A. A bond issued by a startup company
B. A government bond issued by the government of France.
C. A bond issued by a blue-chip company
D. An investment funds with portfolio of corporate bonds issued by blue chip companies
Related Mcqs:
- For the United States suppose the annual interest rate on government securities equals 8 percent while the annual inflation rate equals 4 percent, For Switzerland the annual interest rate on government securities equal 10 percent while the annual inflation rate equals 7 percent the above variables would cause investment funds to flow from ?
A. the United States to Switzerland causing the dollar to depreciate
B. the United States to Switzerland causing the dollar to appreciate
C. Switzerland to the United States causing the franc to depreciate
D. Switzerland to the United States causing the franc to appreciate - For the United States suppose the annual interest rate on government securities equals 12 percent while the annual inflation rate equals 8 percent For Japan the annual interest rate on government securities equals 10 percent while the annual inflation rate equals 5 percent the above variables would cause investment funds to flow from ?
A. The United States to Japan causing the dollar to depreciate
B. The United States to Japan causing the dollar to appreciate
C. The Japan to United States, causing the dollar to depreciate
D. The Japan to United States, causing the dollar to appreciate - Suppose there are three identical vases available to be purchased. Buyer 1 is willing to pay Rs30 for one, buyer 2 is willing to pay Rs25 for one, and buyer 3 is willing to pay Rs20 for one. If the price is Rs25, how many vases will be sold and what is the value of consumer surplus in this market ?
A. Three vases will be sold, and consumer surplus is Rs80
B. One vase will be sold, and consumer surplus is Rs5.
C. One vase will be sold, and consumer surplus is Rs30.
D. Three vases will be sold, and consumer surplus is Rs0.
E. Two vases will be sold, and consumer surplus is Rs5. - There is a decentralized market where geographically dispersed dealers are linked by telephones and computer screens. The market is for securities not listed on a stock or bond exchange. Name the market ?
A. Grey market
B. Over-the counter (OTC)
C. Open market
D. Back market - If the nominal interest rate is 7 percent and the inflation rate is 3 percent, then the real interest rate is ?
A. 4 percent
B. 10 percent
C. -4 percent
D. 3 percent
E. 21 percent - If the central bank buys financial securities in the open market to increase the monetary base, this is and example of ?
A. lender of less resort
B. financial intermediation
C. Open Market operations
D. Financial regulation - Keynes liquidity preference theory of the interest rate suggests that the interest rate is determined by ?
A. aggregate supply and aggregate demand
B. the supply and demand for loanable funds
C. the supply and demand for money
D. the supply and demand for labor - When money demand is expressed in a graph with the interest rate on the vertical axis and the quantity of money on the horizontal axis an increase in the interest rate ?
A. None of these answers
B. decrease the quantity demanded of money
C. increase the quantity demanded of money
D. decreases the demand for money
E. increases the demand for money - If inflation is 8 percent and the real interest rate is 3 percent, then the nominal interest rate must be ?
A. 3/8 percent
B. 5 percent
C. 11 percent
D. 24 percent - Pick out the generic term for the securities industry firms that buy sell and underwrite securities ?
A. Wall street
B. NASDAQ
C. Nikkei index
D. Yahoo index