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________ represents the most basic form of company ownership and includes voting rights and dividends, if and when the firm elects to pay dividends.


A) Capital stock
B) Common stock
C) Preferred stock
D) Carrier stock

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

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When investment bankers underwrite an issue, they buy at a discounted price the entire stock issue of a firm and then sell the stock, at full price, to private investors.

A) True
B) False

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________ have a set dollar goal the fund manager wants to manage. Once the fund has reached that goal, it does not accept new investors.


A) No-load funds
B) Closed-end funds
C) Drop-off funds
D) Zero-sum load funds

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

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A recent publication referred to a series of bonds as "the 6s of 35." What does this mean?


A) They were issued in 2006, and they mature in 2035.
B) That any bond in this issue, whose series' numbers end in "6" are callable in the year 2035.
C) They are 35-year bonds that were due in 2006.
D) They pay 6% interest and they mature in 2035.

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

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Stock certificates identify per share dividends, expressed as a percentage of par value.

A) True
B) False

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The proceeds from a secondary market sale of securities go to the corporation whose security is being traded.

A) True
B) False

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The market price of a share of common stock depends heavily on


A) the number of stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
B) the default rate on U.S. government bonds.
C) the overall performance of the company.
D) the relative value of the U.S. dollar compared to the euro.

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

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Bonds perceived as high risk typically pay ________ interest rates.


A) higher
B) lower
C) more volatile
D) less volatile

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

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Maggie owns 10% or 50,000 common shares of a small biotech company. Although she has enjoyed a lot of control, Maggie realizes that in order for the firm to acquire the funds to grow in a recessionary economy, it will need to issue more stock. Unless she and others exercise preemptive rights,


A) the company will surely begin to pay dividends.
B) the new issue will dilute her ownership.
C) the new issue will decrease the market price of the stock.
D) The new issue will be traded on the secondary market.

E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

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Victoria places a limit order at $48 and the stock currently sells for $61 per share, the broker will buy the stock for her.

A) True
B) False

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Marshall Manufacturing issues a $1,000 bond, with an interest rate of 10%, and a maturity date of 2025. This creates a liability for Marshall Manufacturing to pay the bondholder


A) $100 interest per year and $1,000 in the year 2025.
B) 10% of the selling price of the bond.
C) an interest payment equal to the dividend payment distributed to the common stockholders.
D) $1,100 annually until the year 2025.

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

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Last week, Caitlin met with her financial planner, Derek. Derek urged Caitlin to consider only government bonds and mutual funds in her portfolio. Since she is in her 20s, Caitlin thinks she can accept a little more risk. You suggest that it is a better plan to follow Derek's advice, rather than research her choices on her own.

A) True
B) False

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Applying what you have learned about investments as introduced to you in Chapter 19, put the following investments in order from least risky to riskiest. Which of following lists begin with the least risky investment and ends with the most risky? Least risky = 1; most risky = 5.


A) 1) Bonds; 2) Mutual Funds; 3) ETFs; 4) Preferred Stock; 5) Common Stock
B) 1) Preferred Stock; 2) Common Stock; 3) Mutual Funds; 4) ETFs; 5) Bonds
C) 1) Common Stock; 2) Bonds; 3) Mutual Funds; 4) ETFs; 5) Preferred Stock
D) 1) Bonds; 2) Common Stock 3) Mutual Funds 4) ETFs 5) Preferred Stock

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

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Bond classifications include, but are not limited to corporate bonds, treasury bonds, treasury notes, and municipal bonds.

A) True
B) False

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The corporate certificate issued to an investor that has loaned money to the corporation or government is called a


A) common stock.
B) preferred stock.
C) bond.
D) debt document.

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

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In the Adapting to Change box, inaccuracies in robo-advisor algorithms have led more investors back to traditional financial advisors.

A) True
B) False

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Game Guys, Inc. needs several million dollars in order to expand and become the international company that it says it wants to be in its strategic plan. After consulting with an investment banker who is willing to underwrite the issue, it learned that investors will purchase the stock for $32/share. Game Guys will receive a smaller amount for each share that is sold.

A) True
B) False

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The NASDAQ is a floor-based exchange.

A) True
B) False

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The trading of previously issued securities from one investor to another takes place in the


A) primary market.
B) secondary market.
C) initial offerings market.
D) corporate trading market.

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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Tressan wants to purchase stock in a company that is headquartered in Australia. Tressan


A) will have to place her order through the Sydney Stock Exchange.
B) cannot legally own the stock of a Australian corporation.
C) can buy the shares from a broker on a U.S. exchange.
D) must obtain an investor visa to complete the purchase.

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

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