financial instrument

A financial instrument is an instrument that has monetary value or records a monetary transaction or any contract that imposes on one party a financial liability and represents to the other a financial asset or equity instrument.

Stock, bonds, and options contracts are some examples of financial instruments.

[Last reviewed in July of 2021 by the Wex Definitions Team]

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