Municipal Securities Flashcards
The bond placement ratio, as shown in the Daily Bond Buyer, is found by which of the following?
The dollar value of new issues sold divided by dollar value of the new issues offered.
Who has the final responsibility for debt service on an industrial revenue bond?
Corporation leasing the facility.
All of the following deal with the secondary market EXCEPT:
notice of sale.
A customer purchases New York State GOs at a discount in the secondary market. The bonds mature in 10 years and are callable in 5 years at par. Under MSRB rules, the customer’s confirmation will show
YTM.
The dollar price used to compute the yield to call must be recorded on the confirmation of which of the following callable municipal bonds?
9s 15 quoted at 7.0.
Under MSRB rules, if a municipal securities dealer has a financial advisory relationship with an issuer, which of the following statements is NOT true?
The relationship need not be disclosed in communications with the public pertaining to that issuer’s securities.
Which of the following are TRUE?
I. Direct payment BABs provide the municipal issuer with payments from the U.S. treasury.
II. Tax credit or issuer BABs provide the municipal bondholder with a federal income tax credit.
Which of the following is the largest component of a municipal underwriting spread?
Total takedown
New Housing Authority (NHA) bonds are a relatively safe investment because:
the U.S. government guarantees a contribution to secure the bonds.
With bonds subject to a gross revenue pledge, the first priority will be to pay:
bond interest and principal.
Scale in a municipal bond underwriting refers to
yields by maturity.
The Bond Buyer’s 30-Day Visible Supply includes
I. issues of bonds sold on a competitive basis.
II. issues of bonds sold on a negotiated basis.
A municipal issuer publishes an official notice of sale to indicate that the offering will be made:
on a competitive basis.
Which of the following statements regarding the good faith deposit submitted by interested bidders are TRUE?
I. It is usually 1% to 2% of the total par value of the bonds offered.
II. If the bid is unsuccessful, it is returned to the underwriting syndicate.
All of the following must be considered by an investment adviser representative before recommending a municipal security to a customer EXCEPT:
The municipality’s coverage ratio.
All of the following items of information must be included in a municipal securities confirmation EXCEPT:
an extraordinary call provision.
All of the following characteristics regarding industrial development bonds (IDBs) are true EXCEPT:
the bonds are normally backed by the full faith and credit of the municipality.
Which of the following are TRUE of an official statement?
III. It is required to be delivered to purchasers at or before settlement.
IV. It is generally used by underwriters to help sell the issue.
You sell a municipal bond that has been advance refunded. It will be called at 102 four years from now. On the confirmation, the yield must be stated as the yield to:
call.
Which of the following underwriting arrangements is associated with an invitation, typically found inThe Bond Buyer, directed at investment bankers and broker dealers, intended to solicit interest in underwriting a new municipal issue?
Competitive bid.
Which of the following statements regarding a municipal variable rate demand obligation are TRUE?
I. Interest payments are tied to the movements of another specified interest rate.
the coupon rate of the bond changes and the price remains stable.
Which of the following governmental bodies receive the least amount of their revenues from property taxes?
State governments.
When acting as an agent for a customer, MSRB rules require the broker to make a reasonable effort to obtain which of the following?
I. A fair price in relation to prevailing market conditions.
II. A reasonable price in relation to prevailing market conditions.
A Western account underwriting of $100 million in municipal bonds is established. A member firm agrees to underwrite 10% of the issue and sells out its allotment of $10 million. However, some of the other firms participating in the deal are unable to sell their full allocation, and $15 million of the bonds remain unsold. What is the member firm’s financial obligation?
0.
A confirmation to a customer purchasing a new issue of municipal securities must disclose all of the following EXCEPT:
current yield.
Hospital revenue bonds may be backed by:
II. operating revenues.
III. special taxes.
The TIC method of evaluating municipal bids:
considers the time value of cash flows.
All of the following might lead to an industrial development bond being called EXCEPT:
the municipality is approaching a statutory debt limit.
An investor in the 28% income tax bracket is considering purchasing either a 4% municipal bond or a 5% corporate bond. Which of the following statements regarding the two bonds’ after-tax yields is TRUE?
The municipal bond’s yield is higher than the corporate bond’s yield.
According to MSRB rules, if a customer purchases a municipal bond from your firm, the confirmation must disclose
II. whether your firm acted as agent or principal.
III. your firm’s address.
The interest from which of the following bonds might be included in the alternative minimum tax calculation?
Industrial development revenue bonds.
A legal opinion evaluates which of the following features of a municipal issue?
II. Legality.
III. Tax-exempt status.
All of the following should be considered when creating a diversified municipal bond portfolio EXCEPT:
denomination of the bonds included in the portfolio.
Badentown is planning to raise money in 3 months to build a new city hall. The mayor wishes to start ground preparation immediately. How could money be raised to fund the work?
Bond anticipation note.
Which of the following does NOT participate in the syndicate (joint account) for a municipal underwriting?
The issuing municipality.
The placement ratio in “The Bond Buyer” indicates the relationship for a particular week between the number of bonds sold and the number of bonds:
offered for sale in the market that week.
Interest on loans to purchase securities is generally a deductible item on one’s tax return unless the purchase is for
a municipal bond
For the underwriting of a municipal bond issue, competitive bids are submitted by underwriters as a:
firm commitment.
The City of Podunk has an outstanding 25-year maturity issue that is callable in 7 years. It has prerefunded the issue and established an escrow account containing the proper government securities with face amounts and maturities approximating the call provisions of the original issue. In quoting the original issue, which of the following must be used?
Yield-to-call.
Which of the following would be considered in analyzing the credit worthiness of a revenue bond issuer?
II. Debt service coverage.
III. Management.