Quiz 1 Flashcards

1
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Examples of Non-financial assets

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patent, machinery

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2
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_____ assets are used to produce products or services, while _____ assets are claims on real assets or on the cash flows they produce.

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Real, financial

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3
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4 functions of financial markets

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Consumption timing
Risk allocation
Resource allocation
Separation of ownership and management

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4
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security selection

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choice of specifc securities within a broad asset class - Trying to identify mispriced financial assets is an example

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5
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Investment company

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pools money from investors and invests it in a variety of securities - invests money raised from investors in a variety of securities

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6
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Financial intermediary, examples

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take in funds from lenders or investors and use the proceeds to lend money or buy assets

Investment companies, banks and credit unions, insurance companies

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7
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A security with a higher risk should expect a _____ return

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higher

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8
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Active management

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usually try to achieve returns higher than commensurate with risk by identifying mispriced assets - attempt to identify mispriced securities or to predict broad market trends

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9
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capital market

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market for long term capital - allow companies to raise long-term capital, i.e., to issue securities with maturities longer than one year, and investors to trade those securities with each other.

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10
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Futures contract

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calls for delivery of an asset at a specified price, on a specified delivery or maturity date -

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11
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How to calculate change in price weighted index

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Sum up all prices of indexes, calculate total g/l % using sums

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12
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How to calculate change in market-cap weighted index

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sum up market cap before and after time period, then calculate total g/l %

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13
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What type of market is the NYSE?

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Organized exchange, auction market

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14
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Historically, the NYSE started as an _____ and NASDAQ as a _____.

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exchange, dealer market

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15
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A limit order has _____

(execution, price certainties)

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execution uncertainty, but not price uncertainty

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16
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Costs associated with trading a security

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Dealer’s bid-ask spread, Broker’s commission, The price concession an investor may be forced to make for trading in quantities greater than those associated with the bid-ask quote

17
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You bought some shares and want to protect yourself against losses. You should place a _____.

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stop-loss

18
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examples of investment companies

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Closed-end funds
Exchange-traded funds
Mutual funds

19
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Which functions do investment companies perform for their investors?

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Lower transaction costs
Record keeping
Diversification and divisibility
Asset management

20
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Active funds have _____ the index on average, _____ adjusting the index returns for trading costs and management fees.

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underperformed; even after

21
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How much do equity funds typically hold in cash?

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About 5%

22
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portfolio turnover calculation

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value of shares traded / portfolio value

23
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Agency problems

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due to a conflict of interest in a principal-agent relationship

The problems stemming from a conflict of interest between shareholders and executives