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Significant portions of assets for A-rated broker-dealer banks have frequently been financed by large dealer banks through short-term (overnight) repurchase agreements (repos). In these agreements, creditors hold the bank securities as collateral to safeguard against potential defaults. The table below details the quarter-end financing for four such broker-dealer banks, with figures presented in USD billions:
Financial instruments | Bank P | Bank Q | Bank R | Bank S |
---|---|---|---|---|
Owned | 656 | 750 | 339 | 835 |
Pledged as collateral | 258 | 472 | 139 | 209 |
Not pledged | 398 | 278 | 200 | 626 |
Given these conditions, if repo creditors universally have equivalent concerns about the solvency of each bank, determine which bank would be at the greatest risk of experiencing a liquidity crisis.