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1
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Which one of the following is the interest rate that the largest commercial banks charge their most creditworthy corporate customers for short-term loans?

A

Prime

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2
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Which one of the following terms applies to a rate that serves as an indicator of future trends?

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Bellwether

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3
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Which one of the following rates is the rate that banks charge each other for overnight loans of $1 million or more?

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Federal Funds

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4
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Which one of the following rates is the rate a commercial bank must pay the Federal Reserve to borrow reserves overnight?

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Discount

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5
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Which one of the following rates is used by brokerage firms as the basis for determining margin loan rates

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Call Money

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6
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Which one of the following is unsecured debt issued by corporations on a short-term basis?

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Commercial paper

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7
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$100,000 or more term deposit at a bank is called which one of the following?

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Certificate of deposit

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Which one of the following is defined as U.S. dollar-denominated deposits held in a foreign bank?

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Eurodollars

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9
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Which one of the following abbreviations is the interest rate that international banks charge one another for overnight Eurodollar loans?

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LIBOR

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10
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Which one of the following is a short-term debt instrument issued by the U.S. Treasury?

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T-Bill

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11
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Which one of the following is a method used to quote interest rates on money market instruments?

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Bank discount basis

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12
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Which one of the following is defined as the relationship between the interest rate on default-free, pure discount bonds and the time to maturity?

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Term structure of interest rates

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13
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Pure discount bonds, which are created by separating the interest and principal payments from U.S. Treasury bonds, are called U.S. Treasury:

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STRIPS

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14
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Which one of the following rates is typically quoted?

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Nominal

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15
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Which one of the following best describes a real interest rate?

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Nominal - Inflation

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16
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Which one of the following best fits the Fisher hypothesis?

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Interest rates tend to be higher than inflation rates

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17
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Which one of the following theories states that the term structure of interest rates reveals the financial market’s projections of future interest rates?

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Expectations theory

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18
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Which one of the following is defined as a forward rate?

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expected future interest rate implied by current interest rates

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19
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Which one of the following proposes that lenders must be financially rewarded for loaning funds on a long-term versus a short-term basis?

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Maturity preference theory

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20
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The market segmentation theory states that interest rates on debt vary dependent upon market segments which are segmented based upon which one of the following?

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Time to maturity

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21
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Banks are most apt to quote short-term loan rates as:

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Prime plus a spread

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22
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Which one of the following rates is generally considered the bellwether rate for bank loans to business firms?

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Prime

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23
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Southern Bank needs to borrow money overnight from the Federal Reserve in order to meet its reserve requirements. Which one of the following interest rates will be charged on this loan?

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Discount

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24
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Capital Bank needs a one-day reserve loan of $3.6 million from Countryside Bank. Which one of the following interest rates will be charged on this loan?

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Federal Funds

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25
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Which one of the following actions is the Federal Reserve most likely to take if it is concerned about a slowing economy?

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Lower the discount rate

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26
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Assume that a large corporation, such as General Electric, needs money in the short term. Which one of the following securities is that corporation most likely to issue to meet this need?

A

Commercial papaer

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27
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Facilitates international trade

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Bankers acceptance

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28
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Which one of the following is the largest market in the world for new debt securities with maturities of one year or less?

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US Treasury Bill

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29
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Treasury STRIPS are:

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created by separating principal payments and coupons of Treasury notes and bonds.

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30
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The approximate nominal interest rate is computed as the real rate:

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Plus the inflation rate

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31
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Which one of the following debt instruments guarantees investors a positive real rate of return?

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TIPS

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32
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Based solely on the maturity preference theory, long-term interest rates:

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should be higher than short-term rates.

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33
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Modern term structure theory supports the contention that the term structure of interest rates will:

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Change over time

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34
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Which one of the following is the correct definition of a coupon rate?

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annual interest or par value

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35
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A premium bond is defined as a bond that:

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has a market price that exceeds par value.

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36
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A discount bond

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has a face value that exceeds the market value.

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37
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The price of a bond, net of accrued interest, is referred to as the bond’s:

A

Clean price

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38
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The dirty price of a bond

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Invoice price

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39
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A callable bond

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can be redeemed by the issuer prior to maturity.

40
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Which one of the following is the risk that market rates may increase causing the price of a bond to decline?

A

Interest rate risk

41
Q

The rate of return an investor actually earns from owning a bond is called which one of the following?

A

Realized yield

42
Q

Which one of the following measures a bond’s sensitivity to changes in market interest rates?

A

Duration

43
Q

A change in a bond’s price caused by which one of the following is defined as the dollar value of an 01?

A

change in yield to maturity of one basis point

44
Q

A dedicated portfolio is a bond portfolio created to:

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fund a future cash outlay.

45
Q

Which one of the following risks is associated with investing a coupon payment at a rate that is lower than the bond’s yield to maturity?

A

reinvestment rate risk

46
Q

Which one of the following involves creating a portfolio in a manner that minimizes the uncertainty of the portfolio’s maturity target date value?

A

Immunization

47
Q

Price risk is the risk that:

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the bonds in a dedicated portfolio will decrease in value in response to an increase in interest rates.

48
Q

Periodically rebalancing a portfolio so that the duration continues to match the target date is called:

A

Dynamic immunization

49
Q

A basic bond that has a face value of $1,000 and pays regular semiannual coupon payments is referred to as which one of the following?

