1, divided by term: money market and capital market.

2. According to the nature and level of the transaction, it is divided into distribution market and circulation market.

3. According to the trading organization, it is divided into direct search market, broker market, dealer market and auction market.

4. It is divided into capital market, foreign exchange market, derivatives market, insurance market and gold market according to trading objects.

5. Sub-regions: domestic financial markets and international financial markets.

Financial market refers to the market where fund providers and fund demanders trade through credit instruments to raise funds. Broadly speaking, it is a market that realizes monetary lending and financing, and handles various bills and securities trading activities.

The financial market is a financing market. The so-called financial intermediary refers to the activities of both the supply and demand sides of funds to adjust the surplus of funds in the process of economic operation, which is the floorboard of all financial transaction activities. All kinds of financial instruments, such as stocks, bonds and certificates of deposit, are traded in the financial market. Financing is referred to as financing, which is generally divided into direct financing and indirect financing. Direct financing is the activity of direct financing between the supply and demand sides of funds, that is, the demanders of funds directly raise funds from institutions and individuals with surplus funds in society through the financial market; Correspondingly, indirect financing refers to the financing activities carried out by banks, that is, the demanders apply for loans from banks and other financial intermediaries to raise funds. The main difference between direct financing and indirect financing is not whether banks and other financial institutions participate, but whether financial institutions issue their own creditor's rights and debt certificates. Financial market has a direct and profound impact on all aspects of economic activities. Personal wealth, business operation and economic operation efficiency are directly determined by the activities of financial markets.