GDP and Banking System – Flashcards
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If nominal GDP is $600 billion and, on the average, each dollar is spent three times per year, then the amount of money demanded for transactions purposes will be:
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$200 billion.
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It is costly to hold money because:
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in doing so, one sacrifices interest income.
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An increase in nominal GDP increases the demand for money because:
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more money is needed to finance a larger volume of transactions.
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The opportunity cost of holding money:
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varies directly with the interest rate.
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If the quantity of money demanded exceeds the quantity supplied:
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the interest rate will rise.
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Answer the question on the basis of the following information for a bond having no expiration date: bond price = $1,000; bond fixed annual interest payment = $100; bond annual interest rate = 10 percent. Refer to the given information. If the price of this bond falls by $200, the interest rate will:
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rise by 2.5 percentage points.
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Answer the question on the basis of the following information for a bond having no expiration date: bond price = $1,000; bond fixed annual interest payment = $100; bond annual interest rate = 10 percent. Refer to the given information. If the price of this bond increases to $1,250, the interest rate will:
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fall to 8 percent.
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Which of the following statements is correct?
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Interest rates and bond prices vary inversely.
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Which of the following is an asset on the consolidated balance sheet of the Federal Reserve Banks?
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Loans to commercial banks.
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Reserves must be deposited in the Federal Reserve Banks by:
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all depository institutions, that is, all commercial banks and thrift institutions.
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The securities held as assets by the Federal Reserve Banks consist mainly of:
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Treasury bills, Treasury notes, and Treasury bonds.
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Federal Reserve Notes in circulation are:
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a liability as viewed by the Federal Reserve Banks.
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When a commercial bank borrows from a Federal Reserve Bank:
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the commercial bank's lending ability is increased.
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The Federal Reserve Banks sell government securities to the public. As a result, the checkable deposits:
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and reserves of commercial banks both decrease.
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The Federal Reserve Banks buy government securities from commercial banks. As a result, the checkable deposits:
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of commercial banks are unchanged, but their reserves increase.
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The commercial banking system borrows from the Federal Reserve Banks. As a result, the checkable deposits:
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of commercial banks are unchanged, but their reserves increase.
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In the United States, monetary policy is the responsibility of the:
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
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The four main tools of monetary policy are:
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the discount rate, the reserve ratio, interest on reserves, and open-market operations.
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Open-market operations refer to:
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the purchase or sale of government securities by the Fed.
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The purchase of government securities from the public by the Fed will cause:
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the money supply to increase.
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Suppose the Federal Reserve Banks sell $2 billion of government bonds to the public, which pays for them by drawing checks. As a result, commercial bank reserves will:
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decrease by $2 billion.
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The Federal Reserve System regulates the money supply primarily by:
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altering the reserves of commercial banks, largely through sales and purchases of government bonds.
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Which of the following is correct? When the Federal Reserve buys government securities from the public, the money supply:
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expands and commercial bank reserves increase.
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Open-market operations change:
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commercial bank reserves but not the size of the monetary multiplier.
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An increase in the legal reserve ratio:
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decreases the money supply by decreasing excess reserves and decreasing the monetary multiplier.
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Assume that the commercial banking system has checkable deposits of $10 billion and excess reserves of $1 billion at a time when the reserve requirement is 20 percent. If the reserve requirement is now raised to 30 percent, the banking system then has:
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neither an excess nor a deficiency of reserves.
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When the required reserve ratio is decreased, the excess reserves of member banks are:
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increased and the multiple by which the commercial banking system can lend is increased.
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A decrease in the reserve ratio increases the:
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amount of excess reserves in the banking system.
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Which of the monetary policy tools can alter both the level of excess reserves and the money multiplier?
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The reserve ratio.
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The interest rate at which the Federal Reserve Banks lend to commercial banks is called the:
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discount rate.
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Which of the following tools of monetary policy is considered the most important on a day-to-day basis?
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Open-market operations.
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Which of the following tools of monetary policy is flexible and able to affect bank reserves quickly and by relatively specific amounts?
