Money market instruments

money market instruments
debt instruments issued by private organizations, governments, and government agencies, generally with maturities of one year or less.

Money Market Instruments
Definition: Short-term investments, such as banker's acceptance, commercial paper, and government securities, that offer both safety and liquidity. Definition: [crh] See: Cash investments ...

Money market instruments, commercial paper and other.
Similar financial terms
Commercial paper
Short-term, unsecured promissory notes issued by corporations with a high credit ratings. Their maturity ranges up to 270 days.

Money Market Instruments
Short-term debt instruments (such as U.S. Treasury bills, commercial paper, and banker's acceptances) that reflect current interest rates and that, because of their short life, ...

Money market instruments
See: Cash investments
Money market notes
Publicly traded issues that may be collateralized by mortgages and Mortgage Backed Securities (MBSs).

Money market instruments, commercial paper and other.
Paper Gain (Loss):
Unrealized capital gain (loss) on securities held in portfolio, based on a comparison of current market price to original cost.

Money Market Instruments
Refers to Commercial Papers, Treasury Bills, GOI Securities etc. with an unexpired maturity less than or up to one year, Call MSoney, Certificates of Deposit and any other instrument specified by the Reserve Bank of India.

Money market instruments, commercial paper and other.
Residual losses
Lost wealth of the shareholders due to divergent behavior of the managers.

Money market instruments, commercial paper, and other.
Paper dealer
A brokerage firm that buys and sells commercial paper to make a profit.

Dictionary Term
money market instruments
Dictionary Term
money market deposit account ...

Safekeep Holding by a bank of bonds and money market instruments. For a fee, the bank clips coupons and presents for payment at maturity.

Also known as money market instruments or cash reserves. Cash managementRefers to the efficient management of cash in a business in order to put the cash to work more quickly and to keep the cash in applications that produce income, ...

Safekeep For a fee, bankers will hold in their vault, clip coupons on, and present for payment at maturity bonds and money market instruments.

cash reserves Cash deposits, short-term bank deposits, money market instruments, and Treasury Bills. cash sale A transaction in which the securities are delivered on the trade date instead...

Income risk is generally greatest for money market instruments and short-term bonds, and least for long-term bonds.

Diversification - Spreading your investments among many issuers (that is, companies or governments that sell securities) or among different types of investments (stocks, bonds, money market instruments, etc).

Treasury bills or other money market instruments. cash withdrawal A contractual provision that permits participants to withdraw some or all of an accumulation from an insurance contract or an annuity.

Instruments Financial securities, such as money market instruments or capital market insturments. Insurance principle The law of averages.

Discount securities Non-interest-bearing money market instruments that are issued at a discount and redeemed at maturity for full face value, e.g., US Treasury bills.

Money market instruments include Treasury bills, bankers acceptances, commercial paper, Federal funds, municipal notes, and other securities.

A mutual fund is a professionally managed type of collective investment scheme that pools money from many investors and invests it in stocks, bonds, short-term money market instruments, and/or other securities.

Like other MONEY MARKET instruments, it is issued at a DISCOUNT on the FACE VALUE and is freely marketable. Commercial Paper may be issued to any person including individuals, banks and companies.

As a professionally managed type of investment mechanism, the mutual fund works by pooling money from many individuals, investing in a diverse portfolio of securities such as short-term money market instruments, bonds, stocks, ...

A mutual fund whose investments are in high-yield money market instruments such as federal securities, CDs and commercial paper.

The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC), through itssubsidiaries, provides post-trade clearance, settlement, custody andinformation services for equities, corporate and municipal debt,money market instruments, ...

Debt securities are interest-paying bonds, notes, bills, or money market instruments that are issued by governments or corporations.
Some debt securities pay a fixed rate of interest over a fixed time period in exchange for the use of the principal.

Bonds have long terms whereas money market instruments have short terms. However, during their last year prior to maturity, bonds have short terms just like money market instruments.

Money market instruments, including commercial paper
Investment grade securities
Securitization, including asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities ...

Bankers Acceptances - Are money market instruments which are used to finance import or export transactions.

These debt securities (or IOUs for borrowed money) include bonds, money market instruments or preferred stock.

Money market instruments
Range accrual Swaps/Notes/Bonds
In-arrears Swap
Constant maturity swap (CMS) or constant treasury swap (CTS) derivatives (swaps, caps, floors)
Interest rate Swaption
Bermudan swaptions
Cross currency swaptions ...

