Hot Money - Types of Hot Money

Types of Hot Money

As mentioned above, capital in the following form could be considered hot money:

  • Short-term foreign portfolio investments, including investments in equities, bonds and financial derivatives
  • Short-term foreign bank loans
  • Foreign bank loans with short term investment horizon

The types of capital in the above categories share common characteristics: investment horizon is short; they can come in quickly and leave quickly.

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