A unit account | Money measures the value of all goods and services. Money acts as a measurement of value. |
| A store of value | Money allows you to store purchasing power for the future. |
| Commodity Money | Something that performs the function of money and has intrinsic value. Examples: Gold, silver, cigarettes, etc. |
| Fiat Money | Something that serves as money but has no other value or uses. Examples: Paper Money, Coins, Digital Currency |
| Demand deposit | Money deposited in a commercial bank in a checking account |
| required reserve | The percent that banks must hold by law |
| Excess reserve | The amount that the bank can loan out |
| Bank balance sheet | A record of a bank’s assets, liabilities, and net worth. |
| Fractional Reserve Banking | When banks hold only a small portion of deposits to cover potential withdrawals and then loans the rest of the money out. |