Saturday, March 19, 2011

MONEY MARKET INSTRUMENTS


CALL MONEY MARKET
Call money market is important segment of money market. Borrowing and lending in call money market are for short duration ranging from overnight to a fortnight. Call loans are repayable on demand at the option of the borrower or lender or at very short notice. Call loans are therefore very liquid, next to cash. Call / notice money is the money borrowed or rent on demand for a very short period. When money is borrowed or rent for a day, it is known as call (overnight) Money.
Participants in Call Money
Commercial banks, both Indian and foreign
Co-operative banks
DFCHI
STCI
Primary dealers

TREASURY BILL MARKET
Treasury bill (TBs) are an important instrument of short term borrowing by the government. They have been used as a tool of monetary management in the economy because their purchase and sale and the yield rate on TBs have an impact on liquidity in the economy and the interest rate structure. TBs are the promissory notes or a kind of finance bill issued by the government under discount for a fixed period, not extending beyond one year, with a promise to pay the amount stated therein to the bearer of the instrument. TBs are used by the government for raising short term funds from institutions or the public for bridging temporary gaps between receipts (both revenue and capital) and expenditure.
Participants in treasury bills market
The reserve bank of india
State bank of india
Commercial banks
State government and other approved bodies
Discount and finance house of India (DFHI) as a market maker in TBs,
Corporate entities
Other financial institutions such as LIC ,UTI, GIC, NABARD IDBI, IFCI AND ICICI  ETC..


BILL REDISCOUNTING SCHEME ( BRS )
A bill of exchange is a written instrument containing an unconditional order, signed by the maker ( called drawer), directing a certain person ( called drawee ) to pay a certain sum of money specified in the instrument, only to, or to the order of, a certain person ( called payee ), or to the bearer of the instrument on demand or at the expiry of a specified period. Bill of exchange is a negotiable instrument.

Monday, March 7, 2011

Money Market and Capital Market

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Money Market and Capital Market
Money Market is a market for short term financial assets which are near substitutes for money. Money markets instruments are liquid and can be turned over quickly at low transaction cost and without loss. Money market instruments are for short duration, generally defined as less than a year.
Capital Market generally deals in financial assets other than near substitute’s i.e long term primary and secondary issues, claims or securities of maturity period of more than one year.
MONEY MARKET
  1. Money Market is basically over the phone market. The transactions are conducted through oral communications.
  2. Dealing in money market may be conducted with or without the help of brokers.
  3. It is market for short term financial assets that are close substitutes for money.
  4. Short term for this purpose is generally taken as a period up to one year.
  5. Money market consists of many sub-markets, such as inter-bank call money, bill rediscounting, treasury bills etc. collectively, they constitute the money market
  6. Financial assets which can be converted into money with ease speed, without loss and with minimum transactions cost are regarded as close substitutes for money or near-money.
CHARACTERSTICS MONEY MARKET INSTRUMENTS
I. SHORT DURATION
Duration of money market instruments is maximum up to one year in each case –ranging from one day for call loans to one year for 364 day treasury bills and CDs. Day light loans ( i.e for less than one day) also exist in some developed market.
ii. HIGH LIQUIDITY
These instruments are highly liquid. They can be easily and quickly converted into cash at low transaction cost and without loss. Therefore, they called near money or close to money.
iii. HIGH SAFETY
Money market instruments are highly safe with near zero risk of default due to financial soundness of issuers. The issuers are Government of India (treasury bills), scheduled commercial banks (BRS AND CDs), public financial (CDs), highly rated public and private corporate bodies (CPs and securities debt).
iv. RESTRICTED PARTICIPANTS
Besides RBI, DFHI (discount and finance house of India) and STCI (securities trading corporation of India), dealings in these instruments are restricted to scheduled commercial banks, public financial institutions and select corporate entities. Commercial banks can buy and sell any of these instruments without any restriction.
v. LARGE VOLUME
Each single money market instruments is of large amount. A treasury bill is minimum of 1lkh; each CD (commercial deposits) is for least rs.25 lakh: and the minimum amount for a single commercial bill rediscounting and call loan is rs.10 crore. A single transaction of rs.100 crore or ore than is common in case of call loans
MONEY MARKET INSTRUMENTS
Money market instruments operating in Indian money market are:
  1. Money at call and short notice ( call loans )
  2. Treasury bills (TBs)—14 day TBs (introduced in May 1997) ,28 day TBs (introduced in October 1997), 91day TBs, 182 day TBs, 364 day Tabs’
  3. Bill rediscounting scheme BRS
  4. Certificates of deposits. CDs
  5. Commercial papers CPs
  6. Repurchase options or ready forward (REPOs or RF)
  7. REPOS and REVERSE REPOS
  8. Options
  9. Financial futures
  10. Forward rate agreements
  11. Swaps
  12. Collateralized borrowing and lending obligations.
CALL MONEY MARKET
Call money market is important segment of money market. borrowing and lending in call money market are for short duration ranging from overnight to a fortnight. Call loans are repayable on demand at the option of the borrower or lender or at very short notice. Call loans are therefore very liquid, next to cash.
DIFFRENCE BETWEEN PRIMARY MARKET/NIM AND SECONDARY MARKET /STOCK EXCHANGES
PRIMARY MARKET / NIM (new issue market)
SECONDARY MARKET / STOCK EXCHANGE
MARKET FOR NEW SECURITIES
MARKET FOR EXISTNG SECRITIES
NO FIXED GEOGRAPHICAL AREA
LOCATED AT FIXED PLACE
ALL COMPANIES ENTER NEW ISSUE MARKET (NIM)
SECURITIES OF ONLY LISTED COMPANIES CAN BE TRADED AT STOCK EXCHANGE
SUBJECTED TO CONTROL OUTSIDE BY SEBI,STOCK EXCHANGE AND THE COMPANIES ACT
SUBJECTED TO CONTROL BOTH FROM OUTSIDE AND WITH IN BY SEBI AND COMPANIES ACT
RESULTS IN RAISING FRESH RESOURCES FOR THE CORPORATE SECTOR
FACILITATES TRANSFER OF SECURITIES FROM ONE CORPORATE INVESTOR TO ANOTHER









