Exam 2: The Financial Markets and Interest Rates

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The one-year interest rate is 4%.The interest rate for a two-year security is 6%.According to the unbiased expectations theory,the one-year interest rate one year from now must be equal to

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Venture capitalists typically provide funds to high-risk start up companies but take no active role in their management.

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One advantage of organized stock exchanges is increased stock price volatility resulting from the efficient exchange of pricing information.

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Organized stock exchanges provide the benefits of a continuous market,fair security pricing,and helping businesses raise new capital.

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For a firm to have its securities listed on an exchange,it must meet certain requirements.These usually include measures of profitability,size,market value,and public ownership.

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The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)is

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ExxonMobil generates about $50 billion in cash annually from its operations and invests about half of that on new exploration.Therefore,ExxonMobil is an example of a(n)

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In a private placement,the securities are offered and sold to a limited number of investors.

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What was the average annual rate of return on long-term corporate bonds during the period 1926 to 2011?

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Three ways that savings can be transferred through the financial markets to those in need of funds include direct transfers,indirect transfers using the investment banker,and indirect transfers using the financial intermediary.

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Transactions in the futures markets involve current payments for goods which will be delivered at some future agreed upon date.

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Because they occur in private,stricter regulations are placed on the private placement of securities.

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Capital market instruments include

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Prices of securities that are traded in the Over-the-Counter Markets are determined by

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The risk premium would be greater for an investment in an oil and gas exploration in unproven fields than an investment in preferred stock because

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A commitment fee is

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Saving surplus units include individuals and governments,but not corporations.

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The real rate of return is the return earned above the

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A corporation sells securities to an investment banking firm on January 1st.The next day an international oil crisis causes stock prices to drop dramatically.The corporation is immune from the drop in price of its stock due to which function of the investment banking firm?

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Capital markets are all the financial institutions that help a business raise long-term capital.

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