Strumenti finanziari e altre attività di investimento

Translated title of the contribution: [Autom. eng. transl.] Financial instruments and other investment activities

Fiorenzo Di Pasquali, Francesca Pampurini, Alberto Banfi, Roberta Fusetti, Massimo Biasin, Luca Bodio

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Abstract

[Autom. eng. transl.] This chapter describes the main types of financial instruments widespread in the Italian market: debt securities, equity securities, derivative instruments as well as those through which asset management is carried out. Among the financial instruments widespread in our country, debt securities quantitatively represent the largest share; among them, government bonds take on a prominent role originating from the accumulation of large state deficits over the last forty years (do not forget that Italy currently has the third largest public debt in the world). The analysis of debt securities will first focus on morphological elements of a general nature (Paragraph 10.1) and will then continue with the description of the main types of loans distinguishing between government securities (Paragraph 10.2) and bonds identified in their various categories (Paragraph 10.3). Equities, despite the importance of the function performed, in our country have a more modest weight, above all due to the structure of our industrial system which, being mainly focused on small and medium-sized enterprises, is unable to generate (if not in a very limited number) companies capable of listing on regulated markets. The examination of the shares takes place through the description of the technical characteristics of the ordinary securities to continue with the examination of the peculiar characteristics of the issues of other categories of shares (Paragraph 10.4). With regard to derivative instruments, we will focus on the two main types traded on regulated markets (futures contracts and options) and on the swap contract which represents the main contract traded on non-regulated markets (over the counter) (Paragraph 10.5). Derivative contracts in general, and contracts traded on regulated markets in particular, have been characterized in the last decade by a dynamism that is far greater than that shown by the markets of other financial instruments, especially that manifested by the underlying equity market. The chapter concludes with the analysis of the instruments through which the intermediaries authorized to do so carry out the asset management activity (Paragraph 10.6) which takes place using various instruments such as shares in mutual investment funds, shares of sicavs, units of real estate funds and pension funds.
Translated title of the contribution[Autom. eng. transl.] Financial instruments and other investment activities
Original languageItalian
Title of host publicationEconomia degli intermediari finanziari
Pages319-396
Number of pages78
Publication statusPublished - 2022

Keywords

  • obbligazioni
  • strumenti di debito

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