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Why did you leave your last job? 3. What are your career goals for Bank clerk? 4. What is your greatest weakness? 5. What kind of salary are you looking for Bank clerk? 6. Why do you think you would do well Bank clerk? 7. What motivates you to do your best on the Bank clerk? 8. How would you know you were successful on this Bank clerk? 9. Do you think you are overqualified for Bank clerk? 10. Tell me about your cash-handling experience? 11. Have you ever operated business machines on which the bank relies? 12. Do you know how to prepare the monthly balance sheets to check the account of the customers? If yes, what are the steps to do so? 13. How would you maintain stocks, bonds and other investment certificates? 14. How would you keep track of the dividends and interest rates on these certificates? 15. What have you learned from your past jobs that related to Bank clerk? 16. Tell me about your last position and what you did? 17. Where would you like to be in 3 years? 5 years? 18. How do you record interest on bank loans? 19. Are you aware of the foreign currency exchange rates? 20. Do you know how to convert foreign currency into dollars? 21. What is meant by an account payee cheque? 22. What is the relationship between a banker and a customer? 23. What made you choose to apply to Bank clerk? 24. What are key tasks for Bank clerk? 25. How to do each Bank clerk position task/function? 26. What is your total work experience in the position of a bank clerk? 27. Do you have experience of maintaining record for bank loans? 28. What is the difference between savings account and a current account? 29. How do you record interests on savings account? 30. How to control each task/function of Bank clerk? Etc 31. What are top 3 skills for Bank clerk? 32. How to measure job performance of your position: Bank clerk? 33. What do you know about this company? 34. What do you know about the position of your Bank clerk position? 35. Describe two or three major trends in your field? 36. Did you choose this profession/field? 37. What tertiary qualifications have you attained that related to Bank clerk? 38. What is the most recent skill you have learned that related to Bank clerk? 39. What tertiary qualifications have you attained that related to your Bank clerk position? 40. What is the most recent skill you have learned that related to your Bank clerk position? Related docs to Bank clerk If you need Bank clerk interview questions with answers or interview tips sample/example, please leave comments.

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1. Identify key duties, tasks, job specs, job standards of Bank clerk positions then ask question: How to do, how to become, how to measure performance, how to monitor, how to control 2. Always ask by your-self: what are things related to your position field in this interview questions before answering. 3. Research the company and its business carefully: company history, organization structure, your division structure, product/service list, competitive advantages and disadvantages 4. Always ask by yourself: What are proofs that are needed for this interview questions/this job?

Frequently Asked Bank Clerical & PO Interview QuestionsWith Answers

1. What is SLR? The ratio of liquid assets to demand and time liabilities is known as Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR). 2. What are Repo rate and Reverse Repo rate? Repo (Repurchase) rate is the rate at which the RBI lends shot-term money to the banks. Reverse repo rate signifies the rate at which the central bank absorbs liquidity from the banks 3. What is the difference between Bank Rate and Repo Rate?

Bank Rate is the rate at which RBI allows finance to commercial banks in India Repo is a money market instrument, which enables short term borrowing and lending. 4. What is a bank? customers and to

A bank is a financial institution whose primary activity is to act as a payment agent for borrow and lend money. 5. What is Banking Business?

Banking Business is the business of receiving money on current or deposit account, paying and collecting cheques drawn by or paid in by customers. 6. What is Accounting for Bank Accounts?

There are two types of accounts Debit and Credit. 7. What are the Economic functions of Banks? Issue of money Netting and settlement of payments Credit Intermediation Credit quality improvement Maturity transformation

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What is relation between Inflation and Bank interest Rates?

The major factor affecting Bank interest rate is inflation. An increase in inflation leads to an increase of interest rate. 9. What are the different channels of Banking you use in your daily life?

A branch, ATM, Mail, Telephone, Online Banking 10. How many types of banks are there? Banks activities can be divided into Retail Banking, Corporate banking, Business banking, Investment banking.

AER Annual earnings rate on an investment. Annuity A life insurance product which pays income over the course of a set period. Deferred annuities allow assets to grow before the income is received and immediate annuities (usually taken from a year after purchase) allow payments to start from about a year after purchase. APR The annual percentage rate of interest, usually on a loan or mortgage, usually displayed in brackets and representing the true cost of the loan or mortgage as it shows any additional payments beyond the interest rate. Bank Statements This is a statement from the bank giving details of transactions in the relevant account. It can be requested at any intervals required, usually monthly. Bear Market A bear is somebody who believes that the market is falling and a bear market is a falling market. See bull market for the opposite. Bounced Cheque when the bank has not enough funds in the relevant account or the account holder requests that the cheque is bounced (under exceptional circumstances) then the bank will return the cheque to the account holder. The beneficiary of the cheque will have not been paid. This normally incurs a fee from the bank. Bonds These are securities which pay interest at specified intervals and the principle amount of the loan is paid at maturity. Bull Market A bull is somebody who believes that the market is rising and a bull market is a rising market. See bear market for the opposite. Cashback Mortgages This is when the mortgage provider lends the money for the mortgage and, in addition, a lump sum to pay for, for example, building work to be carried out.

Central Clearing Time (in England and Wales) This is the time that it takes for the monies from a cheque to be taken out of the payees account and put into the payers account. This is three working days in England and Wales, as long as the cheque was paid in before 16.30. Certified Documents These are photocopies of original documents that have been signed by a professional i.e. a solicitor, accountant, teacher, doctor or bank official. The professional also states, on the document, "original seen" since they must be able to verify that these are genuine copies and therefore have to have seen the original, they also date the document and put their full name, profession and their address. Charges This is the money paid to the bank for services rendered. Charges include overdraft fees, charges for bouncing cheques, interest on overdraft and any charges that a business account might normally incur. Charge Cards Cards which can be used like a credit card but the charge has to be paid off on the due date. They usually have a high limit or no limit. Cheque Book A small, bound booklet of cheques. A cheque is a piece of paper produced by your bank with your account number, sort-code and cheque number printed on it. The account number distinguishes your account from anyone elses, the sort-code is your banks special code which distinguishes it from any other bank. In times gone by, anything with the correct details and a verifiable signature could act as a cheque. Even an elephant was once used! Cheque Clearing This is the process of getting the money from the cheque-writers account into the cheque receivers account. CHIP and PIN A Chip is a small electronic insert placed into a cheque or credit card. The PIN is a four digit personal identification number which is used with the card by the card-holder. Clearing Bank This is a bank that can clear funds between banks. For general purposes, this is any institution which we know of as a bank or as a provider of banking services. Contract Hire This is a way of hiring an item of large capital value where the maintenance is the responsibility of the company that hires out the item. A fixed monthly figure is paid and the item can be sold, usually to an unconnected third party. Credit Rating This is the rating which an individual (or company) gets from the credit industry. This is obtained by the individuals credit history, the details of which are available from specialist organisations (Equifax and Experian are the two big operators in the U.K. www.equifax.co.uk and www.experian.co.uk). Credit Scoring This is the process of assessing an individuals credit-worthiness. The process involves taking information from an individual on an application form (for example when applying for a store card) and weighting the answers given. Certain responses will attract higher scores than others and the total score will determine whether or nor the organization wants to do business with the individual, or if they represent too high a credit risk.

