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TEST BANK For Financial Markets And Institutions 8th EditionBy Anthony Saunders
Money is anything accepted by anyone as payment for services or goods. -
ANSWER:True
Interest rates are determined in the bond markets. - ANSWER:True
A stock is a debt security that promises to make periodic payments for a specific
period of time. - ANSWER:False
Monetary policy affects interest rates but has little effect on inflation or business
cycles. - ANSWER:False
The government organization responsible for the conduct of monetary policy in the
United States is the U.S. Treasury. - ANSWER:False
Interest rates can be accurately described as the rental price of money. -
ANSWER:True
Holding everything else constant, as the dollar weakens vacations abroad become
less attractive. - ANSWER:True
In recent years, financial markets have become more stable and less risky. -
ANSWER:False
Financial innovation has provided more options to both investors and borrowers. -
ANSWER:True
A financial intermediary borrows funds from people who have saved. - ANSWER:True
From 2001 to 2008, the dollar depreciated substantially. - ANSWER:True
From 2007 to 2009, the U.S. economy was hit by the worst financial crisis since the
Great Depression. - ANSWER:True
Holding everything else constant, as the dollar strengthens foreigners will buy more
U.S. exports. - ANSWER:False
In a bull market stock prices are rising, on average. - ANSWER:True
In a bear market stock prices are rising, on average. - ANSWER:False
Financial institutions are among the largest employers in the country and frequently
pay very high salaries. - ANSWER:True
,Different interest rates have a tendency to move in unison. - ANSWER:True
Financial markets are what makes financial institutions work. - ANSWER:False
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. -
ANSWER:False
Although the internet has changed many aspects of our lives, it hasn't proven very
useful for collecting and/or analyzing financial and economic data. - ANSWER:False
Every financial market allows loans to be made. - ANSWER:True
Most people's involvement with the financial system is through financial
intermediaries rather than financial markets. - ANSWER:True
A critical function of financial markets is an efficient allocation of capital. -
ANSWER:True
The New York Stock Exchange is an example of a primary market. - ANSWER:False
Equity represents an ownership interest in a firm and entitles the holder to the
residual cash flows. - ANSWER:True
The capital market is a financial market in which only short-term debt instruments
(generally those with an original maturity of less than one year) are traded. -
ANSWER:False
Many common stocks are traded over the counter, although a majority of the largest
corporations have their shares traded at organized stock exchanges. - ANSWER:True
Many common stocks are traded at organized exchanges, although a majority of the
largest corporations have their shares traded over the counter. - ANSWER:False
Corporations that issue new securities to raise capital now conduct more of this
business in financial markets in Europe and Asia than in the U.S. - ANSWER:True
Currently, over 80% of the new issues in the international bond market are
Eurobonds. - ANSWER:False
American investors pay attention to only the Dow Jones Industrial Average. -
ANSWER:False
A bond denominated in euros and issued in a country that uses the euro as its
currency is an example of a Eurobond. - ANSWER:False
, An example of direct financing is if you were to lend money to your neighbor. -
ANSWER:True
Liquidity services are services that make it easier for customers to conduct financial
transactions. - ANSWER:True
A financial intermediary's risk-sharing activities are also referred to as asset
transformation. - ANSWER:True
The process of financial intermediation is also known as direct finance. -
ANSWER:False
Through economies of scale, financial intermediaries can lower the cost of
information production for each service by applying one information resource to
many different services. - ANSWER:True
Adverse selection refers to those with high credit risks, being most aggressive in their
search for funds. - ANSWER:True
A mutual fund is not a depository institution. - ANSWER:True
A pension fund is not a contractual savings institution. - ANSWER:False
"Thrift institutions" include savings and loan associations, mutual savings banks, and
credit unions. - ANSWER:True
The government agency that insures each depositor at a commercial bank, savings
and loan association, or mutual savings bank up to a loss of $100,000 per account
($250,000 for individual retirement accounts) is the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC). - ANSWER:False
In the U.S., financial intermediaries are restricted in what they are allowed to do and
what assets they can hold. - ANSWER:True
Unlike regulations in other countries, there are very few federal regulations
governing who is allowed to set up a financial intermediary. - ANSWER:False
A bond's current market value is equal to the present value of the coupon payments
plus the present value of the face amount. - ANSWER:True
Discounting the future is the procedure used to find the future value of a dollar
received today. - ANSWER:False
The current yield is the best measure of an investor's return from holding a bond. -
ANSWER:False
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