Indian Financial Markets
By Dr. Vineet Chouhan
Financial Markets
Capital:
Wealth used in the production of further
wealth. It comprises the money and the
money value invested in the business units.
Financial market refers to the institutional
arrangements for dealing in Financial
Assets and credit instruments of various
kinds such as currency, cheques, bills,
bonds, Bank deposits, etc.
Functions of Financial Markets
Creation and allocation of credit and liquidity.
To serve as intermediaries.
Provide financial convenience or facilitate
transfer of funds.
Assists the process of economic development.
Structure of financial markets.
Capital Market and Money Market
1. Capital Market
Market for long term funds
Equity and Debt
Concerned with raising the money capital for
the purpose of investments.
Capital Market in India
Financial Institution
Development Investment Other FIs
Financial Institutions Merchant Banks
instruments LIC Leasing companies
IFCI UTI Venture Capital
IDBI
ICICI Securities Markets
SFCs
Securities Markets
Gift-Edged or Govt. Industrial Securities
Securities Markets Markets
Primary Secondary
Markets Markets
IPO Further Organised over the
Issue Stock counter
Exchanges markets
Bonds Equities
Preference
shares
Money Market
oThe money market refers to the
institutional arrangements facilitating
borrowing and lending of short-term funds
o “The money market is the collective name
given to the various firms and institutions
that deals in the various grades of near
money.” -Crowther
o Money market is an avenue for borrowing
and lending for the short term funds.
Characteristics
oArrangements in short term funds
oCollection of market
oCommodity market
oNetwork of large number of participants
owholesale market of short term debt instruments.
oTrading through telephone or other mean of
communication.
oTrends in liquidity and interest rates.
oBrokers are not needed.
Call Money Market
oMarket for extremely short period.
oMoney can be called on a very short notice.
oCollateral Loan Market
oLoan offered against collateral securities, like stock and
bonds.
oAcceptance Money Market
oMarket for bankers acceptances involved in cash.
oBill market or Discount market
oCommercial Paper Market( CPs)
oShort term unsecured promissory note with fixed
maturity.(25 lakh and 3to6 month, 11.82%to 13.32%)
oCertificate of Deposit Market (CDs)
oCDs represent bank deposit accounts which are
transferable from one party to another.
o 2week to 5years, 9to 16.33%
oTreasury Bill Market
oIssued by government of India for 91 days and
182 days.25,000&multiple, (3to4.6 to 9.35%)
Institutions in Money Markets