Credit-Worthiness This is the judgement of an organization which is assessing whether or not to take a particular individual on as a customer. An individual might be considered credit-worthy by one organisation but not by another. Much depends on whether an organization is involved with high risk customers or not. County Court Judgement This is when a judge at a county or small claims court finds against an individual and they have a county court judgement made against them. This is recorded nationwide (and by the credit tracking organizations Experian and Equifax) so anyone wanting to know the credit-worthiness of an individual will know that the county court judgement exists. Once it is paid off then the record remains but it is shown as being paid which reduces the credit risk associated with the person with the county court judgement. Direct Debit An amount of money taken from a bank account, set up by the recipient and can vary in amount and exact time that it is taken from an account. Mortgages are usually direct debits. Endowment Mortgage Interest only is paid over the term of this sort of mortgage and the capital is repaid at the end of the term by using the monies from an endowment policy. Factoring This is when a business sells its invoices to a specialist company or bank which chases payment and pays a percentage of the invoice back to the original business. The business can then continue with its work and problems from cash-flow are reduced by having money from unpaid invoices up-front. Hire Purchase When an item of large capital value is bought over time by paying a deposit and fixing a period over which the loan will run (usually between 12 and 60 months) and then paying fixed and equal repayments over this period. Identity Theft This is when criminals use an innocent persons details to open or use an account to carry out financial transactions. It is very easy to do with an individuals personal details, which is why shredding confidential information is so important. Identity Verification This is often used by financial institutions to verify the customer and usually takes the form of a pass-word and the answer to an obscure personal question such as the customers mothers maiden-name. Interest The amount paid or charged on money over time. If you borrow money interest will be charged on the loan. It you invest money, interest will be paid (where appropriate to the investment). Interest rates usually bear a close relationship to the Bank of Englands base rate. It is expressed in percent. ISAs This stands for Individual Savings Accounts. These are available to all UK residents over 18 (mini ISAs are available to 16 and 17-year-olds). Investment limits apply to the total contributions made in any tax year, not to the total in the ISA itself. ISAs can be cash, stocks and shares or life insurance. Lease Purchase This is an agreement made on an item of high capital outlay (for example, a car) where the ownership is transferred to the person who is leasing the item at the end of the contract, providing all the terms and conditions of the purchase have been fulfilled.

Money Laundering This is when money gained from crime is put into a bank so that it can be accessed safely by the criminals and terrorists. It makes the proceeds of illegal activities easier to get to. Money Transfer This is the movement of money from one account to another. Money Transfer Abroad This is the movement of money from one account to another, the second being in a different country from the first. Offsetting This is when the credit balances in a current and savings account are netted off against the account holders borrowings (typically a mortgage) so that the rate paid on the borrowing is reduced as a result of the credit held in other accounts, which reduces the amount that is being borrowed. Overdraft This is when a person has a minus figure in their account. It can be authorized (agreed to in advance or retrospect) or unauthorized (where the bank has not agreed to the overdraft either because the account holder represents too great a risk to lend to in this way or because the account holder has not asked for an overdraft facility). Payee The person who receives a payment. This often applies to cheques. If you receive a cheque you are the payee and the person or company who wrote the cheque is the payer. Payer The person who makes a payment. This often applies to cheques. If you write a cheque you are the payer and the recipient of the cheque is the payee. PEP Personal Equity Plans have been replaced by ISAs. Existing PEPs can be retained but, since April 1999, no new ones can be opened. Phishing This is when a criminal uses the internet to try to fraudulently obtain details of peoples accounts so that they can use these accounts themselves, usually to take money out of. Repayment mortgage This is a mortgage where the sum borrowed is paid off by the end of the mortgage term. It involves monthly repayments which consist of the interest on the loan plus some of the capital borrowed. Security for Loans Where large loans are required the lending institution often needs to have a guarantee that the loan will be paid back. This takes the form of a large item of capital outlay (typically a house) which is owned or partly owned and the amount owned is at least equivalent to the loan required. Standing Order A regular payment made out of a current account which is of a set amount and is originated by the account holder. Tessas Tax Exempt Special Savings Accounts.

Accrued interest: Interest due from issue date or from the last coupon payment date to the settlement date. Accrued interest on bonds must be added to their purchase price.

