1.

SDR (Special Drawing Rights): SDR are new form of International

reserve assets, created by the International Monetary Fund in 1967.
The value of SDR is based on the portfolio of widely used countries and
they are maintained as accounting entries and not as hard currency or
physical assets like Gold.
2. NEFT (National Electronic Fund Transfer): NEFT enables funds
transfer from one bank to another but works a bit differently than
RTGS. NEFT is slower than RTGS. The transfer is not direct and RBI acts
as the service provider to transfer the money from one account to
another. You can transfer any amount through NEFT, even a rupee.
Minimum limit: No Minimum limit, Maximum Limit: No maximum limit.
3. RTGS (Real time gross settlement): RTGS system is funds
transfer systems where transfer of money or securities takes place
from one bank to another on a "real time" and on "gross" basis.
Settlement in "real time" means payment transaction is not subjected
to any waiting period. The transactions are settled as soon as they are
processed. Minimum & Maximum Limit of RTGS: 2 lakh and no upper
limit.
4. CRAR(Capital to Risk Weighted Assets Ratio) or CAR(Capital
Adequacy Ratio): Capital to risk weighted assets ratio is arrived at by
dividing the capital of the bank with aggregated risk weighted assets
for credit risk, market risk and operational risk.
5. Non Performing Assets (NPA): An asset, including a leased asset,
becomes non performing when it ceases to generate income for the
bank.The Duration of NPA declaration is of 90 days.
6. Participatory Notes : are derivative instruments, used by Foreign
Institutional Investors (FIIs) who are NOT registered with SEBI. These
are mostly used by overseas HNIs (High Net worth Individuals), hedge
funds and other foreign institutions, allow them to invest in Indian
markets through registered Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs), while
saving on time and costs associated with direct registrations. Foreign

institutions, allow them to invest in Indian markets through registered

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs), while saving on time and costs
associated with direct registrations.
7. IFSC: IFSC code means Indian Financial System Code. RTGS
and NEFT payment system of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) use these
codes. IFSC code consists of 11 Characters identified as under (Lets
take an example of SBI, Madhapur Hyderabad):- First 4 digits show the
Identity of the bank. i.e. SBIN 5th digits in default as ZERO (for future
use) i.e. 0 Last 6 Characters display the Branch Identity. i.e. 004187 So
IFSC Code is SBIN004187
8. MICR:MICR code means Magnetic Ink Character Recognition code
which contains 9 digits, like 380002006 appearing at the bottom of the
cheque, following the cheque number. Each Bank Branch has a unique
MICR code. First 3 digits:-City PIN Code + Next 3 digits :Bank Code
+Last 3 Digits-Branch Code
9. CTS (CHEQUE TRUNCATION SYSTEM) is basically an online
image-based cheque clearing system where cheque images and
Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) data are captured at the
collecting bank branch and transmitted electronically. Truncation
means, stopping the flow of the physical cheques issued by a drawer to
the drawee branch.
10. Core Banking Solution (CBS) :-Core Banking Solution (CBS) is
networking of branches, which enables Customers to operate their
accounts, and avail banking services from any branch of the Bank on
CBS network, regardless of where he maintains his account.
11. Commercial Paper: Commercial Paper (CP) is an unsecured
money market instrument issued in the form of a promissory note.
Corporate, primary dealers (PDs) and the All India Financial Institutions
(FIs) are eligible to issue CP. Maturity period: between a minimum of 7
days and a maximum of up to one year from the date of issue. CP can
be issued in denominations of Rs.5 lakh or multiples thereof. Only a

scheduled bank can act as an IPA (Issuing and Paying Agent) for
issuance of CP.
12. Treasury Bills: Treasury bills (T bills) offer short term investment
opportunities. They are thus useful in managing short term liquidity. At
present, the Government of India issues three types of treasury bills
through auctions, namely, 91 day, 182 day and 364 day. There are no
treasury bills issued by State Governments. Treasury bills are available
for a minimum amount of Rs.25,000 and in multiples of Rs. 25,000.
Treasury bills are issued at a discount and are redeemed at par.
13. Certificates of Deposit (CD): Certificate of Deposit (CD) is a
negotiable money market instrument and issued in dematerialised
form or as a Usance Promissory Note against funds deposited at a bank
or other eligible financial institution for a specified time period.
Note: CDs can be issued by (i) scheduled commercial banks{excluding
Regional Rural Banks and Local Area Banks}; and (ii) select All ]India
Financial Institutions (FIs) that have been permitted by RBI Minimum
amount of a CD should be Rs.1 lakh, and in multiples of Rs. 1 lakh
thereafter. The maturity period of CDs issued by banks should not be
less than 7 days and not more than one year, from the date of issue.
14. Bank Rate: The interest rate at which at central bank lends money
to commercial banks. Often these loans are very short in duration.
Managing the bank rate is a preferred method by which central banks
can regulate the level of economic activity. Lower bank rates can help
to expand the economy, when unemployment is high, by lowering the
cost of funds for borrowers. Conversely, higher bank rates help to reign
in the economy, when inflation is higher than desired.
15. Repo Rate: Whenever the banks have any shortage of funds they
can borrow it form RBI. Repo rate is the rate at which commercial
banks borrows rupees from RBI. A reduction in the repo rate will help
banks to get money at cheaper rate. When the repo rate increases
borrowing form RBI becomes more expensive.

16. Reverse Repo Rate: Reverse Repo rate is the rate at which RBI
borrows money from commercial banks. Banks are always happy to
lend money to RBI since their money is in the safe hands with a good
interest. An increase in reverse repo rate can cause the banks to
transfer more funds to RBI due to this attractive interest rates. One
factor which encourages an organisation to enter into reverse repo is
that it earns some extra income on its otherwise idle cash.
17. CRR (Cash Reverse Ratio): CRR is the amount of funds that the
banks have to keep with RBI. If RBI increases CRR, the available
amount with the banks comes down. RBI is using this method (increase
of CRR), to drain out the excessive money from the banks.
18. SLR (Statutory Liquidity Ratio): SLR is the amount a
commercial banks needs to maintain in the form of cash, or gold, or
govt. approved securities (Bonds) before providing credit to its
customers. SLR rate is determined and maintained by RBI in order to
control the expansion of the bank credit.

19. Marginal Standing Facility (MSF): MSF rate is the rate at which
banks borrow funds overnight from the Reserve Bank of India against
approved government securities.