In: Finance
Commercial paper is?
Multiple Choice
A) a time draft payable to a seller of goods, with payment
guaranteed by a bank.
B) short-term funds transferred between financial institutions
usually for no more than one day.
C) a short-term unsecured promissory note issued by a company to
raise funds for a short time period.
D) a loan to an individual or business to purchase a home, land, or
other real property.
E) a marketable bank-issued time deposit that specifies the
interest rate earned and a fixed maturity date.
Commercial paper is an unsecured money market instrument issued in the form of promissory notes for short-term finance.
It is generally issued by investment-grade banks and corporations
It is generally issued at a discount to face value and redemption at the face value
It is generally issued for the period up to 9 months
It will be regulated by the Federal Reserve bank
The answer is an option (C) a short term unsecured promissory note issued by a company to raise funds for a short time period