Their rates are administered by the bank although they are influenced by prevailing rates for money market instruments traded in capital markets.

They use various types of investments but the main categories are stocks, bonds, money market instruments and hybrid funds that are comprised of all three.

A mutual fund that maintains holdings in stocks, bonds and money market instruments.

A mutual fund whose investments are in high-yield money market instruments like treasury securities, certificates of deposit, and commercial paper.

An investment company that pools money from shareholders and invests in a variety of securities, such as stocks, bonds and money market instruments.

The index measures the return of money market instruments making the following assumptions:
(a) The index invests only in deposits or securities maturing in three months.
(b) All deposits and securities are held to maturity.

Money market fund - A mutual fund whose investments are in high-yield money market instruments such as federal securities, CDs and commercial paper.

These are funds which invest most of their assets in money market instruments (i.e. cash and near cash, such as bank deposits, certificates of deposit, very short term fixed interest securities or floating rate notes).
CAT standards
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Money Market Fund: Mutual fund that invests solely in money market instruments.
Money Purchase Plan: A pension plan on which contributions are defined rather than benefits. Another term for defined contribution pension plan.

MONEY MARKET FUND " A mutual fund investing in money market instruments.
MONEY SPREAD " See: Price Spread.
MONEY SUPPLY " The amount of money in the economy. It is defined as M1 or M2 measurements. See: M1; M2.

Financial securities, such as money market instruments or capital market instruments.
In-substance defeasance
Defeasance whereby debt is removed from the balance sheet but not cancelled.

Serving some 140 financial institutions, BIS promotes cooperation among central banks, conducts economic research, and offers asset management, money market instruments, fixed-rate investments, foreign exchange, and short-term credit.

Mutual fund: An investment that lets a group of people pool their assets in a mixed portfolio of securities, such as stocks, bonds or money market instruments.

and foreign currencies through the use of short-term money market instruments; derivative instruments including (and not limited to) forward currency contracts, index swaps, and options; and cash deposits.

Bond basis
Refers to a method used to calculate accrued interest on some bond and money market instruments in the US corporate and Eurobond markets. Conventionally based on a 30 day month and a 360 day year.

Investments in interest-bearing bank deposits, money market instruments, U.S. Treasury bills, and short-term bonds.
Short-term solvency ratios ...

An electronic trading platform, operated by the Reserve Bank of India, used to facilitate the exchange of government securities and other money market instruments.

The percentage of a mutual fund's assets invested in short-term reserves, such as US Treasury bills or other money market instruments.
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Common stocks, corporate, government, and municipal bonds (munis), money market instruments, and other products, such as forward contracts and certain options, may trade OTC.

NDS - Negotiated Dealing System - An electronic trading platform, operated by the Reserve Bank of India, used to facilitate the exchange of government securities and other money market instruments.

A defined-contribution retirement plan that allows an employee to contribute pretax dollars to a company pool that is invested in stocks, bonds, or money market instruments. Named after the section of the Internal Revenue Code that created it.

corporations, and state and local governments. Money market instruments have maturity dates of less than 13 months. These instruments are relatively stable because of their short maturities and high quality.

Short-term debt securities include money market instruments such as U.S. Treasury obligations and commercial paper.

M4 (a widely quoted measure) comprises of M0 plus private sector bank deposits and short-term money market instruments.

A mutual fund is a professionally managed scheme that pools money from many investors and invests typically in funds, other securities (stocks, bonds, short-term money market instruments), other mutual funds, other securities, and/or commodities.

Money market fund: A mutual fund whose assets are low risk, short-term money market instruments such as Treasury bills, commercial CDs, and commercial paper. Usually offer check-writing privileges.

Those investments include Treasury bills, certificates of deposit (CDs), commercial paper, and other debt issued by corporations and governments. These investments are also known as money market instruments.
Money market account ...

Earnings-price Ratio (EPR): Also known as the "earnings yield," this ratio is a corporation's earnings per share divided by its current stock price. It is used to compare the attractiveness of stocks, bonds, and money market instruments.

buying and selling of short-term liquid investments, including Treasury bills, certificates of deposit (CDs), commercial paper, and other debt issued by corporations and governments. These investments are also known as money market instruments.

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