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Open-market operations.
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Which of the following tools of monetary policy has not been used since 1992?
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The reserve ratio.
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Which of the following monetary policy tools was introduced in 2008?
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Interest on reserves held at the Fed.
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Interest paid on reserves held at the Fed:
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incentivizes financial institutions to hold more reserves and reduce risky lending.
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Beginning in 2008, the Fed was allowed to:
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pay interest on reserves deposited at Fed banks.
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Which of the following actions by the Fed most likely increase commercial bank lending?
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Reducing the interest paid on reserves held at the Fed.
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The interest rate that banks charge one another on overnight loans is called the:
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federal funds rate.
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Which of the following statements is true?
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The Federal Reserve does not set the federal funds rate, but it influences it through the use of its open-market operations.
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A federal funds rate reduction that is caused by monetary policy will:
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decrease the prime interest rate.
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To reduce the federal funds rate, the Fed can:
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buy government bonds from the public.
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To increase the federal funds rate, the Fed can:
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sell government bonds to commercial banks.
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If the Fed wants to lower the federal funds rate, it should:
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buy government securities in the open market.
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Other things equal, which of the following would increase the federal funds rate?
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A decline in excess reserves in the banking system.
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The benchmark interest rate that banks use as a reference point for a variety of consumer and business loans is the:
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prime interest rate.
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According to the Taylor rule:
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if inflation rises by 1 percentage point above its target, then the Fed should raise the real federal funds rate by one-half a percentage point.
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If the Fed were to set policy according to the Taylor rule, then if real GDP falls by 2 percent below potential GDP, the Fed should:
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reduce the real federal funds rate by 1 percentage point.
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Which of the following best describes the cause-effect chain of an expansionary monetary policy?
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An increase in the money supply will lower the interest rate, increase investment spending, and increase aggregate demand and GDP.
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If the Federal Reserve authorities were attempting to reduce demand-pull inflation, the proper policies would be to:
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sell government securities, raise reserve requirements, raise the discount rate, and increase the interest paid on reserves held at the Fed banks.
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A contraction of the money supply:
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increases the interest rate and decreases aggregate demand.
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Monetary policy is expected to have its greatest impact on:
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Ig.
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Which of the following actions by the Fed would cause the money supply to increase?
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Purchases of government bonds from banks.
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Which of the following best describes the cause-effect chain of a restrictive monetary policy?
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A decrease in the money supply will raise the interest rate, decrease investment spending, and decrease aggregate demand and GDP.
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The purpose of an expansionary monetary policy is to shift the:
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aggregate demand curve rightward.
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All else equal, when the Federal Reserve Banks engage in a restrictive monetary policy, the prices of government bonds usually:
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fall.
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All else equal, when the Federal Reserve Banks engage in an expansionary monetary policy, the interest rates received on government bonds usually:
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fall.
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The price of government bonds and the interest rate received by a bond buyer are:
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inversely related.
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A restrictive monetary policy is designed to shift the:
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aggregate demand curve leftward.
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As part of its zero interest rate policy (ZIRP), the Federal Reserve:
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used open-market operations to keep the federal funds rate between zero and 0.25 percent.
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Which of the following is a difference between "quantitative easing" and ordinary open-market operations?
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Open-market operations are done in order to lower interest rates; quantitative easing is merely intended to increase bank reserves.
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In terms of aggregate supply, a period in which nominal wages and other resource prices are unresponsive to price-level changes is called the:
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short run.
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In terms of aggregate supply, a period in which nominal wages and other resource prices are fully responsive to price-level changes is called the:
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long run.
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In the extended analysis of aggregate supply, the short-run aggregate supply curve is:
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upsloping and the long-run aggregate supply curve is vertical.
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In terms of aggregate supply, the short run is a period in which:
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nominal wages and other resource prices are unresponsive to price-level changes.
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In terms of aggregate supply, the difference between the long run and the short run is that in the long run:
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nominal wages and other input prices are fully responsive to price-level changes.
