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…
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What is a money market?
The money market instrument is a marketplace for trading in short-term debt investments considered low-risk investments with high safety. It is primarily used by governments and corporations to keep their cash flow steady, and for investors to make a modest profit. The money market ensures a balance between the demand for short-term funds and their…
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What is a Commercial Paper?
Commercial Paper (CP) is an unsecured, money market instrument issued under section 45 W of the RBI Act. The corporates including Non-Banking Financial Companies and All India Financial Institutions (AIFIs) are eligible to issue Commercial Papers. Besides, other entities like co-operative societies/unions, government entities, trusts, limited liability partnerships, and other body corporates having a presence…
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What are G-sec/Government securities?
[This post elucidates what is a Government stock, who is all buyers of Government securities, why banks invest in Government securities beyond SLR requirement, advantages, and a brief on the issuance of Government Securities] What is G-sec? Government security (G-sec) is a form of security issued by the Government through a notification in the official…
Read article Do you know what is money market mutual fund
Originally posted on September 8, 2017, updated on 24.11.2023 Money market mutual funds (MMMFs) are mutual funds that exclusively invest in short-term debt instruments, cash, and cash equivalents that are rated high quality. It is for this reason that money market mutual funds are considered safe investments with minimal to low risk. As these funds…
What is negotiable Certificate of Deposit?
A negotiable certificate of deposit (NCD) is a certificate of deposit issued by the banks and it is freely negotiable unlike non-negotiable CDs which cannot be transferred, sold, bought, or exchanged. The Certificates of Deposit (CDs) were introduced in India in 1989.Minimum amount of a CD should be Rs.1 lakh. In India, CDs in physical…
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