Bonus
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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| Editions | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 105 | 20.38 | 100% | 92% | 11% |
Conversion
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern California | US | Y | 4 | 22.50 | 100% | 100% | 25% |
| Southern California | US | Y | 7 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| Eastern Canada (1) | US | Y | 4 | 20.00 | 100% | 75% | 25% |
| Eastern Canada (2) | US | Y | 9 | 20.00 | 100% | 89% | 11% |
| Florida | US | Y | 4 | 17.50 | 100% | 75% | 0% |
| Great Lakes | US | Y | 10 | 22.00 | 100% | 100% | 20% |
| Lower Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 8 | 17.50 | 100% | 75% | 0% |
| Upper Mid-Atlantic | US | Y | 9 | 20.00 | 100% | 89% | 11% |
| Midwest | US | Y | 9 | 21.11 | 100% | 100% | 11% |
| North | US | Y | 4 | 22.50 | 100% | 100% | 25% |
| Northeast | US | Y | 12 | 22.50 | 100% | 100% | 25% |
| Pacific | US | Y | 8 | 21.25 | 100% | 100% | 13% |
| Southeast | US | Y | 12 | 19.17 | 100% | 92% | 0% |
| Upstate NY | US | Y | 5 | 18.00 | 100% | 80% | 0% |