3. FEATURES OF INDIAN MONEY MARKET
Organized and Unorganized sectors
โข Indian money market Consist of organised and unorganised sector
๏ฑ Organized sector
โข Consist of-Reserve bank of India, commercial bank
โข Mainly composed of the commercial banks, cooperative banks
๏ฑ Unorganised sector
โข Comprises of indigenous bankers
4. Absence of integration
โข Lack of integration between various sub markets, institutions
โข RBI has full control over organised sector
โข RBI canโt control unorganized segment
5. Diversity in money rate of interest
โข Interest rate variations
โข The money rates of interest also differ between different
regions
โข Immobility of funds from one section to another
6. Seasonal stringency of funds
โข The demand for money in Indian money market is a
seasonal in nature.
โข From the end of April, the demand for more begins decrease
till the end of October.
7. Absence of bill market
โข A well organized bill market is essential for the smooth working of
the credit system.
โข The reasons for this situation are historical.
โข In 1952, RBI started making efforts in this direction.
โข A new proper bills introduced in 1970
โข There has been substantial improvement since then.
8. Call money market
โข Deals with day to day surplus funds of banks
โข โCall Moneyโ
โข โNotice Moneyโ
โข โTerm Moneyโ
โข Participants in the Indian call money market- Co-
operative Banks
9. Certificates of deposit
โข CD is a money market instrument
โข Governed by RBI
โข Issued by Scheduled commercial banks
โข Issued at a minimum price Rs 1 Lakh
โข Based on funding requirements
10. Commercial papers market
โข Introduced- 1990
โข CP is a short term debt instrument
โข It is an unsecured money market instrument
11. Limited instruments
โข The supply of money market instruments are very
limited.
โข Considering the varied requirements of short term funds.
โข There should be well diversified mix of money market.
โข To meet the varied requirement of borrowers.