Exam 12: Financial Markets and Institutions

On January 28, Krumholz Industries announced in their annual report and in their annual analyst call with Wall Street that earnings for the prior year were down 6.2% over the prior year. On January 29, Krumholz' common stock had a capital gain of 3.6%. What reason could there be for the increase in the stock price?

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If analysts expected Krumholz' earnings to fall by more than 6.2%, this would have been good news.

What does a call option offer the purchaser?

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The right, but not the obligation, to buy the underlying financial asset at a fixed price over a specified period of time.

There are two big differences between common and preferred equity. What are they?

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Common equity represents ownership while preferred equity does not; the common dividend is expected to grow while the preferred dividend is fixed.

What is the difference between a defined benefit retirement plan and a defined contribution retirement plan?

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What does the Federal Open Market Committee do?

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Yancy Products' common stock has a required return of 14.65% and a beta of 1.33. The risk-free rate is 2.66%, and the return to the stock market is 12.12%. Is Yancy beating the market? Prove your answer using the data.

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Question 6

What are the three tasks mandated to the Federal Reserve Bank?

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Based on the efficient market hypothesis, what type of data may be used to earn excess returns if the market is:

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Which is more important, the primary market for stocks or the secondary market?

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Question 9

What do all money market securities have in common?

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Starbucks' common stock (SBUX) is currently selling for $64.24. SBUX has call options with a strike price of $62.50 and three weeks remaining until maturity that sell for $2.28. Determine the following things with regard to the SBUX call options:

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Question 11

What are institutional investors?

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What are the two main differences between a forward contract and a futures contract?

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What are the forces that help make markets efficient?

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What does a call option offer the purchaser?

There are two big differences between common and preferred equity. What are they?

What is the difference between a defined benefit retirement plan and a defined contribution retirement plan?

What does the Federal Open Market Committee do?

Yancy Products' common stock has a required return of 14.65% and a beta of 1.33. The risk-free rate is 2.66%, and the return to the stock market is 12.12%. Is Yancy beating the market? Prove your answer using the data.

What are the three tasks mandated to the Federal Reserve Bank?

Based on the efficient market hypothesis, what type of data may be used to earn excess returns if the market is:

Which is more important, the primary market for stocks or the secondary market?

What do all money market securities have in common?

Starbucks' common stock (SBUX) is currently selling for $64.24. SBUX has call options with a strike price of $62.50 and three weeks remaining until maturity that sell for $2.28. Determine the following things with regard to the SBUX call options:

What are institutional investors?

What are the two main differences between a forward contract and a futures contract?

What are the forces that help make markets efficient?

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