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Explain the Following Money Market Instruments: Commercial Paper - Business Studies

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Explain the following Money Market Instruments:

Commercial paper

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Commercial papers: Commercial papers are short-term unsecured money market instruments. Introduced in India in 1990, they are promissory notes which are negotiable and transferable. They have a maturity period ranging from a minimum of 15 days to a maximum of one year. They are primarily used by large and creditworthy companies for bridge financing.

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