A Small Commercial Bank with Rate Sensitive Assets Greater Than

question 11

Multiple Choice

A small commercial bank with rate sensitive assets greater than rate sensitive liabilities sells T-bill futures. The bank is

• A) speculating.
• B) hedging.
• C) neither hedging nor speculating.
• D) both hedging and speculating.

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