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15. An instrument issued by the bank for which a bank guarantees an interest rate over a defined period of time negotiated with a large investor, that may then be traded on a secondary market is a(n):
a. repurchase agreement b. negotiated CD (NCD) c. banker’s acceptance d. commercial paper
16. A short-term, unsecured, promissory note issued by prime rated firms is:
a. repurchase agreement b. negotiated CD c. banker’s acceptance d. commercial paper
17. Among Thrift Institutions
a. Savings and Loans are the largest in both number and total asset value
b. Credit Unions are the largest in both number and total asset value
c. Banks are the largest in both number and total asset value
d. Insurance companies are the largest in both number and total asset value.
18. Explain how Credit Unions are different than most depository institutions:
19. Which agency is a major regulator of Thrifts?
20. An investor sells 1,000 shares of IBM through Merrill Lynch – is this a primary or secondary market transaction?
21. Which of the following securities are issued by Banks: Treasury Bills, NCDs, Repos, Commercial Paper, Acceptances
Answer:
15. b. negotiated CD (NCD)
16. d. commercial paper
17. a. Savings and Loans are the largest in both number and total asset value
18. Credit Unions work as not-for-profit foundations, as compared to other depository institutions. All income are held as capital or returned back to its members as interest or lower interest loans. Also, credit unions do not issue capital stock, it creates its net worth by retained earnings. In credit unions, each member is assigned one vote irrespective of the deposits made by them, while in other institutions voting rights are assigned according to the amount of deposits made by the members.
19. Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) is a US agency which is a major regulator of Thrifts.
20. It is a secondary market because in primary market, the purchase is made from the issuing company. And here, in the question, investors exchange with each other rather than the issuing company.
21. Acceptances
Treasury bills are issued by government, NCDs are issued by various
corporate and non-corporate sectors, commercial paper is also
issued by corporates where acceptances are issued by banks.