Monday, February 21, 2011

What is Financial Market in India

Hey, here I am starting some important short points on secondary market, primary market, and money market
With this I just trying to approaching the concept of share market, to know the layman people to get knowledge of share market, this is just little try by me to aware layman people, here I post some pictograms and examples which helps allot to understand the way of stock market, and updating is always be first preference as I am trying ….
Suggestion will be admirable at your side…
First we know about the financial system of India….
Financial system of India consist of two major market
1. MONEY MARKET
2. CAPITAL MARKET












Financial markets are important component of financial system in an economy, financial system aims at establishing a regular, smooth, efficient, and cost effective link between savers and investors. Financial system provides a place where financial resources are available to meet saving and investing requirements of people…
Various constituents of financial are- financial institutions, financial services, practices, procedures, rules and regulations, financial markets and financial instruments.
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION:-
They are the participant’s n financial market. They are business organizations dealing in financial resources. They collect resources by accepting deposits from individual and institutions and lend them to trade, industry and others.
They buy and sell financial instruments and many times generate financial instruments, they deal financial assets and accept deposits, grant loans, and invest in securities..
In financial markets there are regulatory institutions also i.e. those framing rules and regulations for operations by financial institutions and for the functioning the financial markets, e.g. (RBI reserve bank of India).SEBI (securities exchange board of India).
Intermediary financial institutions are those which intermediate between savers and investors. They collect money from savers directly and lend to investors or borrowers. Commercial banks cooperative credit societies and banks are intermediaries in the banking sectors.
On the other hand UTI (unit trust of India), LIC (life insurance corporations), GIC (general insurance company) are the example of no-banking financial intermediaries. Non-intermediaries can lend money but don’t accept deposits. IDBI (industrial development bank of India), IFCI (industrial financial corporation of India), NABARD (national bank for agriculture and rural development) these institutions were created by government to provide financial assistance for specific purposes and sectors…
Financial services
Financial institutions provide a variety of services. Such as
Insurance
Hire purchase
Installment credits
Brokerage
Stock holding
Underwriting
Portfolio management
Leasing
Technical and economic consultancy
Credit information
Acceptances
Credit rating etc...
Financial markets
Financial markets are the centers or arrangements facilitating buying and selling of financial claims, assets, services and securities. Banking and non- banking financial institutions, dealers, borrowers, and lenders, investors and savers, and the agents are the participants on demand and supply side in these markets.
Classification of markets....