Arbitrage: Buying a financial instrument in one market in order to sell the same instrument at a higher price in another market. Ask Price: The lowest price at which a dealer is willing to sell a given security. Asset-Backed Securities (ABS): A type of security that is backed by a pool of bank loans, leases, and other assets. Most ABS are backed by auto loans and credit cards these issues are very similar to mortgage-backed securities. At-the-money: The exercise price of a derivative that is closest to the market price of the underlying instrument. Basis Point: One hundredth of 1%. A measure normally used in the statement of interest rate e.g., a change from 5.75% to 5.81% is a change of 6 basis points. Bear Markets: Unfavorable markets associated with falling prices and investor pessimism. Bid-ask Spread: The difference between a dealers bid and ask price. Bid Price: The highest price offered by a dealer to purchase a given security. Blue Chips: Blue chips are unsurpassed in quality and have a long and stable record of earnings and dividends. They are issued by large and well-established firms that have impeccable financial credentials. Bond: Publicly traded long-term debt securities, issued by corporations and governments, whereby the issuer agrees to pay a fixed amount of interest over a specified period of time and to repay a fixed amount of principal at maturity. Book Value: The amount of stockholders equity in a firm equals the amount of the firms assets minus the firms liabilities and preferred stock. /p> Broker: Individuals licensed by stock exchanges to enable investors to buy and sell securities. Brokerage Fee: The commission charged by a broker. Bull Markets: Favorable markets associated with rising prices and investor optimism. Call Option: The right to buy the underlying securities at a specified exercise price on or before a specified expiration date. Callable Bonds: Bonds that give the issuer the right to redeem the bonds before their stated maturity. Capital Gain: The amount by which the proceeds from the sale of a capital asset exceed its original purchase price. Capital Markets: The market in which long-term securities such as stocks and bonds are bought and sold. Certificate of Deposits (CDs): Savings instrument in which funds must remain on deposit for a specified period, and premature withdrawals incur interest penalties. Closed-end (Mutual) Fund: A fund with a fixed number of shares issued, and all trading is done between investors in the open market. The share prices are determined by market prices instead of their net asset value. Collateral: A specific asset pledged against possible default on a bond. Mortgage bonds are backed by claims on property. Collateral trusts bonds are backed by claims on other securities. Equipment obligation bonds are backed by claims on equipment. Commercial Paper: Short-term and unsecured promissory notes issued by corporations with very high credit standings. Common Stock: Equity investment representing ownership in a corporation; each share represents a fractional ownership interest in the firm. Compound Interest: Interest paid not only on the initial deposit but also on any interest accumulated from one period to the next. Contract Note: A note which must accompany every security transaction which contains information such as the dealers name (whether he is acting as principal or agent) and the date of contract. Controlling Shareholder: Any person who is, or group of persons who together are, entitled to exercise or control the exercise of a certain amount of shares in a company at a level (which differs by jurisdiction) that triggers a mandatory general offer, or more of the voting power at general meetings

of the issuer, or who is or are in a position to control the composition of a majority of the board of directors of the issuer. Convertible Bond: A bond with an option, allowing the bondholder to exchange the bond for a specified number of shares of common stock in the firm. A conversion price is the specified value of the shares for which the bond may be exchanged. The conversion premium is the excess of the bonds value over the conversion price. Corporate Bond: Long-term debt issued by private corporations. Coupon: The feature on a bond that defines the amount of annual interest income. Coupon Frequency: The number of coupon payments per year. Coupon Rate: The annual rate of interest on the bonds face value that a bonds issuer promises to pay the bondholder. It is the bonds interest payment per dollar of par value. Covered Warrants: Derivative call warrants on shares which have been separately deposited by the issuer so that they are available for delivery upon exercise. Credit Rating: An assessment of the likelihood of an individual or business being able to meet its financial obligations. Credit ratings are provided by credit agencies or rating agencies to verify the financial strength of the issuer for investors. Currency Board: A monetary system in which the monetary base is fully backed by foreign reserves. Any changes in the size of the monetary base has to be fully matched by corresponding changes in the foreign reserves. Current Yield: A return measure that indicates the amount of current income a bond provides relative to its market price. It is shown as: Coupon Rate divided by Price multiplied by 100%. Custody of Securities: Registration of securities in the name of the person to whom a bank is accountable, or in the name of the banks nominee; plus deposition of securities in a designated account with the banks bankers or with any other institution providing custodial services. Default Risk: The possibility that a bond issuer will default ie, fail to repay principal and interest in a timely manner. Derivative Call (Put) Warrants: Warrants issued by a third party which grant the holder the right to buy (sell) the shares of a listed company at a specified price. Derivative Instrument: Financial instrument whose value depends on the value of another asset. Discount Bond: A bond selling below par, as interest in-lieu to the bondholders. Diversification: The inclusion of a number of different investment vehicles in a portfolio in order to increase returns or be exposed to less risk. Duration: A measure of bond price volatility, it captures both price and reinvestment risks to indicate how a bond will react to different interest rate environments. Earnings: The total profits of a company after taxation and interest. Earnings per Share (EPS): The amount of annual earnings available to common stockholders as stated on a per share basis. Earnings Yield: The ratio of earnings to price (E/P). The reciprocal is price earnings ratio (P/E). Equity: Ownership of the company in the form of shares of common stock. Equity Call Warrants: Warrants issued by a company which give the holder the right to acquire new shares in that company at a specified price and for a specified period of time. Ex-dividend (XD): A security which no longer carries the right to the most recently declared dividend or the period of time between the announcement of the dividend and the payment (usually two days before the record date). For transactions during the ex-dividend period, the seller will receive the dividend, not the buyer. Ex-dividend status is usually indicated in newspapers with an (x) next to the stocks or unit trusts name. Face Value/ Nominal Value: The value of a financial instrument as stated on the instrument. Interest is calculated on face/nominal value. Fixed-income Securities: Investment vehicles that offer a fixed periodic return. Fixed Rate Bonds: Bonds bearing fixed interest payments until maturity date.

