R39 练习: 市场组织与结构

考纲范围

  • explain the main functions of the financial system
  • describe classifications of assets and markets
  • describe the major types of securities, currencies, contracts, commodities, and real assets that trade in organized markets, including their distinguishing characteristics and major subtypes
  • describe types of financial intermediaries and services that they provide
  • compare positions an investor can take in an asset
  • calculate and interpret the leverage ratio, the rate of return on a margin transaction, and the security price at which the investor would receive a margin call
  • compare execution, validity, and clearing instructions
  • compare market orders with limit orders
  • define primary and secondary markets and explain how secondary markets support primary markets
  • describe how securities, contracts, and currencies are traded in quote-driven, order-driven, and brokered markets
  • describe characteristics of a well-functioning financial system
  • describe objectives of market regulation

Q1.

Regarding the main functions of the financial system, which of the following is least accurate?

A. Achieving purposes in using financial system

B. Determining equilibrium rates of return

C. Preventing insider trading


Q2.

All of the following are the functions of the financial system except for:

A. managing risks.

B. exchanging assets.

C. promoting fairness.


Q3.

Anna, a fund manager in Bridge Corporation, established a close-ended fund investing in fintech industry, with a lockup period of 3 years. Her investment strategy is consistent with passive investment style, expecting that fintech industry will rise in the long-term period. Anna is mostly likely using:

A. capital market instruments.

B. money market instruments.

C. alternative market instruments.


Q4.

Richardson, a fund manager in Lion Capital, is planning to construct a mutual fund that focuses on fixed-income securities due to a severe recession. Which of the following is mostly likely invested by the mutual fund?

A. Certificate of deposits

B. Exchange traded funds

C. Warrants


Q5.

The Toronto Stock Exchange plans to issue new stock index futures to the investors. This trading is most likely known as:

A. equity securities in primary market.

B. pooled investment vehicles in secondary market.

C. derivative contracts in primary market.


Q6.

A hedge fund holds heavily on public equities in the TMT sector. The investment policy of the hedge fund is best described as using:

A. money market instruments.

B. capital market instruments.

C. derivative instruments.


Q7.

Jesse, a junior analyst in Golden Capital, is confused about the difference between open-ended funds and close-ended funds, and asks one of the senior associates in the company for help. Which of the following statements the senior associate makes is most correct?

A. Close-ended funds generally trade at a discount to the net asset values due to the expenses of the fund or low quality of the management.

B. Open-ended funds investors can trade their shares in the secondary market.

C. Close-ended funds investors can redeem existing shares on demand.


Q8.

Michael White is preparing a presentation to his clients regarding commodity futures. He needs to explain the use of standardized futures contracts in futures transactions. Which of the following items does he most likely include into his presentation?

A. Before futures transactions begin, a long-position trader will sign a standardized futures contract with a short-position trader under the surveillance of a futures clearinghouse.

B. Only a short-position trader needs to deposit a margin with the clearinghouse to enter into a standardized futures contract.

C. There is limited counterparty risk involved with a standardized futures contract.


Q9.

Which of the following statements best describes the characteristic of real assets?

A. Real assets are homogeneous.

B. Real assets are most actively traded.

C. Direct investments in real assets need high overhead costs.


Q10.

Which of the following statements about futures contracts is least likely correct?

A. Futures contracts are traded on an organized exchange.

B. Forward contract terms are standardized.

C. If the balance in the futures margin account falls below the maintenance margin, the investor is required to top up the margin account to the maintenance margin level.


Q11.

Which of the following financial intermediaries will least likely provide liquidity for markets?

A. Dealers

B. Custodians

C. Arbitrageurs


Q12.

Which of the following characteristics least likely belongs to market dealers?

A. They tend to buy low and sell high.

B. They provide services by charging commissions.

C. They are liquidity providers.


Q13.

Which of the following statements about alternative trading systems (ATSs) is true?

A. Both ATSs and exchanges are regulatory authorities.

B. Many ATSs are called dark pools as they do not display the received orders.

C. Large investment managers dislike ATSs because they want their orders to be displayed.


Q14.

Which of the following financial intermediaries are most likely to provide services by finding counterparties to trades in a cost-efficient manner?

A. Brokers

B. Dealers

C. Securitizers


Q15.

Anna purchased a call option. What is the risk exposure of the underlying for Anna’s position?

A. Long position.

B. Short position.

C. Leveraged position.


Q16.

Adam is considering selling a call option on 2000 shares of the Tencent along with buying a put option on 2000 Tencent’s shares at the same time. If those two options have the same expiration date and exercise price, Adam’s risk exposure to the Tencent’s stock is:

A. neutral.

B. long.

C. short.


Q17.

Charlie established a leveraged position to purchase 1000 shares of Alpha Corporation at $50 per share, with leverage ratio at 2.0. One year later, Charlie sold 1000 shares of Alpha Corporation in the stock market at $60 per share. The realized return on his investment is closest to:

A. 30 percent.

B. 40 percent.

C. 20 percent.


Q18.

