Financial Markets and Institutions 6Th Edition: Powerpoint Slides For
Financial Markets and Institutions 6Th Edition: Powerpoint Slides For
Financial Markets and Institutions 6Th Edition: Powerpoint Slides For
CHAPTER
Money Markets
Chapter Objectives
Provide a background on money market securities Explain how institutional investors use money markets Explain the globalization of money markets
Treasury bills
Issued to meet the short-term needs of the U.S. government Attractive to investors
Competitive Bidding
Treasury bill auction (fill bids in amount determined by Treasury borrowing needs)
Bid process used to sell T-bills Bids submitted to Federal Reserve banks by the deadline Bid process
Accepts
May be used to make sure bid is accepted Price is the weighted average of the accepted competitive bids Investors do not know the price in advance so they submit check for full par value After the auction, investor receives check from the Treasury covering the difference between par and the actual price
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Yield
based on the difference between price paid for T-bill and selling price adjusted for time
YT =
365 n
PP = Purchase price
n = number of days of the investment (holding period)
T-bill discount =
360 n
T-bill discount = percent discount of the purchase price from par Par = Face value of the T-bills at maturity
PP = Purchase price
n = number of days to maturity
YCP =
360 n
PP = Purchase price
n = number of days to maturity
Issued by large commercial banks Minimum denomination of $100,000 but $1 million more common Purchased by nonfinancial corporations or money market funds Secondary markets supported by dealers in security
NCD placement
Direct placement Use a correspondent institution specializing in placement Sell to securities dealers who resell Sell direct to investors at a higher price
NCD premiums
Rate above T-bill rate to compensate for lower liquidity and safety
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Repo Rate =
360 n
PP = Purchase price
n = number of days to maturity
Exhibit 6.5
1 Purchase Order
Importer
Exporter
Shipment of Goods
L/C
L/C Notification
Participants
Commercial banks Finance, industrial, and service companies Federal and state governments Money market mutual funds All other financial institutions (investing)
Short-term investing for income and liquidity Short-term financing for short and permanent needs Large transaction size and telecommunication network
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Exhibit 6.7
International Economic Conditions U.S. Fiscal Policy U.S. Monetary Policy U.S. Economic Conditions Issuers Industry Conditions Issuers Unique Conditions
Eurodollar Loans
Euro-commercial paper
Issued without the backing of a banking syndicate Maturity tailored to investors Dealers that place paper create a secondary market Rates range between 50 and 100 basis points above the LIBOR rate
The yield earned on the investment denominated in the currency of the investment The exchange rate effect
The exchange rate effect (%S) measures the percentage change in the spot during the investment period
Ye (1 Yf ) (1 %S ) 1