Dis 6.1
Explain what is a swap? Why is it important to understand swap in measuring risks?
Dis 6.2
Explain what are the potential benefits of technology for an FI.
Assig 6.1
- What are the benefits and costs of an FI of holding large amounts of liquid assets? Why are Treasury securities considered good examples of liquid assets?
- How are an FI’s liability and liquidity risk management problem related to the maturity of its assets relative to its liabilities?
- What concerns motivate regulators to require DIs to hold minimum amounts of liquid assets?
- How do liquid asset reserve requirements enhance the implementation of monetary policy? How are reserve requirements a tax on DIs?
- Rank these financial assets according to their liquidity: cash, corporate bonds, NYSE-traded stocks, and T-bills.
- Define the reserve computation period, the reserve maintenance period, and the lagged reserve accounting system.
Weekly Summary 6.1
Each week you will write and submit a brief summary of the important concepts learned during the week. The summary will include a summary of the instructor’s weekly lecture including any videos included in the lecture.
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