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词条 Financial instrument
释义

  1. Types

  2. Measuring gain or loss

  3. See also

  4. References

  5. External links

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Financial instruments are monetary contracts between parties. They can be created, traded, modified and settled. They can be cash (currency), evidence of an ownership interest in an entity (share), or a contractual right to receive or deliver cash (bond).

International Accounting Standards IAS 32 and 39 define a financial instrument as "any contract that gives rise to a financial asset of one entity and a financial liability or equity instrument of another entity".[1]

Types

Financial instruments can be either cash instruments or derivative instruments:

  • Cash instruments – instruments whose value is determined directly by the markets. They can be securities, which are readily transferable, and instruments such as loans and deposits, where both borrower and lender have to agree on a transfer.
  • Derivative instruments – instruments which derive their value from the value and characteristics of one or more underlining entities such as an asset, index, or interest rate. They can be exchange-traded derivatives and over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives.[2]

Alternatively, financial instruments may 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 the instrument 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.

Asset classInstrument type
SecuritiesOther cashExchange-traded derivativesOTC derivatives
Debt (long term)
> 1 year
BondsLoansBond futures
Options on bond futures
Interest rate swaps
Interest rate caps and floors
Interest rate options
Exotic derivatives
Debt (short term)
≤ 1 year
Bills, e.g. T-bills
Commercial paper
Deposits
Certificates of deposit
Short-term interest rate futuresForward rate agreements
EquityStockN/AStock options
Equity futures
Stock options
Exotic derivatives
Foreign exchangeN/ASpot foreign exchangeCurrency futuresForeign exchange options
Outright forwards
Foreign exchange swaps
Currency swaps

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

Measuring gain or loss

The gain or loss on a financial instrument is as follows:

Instrument Type
CategoriesMeasurementGains and losses
AssetsLoans and receivablesAmortized costsNet income when asset is derecognized or impaired (foreign exchange and impairment recognized in net income immediately)
AssetsAvailable for sale financial assetsDeposit account – fair valueOther comprehensive income (impairment recognized in net income immediately)

See also

  • Off-balance-sheet issues

References

1. ^International Accounting Standard (IAS) 32.11
2. ^Understanding Derivatives. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Accessed August 2, 2015.

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20071018051829/http://www.ifrslist.com/ IFRS List – The online community about IFRS/IAS and Auditing]
  • [https://www.chicagofed.org/publications/understanding-derivatives/index Understanding Derivatives: Markets and Infrastructure] Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Financial Markets Group
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