NDS-OM: Negotiated Dealing System
The Negotiated Dealing System (NDS) is a facilitator platform for the purchase and sale of Government securities. The members who maintain their Subsidiary General Ledger (SGL) and or Current Account with RBI can participate in the auctions using this platform. Participants are primary dealers, commercial banks, and a few Financial Institutions who are permitted to…
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Who are Primary Dealers (PDs)?
We are aware that the Reserve Bank of India issues Government securities on behalf of the Government. Primary Dealers are the licensed dealers who deal in buying and selling these Government securities. There are two types of primary dealers, viz. Standalone Primary Dealers and Bank Primary Dealers. Standalone Primary Dealers: Most of these PDs are…
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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.…
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Every commercial bank in India borrow funds from other banks to cover a sudden shortfall in cash on a particular day in the following circumstances. to tide down the temporary requirements of funds due to liquid asset-liability mismatch to meet the mandatory requirement of CRR&SLR or to meet the demand for funds arising out of…
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Different types of Repos in money market
Most of you are aware of repurchase options (REPOS) a temporary Liquidity Adjustment Facility (Temporary need by RBI to Indian banks. Repo transactions, transactions also taking place between RBI and primary dealers, banks to banks, banks to other counterparties, primary dealers to primary dealers and primary dealers to other counterparties. In the money market, internationally…
Certificate of Deposit in money market
Certificate of Deposit (CD) is a money market negotiable instrument equivalent to a usance promissory note. Banks and eligible financial institution issue certificate of deposits (CDs) to raise short-term resources within the umbrella limits fixed by the Reserve Bank. Scheduled banks can issue CDs for a period of 7 days to one a year whereas…
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