Financial instruments mean documents that evidence the claims and income or asset as "any contract that gives rise to both a financial asset on one enterprise and a financial liability or equity instrument of another enterprise". 1. Securities: 'Securities' is a general term for a stock exchange investment. Securities Contract (Regulation) Act, 1956 defines securities as to include: 1. Shares, [...]
List of popular money market instruments used in India: 1. Commercial Papers (CPs) 2. Certificate of Deposits (CDs) 3. Inter-Bank Participation Certificates (IBPCs) 4. Treasury Bills (T-Bills) 5. Commercial Bills 6. Call/Notice Money 7. Repurchase Agreements (REPOs). Instrument # 1. Commercial Papers (CPs): Commercial Paper is an unsecured promissory note issued with a fixed maturity, by a company, and approved [...]
The important intermediaries/players in the new issue market are: 1. Merchant Bankers (Managers to the Issue) 2. Underwriters 3. Registrars to the Issue 4. Brokers to the Issue 5. Banker to the Issue 6. Syndicate Members. 1. Merchant Bankers (Managers to the Issue): SEBI regulations 1992 prescribes that all public issues should be managed by at least one merchant banker [...]