Introduction Anyone who follows RBI announcements—whether seriously or just while scrolling through the news—has probably seen the term Reverse Repo Rate pop up. For most people, it feels like one of those phrases that belongs to bankers sitting in tall glass buildings. But interestingly, this tiny number quietly shapes things around us more than we […]

For anyone who tracks markets even casually, knowing stock market holidays in advance is a small habit that saves a lot of last minute confusion. When trading is shut, orders don’t execute, settlements move, and weekly expiry planning changes. That’s why investors keep an eye on nse holidays each year and bookmark the nse holiday […]

Planning money matters becomes far easier when the RBI Holiday calendar is kept handy. In India, bank closures are not only about national holidays, but also about state wise observances and the standard weekend rules. That’s why the RBI Holiday List matters for anyone scheduling branch visits, cheque clearings, loan paperwork, or time sensitive payments. […]

Think of an ordinary day at a bank. People are lining up at the counter, someone is opening a new account, another person is asking about a home loan. On the surface, it all looks smooth and routine. But behind that calm, one big question quietly sits in every regulator’s mind: If something unexpected happens, […]

LIBOR, or the London Interbank Offered Rate, once acted as the global foundation for pricing countless financial products. It was used in loans, mortgages, and financial contracts worth trillions of dollars. Even though it no longer exists in active use today, its story still helps explain the logic behind today’s benchmark rates and why financial […]

Introduction In everyday life, people make small informal “forward contracts” all the time without calling them that. A shopkeeper might agree today to supply sweets for a wedding next month at a fixed rate. A landlord may lock in the rent for the next year. A farmer might promise a local trader a part of the coming harvest […]

What Is Convexity? She still remembers the phase when bonds felt “simple enough”—coupon, maturity, yield to maturity, maybe even duration. Then one day, someone casually mentioned bond convexity in a discussion about interest rates, and the room went quiet for her. The word sounded technical, almost like something only quants should worry about. But as […]

Introduction Money markets are the plumbing of finance: quiet, essential, and mostly out of sight. A Repurchase Agreement—or “repo”—is one of those pipes that keeps cash flowing smoothly. Think of it like borrowing a friend’s scooter for a day and leaving your watch with them until you return it. In a repo, the borrower gets […]

Introduction The Liquidity Adjustment Facility is a daily window through which the central bank adds or absorbs short term money from banks. It helps anchor overnight rates, keeps liquidity orderly, and signals policy intent. When conditions are tight, the tool supplies funds. When money is surplus, it soaks up liquidity wisely. What Is a LAF? […]