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The long-run aggregate supply curve is vertical:
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because resource prices eventually rise and fall with product prices.
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Other things equal, a decrease in the price level will:
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cause a movement down an aggregate supply curve.
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Refer to the diagram. Assume that nominal wages initially are set on the basis of the price level P2 and that the economy initially is operating at its full-employment level of output Qf. In terms of this diagram, the long-run aggregate supply curve:
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is a vertical line extending from Qf upward through e, b, and d.
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Other things equal, the short-run aggregate supply curve shifts positions when:
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nominal wages and other input prices change.
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Refer to the diagram relating to short-run and long-run aggregate supply. The:
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short-run aggregate supply curve is B.
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Refer to the diagram. The long-run aggregate supply curve is:
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A.
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Refer to the diagram. If drawn, the long-run aggregate supply curve would include points:
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y, w, and u.
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Which of the following is a true statement? A. Under normal conditions, there is a short-run trade-off between inflation and unemployment. B. There is a long-run trade-off between inflation and unemployment. C. The short-run Phillips Curve is vertical. D. The long-run Phillips Curve is horizontal.
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A. Under normal conditions, there is a short-run trade-off between inflation and unemployment.
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Which of the following is a true statement? A. There is a long-run trade-off between inflation and unemployment. B. There is no trade-off between inflation and unemployment in the long run. C. The short-run Phillips Curve is horizontal. D. The long-run Phillips Curve is horizontal.
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B. There is no trade-off between inflation and unemployment in the long run.
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Which of the following is a true statement? A. There is a long-run trade-off between inflation and unemployment. B. There is no trade-off between inflation and unemployment in the short-run. C. The short-run Phillips Curve is horizontal. D. The long-run Phillips Curve is vertical.
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D. The long-run Phillips Curve is vertical.
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In the last half of the 1990s, the usual short-run trade-off between inflation and unemployment did not arise because:
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productivity (and thus aggregate supply) grew faster than previously.
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Suppose that the Consumer Price Index for a particular economy rose from 110 to 120 in year 1, 120 to 130 in year 2, and 130 to 140 in year 3. We could conclude that this economy is experiencing:
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disinflation.
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Disinflation occurs when:
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the inflation rate is declining.
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As distinct from reductions in the price level, reductions in the rate of inflation are referred to as:
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disinflation.
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When the actual rate of inflation is less than the expected rate:
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the unemployment rate will temporarily rise.
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When the actual rate of inflation exceeds the expected rate:
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firms will experience rising profits and thus increase their employment.
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The diagram is the basis for explaining:
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the long-run Phillips Curve.
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Refer to the diagram. The natural rate of unemployment for this economy is:
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5 percent.
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Refer to the diagram and assume the economy is initially at point b1. Which of the following movements is consistent with the traditional Phillips Curve?
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The movement from b1 to c1.
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Refer to the diagram and assume the economy is initially at point b1. Point c1 represents:
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an unstable situation because nominal wage rates will increase.
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Refer to the diagram and assume the economy is initially at point b1. The long-run relationship between the unemployment rate and the rate of inflation is represented by:
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the line through b1, b2, b3, and b4.
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Government can push the unemployment rate below the natural rate only by:
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producing a higher rate of inflation than people expect.
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In the long run:
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there is no inflation-unemployment trade-off.
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In the diagram:
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any rate of inflation is consistent with the natural rate of unemployment in the long run.
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Refer to the diagram. Point b on short-run Phillips Curve PC1 represents a rate of:
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unemployment below the natural rate.
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Refer to the diagram. Point b would be explained by:
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an actual rate of inflation that exceeds the expected rate.
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Refer to the diagram. The move of the economy from c to e on short-run Phillips Curve PC2 would be explained by an:
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actual rate of inflation that is less than the expected rate.
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The Laffer Curve is a central concept in:
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supply-side economics.
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The given curve is known as the:
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Laffer Curve.
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Refer to the diagram. Supply-side economists believe that tax rates are typically:
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at some level above b.
