Question 1. A prpoperty and casualty company's revenue for a year is generated from _________.
a. the premium income for policies written during the year
b. claim expenses depreciated against the real assets of the company
c. investment income resulting from the investment of both the reserves established to pay off future claims and the property and casualty company's surplus
d. Both a cnd c
Question 2. The prices of bonds with ________ are most sensitive to interest rate movements.
a. zero-coupon payments
b. small-coupon payments
c. high-coupon payments
d. None of the above; the size of the coupon does not affect sensitivity of the bond prices
Question 3. Bought deals expose investment banking firms to ___________ capital risk than traditional underwriting.
a. greater
b. less
c. the same
d. none of the above
Question 4. Because of imperfections in markets, investors needs the services of _________.
a. dealers
b. brokers
c. seurity regulators
d. All of the above
Question 5. Which of the following is false?
a. The dominant OTC market for stock in the U. S. is the NASDAQ.
b. One effect of operational efficency has been the decline in bid-ask spread to a level of one cent.
c. If securities are more liquid, a call auction trading system is more appropriate.
d. The minimum bid-offer spread in 2001 is one cent.
e. None of the above.