money-market

Short-term investment arena

Money-market describes short-term, low-risk financial instruments and the institutions that trade them.

A money-market account or fund invests in government securities, certificates of deposit, and commercial paper—highly liquid assets that mature in under a year.

These investments offer modest returns with high safety: She parked her savings in a money-market fund while deciding what to do with it.

instruments

certificate of deposit

Time-locked bank savings

eurodollar · LIBOR · federal funds · discount rate · prime rate · time deposit · floating rate · fixed income · bill of exchange

investment

fund

Reserved money supply

liquidity · short-term · portfolio · savings · deposit · return · principal · dividend · interest rate · certificate

banking

interbank

Between financial institutions

bank deposits · clearing · settlement

Opposites
investment duration/liquidity

money-marketcapital market

Long-term securities trading system

long-term bonds · long-term investments · fixed assets · real estate · private equity

asset class type

money-marketequity market

Marketplace for company shares

stock market · tangible assets · stocks · equities · capital market

risk profile

money-marketstock market

Securities trading venue

junk bonds · venture capital · cryptocurrency · commodities market · penny stocks

Family

money, market, moneys, monies, moneyed, markets, marketed, marketing, marketer

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