Question 1

The risk that financial problems could spread among financial institutions and across financial markets, causing a collapse of the financial system, is known as:

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A)   systemic risk.
B)   leverage risk.
C)   financial meltdown risk.
D)   credit risk.

Question 2

Bonds issued by corporations have a ____ expected return and ____ risk than Treasury bonds.

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A)   lower; lower
B)   lower; higher
C)   higher; lower
D)   higher; higher

Question 3

Households with ____ are served by ____.

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A)   deficient funds; depository institutions and finance companies
B)   deficient funds; finance companies only
C)   savings; finance companies only
D)   savings; pension funds and finance companies

Question 4

Which of the following is a capital market instrument?

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A)   a six-month certificate of deposit
B)   a three-month Treasury bill
C)   a ten-year bond
D)   an agreement for a bank to loan funds directly to a company for nine months

Question 5

The main source of funds for ____ is proceeds from selling securities to households and businesses, while their main use of funds is providing loans to households and businesses.

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A)   savings institutions
B)   commercial banks
C)   mutual funds
D)   finance companies
E)   pension funds

Question 6

Most mutual funds raise funds by issuing securities and then lend the funds to individuals and small businesses.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following financial intermediaries commonly invests in stocks and bonds?

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A)   pension funds
B)   insurance companies
C)   mutual funds
D)   all of the above

Question 8

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

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A)   Financial markets attract funds from investors and channel the funds to corporations.
B)   Money markets enable corporations to borrow funds on a short-term basis so that they can support their existing operations.
C)   Financial institutions serve solely as intermediaries with the financial markets and never serve as investors.
D)   Investors seek to invest their funds in the stock of firms that are presently undervalued and have much potential to improve.

Question 9

Those participants who receive more money than they spend are referred to as

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A)   deficit units.
B)   surplus units.
C)   borrowing units.
D)   government units.

Question 10

The creditors in the federal funds market are

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A)   households.
B)   depository institutions.
C)   firms.
D)   government agencies.

Question 11

Institutional investors not only provide financial support to companies but also exercise some degree of governance over them.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following distinguishes credit unions from commercial banks and savings institutions?

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A)   Credit unions are nonprofit.
B)   Credit unions accept deposits but do not make loans.
C)   Credit unions make loans but do not accept deposits.
D)   Savings institutions restrict their business to members who share a common bond.

Question 13

Financial markets facilitating the flow of short-term debt securities with maturities of less than one year are known as

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A)   secondary markets.
B)   capital markets.
C)   primary markets.
D)   money markets.
E)   none of the above

Question 14

A five-year security was purchased two years ago by an investor who plans to resell it. The investor will sell the security r in the

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A)   secondary market.
B)   primary market.
C)   deficit market
D)   surplus market.

Question 15

Without the participation of financial intermediaries in financial market transactions,

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A)   information and transaction costs would be lower.
B)   transaction costs would be higher but information costs would be unchanged.
C)   information costs would be higher but transaction costs would be unchanged.
D)   information and transaction costs would be higher.

Question 16

When a depository institution offers a loan, it is acting as a creditor.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Savings institutions are a type of nondepository institution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Securities represent a claim on the provider of funds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

If markets are ____, investors could use available information ignored by the market to earn abnormally high returns.

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A)   perfect
B)   active
C)   inefficient
D)   in equilibrium

Question 20

Those financial markets that facilitate the flow of short-term funds are known as

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A)   money markets.
B)   capital markets.
C)   primary markets.
D)   secondary markets.

Exam 1: Role of Financial Markets and Institutions

Securities represent a claim on the provider of funds.

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A five-year security was purchased two years ago by an investor who plans to resell it. The investor will sell the security r in the

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Households with ____ are served by ____.

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Which of the following statements is incorrect?

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Institutional investors not only provide financial support to companies but also exercise some degree of governance over them.

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The risk that financial problems could spread among financial institutions and across financial markets, causing a collapse of the financial system, is known as:

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The creditors in the federal funds market are

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Financial markets facilitating the flow of short-term debt securities with maturities of less than one year are known as

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Most mutual funds raise funds by issuing securities and then lend the funds to individuals and small businesses.

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If markets are ____, investors could use available information ignored by the market to earn abnormally high returns.

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Which of the following distinguishes credit unions from commercial banks and savings institutions?

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Without the participation of financial intermediaries in financial market transactions,

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Bonds issued by corporations have a ____ expected return and ____ risk than Treasury bonds.

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Those financial markets that facilitate the flow of short-term funds are known as

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Savings institutions are a type of nondepository institution.

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Which of the following is a capital market instrument?

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The main source of funds for ____ is proceeds from selling securities to households and businesses, while their main use of funds is providing loans to households and businesses.

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Those participants who receive more money than they spend are referred to as

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When a depository institution offers a loan, it is acting as a creditor.

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Which of the following financial intermediaries commonly invests in stocks and bonds?

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