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Refer to the diagram. The general agreement of most economists is that the U.S. economy today is:
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at some level below b.
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Supply-side economist Arthur Laffer has argued that:
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large reductions in personal and corporate income taxes will increase aggregate supply much more than aggregate demand.
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A basic criticism of supply-side economics is that:
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lower taxes will increase aggregate demand much more than they will increase aggregate supply.
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Critics of supply-side economics:
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contend that the relationship between tax rates and economic incentives is small and of uncertain direction.
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Refer to the table. If the current tax rate is 60 percent, supply-side economists would advocate:
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lowering tax rates to 40 percent.
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In 1993 the federal government boosted income tax rates. The change in tax revenue that occurred in the seven years that followed:
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contradicted the claims of supply-side economists and the Laffer Curve.
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(Consider This) The ideas of economist Arthur Laffer became the centerpiece for tax policy during the:
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Reagan administration.
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(Consider This) Economist Arthur Laffer equated Robin Hood to:
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government and equated the people passing through Sherwood Forest to taxpayers.
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(Last Word) According to the research of Christina Romer and David Romer:
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a tax increase of 1 percent of GDP lowers real GDP by roughly 2 to 3 percent.
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The United States' most important trading partner quantitatively is:
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Canada.
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In recent years, the United States has:
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exported more services abroad than it has imported.
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In terms of absolute dollar volume, the top 3 leaders in world exports are:
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China, Germany, and the United States.
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Which of the following is an example of a land-intensive commodity?
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Wool.
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Which of the following is an example of a labor-intensive commodity?
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Digital Cameras.
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Which of the following is an example of a capital-intensive commodity?
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Chemicals.
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Differences in production efficiencies among nations in producing a particular good result from:
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different endowments of fertile soil; different amounts of skilled labor; different levels of technological knowledge.
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Countries engaged in international trade specialize in production based on:
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comparative advantage.
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In order for mutually beneficial trade to occur between two otherwise isolated nations:
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each nation must be able to produce at least one good relatively cheaper than the other.
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If country A can produce both goods X and Y more efficiently, that is, with smaller absolute amounts of resources, than can country B:
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mutually advantageous specialization and trade between A and B may still be possible.
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The terms of trade reflect the:
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ratio at which nations will exchange two goods.
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In the theory of comparative advantage, a good should be produced in that nation where:
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its cost is least in terms of alternative goods that might otherwise be produced.
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Refer to the diagrams. The solid lines are production possibilities curves; the dashed lines are trading possibilities curves. The opportunity cost of producing a:
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beer in West Lothian is ½ pizza.
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Refer to the diagrams. The solid lines are production possibilities curves; the dashed lines are trading possibilities curves. The trading possibilities curves suggest that the terms of trade are:
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1 beer for 1.5 pizzas.
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The fact that international specialization and trade based on comparative advantage can increase world output is demonstrated by the reality that:
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a nation's trading possibilities line lies to the right of its production possibilities line.
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Answer the question on the basis of the following information about the cost ratios for two products—fish (F) and chicken (C)—in countries Singsong and Harmony. Assume that production occurs under conditions of constant costs and these are the only two nations in the world. Singsong: 1F = 2C Harmony: 1F = 4C Refer to the given information. In Singsong the domestic real cost of each chicken:
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is ½ fish.
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The primary gain from international trade is:
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more goods than would be attainable through domestic production alone.
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If a nation has a comparative advantage in the production of X, this means the nation:
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must give up less of other goods than other nations in producing a unit of X.
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Refer to the graphs. Stanville has a comparative advantage in producing:
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product B.
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Refer to the graphs. These production possibilities curves:
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demonstrate that there can be gains from specialization and trade between the two nations.
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Answer the question on the basis of the following production possibilities data for two countries, Alpha and Beta, which have populations of equal size. The given data show that:
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Beta is more efficient than Alpha both in catching fish and in producing chips.
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Refer to the given diagram in which line AB is the U.S. production possibilities curve and AC is its trading possibilities curve. We can conclude that the United States:
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has chosen to specialize in the production of cheese.
