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12 February, 2022

Distinguish between Money Market & Capital Market

 

Particulars

Money Market

Capital Market

1. Definition

Market where transactions of

money and financial assets are

accomplished for short time

Market where transactions of

money and financial assets are

occurred for a long period

2. Basic Role

Liquidity adjustment

Putting long-term capital to

work

3. Lending &

borrowing

Short-term (less or equal to 1

year)

Long-term (more than 1 year)

4. Credit

Instruments

Call money, collateral loans,

acceptances, bills of exchange

Capital market are stocks,

shares, debentures, bonds,

5. Risk

Due to short-term period, the

risk is small

Risk is more due to long-term

period

6. Market

regulation

Commercial banks are closely

regulated

The institutions are not much

regulated