Daisy trades stocks using leverage positions. The data of her most recent trade are as follows:

ItemValue
Number of shares1000
Purchase price per share$16
Sell price per share$20
Commission per share$0.4
Call money rate7% per year
Dividend per share$1
Investment period1 year
Initial margin requirement40%

Daisy’s total holding period return for this trade is closest to:

A. 32%

B. 42%

C. 52%


Q19.

Mike purchased stock A at the current market price of $12 per share. The initial margin requirement and maintenance margin requirement are 50% and 30%, respectively. The price which will trigger a margin call is closest to:

A. $8.57 B. $6.00 C. $9.60


Q20.

Smith holds a long position in stock A. He does not intend to sell the stock immediately but is worried about the decrease in stock price. Which of the following order is suitable for this situation?

A. Fill-or-kill order.

B. Stop sell order.

C. Limit sell order.


Q21.

Paul was worried that his existing short position on 100 shares of Mide Corporation at a price of $55 per share will suffer a loss. Therefore, he reached out to an investment bank and entered a “good-till-cancelled, stop 60, limit 65 buy” order. Several days later, Mide Corporation announced positive news regarding its new products. As a result, the price of the stock rose above $60 and the order was activated. If the market was frictionless, the maximum possible loss for Paul would be:

A. $500 B. Unlimited.

C. $1,000


Q22.

A broker places some orders in the market. Which of the following does not belong to validity instructions?

A. Fill or kill order.

B. All or nothing order.

C. Stop order.


Q23.

What can we call the orders which instruct brokers and exchanges about the arrangements of final settlement of trades?

A. Execution orders

B. Validity orders

C. Clearing orders


Q24.

Alice Wong, CFA, is a trader at Golden Investment Company. She discusses the use of market orders and limit orders with her colleagues. She makes the following statements:

Statement 1 Market orders can be immediately executed if the counterparties are willing to take the other side of the trade. However, when the order is too large, the market order is significantly expensive to execute.

Statement 2 Limit orders are preferred when investors want to control the execution prices. However, limit orders may not execute if the limit buy price is too high, or if the limit sell price is too low.

Which of the statement is most likely correct?

A. Only Statement 1

B. Only Statement 2

C. Both Statements 1 and 2


Q25.

Currently the best bid price and best ask price for the stock Priceline are $105 and $107 respectively. Which of the following orders is at the status of “take the market”?

A. A limit buy order placed at $105 B. A limit buy order placed at $107 C. A limit buy order placed at $106


Q26.

Tom tries to enter into a stock transaction of Golden Group. The limit order book he found online is given below:

Offer SizeLimit Price ($)Bid Size
13109
26108
28107
10545
10334
10221

Tom wants to buy 1000 share at $105 and sends a new buy limit order. The order is best described as:

A. making the market.

B. taking the market.

C. making a new market.


Q27.

Regarding the primary market, which of the following statements is least accurate?

A. Public offerings are typical transactions in the primary market

B. Investors trade with each other in the primary market

C. Transactions including rights offering and private placement are made in the primary market


Q28.

A British publicly traded company, to raise funds, allows shareholders to reinvest their dividends in newly issued shares at a discount price. This is an example of a(n):

A. initial public offering.

B. dividend reinvestment plan.

C. rights offering.


Q29.

With respect to IPO, which of the following statements is most correct?

A. IPO means corporations sell securities to a small group of qualified investors.

B. The investment bank takes the risk that the entire issue will not be sold under an underwritten offering.

C. Under a best effort offering, the investment bank is obligated to buy the unsold.


Q30.

Which of the following statements is incorrect regarding the primary market and secondary market?

A. Investors can trade stocks only in the primary market and options only in the secondary market.

B. Secondary market can be classified as call market and continuous market.

C. Dividend reinvestment plan and private placement are typical transactions of primary market.


Q31.

For large blocks of stocks, which of the following markets should be properly organized?

A. Dealer market

B. Order-driven market

C. Brokered market


Q32.

In the following limit order book, there are 4 buy orders of stock Ctrip. Which order will be traded first according to the order matching rules?

OrderLimit Price ($)Time of ArrivalSpecial Instruction
150.6514:23:06Hidden order
250.6214:22:12
350.6514:24:18
450.6214:25:48Hidden order

A. Order 1

B. Order 2

C. Order 3


Q33.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a well-functioning financial system?

A. Complete market

B. Informationally efficient market

C. Preventing insider trading


Q34.

Which of the following is not the characteristic of a well-functioning market?

A. Investors have various investment instruments to fulfill their expectations.

B. Costs of trading are low.

C. Prices of stocks reflect not only fundamental values but also liquidity demand for uninformed investors.


Q35.

Which of the following statements regarding the goals of market regulation is most accurate? Regulators:

A. require investors to maintain minimum levels of capital.

B. protect unsophisticated investors.

C. require investors to meet minimum standards of competency.


Q36.

A group of financial analysts are discussing the objectives of financial market regulation. Some argue that fairness in financial market means every investor receives a minimum return and every investment opportunity attracts equal attention, while others focus on preventing unqualified financial advisors from unduly taking advantage of their clients’ trust and incurring unnecessary losses. Which of the above arguments should be considered in financial regulations?

A. Every investor receives a minimum return.

B. Every investment opportunity attracts equal attention.

C. Preventing unqualified financial advisors from unduly taking advantage of their clients’ trust.