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Financial instruments denote any form of funding medium - mostly those used for borrowing in money markets, e. g. bills of exchange, bonds, etc. (Ref: (External Link))

Categorization

Financial instruments can be categorised by form depending on whether they're cash instruments or derivative instruments:
Alternatively, financial instruments can be categorized by "asset class" depending on whether they're equity based (reflecting ownership of the issuing entity) or debt based (reflecting a loan the investor has made to the issuing entity). If it's 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 categorisation, the main instruments can be organized into a matrix as follows:
Asset Class Instrument Type
Securities Other cash Exchange-traded derivatives OTC derivatives
Debt (Long Term)
>1 year
Bonds Loans Bond futures
Options on bond futures
Interest rate swaps
Interest rate caps and floors
Interest rate options
Exotic instruments
Debt (Short Term)
<=1 year
Bills, for example T-Bills
Commercial paper
DepositsCertificates of deposit Short term interest rate futures Forward rate agreements
Equity Stock N/A Stock options
Equity futures
Stock options
Exotic instruments
Foreign Exchange N/A Spot foreign exchange Currency futures Foreign exchange options
Outright forwards
Foreign exchange swaps
Currency swaps
Some instruments defy categorisation 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:
Instrument Type
Categories Measurement Gains and losses
Assets Loans and receivables Amortized costs Net income when asset is derecognized or impaired (foreign exchange and impairment recognized in net income immediately)
?? Available for sale financial assets Deposit account - Fair value Other comprehensive income (impairment recognized in net income immediately)

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