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MARKET.

TRANSACTION
A market is a place or medium in which buyers and sellers interact to transact economic goods
and services.

Market transaction- is the exchange of goods and services through a market,


where by buyers and sellers agreed on the price and quantity of goods and
services to be bought and sold in a specific place and time.

Market structure- is the classification of a market with regard to key


characteristics such as number of sellers and buyers, entry barriers to the market,
the control and determinant of pricing, and types of products in the market.

Pure Competion Market- a market structure characterized by a large number


of sellers and buyers, products are homogenous, and there is a complete freedom
of entry and exit of marker players.

Monopoly- a market structure characterized by a single seller of a well-defined


product for which there is no available substitutes and high barriers of entry of
other market players.

Monopolistic Competition- market structure characterized by a large number


of independent sellers, each producing a differentiated product in a market with a
low barrier to entry of other players.

Oligopoly- a market in which only a few number of sellers comprise the entire
industry with a relatively large number of buyers there by sellers has the power
over the price of products.

Manopsony- is market in which there is only one buyer.


TYPES OF MARKET

Physical Market
This is a set up where buyers can physically meet the sellers and purchase the
desired merchandise from them in exchange of money. Shopping malls,
department stores, retail store are examples of physical markets.

Non-Physical Markets/Virtual markets


In such markets, buyers purchase goods and services through internet. In such a
market the buyers and sellers do not meet or interact physically, instead the
transaction is done through internet.
Examples: Rediff shopping, eBay, Amazon

Auction Market
In an auction market the seller sells his goods to one who is the highest bidder.
Market for intermediate goods such markets sell raw materials (goods) required
for the final production of other goods.

Black Market
This is a setup where illegal goods like drugs and weapons are sold.

Knowledge Market
This is a set up which deals in the exchange of information and knowledge based
products.
Financial Market
This market deals with the exchange of liquid assets (money).
Financial markets can be firther categorized following types:

Stock Market- A form of market where sellers and buyers exchange shares is
called a stock market.

Bond Market- A market place where buyers and sellers are engaged in the
exchange of debt securities, usually in the form of bonds.

Foreign Exchange Market- In such type of market, parties are involved in


trading of currency. In a foreign exchange market (also called currency market),
one party exchanges one country’s currency with equivalent quantity of another
currency.

Predictive Markets- Puredictive market is a set up where exchange of good or


service takes place for future.

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