The market segmentation theory suggests that there is more than one market for the same security. T/F
- AnswersFalse !
According to the liquidity premium theory, investors are willing to pay a price premium for securities
with shorter maturities. T/F - AnswersTrue !
Commercial banks are overseen by the Office of Thrift Supervision.
T/F - AnswersFalse !
The market segmentation theory by its nature dictates that short-term rates must always be less than
long-term rates. T/F - AnswersFalse !
A primary market transaction always involves the original issuers of the security. T/F - AnswersTrue !
For most investments, cash flow and net profit can be used interchangeably in asset valuation. T/F -
AnswersTrue
Real estate investment trust (REITs) specialize in investing in real property and mortgages on real
property. T/F - AnswersFalse !
Default risk is the risk that a bond issuer will be unable to repay the principal and interest on the debt.
T/F - AnswersFalse !
The benefit to the investor of the call provision in a callable bond increases as the market interest rate
falls further below the rate offered on the bond. T/F - AnswersFalse !
In general inflation is a monetary phenomenon resulting from an increase in money supply as opposed
to resulting from an increase in general price levels. T/F - AnswersTrue !
Under the expectations theory, observed rates on current one-year and two-year bonds of 4% and 6%,
respectively, indicate that the one-year bond rate one-year from now will be between 4% and 6%. T/F -
AnswersFalse !
Since finance is concerned with the valuation of assets, it must explicitly consider the time value of
money. T/F - AnswersFalse !
Under the expectation theory, an upward sloping yield curve means that investors expect market rates
to rise in the future. T/F - AnswersTrue !
The secondary mortgage market is the market where second (junior) mortgages are created. T/F -
AnswersFalse !
In today's mortgage market due to the short-term nature of mortgages, most real estate financing takes
place in the money markets. T/F - AnswersFalse !