The Open Market Trading Desk Is

question 116

Multiple Choice

The Open Market Trading Desk is

• A) another name for the Federal Open Market Committee.
• B) an organization of private traders in government securities.
• C) the area on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange set aside for bond trading.
• D) linked electronically to a group of private securities firms that the Fed has selected to participate in open market operations.

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