If interest Rates fall the issuer will most likely call which bonds first? - answer-High Dividend Rate preferred issues trading at a premium
What are some actions by a corporation will affect an individuals common shareholder's equity - answer-Conversion of convertible preferred stocks or bond
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FINRA SIE Exam
If interest Rates fall the issuer will most likely call which bonds first? - answer-High Dividend Rate preferred issues
trading at a premium
What are some actions by a corporation will affect an individuals common shareholder's equity - answer-Conversion of
convertible preferred stocks or bond
Repurchase of common shares
Issuance of additional common shares
(Stock splits do not effect shareholders equity but it must be voted on because it effects Par Value)
Benefits to a Convertible stock compared to a regular debenture - answer-Convertible stock will have a slightly lower
yield than non-convertible however it will raise in value as the market price of common stock rises
What traits do preferred stock and bonds have in common? How are they different? - answer-Can be callable by issuer,
both have periodic payments. Both are senior securities to common stock.
Neither have voting rights
Preferred is paid dividends on a percentage of face value much like the yield of a bond.
Preferred stock has no maturity date and can be held perpetually while bonds have a set maturity date.
Payments to preferred stock are not mandatory unless a declared dividend has been issued to common stock
Payments to bond holders are mandatory
When are common dividends declared and paid? - answer-Quarterly for both
A customer owns 256 shares of ABC common stock. ABC declares a rights offering, with the terms being that for every
15 rights a shareholder may purchase one additional share.at $24 a share. Any fractional rights may be rounded up to
buy an additional share.
How many shares may the customer buy with these right? - answer-A share holder can buy a maximum of 18 shares
with these rights paying $432 for them.
The 17.06 shares may be rounded up to 18.
XXYZ ADR (American Depository Receipt) represents 10% of the value of an XXYZ ordinary share. The ordinary shares
trade on the London Stock Exchange, where the current price is 400 British Pounds (BP). The current exchange rate for
the British Pound against the US Dollar is $1.40. The ordinary share pays an annualized dividend of 12 BP. The XXYZ ADR
is listed on the NYSE. If a customer places an order to buy $560,000 of the ADR on the customer will buy how many
shares of the ADR? - answer-10,000 Shares with $560.,000
Explanation
400 BP x $1.4 = 560
$560, BP/share = 10,000 Shares of XXYZ
Preferred Stock market valuation is based primarily on what?
Performance of stock?
Inflation?
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, Interest rates? - answer-Interest Rates is the correct answer, remember that preferred stock is much like a bond in that
it has fixed payments and is considered fixed income.
Long term market interest rate levels determine the valuation.
Rights are? - answer-Exerciserable, Negotiable (can be traded), Giftable
Dividends can be paid in the form of? - answer-Cash or products
Additional shares of ANOTHER company (yes another company)
Additional shares of that company
A corporate bond which is backed solely by full faith and credit of the issuer.. - answer-Debenture
Trades of all of the following will settle in Fed Funds Except?
1) US Treasury Bonds
2) Treasury Bills
3) Prime Commercial Paper
4) Prime Banker's Acceptances - answer-3) Prime commercial paper is not traded by the Federal Reserve therefore does
not settle in Fed Funds
Prime Banker's Acceptances, T Bills, T Bonds, are all settled in Fed Funds
All of the following are sources of income that can be used to service debt on municipal revenue bonds Except?
1) Toll Fees
2) Park Fees
3) Capitalized interest
4) Sales Tax - answer-Capitalized interest (property tax) is not used in revenue bonds, it is only used in General
Obligation Bonds
A corporation issued a 7% AA sinking fund debenture at par. Three years later, similar issues are being issues at 8%.
Which of the following is true about the outstanding 7% issue? How does the current yield relate to the nominal yield -
answer-The current yield will be higher than the nominal yield.
The nominal yield (stated yield) will be 7%
The market price of the yield will drop when the new issues are at a higher yield.
Current yield = annual interest $/ current market price
market price = .07 / .08 = 875
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