Is the cash held by public in M2 calculated in the fed's reserve requirement?

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Is the cash held by public in M2 calculated in the fed's reserve requirement?

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Initially to know about what M2 is, M1 has to be known which is as:

M1 = currency held with the public+ demand deposits+ traveler's check

And talking about M2,  it has little less liquidity as comparison to M1 as it involves:

M2 = M1 + saving & time deposits and money market funds.

 

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