ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

FINANCIAL MARKETS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The market for buying and selling of commercial Bills of Exchange is known as a ____
A
Commercial Paper Market
B
Treasury Bill Market
C
Commercial Bill Market
D
Capital Market
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Solution. The market for buying and selling of Commercial Bills of Exchange is known as a Commercial Bill Market.

Detailed explanation-2: -Commercial bills are also called “bills of exchange, ” which are used by firms for financing their working capital. In addition, it is used as a short-term negotiable and self-liquidating tool for funding credit sales. Commercial bills are used when the selling of goods takes place on credit.

Detailed explanation-3: -A commercial bill is a form of bills of exchange used to finance the working capital of firms. It is a short-term, negotiable, self-liquidating instrument which is used to finance the credit sales of firms.

Detailed explanation-4: -Commercial bills are a part of the debt market and not the stock market.

Detailed explanation-5: -A commercial bill is essentially a bill of exchange. In a credit sale, the seller will draw a bill of exchange. The buyer of the goods will accept such bill, and the bill becomes a trade bill which is a marketable financial instrument. The seller can then go to his bank and get the bill discounted.

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