Floating Rate Bonds: Bonds bearing interest payments that are tied to current interest rates. Fundamental Analysis: Research to predict stock value that focuses on such determinants as earnings and dividends prospects, expectations for future interest rates and risk evaluation of the firm. Future Value: The amount to which a current deposit will grow over a period of time when it is placed in an account paying compound interest. Future Value of an Annuity: The amount to which a stream of equal cash flows that occur in equal intervals will grow over a period of time when it is placed in an account paying compound interest. Futures Contract: A commitment to deliver a certain amount of some specified item at some specified date in the future. Hedge: A combination of two or more securities into a single investment position for the purpose of reducing or eliminating risk. Income: The amount of money an individual receives in a particular time period. Index Fund: A mutual fund that holds shares in proportion to their representation in a market index, such as the S&P 500. Initial Public Offering (IPO): An event where a company sells its shares to the public for the first time. The company can be referred to as an IPO for a period of time after the event. Inside Information: Non-public knowledge about a company possessed by its officers, major owners, or other individuals with privileged access to information. Insider Trading: The illegal use of non-public information about a company to make profitable securities transactions Intrinsic Value: The difference of the exercise price over the market price of the underlying asset. Investment: A vehicle for funds expected to increase its value and/or generate positive returns. Investment Adviser: A person who carries on a business which provides investment advice with respect to securities and is registered with the relevant regulator as an investment adviser. IPO price: The price of share set before being traded on the stock exchange. Once the company has gone Initial Public Offering, the stock price is determined by supply and demand. Junk Bond: High-risk securities that have received low ratings (i.e. Standard & Poors BBB rating or below; or Moodys BBB rating or below) and as such, produce high yields, so long as they do not go into default. Leverage Ratio: Financial ratios that measure the amount of debt being used to support operations and the ability of the firm to service its debt. Libor: The London Interbank Offered Rate (or LIBOR) is a daily reference rate based on the interest rates at which banks offer to lend unsecured funds to other banks in the London wholesale money market (or interbank market). The LIBOR rate is published daily by the British Bankers Association and will be slightly higher than the London Interbank Bid Rate (LIBID), the rate at which banks are prepared to accept deposits. Limit Order: An order to buy (sell) securities which specifies the highest (lowest) price at which the order is to be transacted. Limited Company: The passive investors in a partnership, who supply most of the capital and have liability limited to the amount of their capital contributions. Liquidity: The ability to convert an investment into cash quickly and with little or no loss in value. Listing: Quotation of the Initial Public Offering companys shares on the stock exchange for public trading. Listing Date: The date on which Initial Public Offering stocks are first traded on the stock exchange by the public Margin Call: A notice to a client that it must provide money to satisfy a minimum margin requirement set by an Exchange or by a bank / broking firm. Market Capitalization: The product of the number of the companys outstanding ordinary shares and the market price of each share. Market Maker: A dealer who maintains an inventory in one or more stocks and undertakes to make continuous two-sided quotes.

Market Order: An order to buy or an order to sell securities which is to be executed at the prevailing market price. Money Market: Market in which short-term securities are bought and sold. Mutual Fund: A company that invests in and professionally manages a diversified portfolio of securities and sells shares of the portfolio to investors. Net Asset Value: The underlying value of a share of stock in a particular mutual fund; also used with preferred stock. Offer for Sale: An offer to the public by, or on behalf of, the holders of securities already in issue. Offer for Subscription: The offer of new securities to the public by the issuer or by someone on behalf of the issuer. Open-end (Mutual) Fund: There is no limit to the number of shares the fund can issue. The fund issues new shares of stock and fills the purchase order with those new shares. Investors buy their shares from, and sell them back to, the mutual fund itself. The share prices are determined by their net asset value. Open Offer: An offer to current holders of securities to subscribe for securities whether or not in proportion to their existing holdings. Option: A security that gives the holder the right to buy or sell a certain amount of an underlying financial asset at a specified price for a specified period of time. Oversubscribed: When an Initial Public Offering has more applications than actual shares available. Investors will often apply for more shares than required in anticipation of only receiving a fraction of the requested number. Investors and underwriters will often look to see if an IPO is oversubscribed as an indication of the publics perception of the business potential of the IPO company. Par Bond: A bond selling at par (i.e. at its face value). Par Value: The face value of a security. Perpetual Bonds: Bonds which have no maturity date. Placing: Obtaining subscriptions for, or the sale of, primary market, where the new securities of issuing companies are initially sold. Portfolio: A collection of investment vehicles assembled to meet one or more investment goals. Preference Shares: A corporate security that pays a fixed dividend each period. It is senior to ordinary shares but junior to bonds in its claims on corporate income and assets in case of bankruptcy. Premium (Warrants): The difference of the market price of a warrant over its intrinsic value. Premium Bond: Bond selling above par. Present Value: The amount to which a future deposit will discount back to present when it is depreciated in an account paying compound interest. Present Value of an Annuity: The amount to which a stream of equal cash flows that occur in equal intervals will discount back to present when it is depreciated in an account paying compound interest. Price/Earnings Ratio (P/E): The measure to determine how the market is pricing the companys common stock. The price/earnings (P/E) ratio relates the companys earnings per share (EPS) to the market price of its stock. Privatization: The sale of government-owned equity in nationalized industry or other commercial enterprises to private investors. Prospectus: A detailed report published by the Initial Public Offering company, which includes all terms and conditions, application procedures, IPO prices etc, for the IPO Put Option: The right to sell the underlying securities at a specified exercise price on of before a specified expiration date. Rate of Return: A percentage showing the amount of investment gain or loss against the initial investment. Real Interest Rate: The net interest rate over the inflation rate. The growth rate of purchasing power derived from an investment. Redemption Value: The value of a bond when redeemed.

Reinvestment Value: The rate at which an investor assumes interest payments made on a bond which can be reinvested over the life of that security. Relative Strength Index (RSI): A stocks price that changes over a period of time relative to that of a market index such as the Standard & Poors 500, usually measured on a scale from 1 to 100, 1 being the worst and 100 being the best. Repurchase Agreement: An arrangement in which a security is sold and later bought back at an agreed price and time. Resistance Level: A price at which sellers consistently outnumber buyers, preventing further price rises. Return: Amount of investment gain or loss. Rights Issue: An offer by way of rights to current holders of securities that allows them to subscribe for securities in proportion to their existing holdings. Risk-Averse, Risk-Neutral, Risk-Taking: Risk-averse describes an investor who requires greater return in exchange for greater risk. Risk-neutral describes an investor who does not require greater return in exchange for greater risk. Risk-taking describes an investor who will accept a lower return in exchange for greater risk. Senior Bond: A bond that has priority over other bonds in claiming assets and dividends. Short Hedge: A transaction that protects the value of an asset held by taking a short position in a futures contract. Settlement: Conclusion of a securities transaction when a customer pays a broker/dealer for securities purchased or delivered, securities sold, and receives from the broker the proceeds of a sale. Short Position: Investors sell securities in the hope that they will decrease in value and can be bought at a later date for profit. Short Selling: The sale of borrowed securities, their eventual repurchase by the short seller at a lower price and their return to the lender. Speculation: The process of buying investment vehicles in which the future value and level of expected earnings are highly uncertain. Stock Splits: Wholesale changes in the number of shares. For example, a two for one split doubles the number of shares but does not change the share capital. Subordinated Bond: An issue that ranks after secured debt, debenture, and other bonds, and after some general creditors in its claim on assets and earnings. Owners of this kind of bond stand last in line among creditors, but before equity holders, when an issuer fails financially. Substantial Shareholder: A person acquires an interest in relevant share capital equal to, or exceeding, 10% of the share capital. Support Level: A price at which buyers consistently outnumber sellers, preventing further price falls. Technical Analysis: A method of evaluating securities by relying on the assumption that market data, such as charts of price, volume, and open interest, can help predict future (usually short-term) market trends. Contrasted with fundamental analysis which involves the study of financial accounts and other information about the company. (It is an attempt to predict movements in security prices from their trading volume history.) Time Horizon: The duration of time an investment is intended for. Trading Rules: Stipulation of parameters for opening and intra-day quotations, permissible spreads according to the prices of securities available for trading and board lot sizes for each security. Trust Deed: A formal document that creates a trust. It states the purpose and terms of the name of the trustees and beneficiaries. Underlying Security: The security subject to being purchased or sold upon exercise of the option contract. Valuation: Process by which an investor determines the worth of a security using risk and return concept. Warrant: An option for a longer period of time giving the buyer the right to buy a number of shares of common stock in company at a specified price for a specified period of time.

