Solution Manual for Financial Accounting, 11th Edition by Robert Libby, Patri...
Unit V
1. N.DHINAKARAN
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS
VIVEKANANDA COLLEGE
TIRUVEDAKAM WEST
MADURAI
Course Title : Money and Banking
Course Code: 01CT31
2. Money Market
• Money market is the mechanism through which short term funds are loaned and
borrowed. It designates financial instittutions which handle the purchase, sale and
transfer of short term credit instruments. Commercial banks, acceptance houses,
Non Banking Financial Institutions and the Central Bank are the institutions
catering to the requirements of short term funds in the money Market.
3. INSTITUTIONS OF THE MONEY MARKET
•Central Bank
•Commercial Banks
•Non – Bank Financial Intermediaries
4. Instruments of the Money Market
• Promissory Note
• Bill of Exchange or Commercial Paper
• Treasury bill
• Call and Notice Money
• Certificate Deposits
• Commercial Papers
5. Functions of a Money Market
• Provides Funds
• Use of surplus funds
• No need to borrow from banks
• Helps governments
• Helps in Monetary policy
• Helps in Financial Mobility
• Promotes Liquidity and safety
• Equilibrium between Demand and supply of funds
• Economy in Use of Cash
6. Characteristics of an Undeveloped Money Market
• Personal Touch
• Flexibility in loans
• Multiplicity of Lending Activities
• Varied interest Rates
• Defective system of Accounting
• Absence of Link with Developed Money Market
7. Characteristics of an Developmental Money Market
• Central Bank
• Organizing Banking System
• Specialized Sub – Markets
• Existence of larger near – money assets
• Adequate financial Resources
• Remittance facilities
• Miscellaneous
8. Capital Market:
Capital Market is a part of financial system which is concerned with
raising capital by dealing in shares, bonds and other long term
investments.
The market where investment instruments like bonds, equities and
mortgages are traded is known as the capital market
10. Monetary Policy
• Monetary policy refers to the policy of the central bank – ie Reserve
Bank of India – in matters of interest rates, money supply and
availability of credit.
11. Objectives of Monetary Policy
Neutrality of Money:
Exchange Rate Stability:
Price Stability:
Full Employment
Economic growth:
Equilibrium in the Balance of Payments Equilibrium: