Go to the website of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency at occ. treas.gov and find the latest figures on derivative securities holdings by commercial banks using the following steps. Click on “View All Publications.”

Click on “Quarterly Report on Bank Trading and Derivatives Activities.” Click on the most recent date and then on

“Download PDF.” This will bring the file onto your computer that contains the relevant data, contained in Table 1.

Questions 1. What is the dollar value increase in total derivatives held by commercial banks since 2019 values reported in Table 1–4? 2. Which category of derivatives (futures and forwards, swaps, options, or credit derivatives) has increased the most since 2019 values reported in Table 1–4?

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