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1.An active bond manager who attempts to capitalize on the yield spread between two fixed-income
securities would be using what investment strategy?
Indexing.
Immunization.
Interest rate anticipation.
Bond swap.
2. What type of active equity management style involves more of a long-term, low portfolio turnover
approach where you buy stocks that are currently trading below what their true value seems to be?
Market timing investing.
Sector rotation investing.
Growth-oriented investing.
Value-oriented investing.
3. What system minimizes settlement and record keeping errors for most buy-side firms by conducting
trades electronically with no manual intervention?
Origination.
Straight-through processing.
Prime brokerage.
Soft-dollar arrangement.
4. What term is used for the actual transfer of securities to the buyer in exchange for cash paid to the
seller?
Clearing.
Origination.
Settlement.
Soft-dollar arrangement.
5. Trillium Investments Inc. has an agreement in place where they get regular investment research
reports and market insights through TVA Inc., a domestic investment dealer. In exchange, Trillium agrees
to pay a minimum of $25,000 in commissions per annum by channeling equity trades through TVA Inc.
What type of structure has been set up between the two parties?
Origination.
Prime brokerage.
Straight-through processing.
Soft-dollar arrangement.
6. Terence is a portfolio manager who focuses a lot of time and energy in researching and often buying
relatively small companies that have recently listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. These companies
may be small in stature, but he feels they offer the greatest capital appreciation. What type of
investment strategy is Terence following.
Value investing.
Sector rotation.
Market capitalization.
Growth investing.
7. What is the primary source of investable funds for insurance companies?
Contributions.
Premiums.
Distributions.
Settlements.
8. A pre-programmed computer generated trading system will sell shares of XYZ Inc. immediately if its
20-day moving average falls below its 100-day moving average. What type of trading system is in place?
Trade-match elements.
Soft-dollar arrangement.
Algorithmic trading.
Straight-through processing.
9. What must dealers do to meet their suitability obligations for institutional clients?
They are required to meet suitability obligations for retail clients only.
They must build an active market in securities they sell.
They must have a written Code of conduct available to all employees.
They must determine if clients are sufficiently informed to make a suitability judgment.
10. What area of a dealer member’s business involves raising debt and equity capital for corporations?
Corporate Finance.
Institutional Trader.
Mergers and Acquisitions.
Public Finance.
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Risk-free rate used in CAPM can be a short-term or long-term rate depending on the tenor of the equity instrument
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Statements 2 and 3 are correct
Statement 2 only
Statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct
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II. The segmented markets theory suggests that although investors and borrowers may
normally concentrate on a particular natural maturity market, certain events may cause
them to wander from it.
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inverted yield curve is most commonly interpreted to signal that that the economy will
strengthen in the near future.
IV. The forward rate is commonly used to represent the market's forecast of the future
interest rate.
All statements are correct.
Only one statement is correct.
Two statements are correct.
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d.
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