Foreign Institutional Investor

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Foreign Institutional Investor (FII) is used to denote an investor - mostly of the form of an institution or entity, which invests money in the financial markets of a country different from the one where in the institution or entity was originally incorporated.

FII investment is frequently referred to as hot money for the reason that it can leave the country at the same speed at which it comes in.

In countries like India, statutory agencies like SEBI have prescribed norms to register FIIs and also to regulate such investments flowing in through FIIs. FEMA norms includes maintenance of highly rated bonds(collateral) with security exchange.