About Capital Market

Financial markets can be categorized into two types. 1.Money markets 2.Capital markets Money markets are the markets through which governments or corporates raise money to meet their short term money requirements (like meeting their working capital requirements). The government, through money markets can raise money for very short periods like 15 days also. Capital markets are the markets through which corporate bodies raise money for their long term needs Capital markets can again be categorise as 1.primary markets 2.Secondary markets