GOVERNMENT POLICIES
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The policies of the United States of America comprise all
actions taken by its federal government. The executive branch
is the primary entity through which policies are enacted,
however the policies are derived
from a collection of laws,
executive decisions, and legal precedents
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Agriculture policy
Drug Policy
Energy Policy
Environmental Policy
FINANCIAL MARKET
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Financial regulation is a form of regulation or supervision,
which subjects financial institutions to certain requirements,
restrictions and
guidelines, aiming to maintain the integrity of
the financial system. This may be handled by either a
government or non-government organization. Financial
regulation has also influenced
the structure of banking
sectors, by decreasing borrowing costs and increasing the
variety of financial products available. The objectives of
financial regulators are usually
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market confidence – to maintain confidence
in the financial
system
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financial stability – contributing to the protection and
enhancement of stability of the financial system
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consumer protection – securing the
appropriate degree of
protection for consumers.
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reduction of financial crime – reducing the extent to which it
is possible for a regulated business to be used for a purpose
connected with financial crime
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A stock market or equity market is
the aggregation of buyers
and sellers (a loose network of economic transactions, not a
physical facility or discrete entity) of stocks (shares); these are
securities
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The size of the world stock market was estimated at about
$36.6 trillion at the beginning of October 2008.[1] The total
world derivatives market has been estimated at about
$791 trillion face
or nominal value, 11 times the size of the
entire world economy.The value of the derivatives market,
because it is stated in terms of notional values, cannot be
directly compared to a stock or
a fixed income security, which
traditionally refers to an actual value