18-104 Since 1998,interest Rate Variability in the Fed Funds Market

question 53

Multiple Choice

18-104 Since 1998,interest rate variability in the fed funds market has decreased because

• A)fewer institutions were allowed to participate in the fed funds market.
• B)of the introduction of lagged reserve accounting.
• C)new securities were approved that participants can use instead of fed funds to meet liquidity needs.
• D)of the introduction of contemporaneous reserve accounting.
• E)more participants were allowed to enter the fed funds market.

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