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Chapter 2
with higher interest or higher returns
FINANCIAL MARKETS compared to a regular savings account.
● Money Market This is for investors who have low moderate
● A Market Where Investors Trade Highly risk tolerance and prefer to keep the liquidity
Liquid Securities With Maturities Of One of their funds.
Year Or Less
● Most Money Market Transactions Are Made Why is the money market the best?
In Marketable Securities Which Are Short ● Money market funds offer higher liquidity
Term Debt Instruments, Such As than certificates of deposits (CDs) and
○ U.S Treasury Bills Issued By The treasury bills, while also offering ultra low
Federal Government risk. Unlike CDs, which you generally need
○ Commercial Paper Issued By to hold to maturity to cash out without
Businesses penalty, money market funds don't have
○ Negotiable Certificates Of Deposit maturities and can be liquidated on
Issued By Financial Institutions. demand.
● Investors Generally Consider Marketable
Securities To Be Among The Least Risky TREASURY BILLS IN THE PHILIPPINES
Investments available. ● treasury bills - these are government bonds
or debt securities with maturity of less than
SECURITIES TRADED IN FINANCIAL MARKETS a year
Securities can be classified as money ● treasury bills are money market instruments
market securities, capital market securities, or issued by the government.
derivative securities. ● and you can buy it at a discount price.
● The issuing company creates these
MONEY MARKET IN THE PHILIPPINES instruments for the express purpose of
● The Money Market Association Of The raising funds to further finance business
Philippines Or (Mart) activities and expansion.