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Which is the best definition of an annuity?
A. A cash flow stream which arises when the stream of consistent cash flows continues
forever;
B. Preferred shares;
C. A cash flow stream where a fixed amount is received every year;
D. Effective annual rate. - Answer-C. A cash flow stream where a fixed amount is
received every year
What is a financial security?
A. Ease with which an owner of an asset can sell it;
B. A claim against assets of cash flows of a company;
C. Dow Jones Industrial Average; or
D. Voting rights to elect firm directors. - Answer-B. A claim against assets of cash flows
of a company;
Who is the primary regulator of the US securities markets?
A. Federal Reserve Bank of New York;
B. Chicago Board of Options Exchange;
C. Securities and Exchange Commission; or
D. New York Stock Exchange. - Answer-C. Securities and Exchange Commission
The Securities and Exchange Commission does all of the following except:
A. Licensing securities professionals;
B. Provide investors with complete disclosure of material information on listed
securities;
C. Regulates US stock exchanges; or
D. Regulates all national banks in the US. - Answer-D. Regulates all national banks in
the US.
Which of the following is a security traded in the US money market?
A. Mortgage-backed securities;
B. Treasury Bills;
C. Preferred Stock; or
D. Corporate bonds. - Answer-B. Treasury Bills;
What is the best definition of a derivative in the context of securities markets?
, A. The degree to which an asset or security can be bought or sold in the market without
affecting its price;
B. Buying or selling a stock at the current market price;
C. Financial decisions and their impact on the value of a company; or
D. A security where the value is based on the value of another security. - Answer-D. A
security where the value is based on the value of another security.
A Johnson & Johnson bond pays an 8% coupon rate on a bond provided that its
earnings exceed an ROE of 8%. What type of
security is this?
A. Perpetual bond;
B. Equity;
C. Dividend; or
D. Income bond. - Answer-D. Income bond.
2) Which security has the greatest preference in liquidation?
A. Equity;
B. Preferred shares;
C. Subordinated debt; or
D. Senior debt. - Answer-D. Senior debt.
Which security has a "residual claim" on a company's cash flows?
A. Equity;
B. Preferred shares;
C. Subordinated debt; or
D. Senior debt. - Answer-A. Equity;
Which two cash flows are received by a typical bond?
A. Dividends and interest;
B. Share sale and principal at maturity;
C. Dividends and share sale; or
D. Interest and principal at maturity. - Answer-D. Interest and principal at maturity.
Which best explains a fixed coupon bond?
A. Sukuk;
B. Fixed coupon paid until maturity, and lump sum returned at maturity;
C. Fixed coupon paying bond with no maturity; or
D. A debt security which promises one payment in the future. - Answer-B. Fixed coupon
paid until maturity, and lump sum returned at maturity;
A bonds coupon rate is equal to the annual interest divided by which one of the
following?
A. Call Price;
B. Current Price;
C. Face Value;
D. Clean Price; or