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Refer to the given diagram in which line AB is the U.S. production possibilities curve and AC is its trading possibilities curve. The international exchange ratio between beef and cheese (terms of trade):
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is the absolute value of the slope of line AC.
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A nation's import demand curve for a specific product:
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shows the amount of the product it will import at prices below its domestic price.
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A nation will neither export nor import a specific product when its:
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domestic price equals the world price.
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Export supply curves are __________________; import demand curves are ___________________.
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upsloping; downsloping
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In a two-nation model, the equilibrium world price will occur where:
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one nation's export supply curve intersects the other nation's import demand curve.
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Tariffs:
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may be imposed either to raise revenue (revenue tariffs) or to shield domestic producers from foreign competition (protective tariffs).
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An excise tax on an imported good that is not produced domestically is called a:
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revenue tariff.
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Excise taxes on imported goods that help shield domestic producers of the good are called:
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protective tariffs.
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Country A limits other nation's exports to Country A to 1,000 tons of coal annually. This is an example of a(n):
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import quota.
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Which is an example of a nontariff barrier (NTB)?
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Box-by-box inspection requirements for imported fruit.
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In the past, Canada has agreed to set an upper limit on the total amount of softwood lumber sold to the United States. This is an example of a(n):
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voluntary export restriction.
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In comparing a tariff and an import quota, we find that:
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the tariff generates revenue for the U.S. Treasury, but the quota does not.
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Other things equal, economists would prefer:
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free trade to tariffs and tariffs to import quotas.
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Studies show that:
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costs of trade barriers exceed their benefits, creating an efficiency loss for society.
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Research studies indicate that:
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U.S. consumers lose more from tariffs than U.S. producers gain.
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Which of the following arguments for trade protection contends that new domestic industries need support to establish themselves and survive?
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The infant industry argument.
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Which of the following arguments contends that certain industries need to be protected in the interest of national security?
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The military self-sufficiency argument.
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The organization created to oversee the provisions of multilateral trade agreements, resolve disputes under the international trade rules, and meet periodically to consider further trade liberalization is called the:
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World Trade Organization (WTO).
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The "eurozone":
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is the subset of the EU that uses a common currency.
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How many European nations belong to the European Union (EU)?
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28.
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Which of the following statements about the European Union (EU) is true?
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The EU has abolished most trade barriers among participating countries, and has common tariffs applied to non-EU goods.
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NAFTA:
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has reduced most trade barriers between Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
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"Offshoring" refers to:
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shifting work overseas that was previously done domestically.
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Money functions as:
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a store of value; a unit of account; a medium of exchange.
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A $70 price tag on a sweater in a department store window is an example of money functioning as a:
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unit of account.
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Stock market price quotations best exemplify money serving as a:
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unit of account.
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Purchasing common stock by writing a check best exemplifies money serving as a:
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medium of exchange.
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The paper money used in the United States is:
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Federal Reserve Notes.
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In the United States, the money supply (M1) is comprised of:
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coins, paper currency, and checkable deposits.
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Currency held in the vault of First National Bank is:
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not counted as part of the money supply.
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Checkable deposits are classified as money because:
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they can be readily used in purchasing goods and paying debts.
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To say that coins are "token money" means that:
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their face value is greater than their intrinsic value.
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Which of the following is not part of the M2 money supply?
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Large-denominated time deposits.
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A checking account entry is money because it:
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performs the functions of money.
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Currency in circulation is part of:
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both M1 and M2.
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Checkable deposits are:
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included in M1.
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Paper money (currency) in the United States is issued by the:
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Federal Reserve Banks.
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Coins in people's pockets and purses are:
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included both in M1 and in M2.
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Coins held in commercial banks are:
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not part of the nation's money supply.
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Checkable deposits include:
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the deposits of banks and thrifts on which checks can be written.
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The difference between M1 and M2 is that:
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the latter includes small-denominated time deposits, non-checkable savings accounts, money market deposit accounts, and money market mutual fund balances.
