Final Review Flashcards

(33 cards)

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Financial markets have the basic function of

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bringing together people with funds to lend and people who want to borrow

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A discount bond requires the borrower to repay the principal at the maturity date plus interest payment

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FALSE

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A coupon bond pays the lender a fixed interest payment every year until the maturity date, when a specified amount is repaid.

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TRUE

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4
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What are secondary markets?

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NYSE, US government bonds, NASDAQ, and futures markets

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5
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A corporation acquires new funds only when its securities are sold in the

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primary market by investment banks

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6
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Technical analysis used to predict movements in stocks based on past patterns are, according to efficient market theory ____.

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Waste of time

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The weak form of efficient market theory asserts

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future changes in stock prices cannot be predicted from past prices and technical analysis cannot expect to outperform the market.

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An open market sale of securities by the Federal Reserve will

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decrease liabilities of the Fed and not affect assets of the banking system

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If the Fed wants to lower the monetary base and the money supply it will….

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sell government securities

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Investors buy at the ___ and sell at the ____

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buy at ask and sell at bid

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Banks buy at __ and sell at ___

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buy at bid and sell at ask

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When the value of money changes from 0.50 to 0.75 the money has ___

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Depreciated

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If the dollar ___ from 0.5 yen per dollar to 0.8 yen per dollar; the dollar ____ from 2 dollars/yen to 1.25 dollars/yen.

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Appreciates; Appreciates

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14
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If the yen appreciates relative to the dollar

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Japanese guitars will be more expensive in the US and American cars will be cheaper in Japan

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15
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An important notion about the PPP is that exchange rates are determined in the ____

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long run

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16
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The theory of PPP asserts that exchange rates adjust according to ____

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The two countries price levels

17
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If the Fed buys domestic $ in exchange for foreign $ this will result in

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foreign reserves and monetary base to decrease

18
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Assume a country is practicing fixed exchange rate, The domestic currency is currently _____
which is ____ the level its supposed to be. This pushes central bank to sell domestic currency in exchange for foreign currency.

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undervalued; below.

19
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If the federal reserve of the US cannot continue to intervene bc it ran out of international reserves. This would cause USD to ___ and a ___ must occur where the equilibrium exchange rate settles in a __ level.

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Depreciate; devaluation; lower

20
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A banks assets are

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its uses of funds

21
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A banks liabilities are

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its sources of funds

22
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Secondary reserves

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can be converted into cash with low transaction costs

23
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When comparing S&L and mutual savings banks, which is the most significant difference?

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Depositors as a group own mutual banks.

24
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Difference between value and glamour fund is

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value funds stocks have high book/market equity prices

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Co-insurance is basically
the strategy to decrease moral hazard.
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Law of Large Numbers states
the more observations you have the better the distribution is, or smoother the bell curve.
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Which is the highest % of Assets for Life Insurance companies and which is the lowest %?
Highest - Bonds | Lowest - Loans
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Pension
similar to mutual funds
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Defined Benefit vs Defined Contribution Pensions
benefit calculates how much you will get out of the pension, while contribution calculates what you will pay into the pension
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What is credit risk?
the risk they assume by lending to different people. Some people won't be able to pay back the loan and creates a credit risk.
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What is compensating balances
Basically money set aside as collateral.
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Credit Rationing
it means not everyone who applies for a loan will get it, or not everyone will get the amount they are asking for.
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What does the DURATION try to accomplish
essentially the weighted average of the collection time of the asset that are rate sensitive