1. Link between Savers and Investment Opportunities:
Capital market is a crucial link between saving and investment process. The capital market transfers money from savers to entrepreneurial borrowers.
2. Deals in Long Term Investment:
Capital market provides funds for long and medium term. It does not deal with channelising saving for less than one year.
3. Utilises Intermediaries:
Capital market makes use of different intermediaries such as brokers, underwriters, depositories etc. These intermediaries act as working organs of capital market and are very important elements of capital market.