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[单选题] (I. Debt markets are often referred to generically as the bond market.
(II. A bond is a security that is a claim on the earnings and assets of a corporation.
A. (I. is true, (II. false.
B. (I. is false, (II. true.
C. Both are true.
D. Both are false.
[单选题] Activity in money markets increased significantly in the late 1970s and early 1980s because of
A. rising short-term interest rates.
B. regulations that limited what banks could pay for deposits.
C. both A and B of the above.
D. neither A nor B of the above.
[简答题] Money markets are used extensively by businesses both to warehouse surplus funds and to raise short-term funds.
[简答题] Firms and individuals use the money markets primarily to warehouse funds for short
Periods of time until a more important need or a more productive use for the funds arises.
[单选题] Financial markets and institutions
A. involve the movement of huge quantities of money.
B. affect the profits of businesses.
C. affect the types of goods and services produced in an economy.
D. do all of the above.
E. do only A and B of the above.
[单选题] The government regulates financial markets for two main reasons:
A. to ensure soundness of the financial system and to increase the information available to investors.
B. to improve control of monetary policy and to increase the information available to investors.
C. to ensure that financial intermediaries do not earn more than the normal rate of return and to improve control of monetary policy.
D. to ensure soundness of financial intermediaries and to prevent financial intermediaries from earning less than the normal rate of return.
[单选题] The bond markets are important because
A. they are easily the most widely followed financial markets in the United States.
B. they are the markets where interest rates are determined.
C. they are the markets where foreign exchange rates are determined.
D. all of the above.
[单选题] Financial markets improve economic welfare because
A. they allow funds to move from those without productive investment opportunities to those who have such opportunities.
B. they allow consumers to time their purchases better.
C. they weed out inefficient firms.
D. they do all of the above.
E. they do A and B of the above.
[简答题] Smartphones have made new methods of retail payment possible
[简答题] Financial markets are what makes financial institutions work.
[单选题] In financial markets, lenders typically have inferior information about potential returns and risks associated with any investment project. This difference in information is called
A. comparative informational disadvantage.
B. asymmetric information.
C. variant information.
D. caveat venditor.
[单选题] A country whose financial markets function poorly is likely to
A. efficiently allocate its capital resources.
B. enjoy high productivity.
C. experience economic hardship and financial crises.
D. increase its standard of living.
[单选题] Markets in which funds are transferred from those who have excess funds available to those who have a shortage of available funds are called
A. commodity markets.
B. funds markets.
C. derivative exchange markets.
D. financial markets.
[单选题] Financial markets have the basic function of
A. bringing together people with funds to lend and people who want to borrow funds.
B. assuring that the swings in the business cycle are less pronounced.
C. assuring that governments need never resort to printing money.
D. both A and B of the above.
E. both B and C of the above.
[单选题] Which of the following markets is sometimes organized as an over-the-counter market?
A. The stock market
B. The bond market
C. The foreign exchange market
D. The federal funds market
E. all of the above
[单选题] Which of the following are secondary markets?
A. The New York Stock Exchange
B. The U.S. government bond market
C. The over-the-counter stock market
D. The options markets
E. All of the above
[单选题] Corporations may enter the capital markets because
A. they do not have sufficient capital to fund their investment opportunities.
B. they want to preserve their capital to protect against expected needs.
C. it is required by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC..
D. none of the above.
[简答题] In recent years, financial markets have become more risky. However, only a limited number of tools (such as derivatives. are available to assist in managing this risk.
