Who are Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs)?

Foreign Institutional Investors are SEBI authorised foreign based institutions. They invest in the Indian equity market and debt market through stock exchanges. Foreign Institutional investors most notably include hedge funds, insurance companies, pension funds and mutual funds. Click below to know; What is Universal Banking? What is Bancassurance? What is Stock Exchange and stock broker?…

What are the difference between equity market and debt market?

The equity market represents the trading of equities known as stock market or share market. Debt market is basically a market where fixed income instruments/securities traded. The debt instruments are issued by the central and state governments, Municipal corporations, Banks, financial institutions and corporate. The nature of equity and debt instruments are vastly different with…

What is Debt Market?

Debt market is basically a market where fixed income instruments/securities issued by the central and state governments, Municipal corporations are traded. The fixed reimbursement securities may also be issued by commercial banks, financial institutions as well as corporate bodies. Regulators: The Government securities and bonds issued by banks and financial institutions are regulated by RBI.…