A

Straight bond

50
Q

Which one of the following increases the probability that a bond will be called?

A

The market interest rates decline

51
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According to Malkiel’s theorems, bond prices and bond yields are:

A

Inversely related

52
Q

According to Malkiel’s theorems, bond prices and bond yields are:

A

Inversely related

53
Q

Which one of the following must be equal for two bonds if they are to have similar changes in their prices given a relatively small change in bond yields?

A

Duration

54
Q

To immunize your portfolio, you should:

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match bond durations to your target dates.

55
Q

Dynamic immunization is primarily aimed at reducing which one of the following risks?

A

Reinvestment risk

56
Q

Which one of the following is an assessment of the credit quality of a bond based on the financial condition of the bond issuer?

A

Credit rating

57
Q

What are the restrictions on investment portfolios that require that all securities held within the portfolio meet a specified level of safety called?

A

Prudent investment guidelines

58
Q

Bonds with relatively high coupons, due to their speculative credit ratings, are called which one of the following?

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High yield bonds

59
Q

Which one of these statements regarding corporate bond credit ratings is correct?

A

A bond’s credit spread may be a better indicator of a bond’s risk than its rating.

60
Q

Which one of the following is the risk that a bond issuer will cease paying the interest and principal payments as scheduled?

A

Default

61
Q

Which of the following is NOT considered in the first filter or phase of top-down analysis?

A

Domestic Spending

62
Q

The relationship between GDP and market capitalization for the leading economies of the world is generally __________blank.

A

Positively correlated

63
Q

Which of the following is NOT considered a leading economic indicator?

A

Industrial production

64
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Which of the following is NOT considered a lagging economic indicator?

A

Industrial production

65
Q

Which one of the following is defined as the market value of goods and services produced over a period of time?

A

GDP

66
Q

Which of the following reflects the dollar value of economic output in terms of the current year?

A

NOMINAL gdp

67
Q

Which of the following reflects the value of economic output adjusted to remove the effects of inflation?

A

Real GDP

68
Q

The U.S. makes up just under approximately what percent of the global equity market capitalization?

A

35%

69
Q

Which of the following is NOT one of the four stages of the business cycle?

A

BOOM

70
Q

Economic metrics that tend to rise and fall in advance of the economy are called __________blank indicators.

A

Leading

71
Q

Which of the following is NOT listed as a cause of increased integration of economies around the world?

A

increased international travel

72
Q

If the number of Euros required to buy $1 (USD) increases then the Euro has __________blank versus the U.S. dollar.

A

Deppreciated

73
Q

If the number of Euros required to buy $1 (USD) decreases then the Euro has __________blank versus the U.S. dollar.

A

Appreciated

74
Q

The relationship between inflation and real GDP is __________blank.

A

Inverse

75
Q

In the U.S., what percentage of the GDP is consumer spending?

A

70%

76
Q

All nonmilitary people employed and unemployed, but seeking employment make up the __________blank.

A

Labor force

77
Q

The labor force divided by the nonmilitary working age population equals the __________blank.

A

Labor force participation rate

78
Q

Which index measures the average prices paid by urban consumers for a basket of consumer goods and services?

A

Consumer price index

79
Q

Which of the following combinations describes a “goldilocks” scenario?

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rapid income growth, low unemployment, and low inflation

80
Q

t has been estimated that “substitution effects” underestimate the consumer price index by approximately how much?

A

1.0%

81
Q

A common rule of thumb on Wall Street says that the sum of the inflation rate plus the market price-earnings ratio equals __________blank.

A

20

82
Q

The power of a “rippling effect” of adding money to the financial system is measured by the __________blank.

A

Money multiplier

83
Q

The so-called “M1” money supply includes which of the following?

A

currency and checking deposits

84
Q

Which of the following describes the “M2” money supply?

A

M1 plus time deposits, savings accounts, and money markets

85
Q

Which of the following is NOT a primary goal of the Federal Reserve?

A

Encourage consumer spending

86
Q

The buying and selling of bonds by the Federal Reserve to manage the money supply is called __________blank.

A

Open market operations

87
Q

Government determination of tax rates and spending policies is called __________blank.

A

Fiscal policy

88
Q

PIGS” refers to which 4 countries in Europe?

A

Portugal, Ireland, Greece, Spain

89
Q

The interest rate the Federal Reserve charges its member banks on loans is called the:

A

Discount

90
Q

The short-term rate at which banks lend to each other is called the __________blank.

A

Fed funds rate

91
Q

Which type of economic sectors has a high sensitivity to the business cycle?

A

Cyclical

92
Q

Which type of economic sectors has a low sensitivity to the business cycle?

A

Defensive

93
Q

breakdown of the S&P 500 into major sectors specifying the relative market weight of components and indicating the direction of movement of the prices of the underlying stocks is called a __________blank.

A

Heat map

94
Q

Which one of the following is NOT one of the elements in the industry life cycle?

A

Rapid decline

95
Q

Which of the following is NOT one of Porter’s five forces?

A

Threats of new technology

96
Q

The process of moving investments between sectors of the economy over time is called __________blank.

A

Rotational investing

97
Q

Which of the following is NOT a threat of new entrants according to Porter’s five forces?

A

Quality of substitutes

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