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Financial Markets & Institutions 5th VV VV VV VV
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Chapter 01 Introduction Answer Key
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True / False Questions
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1. V Primary markets are markets where users of funds raise cash by selling
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securities to funds’ suppliers. VV VV VV
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2. V Secondary markets are markets used by corporations to raise cash by issuing
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securities for a short time period. VV VV VV VV VV
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3. V In a private placement, the issuer typically sells the entire issue to one, or only
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a few, institutional buyers.
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4. V The NYSE is an example of a secondary market.
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5. V Privately placed securities are usually sold to one or more investment bankers
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and then resold to the general public.
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6. V Money markets are the markets for securities with an original maturity of 1
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year or less. VV VV
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7. V Financial intermediaries such as banks typically have assets that are riskier
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than their liabilities. VV VV
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8. V There are three types of major financial markets today: primary, secondary,
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and derivatives markets. The NYSE and NASDAQ are both examples of
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derivatives markets. VV
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Multiple Choice Questions VV VV
9. V What factors are encouraging financial institutions to offer overlapping
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financial services such as banking, investment banking, brokerage, etc.?
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I. Regulatory changes allowing institutions to offer more services
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II. Technological improvements reducing the cost of providing financial
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services
III. Increasing competition from full service global financial institutions
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IV. Reduction in the need to manage risk at financial institutions
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A.I only VV
B. II and III only
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C. I, II, and III only
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D. I, II, and IV only
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E. I, II, III, and IV
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Figure 1-1
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IBM creates and sells additional stock to the investment banker, Morgan Stanley.
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Morgan Stanley then resells the issue to the U.S. public.
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10. This transaction is an example of a(n)
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A.primary market transaction VV VV
B. asset transformation by Morgan Stanley
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C. money market transaction
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D. foreign exchange transaction
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E. forward transactionVV VV
11. Morgan Stanley is acting as a(n)
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A.asset transformer VV
B. asset broker VV VV
C. government regulatorVV VV
D. foreign service representative
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12. A corporation seeking to sell new equity securities to the public for the first
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time in order to raise cash for capital investment would most likely
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A.conduct an IPO with the assistance of an investment banker VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV VV
B. engage in a secondary market sale of equity
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C. conduct a private placement to a large number of potential buyers
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D. place an ad in the Wall Street Journal soliciting retail suppliers of funds
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E. none of the above VV VV VV VV
13. The largest capital market security outstanding in 2010 measured by market
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value was VV
A.securitized mortgages VV
B. corporate bonds VV VV
C. municipal bonds VV VV
D. Treasury bonds VV VV
E. corporate stocks VV VV
14. The diagram below is a diagram of the
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A.secondary markets VV
B. primary markets VV VV
C. money markets VV VV
D. derivatives markets VV VV
E. commodities marketsVV VV
15. _________ and __________ allow a financial intermediary to offer safe,
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liquid liabilities such as deposits while investing the depositors’ money in
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riskier, illiquid assets. VV VV
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A.Diversification; high equity returns VV VV VV
B. Price risk; collateral
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C. Free riders; regulations
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D. Monitoring; diversification
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E. Primary markets; foreign exchange markets
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16. Depository institutions include:
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A.banks
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C. finance companies
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D. all of the above
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17. Match the intermediary with the characteristic that best describes its function.
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I. Provide protection from adverse events
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II. Pool funds of small savers and invest in either money or capital markets
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III. Provide consumer loans and real estate loans funded by deposits
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IV. Accumulate and transfer wealth from work period to retirement period
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V. Underwrite and trade securities and provide brokerage services
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1. Thrifts
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2. Insurers
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3. Pension funds
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4. Securities firms and investment banks
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5. Mutual funds
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B. 4, 2, 3, 5, 1
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C. 2, 5, 1, 3, 4
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D. 2, 4, 5, 3, 1
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E. 5, 1, 3, 2, 4
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18. Secondary markets help support primary markets because secondary markets
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I. Offer primary market purchasers liquidity for their holdings
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II. Update the price or value of the primary market claims
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III. Reduce the cost of trading the primary market claims
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A.I only VV
B. II only VV VV
C. I and II only
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D. II and III only
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E. I, II, and III
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19. Financial intermediaries (FIs) can offer savers a safer, more liquid investment
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than a capital market security, even though the intermediary invests in risky
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illiquid instruments because VV VV
A.FIs can diversify away some of their risk VV VV VV VV VV VV VV
B. FIs closely monitor the riskiness of their assets
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C. the federal government requires them to do so
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