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Question

People who buy these financial instruments loan money at a predetermined rate for a fixed time. For 10 points each:

[10e] Name these financial instruments the US used to finance the World Wars. Treasury Bills are examples of these securities that are less risky than stocks.

ANSWER: bonds [accept war bonds or government bonds]

[10h] The issuer of a bond pays these payments to the holder in agreed intervals. The value of these payments is calculated by multiplying the bond’s face value and interest rate.

ANSWER: coupons

[10m] In quantitative easing, the central bank buys a large quantity of bonds to escape a “trap” named for this property. This property is the ability of an asset to be converted to cash.

ANSWER: liquidity [accept liquidity trap]

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Summary


Northern California	Main	Y	4	22.50	100%	100%	25%
Southern California	Main	Y	7	20.00	100%	100%	0%
Eastern Canada (1)	Main	Y	4	20.00	100%	75%	25%
Eastern Canada (2)	Main	Y	9	20.00	100%	89%	11%
Florida	Main	Y	4	17.50	100%	75%	0%
Great Lakes	Main	Y	10	22.00	100%	100%	20%
Lower Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	8	17.50	100%	75%	0%
Upper Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	9	20.00	100%	89%	11%
Midwest	Main	Y	9	21.11	100%	100%	11%
North	Main	Y	4	22.50	100%	100%	25%
Northeast	Main	Y	12	22.50	100%	100%	25%
Pacific	Main	Y	8	21.25	100%	100%	13%
South Central	Main	Y	6	18.33	100%	83%	0%
Southeast	Main	Y	12	19.17	100%	92%	0%
Upstate NY	Main	Y	5	18.00	100%	80%	0%

Data


Macalester	Iowa State	10	0	10	20
St. Thomas	Michigan Tech	10	0	10	20
Wisconsin A	Minnesota	10	10	10	30
Wisconsin C	Wisconsin B	10	0	10	20