Money market funds refer to funds that invest in short-term securities in the money market. The assets of the Fund are mainly invested in short-term monetary instruments, such as treasury bills, commercial paper, bank time deposit certificates, government short-term bonds, corporate bonds and other short-term securities. Since the appearance of the first monetary fund in 2003, the scale of domestic monetary funds has reached 4957.1300 million yuan, among which there are many ones with excellent performance and yield exceeding the one-year benchmark, such as Haifutong Monetary Fund. At the same time, the proportion of individual investors in the investment structure of such funds is gradually increasing. Money market funds were first established in the United States of 1972. By the end of 1986, there were more than 400 money market funds in the United States with total assets exceeding $290 billion.
Before purchasing a fund, investors need to carefully read the prospectus, fund contract, account opening procedures, trading rules and other fund-related documents, and all fund sales outlets should have the above documents for investors to consult at any time. Individual investors are required to carry the debit card of the correspondent bank and valid identity documents (ID card, military officer's card or armed police card), and institutional investors are required to carry the original business license, organization code certificate or registration certificate, as well as a copy of the above documents stamped with the official seal, power of attorney, ID card of the agent and a copy. With the preparation materials, the customer goes to the bank counter to fill in the application form for fund business, and then receives the business receipt. Individual investors also receive fund trading cards, and they can go to the counter to receive business confirmation two days after handling fund business. Units or individuals can engage in fund subscription and redemption after receiving business confirmation. After completing the preparation for opening an account, citizens can choose their own time to buy funds. Individual investors can bring the debit card and fund trading card of the correspondent bank to the counter of the agency outlet to fill in the fund trading application form (institutional investors need to affix the reserved seal), and must submit the application before the day of subscription 15: 00, and the counter will accept and receive the receipt of fund business. Two days after handling the fund business, investors can print the business confirmation at the counter.