Question
Q70. With reference to the Indian economy, “Collateral Borrowing and Lending Obligations” are the instruments of:
- Bond market
- Forex market
- Money market
- Stock market
Answer: 3
Detailed Explanation
• Collateral Borrowing and Lending Obligations (CBLO)
• is a money market instrument that represents an obligation between a borrower and a lender.
• This works like a bond where the lender buys the CBLO and a borrower sells the money market instrument with interest.
• The term, the interest rate, and the specifics of the CBLO are often all
negotiable between the two parties.
• In India, CBLOs are operated by the Clearing Corporation of India Ltd. (CCIL) and RBI.
• Hence option (c) is the correct answer