Window Dressing: Financial adjustments made solely for the purpose of accounting presentation, normally at the time of auditing of company accounts.

Banking and Finance terms in India - 2010

What is Open Market operations(OMO)? The buying and selling of government securities in the open market in order to expand or contract the amount of money in the banking system by RBI. Open market operations are the principal tools of monetary policy. What is Micro Credit? It is a term used to extend small loans to very poor people for self-employment projects that generate income, allowing them to care for themselves and their families. What is Liquidity Adjustment Facility(LAF)? A tool used in monetary policy that allows banks to borrow money through repurchase agreements. This arrangement allows banks to respond to liquidity pressures and is used by governments to assure basic stability in the financial markets.

What is RTGS System? The acronym 'RTGS' stands for Real Time Gross Settlement. RTGS system is a funds transfer mechanism where transfer of money takes place from one bank to another on a 'real time' and on 'gross' basis. This is the fastest possible money transfer system through the banking channel. Settlement in 'real time' means payment transaction is not subjected to any waiting period. The transactions are settled as soon as they are processed. 'Gross settlement' means the transaction is settled on one to one basis without bunching with any other transaction. What is Bancassurance? It is the term used to describe the partnership or relationship between a bank and an insurance company whereby the insurance company uses the bank sales channel in order to sell insurance products. What is Wholesale Price Index(WPI)? The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) is the index used to measure the changes in the average price level of goods traded in wholesale market. A total of 435 commodity prices make up the index. It is available on a weekly basis. It is generally taken as an indicator of the inflation rate in the Indian economy.

The Indian Wholesale Price Index (WPI) was first published in 1902, and was used by policy makers until it was replaced by the Producer Price Index (PPI) in 1978. What is Consumer price Index(CPI)? It is a measure estimating the average price of consumer goods and services purchased by households. What is Venture Capital? Venture capital is money provided by an outside investor to finance a new, growing, or troubled business. The venture capitalist provides the funding knowing that theres a significant risk associated with the companys future profits and cash flow. Capital is invested in exchange for an equity stake in the business rather than given as a loan, and the investor hopes the investment will yield a better-than-average return. What is a Treasury Bills? Treasury Bills (T-Bills) are short term, Rupee denominated obligations issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on behalf of the Government of India. They are thus useful in managing short-term liquidity. At present, the Government of India issues three types of treasury bills through auctions, namely, 91-day, 182-day and 364-day. There are no treasury bills issued by State Governments. What is Banking Ombudsmen Scheme? The Banking Ombudsman Scheme enables an expeditious and inexpensive forum to bank customers for resolution of complaints relating to certain services rendered by banks. The Banking Ombudsman is a senior official appointed by the Reserve Bank of India to redress customer complaints against deficiency in certain banking services. The Banking Ombudsman Scheme was first introduced in India in 1995, and was revised in 2002. The current scheme became operative from the 1 January 2006, and replaced and superseded the banking Ombudsman Scheme 2002. What is Subsidy? A subsidy is a form of financial assistance paid to a business or economic sector. Most subsidies are made by the government to producers or distributors in an industry to prevent the decline of that industry or an increase in the prices of its products or to encourage it to hire more labor. What is a Debenture? How many types of debentures are there? What are they? A debenture is basically an unsecured loan to a corporation. A type of debt instrument that is not secured by physical asset. Debentures are backed only by the general creditworthiness and reputation of the issuer.

i)Convertible Debentures: Any type of debenture that can be converted into some other security or it can be converted into stock.. ii)Non-Convertibility Debentures(NCB): Non Convertible Debentures are those that cannot be converted into equity shares of the issuing company, as opposed to Convertible debentures. Non-convertible debentures normally earn a higher interest rate than convertible debentures do. What is a hedge fund? Hedge means to reduce financial risk. A hedge fund is an investment fund open to a limited range of investors and requires a very large initial minimum investment. It is important to note that hedging is actually the practice of attempting to reduce risk, but the goal of most hedge funds is to maximize return on investment. What is FCCB? A Foreign Currency Convertible Bond (FCCB) is a type of convertible bond issued in a currency different than the issuers domestic currency. In other words, the money being raised by the issuing company is in the form of a foreign currency. A company may issue an FCCB if it intends to make a large investment in a country using that foreign currency. What is Capital Account Convertibility(CAC)? It is the freedom to convert local financial assets into foreign financial assets and vice versa at market determined rates of exchange. This means that capital account convertibility allows anyone to freely move from local currency into foreign currency and back. The Reserve Bank of India has appointed a committee to set out the framework for fuller Capital Account Convertibility. Capital account convertibility is considered to be one of the major features of a developed economy. It helps attract foreign investment. capital account convertibility makes it easier for domestic companies to tap foreign markets. What is Current Account Convertibility? It defines at one can import and export goods or receive or make payments for services rendered. However, investments and borrowings are restricted. What is Arbitrage? The opportunity to buy an asset at a low price then immediately selling it on a different market for a higher price.

 What is Capitalism? Capitalism as an economy is based on a democratic political ideology and produces a free market economy, where businesses are privately owned and operated for profit; in capitalism, all of the capital investments and decisions about production, distribution, and the prices of goods, services, and labor, are determined in the free market and affected by the forces of supply and demand. What is Socialism? Socialism as an economy is based on a collectivist type of political ideology and involves the running of businesses to benefit the common good of a vast majority of people rather than of a small upper class segment of society.

