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Financial Markets & Institutions 5th
K K K K
Edition Test Bank
K K
ChapterK01KIntroductionKAnswerKKey
TrueK/KFalseKQuestions
1.K PrimaryKmarketsKareKmarketsKwhereKusersKofKfundsKraiseKcashKbyKselling
securitiesKtoKfunds’Ksuppliers.
TRUE
2.K SecondaryKmarketsKareKmarketsKusedKbyKcorporationsKtoKraiseKcashKbyKissuing
securitiesKforKaKshortKtimeKperiod.
FALSE
3.K InKaKprivateKplacement,KtheKissuerKtypicallyKsellsKtheKentireKissueKtoKone,KorKonly
aKfew,KinstitutionalKbuyers.
TRUE
4.K TheKNYSEKisKanKexampleKofKaKsecondaryKmarket.
TRUE
5.K PrivatelyKplacedKsecuritiesKareKusuallyKsoldKtoKoneKorKmoreKinvestmentKbankers
andKthenKresoldKtoKtheKgeneralKpublic.
FALSE
6.K MoneyKmarketsKareKtheKmarketsKforKsecuritiesKwithKanKoriginalKmaturityKofK1
yearKorKless.
TRUE
7.K FinancialKintermediariesKsuchKasKbanksKtypicallyKhaveKassetsKthatKareKriskier
thanKtheirKliabilities.
TRUE
8.K ThereKareKthreeKtypesKofKmajorKfinancialKmarketsKtoday:Kprimary,Ksecondary,
andKderivativesKmarkets.KTheKNYSEKandKNASDAQKareKbothKexamplesKof
derivativesKmarkets.
FALSE
MultipleKChoiceKQuestions
9.K WhatKfactorsKareKencouragingKfinancialKinstitutionsKtoKofferKoverlapping
financialKservicesKsuchKasKbanking,KinvestmentKbanking,Kbrokerage,Ketc.?
I.KRegulatoryKchangesKallowingKinstitutionsKtoKofferKmoreKservices
II.KTechnologicalKimprovementsKreducingKtheKcostKofKprovidingKfinancial
services
III.KIncreasingKcompetitionKfromKfullKserviceKglobalKfinancialKinstitutions
IV.KReductionKinKtheKneedKtoKmanageKriskKatKfinancialKinstitutions
,K
A.IKonly
B.KIIKandKIIIKonly
C.KI,KII,KandKIIIKonly
D.KI,KII,KandKIVKonly
E.KI,KII,KIII,KandKIV
FigureK1-1
IBMKcreatesKandKsellsKadditionalKstockKtoKtheKinvestmentKbanker,KMorganKStanley.
MorganKStanleyKthenKresellsKtheKissueKtoKtheKU.S.Kpublic.
10.KThisKtransactionKisKanKexampleKofKa(n)
A.primaryKmarketKtransaction
B.KassetKtransformationKbyKMorganKStanley
C.KmoneyKmarketKtransaction
D.KforeignKexchangeKtransaction
E.KforwardKtransaction
11.KMorganKStanleyKisKactingKasKa(n)
A.assetKtransformer
B.KassetKbroker
C.KgovernmentKregulator
D.KforeignKserviceKrepresentative
12.KAKcorporationKseekingKtoKsellKnewKequityKsecuritiesKtoKtheKpublicKforKtheKfirst
timeKinKorderKtoKraiseKcashKforKcapitalKinvestmentKwouldKmostKlikely
A.conductKanKIPOKwithKtheKassistanceKofKanKinvestmentKbanker
B.KengageKinKaKsecondaryKmarketKsaleKofKequity
C.KconductKaKprivateKplacementKtoKaKlargeKnumberKofKpotentialKbuyers
D.KplaceKanKadKinKtheKWallKStreetKJournalKsolicitingKretailKsuppliersKofKfunds
E.KnoneKofKtheKabove
13.KTheKlargestKcapitalKmarketKsecurityKoutstandingKinK2010KmeasuredKbyKmarket
valueKwas
A.securitizedKmortgages
B.KcorporateKbonds
C.KmunicipalKbonds
D.KTreasuryKbonds
E.KcorporateKstocks
14.KTheKdiagramKbelowKisKaKdiagramKofKthe
A.secondaryKmarkets
B.KprimaryKmarkets
C.KmoneyKmarkets
D.KderivativesKmarkets
E.KcommoditiesKmarkets
15.K_________KandK__________KallowKaKfinancialKintermediaryKtoKofferKsafe,
liquidKliabilitiesKsuchKasKdepositsKwhileKinvestingKtheKdepositors’KmoneyKin
riskier,KilliquidKassets.
,K
A.Diversification;KhighKequityKreturns
B.KPriceKrisk;Kcollateral
C.KFreeKriders;Kregulations
D.KMonitoring;Kdiversification
E.KPrimaryKmarkets;KforeignKexchangeKmarkets
16.KDepositoryKinstitutionsKinclude:
A.banks
B.Kthrifts
C.KfinanceKcompanies
D.KallKofKtheKabove
E.KAKandKBKonly
17.KMatchKtheKintermediaryKwithKtheKcharacteristicKthatKbestKdescribesKitsKfunction.
I.KProvideKprotectionKfromKadverseKevents
II.KPoolKfundsKofKsmallKsaversKandKinvestKinKeitherKmoneyKorKcapitalKmarkets
III.KProvideKconsumerKloansKandKrealKestateKloansKfundedKbyKdeposits
IV.KAccumulateKandKtransferKwealthKfromKworkKperiodKtoKretirementKperiod
V.KUnderwriteKandKtradeKsecuritiesKandKprovideKbrokerageKservices
1.KThrifts
2.KInsurers
3.KPensionKfunds
4.KSecuritiesKfirmsKandKinvestmentKbanks
5.KMutualKfunds
A.1,K3,K2,K5,K4
B.K4,K2,K3,K5,K1
C.K2,K5,K1,K3,K4
D.K2,K4,K5,K3,K1
E.K5,K1,K3,K2,K4
18.KSecondaryKmarketsKhelpKsupportKprimaryKmarketsKbecauseKsecondaryKmarkets
I.KOfferKprimaryKmarketKpurchasersKliquidityKforKtheirKholdings
II.KUpdateKtheKpriceKorKvalueKofKtheKprimaryKmarketKclaims
III.KReduceKtheKcostKofKtradingKtheKprimaryKmarketKclaims
A.IKonly
B.KIIKonly
C.KIKandKIIKonly
D.KIIKandKIIIKonly
E.KI,KII,KandKIII
19.KFinancialKintermediariesK(FIs)KcanKofferKsaversKaKsafer,KmoreKliquidKinvestment
thanKaKcapitalKmarketKsecurity,KevenKthoughKtheKintermediaryKinvestsKinKrisky
illiquidKinstrumentsKbecause
A.FIsKcanKdiversifyKawayKsomeKofKtheirKrisk
B.KFIsKcloselyKmonitorKtheKriskinessKofKtheirKassets
C.KtheKfederalKgovernmentKrequiresKthemKtoKdoKso