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Chapter Eight

The Money Markets

Copyright © 2004 Pearson Education Canada Inc. Slide 8–3

The Money Markets

• Money Markets Defined1. Money market securities are usually sold in large

denominations

2. They have low default risk

3. They mature in one year or less from their issue date


Purpose of Money Markets

• Investors in Money Market: Provides a place for warehousing surplus funds for short periods of time

• Borrowers from money market provide low-cost source of temporary funds


Interest Rates Available on Several Money Market Instruments

March 6/2006 March 10/2006Overnight rate 3.4466% 3.6893%

Overnight Repo Rate 3.3761% 3.6869%

One Month Com Paper 3.8000% 3.8000%

Three Month Com Paper 3.9300% 3.9300%

One Month T Bill 3.5700% 3.5700%

Two Month T Bill 3.6700% 3.6700%

Three Month T Bill 3.7400% 3.7400%

Six Month T Bill 3.8700% 3.8500%

One Year T Bill 4.0200% 3.9500%

Source: Bank of Canada Website – March 13, 2006


Participants in Money Markets

• Government of Canada

• Bank of Canada

• Commercial Banks

• Businesses

• Investment and Securities Firms

• Individuals (mostly through money market mutual funds)


Money Market Instruments

• Treasury Bills

• Overnight Funds

• Repurchase Agreements (Repos)

• Negotiable Certificates of Deposit

• Commercial Paper

• Banker’s Acceptance

• Eurodollars


Treasury Bills

1. Short-term borrowings of the federal (& some provincial) governments

2. Sold at a discount & matures at face value


Discounting Example

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Overnight Funds

• Short-term funds transferred (loaned or borrowed) between financial institutions, usually for a period of one day


Overnight Funds


Negotiable Certificates of Deposit

• A bank-issued security that documents a deposit and specifies the interest rate and the maturity date

• Denominations range from $100,000 to $10 million


Negotiable Certificates of DepositComparing Interest on CDs and T-bills


Commercial Paper

• Unsecured promissory notes, issued by corporations, that mature in no more than 270 days


Commercial PaperComparing Interest on Commercial Paper to Bank Prime Rate


Banker’s Acceptances

• A method whereby smaller companies can access the money market

• The company issues a Promissory Note• The company’s bank stamps the Note “Accepted” and

charges the company a stamping fee• The Note is then sold into the money market, carrying

the risk rating of the bank that accepted the note, rather than the risk rating of the company that issued it.


Advantages to Banker’s Acceptances

1. Smaller companies gain access to lower rates in the money market

2. Bank earns a stamping fee to offset the loss of interest income on their traditional lending activities

3. The BA facility is “carved out” of the borrower’s line of credit – thus risk to the bank is identical to lending under an operating line of credit

4. Bank guarantees payment of the Note at maturity – provides confidence to the market


Eurodollars• US dollar denominated deposits held in banks outside of the

US• London interbank bid rate (LIBID)

– The rate paid by banks buying funds

• London interbank offer rate (LIBOR)– The rate offered for sale of the funds

• Time deposits with fixed maturities– Largest short term security in the world

• TED spread– Spread between US T Bill futures and Eurodollar futures of the same

maturity– Is a barometer of confidence in the international banking system. The

spread will narrow when confidence is high and become larger when perceived bank sector risk rises


Money Market Securities and Their Depth


Money Market Mutual Funds

• Open-end investment funds that invest only in short-term securities

• No fee for purchasing or redeeming shares

• Minimum initial investment of $500 to $20,000

• U.S. money market funds have check-writing privileges– No fee for writing checks– No minimum check amount

• Earn 0.5% to 1% higher return than interest earned on money in the bank

• Low risk of default, low rate of return

• Popular with small investors


Growth in Money Market Mutual Funds


Money Market Fund Assets

Figure 8: Average Distribution of U.S. Money Market Fund Assets, 2001

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