Investment Banks operate and earn profits by:   a) Purchasing undervalued securities on the market   b) Creating and marketing new financial securities for issuers.   c) Underwriting existing security issues, and selling them at a discount.   d) Issuing stocks and bonds based on their own credit.   e) Purchasing and reselling existing undervalued stocks and bonds.   f) None of the other answers.

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