Financial Market and institutions

CRITERIA

NON-PERFORMANCE

BASIC

PROFICIENT

DISTINGUISHED

Categorize financial transactions as taking place in the primary or secondary market.  

Does not categorize financial transactions as taking place in the primary or secondary market. 

Incorrectly categorizes financial transactions as taking place in the primary or secondary market. 

Categorizes financial transactions as taking place in the primary or secondary market. 

Categorizes financial transactions as taking place in the primary or secondary market and connects categorization to relevant real-world examples. 

Identify financial instruments as money market securities or capital market securities. 

Does not identify financial instruments as money market securities or capital market securities. 

Incorrectly identifies financial instruments as money market securities or capital market securities.

Identifies financial instruments as money market securities or capital market securities. 

Identifies financial instruments as money market securities or capital market securities and connects identification to relevant real-world examples. 

Describe services offered by each type of financial institution.  

Does not describe services offered by a variety of financial institutions.

Describes services offered by a variety of financial institutions but omits key elements. 

Describes services offered by each type of financial institution. 

Describes services offered by each type of financial institution and connects these services to relevant, real-world examples. 

Define factors that determine the nominal interest rate on a financial security. 

Does not define factors that determine the nominal interest rate on a financial security. 

Defines factors that determine the nominal interest rate on a financial security but omits key elements. 

Defines factors that determine the nominal interest rate on a financial security. 

Defines factors that determine the nominal interest rate on a financial security and connects the definition to relevant real-world examples. 

Define the concept of terms structure of interest rates.

Does not define the concept of terms structure of interest rates. 

Defines the concept of terms structure of interest rates but omits key elements of the definition. 

Define the concept of terms structure of interest rates.

Defines the concept of terms structure of interest rates and describes the theories that explain the future yield curve of interest rates.