Differentiate between 'Capital Market' and 'Money Market' on the basis of the following:

(i) Safety

(ii) Expected Return

(iii) Investment outlay

(iv) Participants

(v) Duration.

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Basis Capital Market Money Market
Participants The participants are financial institutions, banks, corporate, foreign investors and retail investors. The participants are RBI, financial institutions, banks, corporate.
Investment outlay Investment outlay is small. Investment outlay is large.
Duration It deals in medium term and long term securities It deals in short term securities
Expected return The investment in capital markets generally yields a higher return The expected rate of return of the money market is less.
Security/Safety Capital market instruments are risky with respect to returns and principal repayment. Money market instruments are generally much safer with a minimum risk of default

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