Question
Give short information about call money and notice money.

Answer

Call money and Notice Money :
  • As per the rule of Reserve Bank every merchant has to maintain minimum cash which is known as cash reserve.
  • To maintain minimum cash, sometimes bank borrows from other banks.
  • Due this ‘call money’ market has become an important component of money market.
  • Call money market includes :
  • Call money and notice money.
  • Call money : When money is lent or borrowed for one day only, it is called ‘call money’.
  • Mostly only banks participate in call money market.
  • So it is called “Inter Bank Call Money market.”
  • As per the rules of the Reserve Bank, banks have to maintain cash reserve.
  • The bank having shortage of cash, borrows cash for one day from other banks which has surplus cash.
  • In short one day loan is ‘call money.’
  • Notice money :
  • When money is lent for $2$ to $14$ days, it is called ‘Notice-Money. Its duration is more than that of call money.

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