4. MONEY
Money is any item or verifiable record that is generally accepted as payment for
goods and services and repayment of debts in a particular country or socio-
economic context, or is easily converted to such a form. The main functions of
money are distinguished as: a medium of exchange; a unit of account; a store of
value; and, sometimes, a standard of deferred payment.. Any item or verifiable
record that fulfills these functions can be considered as money.
5. MARKET
In laymans language market is a particular place where buyer & seller come together
to buy & sell commodities.
Market is defined as is any condition or set of conditions where two
parties buyer & seller communicate with each other for buying & selling of
commodities i,e goods & services.
6. MONEY MARKET
• As money became a commodity, the money market became a component of the
financial markets for assets involved in short-term borrowing, lending, buying and
selling with original maturities of one year or less. Trading in money markets is
done over the counter and is wholesale.
7. INSTRUMENTS IN MONEY MARKET
• There are several money market instruments, including treasury bills,commercial
paper,bankers' acceptances,deposits,certificates of deposit,bills of
exchange,repurchase agreements,
8. COMMERCIAL PAPER
• Commercial paper – Short term promissory notes issued by company at discount
to face value and redeemed at face value
9. TREASURY BILLS
• Treasury bills – Short-term debt obligations of a national government that are
issued to mature in three to twelve months
10. REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS
• Repurchase agreements – Short-term loans—normally for less than one week and
frequently for one day—arranged by selling securities to an investor with an
agreement to repurchase them at a fixed price on a fixed date.
11. CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSITS
• Certificate of deposit – Time deposit, commonly offered to consumers by banks.
12. MONEY MARKET IN INDIA
• The India money market is a monetary system that involves the lending and
borrowing of short-term funds. India money market has seen exponential growth
just after the globalization initiative in 1992. It has been observed that financial
institutions do employ money market instruments for financing short-term
monetary requirements of various sectors such as agriculture, finance and
manufacturing. The performance of the Indian money market has been
outstanding in the p.ast 20 years.