Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Business Studies

Chapter

Financial Markets

Question:
Which of the following is true for money market?
Options:
The money market is a market for short term funds
It is a market where low risk, unsecured and short term debt instruments that are highly liquid are issued and actively traded everyday
It has no physical location, but is an activity conducted over the telephone and through the internet.
All of the above
Correct Answer:
All of the above
Explanation:
MONEY MARKET: The money market is a market for short term funds which deals in monetary assets whose period of maturity is upto one year. These assets are close substitutes for money. It is a market where low risk, unsecured and short term debt instruments that are highly liquid are issued and actively traded everyday. It has no physical location, but is an activity conducted over the telephone and through the internet. It enables the raising of short-term funds for meeting the temporary shortages of cash and obligations and the temporary deployment of excess funds for earning returns. The major participants in the market are the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Commercial Banks, Non Banking Finance Companies, State Governments, Large Corporate Houses and Mutual Funds.