The money market is a segment of the financial market in which financial instruments with high liquidity and very short maturities are traded.
 | | Term of the Day | Words to Know | | |  | | Money Market | The money market is the trade in short-term debt investments. At the wholesale level, it involves large-volume trades between institutions and traders. At the retail level, it includes money market mutual funds bought by individual investors and money market accounts opened by bank customers.
In any case, the money market is characterized by a high degree of safety and a relatively low return in interest. | | Read More » | | Related to "Money Market" | | | | Treasury Bills | | A Treasury Bill (T-Bill) is a short-term debt obligation issued by the U.S. Treasury and backed by the U.S. government with a maturity of less than one year. Considered a conservative investment product, these debt issues still include some downside risks the investor should understand. | | Read More » | | | Money Market Account | | What is a money market account? It's an interest-bearing account at a bank or credit union, not to be confused with a money market mutual fund. | | Read More » | | | Certificate of Deposit | | Certificates of deposit (CDs) pay more interest than standard savings accounts. Find the highest nationally available rates for each CD term here from federally insured banks and credit unions. | | Read More » | | | Commercial Paper | | Commercial paper is an unsecured debt instrument issued typically for the financing of accounts payable and inventories and meeting short-term liabilities. | | Read More » | | | | | | CONNECT WITH INVESTOPEDIA | | | | | | | |
