Precautionary demand

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Precautionary demand is the demand for financial assets, such as securities, money or foreign currency; it is money people want in case of emergency.

In economic theory, specifically Keynesian economics, Precautionary demand is one of the determinants of demand for money (and credit), the others being transactions demand and Speculative demand.

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