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1. Stock Markets
The stock market is perhaps the most well-known type of financial market. It provides a platform for buying and selling shares of publicly traded companies.
Types of Stock Markets
Primary Market: Where new shares are issued (IPOs).

Secondary Market: Where existing shares are traded among investors.

2. Forex (Foreign Exchange) Markets
The foreign exchange market is the largest and most liquid financial market in the world, with daily trading volumes exceeding $6 trillion.
How It Works
Currencies are traded in pairs (e.g., EUR/USD), where one currency is exchanged for another. The forex market is decentralized, operating 24 hours a day across major global financial centers.

3. Commodities Markets
Commodities markets allow traders to buy and sell raw materials or primary agricultural products.

Categories
Hard commodities: Gold, silver, oil, natural gas

Soft commodities: Coffee, cocoa, wheat, cotton
4. Derivatives Markets (Futures and Options)
Derivatives are financial instruments whose value is derived from an underlying asset such as stocks, commodities, currencies, or indices.

Futures
Contracts obligating the buyer to purchase an asset (or seller to sell) at a predetermined price at a specified time.

Options
Contracts that give the right, but not the obligation, to buy/sell an asset at a set price within a specific period.

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