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"Near-monies" are included in:
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M2 only.
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Small-denominated time deposits, by definition:
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are less than $100,000.
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Near-monies:
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are certain highly liquid financial assets that do not function directly as a medium of exchange but can be readily converted into M1.
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Answer the question on the basis of the following list of assets: 1. Large-denominated ($100,000 and over) time deposits 2. Noncheckable savings deposits 3. Currency (coins and paper money) in circulation 4. Small-denominated (under $100,000) time deposits 5. Stock certificates 6. Checkable deposits 7. Money market deposit accounts 8. Money market mutual fund balances held by individuals 9. Money market mutual fund balances held by businesses 10. Currency held in bank vaults Refer to the given list. The M1 definition of money comprises item(s):
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3 and 6.
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Answer the question on the basis of the following list of assets: 1. Large-denominated ($100,000 and over) time deposits 2. Noncheckable savings deposits 3. Currency (coins and paper money) in circulation 4. Small-denominated (under $100,000) time deposits 5. Stock certificates 6. Checkable deposits 7. Money market deposit accounts 8. Money market mutual fund balances held by individuals 9. Money market mutual fund balances held by businesses 10. Currency held in bank vaults Refer to the given list. The M2 definition of money comprises:
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Items 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8.
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Time deposits of $100,000 or more are:
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not a component of M1 or M2.
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Currency held within banks is part of: A. both the M1 and M2 definitions of the money supply. B. the M2 definition of the money supply only. C. the M1 definition of the money supply only. D. none of these definitions of the money supply.
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D. none of these definitions of the money supply.
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The money supply is backed:
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by the government's ability to control the supply of money and therefore to keep its value relatively stable.
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The purchasing power of money and the price level vary:
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inversely.
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If the price index rises from 100 to 120, the purchasing power value of the dollar:
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will fall by one-sixth.
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The purchasing power of the dollar:
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is the reciprocal of the price level.
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During periods of rapid inflation, money may cease to work as a medium of exchange:
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because people and businesses will not want to accept it in transactions.
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Other things equal, an excessive increase in the money supply will:
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decrease the purchasing power of each dollar.
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If P equals the price level expressed as an index number and $V equals the value of the dollar, then:
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$V = 1/P.
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Answer the question on the basis of the following table: Refer to the table. The value of the dollar in year 2 is:
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$0.80.
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The central authority of the U.S. banking system is the:
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve.
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In the U.S. economy, the money supply is controlled by the:
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Federal Reserve System.
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The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is made up of:
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the seven members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System along with the president of the New York Federal Reserve Bank and four other Federal Reserve Bank presidents on a rotating basis.
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Which one of the following is true about the U.S. Federal Reserve System?
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There are 12 regional Federal Reserve Banks.
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The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve has ____ members.
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7
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The members of the Federal Reserve Board:
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are appointed for 14-year terms.
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Which of the following statements best describes the 12 Federal Reserve Banks?
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They are privately owned and publicly controlled central banks whose basic goal is to control the money supply and interest rates in promoting the general economic welfare.
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The seven members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System are:
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appointed by the president with the confirmation of the Senate.
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The Federal Reserve System:
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is basically an independent agency.
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Research for industrially advanced countries indicates that:
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the more independent the central bank, the lower the average annual rate of inflation.
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"Subprime mortgage loans" refer to:
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high-interest-rate loans to home buyers with above-average credit risk.
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What are "mortgage-backed securities"?
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Bonds backed by mortgage payments.
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In the financial industry, "securitization" refers to:
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bundling groups of loans, bonds, mortgages, and other financial debts into new securities.
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What does it mean when economists say that home buyers are "underwater" on their mortgages?
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Buyers owe more on their mortgage than the properties are worth.
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New York Life, Prudential, and Hartford are all primarily:
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insurance companies.
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Wells Fargo, J.P. Morgan Chase, and Citibank are all primarily:
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commercial banks.
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Smith Barney, Charles Schwab, and Merrill Lynch are all primarily:
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securities firms.