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What is corporate governance? (For more click here) The way in which a company is governed and how it deals with the various interests of its customers, shareholders, employees and society at large. Corporate governance is the set of processes, customs, policies, laws, and institutions affecting the way a corporation (or company) is directed, administered or controlled.Is defined as the general set of customs, regulations, habits, and laws that determine to what end a firm should be run. Functions of RBI? The Reserve Bank of India is the central bank of India, was established on April 1, 1935 in accordance with the provisions of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. The Reserve Bank of India was set up on the recommendations of the Hilton Young Commission. The commission submitted its report in the year 1926, though the bank was not set up for nine years.To regulate the issue of Bank Notes and keeping of reserves with a view to securing monetary stability in India and generally to operate the currency and credit system of the country to its advantage." Banker to the Government: performs merchant banking function for the central and the state governments; also acts as their banker.Banker to banks: maintains banking accounts of all scheduled banks. What is monetary policy? A Monetary policy is the process by which the government, central bank, of a country controls (i) the supply of money, (ii) availability of money, and (iii) cost of money or rate of interest, in order to attain a set of objectives oriented towards the growth and stability of the economy.

 What is Fiscal Policy? Fiscal policy is the use of government spending and revenue collection to influence the economy. These policies affect tax rates, interest rates and government spending, in an effort to control the economy. Fiscal policy is an additional method to determine public revenue and public expenditure. What is Core Banking Solutions? Core banking is a general term used to describe the services provided by a group of networked bank branches. Bank customers may access their funds and other simple transactions from any of the member branch offices. It will cut down time, working simultaneously on different issues and increasing efficiency. The platform where communication technology and information technology are merged to suit core needs of banking is known as Core Banking Solutions. What is bank and its features and types? A bank is a financial organization where people deposit their money to keep it safe.Banks play an important role in the financial system and the economy. As a key component of the financial system, banks allocate funds from savers to borrowers in an efficient manner. Regional Rural Banks were established with an objective to ensure sufficient institutional credit for agriculture and other rural sectors. The RRBs mobilize financial resources from rural / semi-urban areas and grant loans and advances mostly to small and marginal farmers, agricultural labourers and rural artisans. The area of operation of RRBs is limited to the area as notified by GoI covering one or more districts in the State. ii. Banking services for individual customers is known as retail banking. iii. A bank that deals mostly in but international finance, long-term loans for companies and underwriting. Merchant banks do not provide regular banking services to the general public iv. Online banking (or Internet banking) allows customers to conduct financial transactions on a secure website operated by their retail or virtual bank. v. Mobile Banking is a service that allows you to do banking transactions on your mobile phone without making a call , using the SMS facility. Is a term used for performing balance checks, account transactions, payments etc. via a mobile device such as a mobile phone.

vi. Traditional banking is the normal bank accounts we have. Like, put your money in the bank and they act as a security and you will get only the normal interests (decided by RBI in our case, FED bank in US). vii. Investment banking is entirely different. Here, people who are having so much money (money in excess which will yield only less interest if in Banks) will invest their money and get higher returns. For example, If i have more money instead of taking the pain of investing in share market, buying properties etc. I will give to investment banks and they will do the money management and give me higher returns when compared to traditional banks. What is E-Governance? E-Governance is the public sectors use of information and communication technologies with the aim of improving information and service delivery, encouraging citizen participation in the decision-making process and making government more accountable,transparent and effective. What is Right to information Act? The Right to Information act is a law enacted by the Parliament of India giving citizens of India access to records of the Central Government and State overnments.The Act applies to all States and Union Territories of India, except the State of Jammu and Kashmir - which is covered under a State-level law. This law was passed by Parliament on 15 June 2005 and came fully into force on 13 October 2005. Credit Rating Agencies in India? The credit rating agencies in India mainly include ICRA and CRISIL. ICRA wasformerly referred to the Investment Information and Credit Rating Agency of India Limited. Their main function is to grade the different sector and companies in terms of performance and offer solutions for up gradation. The credit rating agencies in India mainly include ICRA and CRISIL(Credit Rating Information Services of India Limited) What is Cheque? Cheque is a negotiable instrument instructing a Bank to pay a specific amount from a specified account held in the maker/depositor's name with that Bank.A bill of exchange drawn on a specified banker and payable on demand.Written order directing a bank to pay money. What is demand Draft? A demand draft is an instrument used for effecting transfer of money. It is a Negotiable Instrument. Cheque and Demand-Draft both are used for Transfer of money. You can 100% trust a DD. It is a

banker's check. A check may be dishonored for lack of funds a DD can not. Cheque is written by an individual and Demand draft is issued by a bank. People believe banks more than individuals. What is a NBFC? A non-banking financial company (NBFC) is a company registered under the Companies Act, 1956 and is engaged in the business of loans and advances, acquisition of shares/stock/bonds/debentures/securities issued by government, but does not include any institution whose principal business is that of agriculture activity, industrial activity, sale/purchase/construction of immovable property. NBFCs are doing functions akin to that of banks; however there are a few differences: (i)A NBFC cannot accept demand deposits (demand deposits are funds deposited at a depository institution that are payable on demand -- immediately or within a very short period -- like your current or savings accounts.) (ii) it is not a part of the payment and settlement system and as such cannot issue cheques to its customers; and (iii) Deposit insurance facility of DICGC is not available for NBFC depositors unlike in case of banks. Diff between banking & Finance? Finance is generally related to all types of financial, this could be accounting, insurances and policies. Whereas banking is everything that happens in a bank only.The term Banking and Finance are two very different terms but are often associated together. These two terms are often used to denote services that a bank and other financial institutions provide to its customers. What is NASSCOM ? The National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM), the Indian chamber of commerce is a consortium that serves as an interface to the Indian software industry and Indian BPO industry. Maintaining close interaction with the Government of India in formulating National IT policies with specific focus on IT software and services maintaining a state of the art information database of IT software and services related activities for use of both the software developers as well as interested companies overseas. Mr. Som Mittal President. Chairman-Pramod Bhasin What is ASSOCHAM? The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), India's premier apex chamber covers a membership of over 2 lakh companies and professionals across the country. It was

