the field of finance refers to the concepts of time,money and r**k and how they are interrelated.banks are the main facilitators of funding through the prov**ion of credit,although private equity,mutual funds,hedge funds,and other organizations h**e become important.financial assets,known as investments,are financially managed with careful attention to financial r**k management to control financial r**k.financial instruments allow many forms of securitized assets to be traded on securities exchanges such as stock exchanges,including debt such as bonds as well as equity in publicly-traded corporations.金融,顾名思义,融通资金、使资金融洽通达,是指在经济生活中,银行、证券或保险业者从市场主体(例如、储户、证券投资者或者保险者等)募集资金,并借贷给其它市场主体的经济活动。从事这一业务的业者称之为金融业者。研究有关金融的学科称之为金融学。(详细请参看金融学条目)从广义上说,**、个人、组织等市场主体通过募集、配置和使用资金而产生的所有资本流动都可称之为金融。因此,不仅是金融业者,有关**的财政,行业企业的行为、以及个人的理财都是金融的一部分。金融可以看作为资金的募集、配置、以及投资和融资三类经济行为。行业企业募集资金的方法一般可以分为以下两类:直接融资:不经由银行,而是通过出售股票、债券等形式从投资者手中获得资金。间接融资:通过银行间接地从投资者手中获得资金。要更详细的请到这个网站:http://en.**.org/wiki/finance