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Both preferred stocks and bonds represent funding sources that require repayment to investors.

A) True
B) False

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Molly Manufacturing plans to issue $75 million of common stock.The firm will likely rely on the advice and assistance of a(n) :


A) Federal Reserve bank.
B) commercial bank.
C) mutual fund.
D) investment banker.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following describes a benefit enjoyed by investors in mutual funds?


A) Guaranteed dividend payments are received annually.
B) Investment risk is eliminated.
C) Investors buy an ownership interest in many different companies.
D) Investors exercise managerial authority in many different companies.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Index funds invest in one specific type of investment,for example,an index fund might only invest in income stocks,companies whose stocks pay dividends.

A) True
B) False

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The stocks of high quality companies such as Coca-Cola and Microsoft are called blue chip stocks.

A) True
B) False

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A callable bond allows a bondholder to exchange his/her bond for shares of common stock in the same corporation.

A) True
B) False

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The New York Stock Exchange will underwrite new issues of stocks or bonds.

A) True
B) False

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Interest rate on bonds is usually quoted as an annual rate,and paid:


A) quarterly
B) annually
C) semi-annually
D) monthly

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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Investors and corporations are on the opposite sides of the interest rate risk scenario.If interest rates go up to 7%,the bondholder holding a bond with a 6% interest rate knows that he could do better.If he is forced to sell his bond on the secondary market before it matures,he will receive less than the face value.

A) True
B) False

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Buying stock on margin lowers the overall risk for the investor.

A) True
B) False

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A mutual fund company buys securities from corporations and governments,and packages them together into a "mutual fund".It then ________________.


A) sells shares of this packaged investment to interested investors
B) deposits the mutual fund into a pension fund for institutional investors
C) charges investors a fee to find out how these investments fared,so that investors can decide for themselves as to whether they want to own the investments
D) gives investors the option to bid on a share of this investment

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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What is a stock exchange and what are the major U.S.exchanges? Who is responsible for regulating the exchanges?

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A stock exchange is an organization whos...

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Using information not available to the public to unfairly benefit in the stock market represents:


A) security fraud.
B) an unethical,but a legal activity.
C) blue-sky violations.
D) insider trading.

E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

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Lupe's stockbroker called to inform Lupe of a margin call that requires that she pay $1,000.This indicates that the value of Lupe's stock has:


A) just announced a stock split.
B) decreased.
C) increased.
D) changed causing the Federal Reserve to increase the margin rate.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Laura read about Living Longer Biotechnology,Inc.and wants to buy 100 common shares at $45 per share.Unfortunately,she only has $3000 available to invest.One risky strategy Laura could consider is:


A) buying on margin.
B) buying from the dealer's account.
C) arranging for security funding.
D) leveraging her future professional earnings.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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The Securities and Exchange Commission does not intercede in any way in the process of an IPO.Doing so would disrupt the natural process of the capital markets.

A) True
B) False

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One of the criticisms of the Dow Jones Industrial Average is that it does not include enough stocks to provide a good representation of the entire stock market.

A) True
B) False

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Well-known foreign exchanges that also exchange the securities of U.S.firms include the London Exchange and the Tokyo Exchange.

A) True
B) False

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Bond classifications include,but are not limited to Corporate bonds,T-bills,Treasury bonds,Treasury notes,and Municipal bonds.

A) True
B) False

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Every time someone sells a stock believing the price has reached its maximum,someone else buys it believing the price will go still higher.

A) True
B) False

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