In this document the reader will find an overview and a starting point on the functioning of the capital and money financial markets, addressing the theory as to the structure and operation of the value exchange system, as well as aspects such as the psychology of its participants and the current situation of some of the very underdeveloped markets such as the case of Latin Americans. These aspects made part of the context of investment in the markets, and inherently allow the evolution and development of them.Financial markets shows the economic health of a country from different points of view. The different instruments and markets in which investors participate in order to find percentage profitability are discussed in a synthesized way. The stock market, the derivatives market and the debt bond market comprise a large part of the population of investors and speculators who are active today; This allows an important degree of liquidity, positioning them as an indispensable alternative for people who seek profitability through the financial markets and are in a process of approach to this vast world.
