The purpose of this article is to consider the prerequisites for the influence of the financial market in a globalized economy. In a study, the authors use the method of system and statistical analysis, which allowed to reveal the current state of the Russian financial market. It was clarified that the formation of the Russian financial market is due to the instability of the national currency and the growth of the inflation rate. In the accelerated globalization of world financial markets arise problems related to the underdevelopment of the securities market and its liquidity. In conclusion, it is determined that a distinctive feature of the stock market is a high concentration of capital in a small number of the most liquid companies (blue-chip). Sufficient liquidity has only shares of large companies with state participation. In the stock market, as well as the entire financial market, there are the same problems: the absence of mass demand from households. 1. The formation of the Russian financial market