established in 1920 by promoter chambers, representing all regions of India. As an apex industry body, ASSOCHAM represents the interests of industry and trade, interfaces with Government on policy issues and interacts with counterpart international organizations to promote bilateral economic issues. President-Swati Piramal What is NABARD? NABARD was established by an act of Parliament on 12 July 1982 to implement the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Act 1981. It replaced the Agricultural Credit Department (ACD) and Rural Planning and Credit Cell (RPCC) of Reserve Bank of India, and Agricultural Refinance and Development Corporation (ARDC). It is one of the premiere agency to provide credit in rural areas. NABARD is set up as an apex Development Bank with a mandate for facilitating credit flow for promotion and development of agriculture, small-scale industries, cottage and village industries, handicrafts and other rural crafts. What is SIDBI? The Small Industries Development Bank of India is a state-run bank aimed to aid the growth and development of micro, small and medium scale industries in India. Set up in 1990 through an act of parliament, it was incorporated initially as a wholly owned subsidiary of Industrial Development Bank of India. What is SENSEX and NIFTY? SENSEX is the short term for the words "Sensitive Index" and is associated with the Bombay (Mumbai) Stock Exchange (BSE). The SENSEX was first formed on 1-1-1986 and used the market capitalization of the 30 most traded stocks of BSE. Where as NSE has 50 most traded stocks of NSE.SENSEX IS THE INDEX OF BSE. AND NIFTY IS THE INDEX OF NSE.BOTH WILL SHOW DAILY TRADING MARKS. Sensex and Nifty both are an "index. An index is basically an indicator it indicates whether most of the stocks have gone up or most of the stocks have gone down. What is SEBI? SEBI is the regulator for the Securities Market in India. Originally set up by the Government of India in 1988, it acquired statutory form in 1992 with SEBI Act 1992 being passed by the Indian Parliament. Chaired by C B Bhave. What is Mutual funds?

Mutual funds are investment companies that pool money from investors at large and offer to sell and buy back its shares on a continuous basis and use the capital thus raised to invest in securities of different companies. The mutual fund will have a fund manager that trades the pooled money on a regular basis. The net proceeds or losses are then typically distributed to the investors annually. What is Asset Management Companies? A company that invests its clients' pooled fund into securities that match its declared financial objectives. Asset management companies provide investors with more diversification and investing options than they would have by themselves. Mutual funds, hedge funds and pension plans are all run by asset management companies. These companies earn income by charging service fees to their clients. What are non-perfoming assets? Non-performing assets, also called non-performing loans, are loans,made by a bank or finance company, on which repayments or interest payments are not being made on time. A debt obligation where the borrower has not paid any previously agreed upon interest and principal repayments to the designated lender for an extended period of time. The nonperforming asset is therefore not yielding any income to the lender in the form of principal and interest payments. What is Recession? A true economic recession can only be confirmed if GDP (Gross Domestic Product)growth is negative for a period of two or more consecutive quarters. What is foreign exchange reservers? Foreign exchange reserves (also called Forex reserves) in a strict sense are only the foreign currency deposits and bonds held by central banks and monetary authorities.However, the term in popular usage commonly includes foreign exchange and gold,SDRs and IMF reserve positions.

Banking Terms for interview

Learn about the basic banking terms used. These terms are useful for your general knowledge as well as for your interview. Personal interview plays a very crucial role in final selection. Also these bank related terms are useful for Commerce students, MBA students. Knowing basic banking terms not only gives you an edge over other candidates but also shows your interest level for the job.

RBI The Reserve Bank of India is the apex bank of the country, which was constituted under the RBI Act, 1934 to regulate the other banks, issue of bank notes and maintenance of reserves with a view to securing the monetary stability in India. Demand Deposit A Demand deposit is the one which can be withdrawn at any time, without any notice or penalty; e.g. money deposited in a checking account or savings account in a bank. Time Deposit Time deposit is a money deposit at a banking institution that cannot be withdrawn for a certain "term" or period of time. When the term is over it can be withdrawn or it can be held for another term. Fixed Deposits FDs are the deposits that are repayable on fixed maturity date along with the principal and agreed interest rate for the period. Banks pay higher interest rates on FDs than the savings bank account. Recurring Deposits These are also called cumulative deposits and in recurring deposit accounts, a certain amounts of savings are required to be compulsorily deposited at specific intervals for a specified period. Savings Account Savings account is an account generally maintained by retail customers that deposit money (i.e. their savings) and can withdraw them whenever they need. Funds in these accounts are subjected to low rates of interest. Current Accounts These accounts are maintained by the corporate clients that may be operated any number of times in a day. There is a maintenance charge for the current accounts for which the holders enjoy facilities of easy handling, overdraft facility etc. FCNR Accounts Foreign Currency Non-Resident accounts are the ones that are maintained by the NRIs in foreign currencies like USD, DM, and GBP etc. The account is a term deposit with interest rates linked to the international rates of interest of the respective currencies. NRE Accounts Non-Resident External accounts are the ones in which NRIs remit money in any permitted foreign currency and the remittance is converted to Indian rupees for credit to NRE accounts. The accounts can be in the form of current, saving, FDs, recurring deposits. The interest rates and other terms of these accounts are as per the RBI directives. Cheque Book - A small, bound booklet of cheques. A cheque is a piece of paper produced by your bank with your account number, sort-code and cheque number printed on it. The account number distinguishes your account from other accounts; the sort-code is your bank's special code which distinguishes it from any other bank. **Knowing basic banking terms not only gives you an edge over other candidates but also shows your interest level for the job. So my suggestion would be that you through all the banking terms thoroughly. Cheque Clearing - This is the process of getting the money from the cheque-writer's account into the cheque receiver's account. Clearing Bank - This is a bank that can clear funds between banks. For general purposes, this is any institution which we know of as a bank or as a provider of banking services. Bounced Cheque - when the bank has not enough funds in the relevant account or the account holder requests that the cheque is bounced (under exceptional circumstances) then the bank will return the

