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Q3(b) Identify a genuine function of financial markets (deterring saving / encouraging moral hazard / supplying forward markets / limiting free trade).
Edexcel · 9EC0 / 8EC0 / WEC11–14
Financial markets comes up in 5 questions across the Edexcel A Level, AS and International A Level past papers (9EC0 / 8EC0 / WEC11–14), worth 30 marks between them. They run from 2018 to 2024 and appear on A Level Paper 2, A Level Paper 3.
Tariffs run from 1 to 15 marks. The commonest instructions are Explain (3), Identify (MCQ) (1), Discuss (1). Specification points covered: 4.4.1.
Q3(b) Identify a genuine function of financial markets (deterring saving / encouraging moral hazard / supplying forward markets / limiting free trade).
Q2(a) Drawing on Extract D about changing UK towns and high streets, explain one function that financial markets perform.
Q5(a) With reference to the information provided (a 2020 UK government-guaranteed loan scheme for small businesses), explain one role of financial markets.
Q6(a) Draw on Extract A to set out the function performed by forward markets in foreign currencies.
Q6(e) Discuss how far the financial sector contributes to growth and development in poorer countries.
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