FUNCTIONS OF CAPITAL MARKET
Capitalmarketfacilitatesgrowthinsavingsand
mobilizesthesameforinvestmentpurposes.
Itprovidesfundstotheborrowerswithdeficitsby
connectingthelenderswithsurpluseswiththeformer.
Ithelpsthecorporatesectortoexpand,growand
diversifyandtherebyitfacilitatesgrowthofoutputand
incomeintheeconomyofthenation.
Atpresent,corporateenterprisesareallowedfreelyto
enterintothecapitalmarketandraiseanyamountof
fundstheywant.
Besides,theycanpricetheirsecuritiesfreelyasperthe
SEBIguidelines.
PLAYERS IN THE CAPITAL MARKET
TheplayersintheCapitalMarketcanbe
discussedundertwocategories:
PrimaryMarket
SecondaryMarket
ThemajorplayersinthePrimaryMarketin
Indiainclude:
MAJOR PLAYERS IN THE SECONDARY
MARKET
The Major players in the Secondary market
are as follows:
Brokers
Jobbers
Dealers
Badla Financiers
Arbitrageurs
BROKERS
They act on behalf of non members
and not for themselves. They are
merely a commission agents. They
are paid a commission on the
purchase and sales made through
them.
JOBBER
They act for themselves. He is not
an agent of non members. He buys
and sells security in his own name.
IMPORTANCE OF CAPITAL MARKET
•It plays a vital role in mobilizing savings and
channelizing them in to productive
investments for the development of trade,
commerce and industries. (i.e. The Capital
Market helps in Capital Formation and
economic development of the country)
•It provides incentives to savers in the form of
interest/dividend and transfer funds to
investor.
•It provides a market mechanism for those who
have savings and to those who need funds for
productive investments. Such an arrangement
help the capital market to divert resources
from wasteful and unproductive channels to
productive investments.
•It deals in ordinary shares, stocks, debentures,
and bonds of corporation and securities of the
Government.
Investors form the back bone of the corporate
sector
Growth of capital market –attracts public –
they invest in corporate securities –creates
demand –for shares and debentures –at
present mega issues launched –by new
companies .
It is most attractive source of raising in funds.
CAPITAL MARKET INSTITUTIONS
CCIL –Clearing Corporation of India Ltd
SEBI –Securities and Exchange Board of India
SHCIL –Stock Holding Corporation of India Ltd
NSDL –National Securities Depository Ltd.
OTCEI –Over The Counter Exchange of India
NSEIL –National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.
REGULATION OF CAPITAL MARKET
The following regulatory authorities regulate
Stock Exchanges:
Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act 1956
SEBI
Governing Board of Stock Exchanges
Capital Issues (Control) Act 1947
Companies Act 1956
SEBI
TheGovernmentfelttheneedtosetuparegulatory
bodytoensureinvestorprotectionandpromotion,and
growthofvibrantsecuritiesmarket.TheSEBIwas
constitutedasanadministrativearrangementon12
th
April,1988asaresultestablishedasastatutorybodyon
21
st
February,1992.RegulationoftheIndiansecurities
marketrequiredtheSEBItosimultaneouslyperform
bothdisciplinaryanddevelopmentalroles.Thetwo
rolesoughttobecomplementaryandcarefully
synthesized.Thedisciplinarydimensioninvolves
providingfordisincentivesandpenaltiesforerrantand
unfairbehaviorwhichharmthemarket.The
developmentdimensionisapositiveaspectthat
involvesprovidingincentivestomarketparticipantsto
engageinaconstructiverole.
OBJECTIVES OF SEBI
AccordingtothepreambleoftheSEBI
Act1992,theobjectivesofSEBIare
threefold;
Toprotecttheinterestoftheinvestorsin
securities
Topromotethedevelopmentof
securitiesmarketinIndia
Toregulatethesecuritiesmarket.
ORGANIZATION OF SEBI
The SEBI organizes its affairs through a board. The
board consists of the following members:
oA Chairman
o2 members from amongst the officials of the Ministry
of the Central Government dealing with Finance and
Administration of the Companies Act,1956
o1 member nominated by the RBI from among its
official
o5 other members, nominated by the Central
Government, of whom at least 3 shall be whole time
members.
DEPARTMENTS OF SEBI
Under its internal
administrativearrangements,
SEBIisdividedintovarious
departmentsinorderto
concentrateonvariousaspects
ofthesecuritiesmarket.These
departmentsareasfollows:
•Primary Market Departments
•Secondary Market Departments
•Venture Capital Departments
•Mutual Funds Departments
•Collective Investment Schemes Department
•Takeover Department
•Legal Department
•Foreign Institutional Investors Department
•Depositories Department
•Derivatives Department
•Investigation, Enforcement And Surveillance
Department
FUNCTIONS OF SEBI
AccordingtotheSEBIAct1992,theMain
functionsofSEBIare:
Regulatingthesecuritiesmarket
Recognitionandregulationofthestockexchanges
Registeringandregulatingtheworkingofvarious
intermediariesincludingmerchantbankers,
registrars,sharetransferagents,stockbrokers,sub
brokers,debentureholders,bankerstotheissue,
underwriters,portfoliomanagers,etc.
APPEAL AGAINST SEBI ORDER
AnypersonaggrievedbyanorderofSEBIcan
fileanappealpetitiontotheCentral
Government.Suchappealhastobefiled
within30daysfromthedateof
communicationoftheorder.However,the
CentralGovernmentmayextendtheperiodby
afurther15daysifitissatisfiedthatthe
appellanthadsufficientcausefornot
preferringtheappealwithin30days.
ACHEIVEMENTS OF SEBI
Itsachievementscanbelistedoutasbelow;
Guidelinesondisclosureandinvestor
protectionissuedandclarifiedfromtimeto
time.
Properdisclosuretoinvestorsthrough
prospectusmadeobligatory
Guidelinesformerchantbankersissued
Advertisingcodeformutualfunds.
Letusdiscusssomeoftheimportant
provisionsoftheAct,relatingtothecapital
marketactivitiesofcorporateenterprises.
Provisions relating to types of companies
Transferability of shares
Prospectus
Allotment against new issue
Payment of dividends
Minimum subscriptions
FEATURES OF MONEY MARKET
LIQUIDITY.
EMERGE AS A NATIONAL MARKET.
IMPERSONAL IN CHARACTER.
RELATIVELY PURE COMPETITION.
TRUE MONEY MARKET GIVES SCOPE FOR
ARBITRAGE.
NEW INSTRUMENTS WERE INTRODUCED.
LARGE FUNDS WERE TRADED IN MONEY MARKET.
MONEY MARKET INSTRUMENTS
Call money market
Inter bank term money market
Treasury bills
Commercial paper
Certificate of deposits
Commercial bills
Inter bank participation certificate
Inter corporate deposit
Repo
DISTINCTION BETWEEN CAPITAL
MARKET AND MONEY MARKET
S.No CAPITAL MARKET Money Market
1Thereisaclassificationbetween
primaryandsecondarymarket
Nosuchdivisionisthere,however
slowlyasecondarymarketis
greaterformiscomingupin
moneymarketalso.
2ItProvidesfundsforlongterm
requirements
Itprovidesfundsforshortterm
requirements
3Onlyfewinstrumentsarethere.
Viz.,sharesanddebentures
Moreinstrumentsarethere
4Playersincapitalmarketare
generalinvestors,brokers,
merchantbankers,Registrarsto
issue,underwriters,corporate
investors,bankers,etc.
TheplayersareBankers,RBI,and
Government.