200425 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Money Market Fund, United States Treasury Security, Commercial Paper

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The money market is where financial instruments with high liquidity and very short maturities are traded. It is used by participants as a means for borrowing and lending in the short term, with maturities that usually range from overnight to just under a year. Among the most common money market instruments are eurodollar deposits, negotiablecertificates of deposit (cds), banker"s acceptances, u. s. treasury bills, commercial paper, municipal notes, federal funds and repurchase agreements (repos). Money market transactions are wholesale, meaning that they are for large denominations and take place between financial institutions and companies rather than individuals. Money market funds offer individuals the opportunity to invest smaller amounts in these assets. The u. s. government issues treasury bills in the money market, and the bills have maturities that range from a few days to one year. Only primary dealers can buy them directly from the government; dealers trade them between themselves and sell retail amounts to individual investors.

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