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Test Bank for An Introduction to Derivatives and Risk Management 10th Edition (Cengage, 2015) by Don M. Chance and Robert Brooks, Isbn no; 9781305104976, all 15 Chapters Covered

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, CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION y y




MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST QUESTIONS
y y y




1. The market value of the derivatives contracts worldwide totals
y y y y y y y y

a. less than a trillion dollars y y y y

b. in the hundreds of trillion dollars
y y y y y

c. over a trillion dollars but less than a hundred trillion
y y y y y y y y y

d. over quadrillion dollars y y

e. none of the above y y y




2. Cash markets are also known as
y y y y y

a. speculative markets y

b. spot markets y

c. derivative markets y

d. dollar markets y

e. none of the above y y y




3. A call option gives the holder
y y y y y

a. the right to buy something y y y y

b. the right to sell something y y y y

c. the obligation to buy something y y y y

d. the obligation to sell something y y y y

e. none of the above y y y




4. Which of the following instruments are contracts but are not securities
y y y y y y y y y y

a. stocks
b. options
c. swaps
d. a and b y y

e. b and c y y




5. The positive relationship between risk and return is called
y y y y y y y y

a. expected return y

b. market efficiency y

c. the law of one price y y y y

d. arbitrage
e. none of the above y y y




6. A transaction in which an investor holds a position in the spot market and sells a futures contract or writes
y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y

a call is
y y y

a. a gamble y

b. a speculative positiony y

c. a hedge y

d. a risk-free transaction
y y

e. none of the above y y y




7. Which of the following are advantages of derivatives?
y y y y y y y

a. lower transaction costs than securities and commodities
y y y y y y

b. reveal information about expected prices and volatility y y y y y y

c. help control risk y y

d. make spot prices stay closer to their true values y y y y y y y y



10th yEdition: y Chapter 151 Test yBank
1 y2015 yCengage yLearning. yAll yRights yReserved. yMay ynot ybe yscanned, ycopied yor yduplicated, yor yposted yto ya ypublicly yaccessible ywebsite, yin
©
whole y or yin ypart.
y

, e. all of the above
y y y




8. A forward contract has which of the following characteristics?
y y y y y y y y

a. has a buyer and a seller y y y y y

b. trades on an organized exchange y y y y

c. has a daily settlement y y y

d. gives the right but not the obligation to buy
y y y y y y y y

e. all of the above y y y




9. Options on futures are also known as
y y y y y y

a. spot options y

b. commodity options y

c. exchange options y

d. security options y

e. none of the above y y y




10. A market in which the price equals the true economic value
y y y y y y y y y y

a. is risk-free y

b. has high expected returns y y y

c. is organized y

d. is efficient y

e. all of the above y y y




11. Which of the following trade on organized exchanges?
y y y y y y y

a. caps
b. forwards
c. options
d. swaps
e. none of the above y y y




12. Which of the following markets is/are said to provide price discovery?
y y y y y y y y y y

a. futures
b. forwards
c. options
d. a and b y y

e. b and c y y




13. Investors who do not consider risk in their decisions are said to be
y y y y y y y y y y y y

a. speculating
b. short selling y

c. risk neutral y

d. traders
e. none of the above y y y




14. Which of the following statements is not true about the law of one price
y y y y y y y y y y y y y

a. investors prefer more wealth to less y y y y y

b. investments that offer the same return in all states must pay the risk-free rate
y y y y y y y y y y y y y

c. if two investment opportunities offer equivalent outcomes, they must have the same price
y y y y y y y y y y y y

d. investors are risk neutral y y y

e. none of the above y y y




15. Which of the following contracts obligates a buyer to buy or sell something at a later date?
y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y



10th yEdition: y Chapter 152 Test yBank
1 y2015 yCengage yLearning. yAll yRights yReserved. yMay ynot ybe yscanned, ycopied yor yduplicated, yor yposted yto ya ypublicly yaccessible ywebsite, yin
©
whole y or yin ypart.
y

, a. call
b. futures
c. cap
d. put
e. swaption

16. The process of creating new financial products is sometimes referred to as
y y y y y y y y y y y

a. financial frontiering y

b. financial engineering y

c. financial modeling y

d. financial innovation y

e. none of the above y y y




17. The process of selling borrowed assets with the intention of buying them back at a later date and
y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y

ylower price is referred to as
y y y y y

a. longing an asset y y

b. asset flipping y

c. shorting
d. anticipated price fall arbitrage y y y

e. none of the above y y y




18. In which one of the following types of contract between a seller and a buyer does the seller agree to sell
y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y

ya specified asset to the buyer today and then buy it back at a specified time in the future at an agreed
y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y

yfuture price.
y

a. repurchase agreement y

b. short selling y

c. swap
d. call
e. none of the above y y y




19. The expected return minus the risk-free rate is called
y y y y y y y y

a. the risk premium y y

b. the percentage returny y

c. the asset’s beta y y

d. the return premium y y

e. none of the above y y y




20. When the law of one price is violated in that the same good is selling for two different
y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y y

yprices, an opportunity for what type of transaction is created?
y y y y y y y y y

a. return-to-equilibrium transaction y

b. risk-assuming transaction y

c. speculative transaction y

d. arbitrage transaction y

e. none of the above y y y




10th yEdition: y Chapter 153 Test yBank
1 y2015 yCengage yLearning. yAll yRights yReserved. yMay ynot ybe yscanned, ycopied yor yduplicated, yor yposted yto ya ypublicly yaccessible ywebsite, yin
©
whole y or yin ypart.
y

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