cheque to the account holder. The beneficiary of the cheque will have not been paid. This normally incurs a fee from the bank. Credit Rating - This is the rating which an individual (or company) gets from the credit industry. This is obtained by the individual's credit history, the details of which are available from specialist organisations like CRISIL in India. Credit-Worthiness - This is the judgement of an organization which is assessing whether or not to take a particular individual on as a customer. An individual might be considered credit-worthy by one organisation but not by another. Much depends on whether an organization is involved with high risk customers or not. Interest - The amount paid or charged on money over time. If you borrow money interest will be charged on the loan. If you invest money, interest will be paid (where appropriate to the investment). Overdraft - This is when a person has a minus figure in their account. It can be authorized (agreed to in advance or retrospect) or unauthorized (where the bank has not agreed to the overdraft either because the account holder represents too great a risk to lend to in this way or because the account holder has not asked for an overdraft facility). Payee - The person who receives a payment. This often applies to cheques. If you receive a cheque you are the payee and the person or company who wrote the cheque is the payer. Payer - The person who makes a payment. This often applies to cheques. If you write a cheque you are the payer and the recipient of the cheque is the payee. Security for Loans - Where large loans are required the lending institution often needs to have a guarantee that the loan will be paid back. This takes the form of a large item of capital outlay (typically a house) which is owned or partly owned and the amount owned is at least equivalent to the loan required. Internet Banking - Online banking (or Internet banking) allows customers to conduct financial transactions on a secure website operated by the bank. Credit Card - A credit card is one of the systems of payments named after the small plastic card issued to users of the system. It is a card entitling its holder to buy goods and services based on the holder's promise to pay for these goods and services. Debit Card Debit card allows for direct withdrawal of funds from customers bank accounts. The spending limit is determined by the available balance in the account. Loan - A loan is a type of debt. In a loan, the borrower initially receives or borrows an amount of money, called the principal, from the lender, and is obligated to pay back or repay an equal amount of money to the lender at a later time. There are different kinds of loan such as the house loan, auto loan etc. Bank Rate - This is the rate at which central bank (RBI) lends money to other banks or financial institutions. If the bank rate goes up, long-term interest rates also tend to move up, and vice-versa. CRR - CRR means Cash Reserve Ratio. Banks in India are required to hold a certain proportion of their deposits in the form of cash with Reserve Bank of India (RBI). This minimum ratio is stipulated by the RBI and is known as the CRR or Cash Reserve Ratio. Thus, When a banks deposits increase by Rs100, and if the cash reserve ratio is 9%, the banks will have to hold additional Rs 9 with RBI and Bank will be able to use only Rs 91 for investments and lending / credit purpose. Therefore, higher the ratio (i.e. CRR), the lower is the amount that banks will be able to use for lending and investment. This power of RBI to

reduce the lendable amount by increasing the CRR makes it an instrument in the hands of a central bank through which it can control the amount that banks lend. Thus, it is a tool used by RBI to control liquidity in the banking system. SLR - SLR stands for Statutory Liquidity Ratio. This term is used by bankers and indicates the minimum percentage of deposits that the bank has to maintain in form of gold, cash or other approved securities. Thus, we can say that it is ratio of cash and some other approved to liabilities (deposits). It regulates the credit growth in India. ATM - An automated teller machine (ATM) is a computerised telecommunications device that provides the clients with access to financial transactions in a public space without the need for a cashier, human clerk or bank teller. On most modern ATMs, the customer is identified by inserting a plastic ATM card with a magnetic stripe or a plastic smart card with a chip, that contains a unique card number and some security information such as an expiration date or CVV. Authentication is provided by the customer entering a personal identification number (PIN)

REPO RATE: - Under repo transaction the borrower places with the lender certain acceptable securities against funds received and agree to reverse this transaction on a predetermined future date at agreed interest cost. Repo rate is also called (repurchase agreement or repurchase option). REVERSE REPO RATE: - is the interest rate earned by the bank for lending money to the RBI in exchange of govt. securities or "lender buys securities with agreement to sell them back at a predetermined rate". CASH RESERVE RATIO: - specifies the percentage of their total deposits thecommercial bank must keep with central bank or RBI. Higher the CRR lower will be the capacity of bank to create credit. SLR: - known as Statutorily Liquidity Ratio. Each bank is required statutorily maintain a prescribed minimum proportion of its demand and time liabilities in the form of designated liquid asset. OR "Every bank has to maintain a percentage of its demand and time liabilities by way of cash, gold etc". BANK RATE: - is the rate of interest which is charged by RBI on its advances to commercial banks. When reserve bank desires to restrict expansion of credit it raises the bank rate there by making the credit costlier to commercial bank. OVERDRAFT:- It is the loan facility on customer current account at a bank permitting him to overdraw up to a certain agreed limit for a agreed period ,interest is payable only on the amount of loan taken up. PRIME LENDING RATE: It is the rate at which commercial banks give loan to its prime customers.

Bank Rate

9.50%

Repo Rate

8.50%

Reverse Repo Rate

7.50%

Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)

5.5%

Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) 24.0%

Base Rate

10.00%10.75%

Reserve Bank Rate

4%

Deposit Rate

8.50%9.25%

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) (Hindi: ) is the central banking institution of India and controls the monetary policy of theIndian rupee as well as US$30,210 crore (US$302.1 billion) of currency [2] reserves (in 2011 dollars as of 2011). The institution was established on 1 April 1935 during the British Raj in accordance with the provisions of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. The share capital was divided into shares of 100 each fully paid which was entirely owned by private shareholders in the [3] beginning. Reserve Bank of India plays an important part in the development strategy of the government. It is a member bank of the Asian Clearing Union. Reserve Bank of India was nationalised in the year 1949. The general superintendence and direction of the Bank is entrusted to Central Board of Directors of 20 members, the Governor and four Deputy Governors, one Government official from the Ministry of Finance, ten nominated Directors by the Government to give representation to important elements in the economic life of the country, and four nominated Directors by the Central Government to represent the four local Boards with the headquarters at Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and New Delhi. Local Boards consist of five members each Central Government appointed for a term of four years to represent territorial and economic interests and the interests of co-operative and indigenous banks

Reserve Bank of India

Seal of RBI

The RBI headquarters in Mumbai

Headquarters

Mumbai, Maharashtra

Coordinates

18.93337N 72.836201ECoordinates:
72.836201E

18.93337N

Established

1 April 1935

[1]

Governor

Duvvuri Subbarao

Central bank of

India

Currency ISO 4217 Code

Indian rupee () INR

Reserves

US$30,210 crore(US$302.1 billion)

[2][Note 1]

Base borrowing rate

8.50%

Base deposit rate

6.00%

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