What are Financial Instruments  

Whether it's writing off credit losses or hedging risk, it's always helpful to know if the contract you are dealing with is a financial instrument. This course provides examples of a variety of different types of financial instruments to help the user determine does a particular piece of accounting guidance apply or not. This course is most beneficial to those with some accounting or finance experience.

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