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A tax free municipal bond provides a yield of 3.2%.What is the equivalent taxable yield on the bond given a 35% tax bracket?


A) 3.20%
B) 3.68%
C) 4.92%
D) 5.00%

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

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A corporation in a 34% tax bracket invests in the preferred stock of another company and earns a 6% pre-tax rate of return.An individual investor in a 15% tax bracket invests in the same preferred stock and earns the same pre-tax return.The after tax return to the corporation is _______ and the after tax return to the individual investor is _______.


A) 3.96%; 5.1%
B) 5.39%; 5.1%
C) 6.00%; 6.00%
D) 3.96%; 6.00%

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

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An investor in a T-bill earns interest by _________.


A) receiving interest payments every 90 days
B) receiving dividend payments every 30 days
C) converting the T-bill at maturity into a higher valued T-note
D) buying the bill at a discount from the face value received at maturity

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

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D

Which one of the following provides the best example of securitization?


A) convertible bond
B) call option
C) mortgage pass-through security
D) preferred stock

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

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What is the tax exempt equivalent yield on a 9% bond yield given a marginal tax rate of 28%?


A) 6.48%
B) 7.25%
C) 8.02%
D) 9.00%

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

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A benchmark market value index is comprised of three stocks.Yesterday the three stocks were priced at $12,$20,and $60.The number of outstanding shares for each is 600,000 shares,500,000 shares,and 200,000 shares,respectively.If the stock prices changed to $16,$18,and $62 today respectively,what is the one day rate of return on the index?


A) 5.78%
B) 4.35%
C) 6.16%
D) 7.42%

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

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Treasury bills are financial instruments issued by __________ to raise funds.


A) commercial banks
B) the Federal Government
C) large corporations
D) state and city governments

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

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An investor buys a T-bill at a bank discount quote of 4.80 with 150 days to maturity.The investor's actual annual rate of return on this investment was _____.


A) 4.80%
B) 4.97%
C) 5.47%
D) 5.74%

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

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If a treasury note has a bid price of $996.25,the quoted bid price in the Wall Street Journal would be _________.


A) 99:25
B) 99:63
C) 99:20
D) 99:08

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

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Which of the following is not a nickname for an agency associated with the mortgage markets?


A) Fannie Mae
B) Freddie Mac
C) Sallie Mae
D) Ginnie Mae

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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C

An investor in a 28% tax bracket is trying to decide whether to invest in a municipal bond or a corporate bond.She looks up municipal bond yields (rm) but wishes to calculate the taxable equivalent yield r.The formula she should use is given by ______.


A) r = rm * (1 - 28%)
B) r = rm/(1 - 72%)
C) r = rm * (1 - 72%)
D) r = rm/(1 - 28%)

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

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The ________ the ratio of municipal bond yields to corporate bond yields the _________ the cutoff tax bracket where more individuals will prefer to hold municipal debt.


A) higher; lower
B) lower; lower
C) lower; higher
D) higher; higher

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

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Which of the following are not characteristic of common stock ownership?


A) Residual claimant
B) Unlimited liability
C) Voting rights
D) Limited life of the security

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

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A __________ gives its holder the right to buy an asset for a specified exercise price on or before a specified expiration date.


A) call option
B) futures contract
C) put option
D) interest rate swap

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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Which one of the following is a true statement regarding corporate bonds?


A) A corporate callable bond gives its holder the right to exchange it for a specified number of the company's common shares
B) A corporate debenture is a secured bond
C) A corporate convertible bond gives its holder the right to exchange it for a specified number of the company's common shares
D) Holders of corporate bonds have voting rights in the company

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

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An individual who goes short in a futures position


A) commits to delivering the underlying commodity at contract maturity
B) commits to purchasing the underlying commodity at contract maturity
C) has the right to deliver the underlying commodity at contract maturity
D) has the right to purchase the underlying commodity at contract maturity

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

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Which of the following indices are market-value weighted? I.The NYSE Composite II.The S&P 500 III.The Wilshire 5000


A) I and II only
B) II and III only
C) I and III only
D) I, II and III

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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Which of the following are true statements about T-bills? I.T-bills typically sell in denominations of $10,000 II.Income earned on T-bills is exempt from all Federal taxes III.Income earned on T-bills is exempt from state and local taxes


A) I only
B) I and II only
C) I and III only
D) I, II and III

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

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Money market securities are sometimes referred to as "cash equivalent" because _____.


A) they are safe and marketable
B) they are not liquid
C) they are high risk
D) they are low denomination

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

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If the market prices of the 30 stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average all change by the same dollar amount on a given day,assuming there are no stock splits which stock will have the greatest impact on the average?


A) The one with the highest price
B) The one with the lowest price
C) All 30 stocks will have the same impact
D) The answer cannot be determined by the information given

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

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C

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