#fin-ed Types of Financial Markets | FIN-Ed Financial markets are places where people and organizations wanting to borrow money are brought together with those who have surplus funds. I assume you already have an understanding of the capital allocation process. If not, you may want to watch that video first. The link to that video is in the description below. Different financial markets serve different types of customers or different parts of the country. Financial markets can also vary depending on the maturity of securities being traded. For these reasons, it is useful to classify markets along these dimensions. Capital Allocation Process: https://youtu.be/sKmPCJEt9PY Stock Market: https://youtu.be/1phyxm010PM