第二章 金融体系预览(英文习题及答案)
《金融学》第二章答案金融系统
《金融学》第二章答案金融系统CHAPTER 2THE FINANCIAL S YS TEMObjectivesTo provide a conceptual framework for understanding how the financial system works and how it changes over time.To understand the meaning and determinants of rates of return on different classes of assets.Outline2.1 What Is the Financial System?2.2 The Flow of Funds2.3 The Functional Perspective2.4 Financial Innovation and the “Invisible Hand”2.5 Financial Markets2.6 Financial Market Rates2.7 Financial Intermediaries2.8 Financial Infrastructure and Regulation2.9 Governmental and Quasi-Governmental OrganizationsSummaryThe financial system is the set of markets and intermediaries used by households, firms, and governments to implement their financial decisions. It includes the markets for stocks, bonds, and other securities, as well as financial intermediaries such as banks and insurance companies.Funds flow through the financial system from entities that have a surplus of funds to those that have a deficit.Often these fund flows take place through a financial intermediary.There are six core functions performed by the financialsystem:1.To provide ways to transfer economic resources through time, across borders, and among industries.2.To provide ways of managing risk.3.To provide ways of clearing and settling payments to facilitate trade.4.To provide a mechanism for the pooling of resources and for the subdividing of shares in variousenterprises.5.To provide price information to help coordinate decentralized decision-making in various sectors of the economy.6.To provide ways of dealing with the incentive problems created when one party to a transaction hasinformation that the other party does not or when one party acts as agent for another.The fundamental economic force behind financial innovation is competition, which generally leads to improvements in the way financial functions are performed. The basic types of financial assets traded in markets are debt, equity, and derivatives.Debt instruments are issued by anyone who borrows money—firms, governments, and households.Equity is the claim of the owners of a firm. Equity securities issued by corporations are called common stocks.Derivatives are financial instruments such as options and futures contracts that derive their value from the prices of one or more other assets.An interest rate is a promised rate of return, and there are as many different interest rates as there are distinct kinds of borrowing and lending. Interest rates vary depending on the unitof account, the maturity, and the default risk of the credit instrument. The nominal interest rate is the promised amount of money you receive per unit you lend.The real rate of return is defined as the nominal interest rate you earn corrected for the change in the purchasing power of money. For example, if you earn a nominal interest rate of 8% per year and the rate of price inflation is also 8% per year, then the real rate of return is zero.There are four main factors that determine rates of return in a market economy:the productivity of capital goods—expected rates of return on mines, dams, roads, bridges, factories, machinery, and inventories,the degree of uncertainty regarding the productivity of capital goods,time preferences of people—the preference of people for consumption now versus consumption in the future, and risk aversion—the amount people are willing to give up in order to reduce their exposure to risk.Indexing is an investment strategy that seeks to match the returns of a specified stock market index.Financial intermediaries are firms whose primary business is to provide customers with financial products that cannot be obtained more efficiently by transacting directly in securities markets. A mong the main types of intermediaries are banks, investment companies, and insurance companies. Their products include checking accounts, loans, mortgages, mutual funds, and a wide range of insurance contracts.Solutions to Problems at End of Chapter1. Do you agree with Adam Smith’s view that society canrely more on the “invisible hand” than on government to promote economic pros perity?Student answers will vary of course.SAMPLE ANSWER:The communist system is the exact opposite of Adam Smith’s invisible hand. And of course we have recently seen the downfall of many of the communist countries around the world. In the communist world, it was believed that government could make better decisions promoting economic prosperity than individuals could. Clearly this system failed to promote economic prosperity. It seems that Adam Smith’s view was that competitive market systems as a whole (rather than government) could best allocate resources to promote economic prosperity. However, a completely unfettered capitalist society such as in the late 1800s in the Western world may n ot have been the perfect system either as the invisible hand helped the “rich get richer” while the poor and needy had no formal assistance. This outraged the moral fabric of society and government programs were eventually set up to formally address thisi ssue of general welfare and “fairness”.2. How does the financial system contribute to economic security and prosperity in a capitalist society?In a capitalist society, it is the price system which helps make capital resource decisions. Capital flows to those operations which can employ it to earn the highest rate of return. This therefore allocates capital to its most productive use, thereby enhancing society’s economic prosperity.In addition, the financial system has markets and intermediaries which transfer risks from those who are least willing to bear it to those who are most willing to bear it. This benefits society as a whole withoutcosting it anything. In addition, by allowing individuals to reduce or eliminate risks, it fosters an atmosphere of undertaking business ventures which also benefits society.3. Give an example of how each of the six functions of the financial system are performed more efficiently today than they were in the time of Adam Smith (1776).Clearing and settling payments:In Adam Smith’s day, just as today there was paper and coin currency. However, due to technological innovations (primarily the computer) today there are many additional forms of payment settlement such as personal checks, credit cards, debit cards and electronic transfer of funds. In addition, certain credit cards and traveler’s checks are accepted everywhere in the world making currency exchange a relic of the past. Pooling resources and subdividing shares:In Adam Smith’s day, most businesses were s mall and were financed by sole proprietorships. Therefore the need to pool resources to finance large investments was not as prevalent or as important as it is today. Again, the technological revolution of computers and telephones allow for global capital marke ts to efficiently finance today’s much larger businesses. Today these companies can access huge pools of money around the world and find the cheapest source of financing for large scale projects.Transfer economic resources: Today there is a worldwide financial system which facilitates the transfer of resources and risk from one individual to another and from one point in time to another. In Adam Smith’s day, although there were financial markets which played a limited role, they were localized, small and much less efficient and innovative than they are today.Managing risk: Of course during Adam Smith’s day individuals and businesses faced many of the same risks they dotoday (risk of property damage, risk of financial loss, risk of crop failure etc.) Ho wever, there were limited means to offset this risk. There were some insurance companies in place at that time, however, they concentrated on managing business risk rather than personal risk and certainly there was not the same type of insurance. A good ex ample is that in Adam Smith’s day, there was no unemployment insurance. In Adam Smith’s day, there was very little a farmer could do about reducing his risk of crop failure or lower crop prices. Today there are a vast number of markets and securities which can be used to offset individual and business risk as well as a huge network of insurance companies whose role is to transfer risk from those who want to reduce risk to those who want to take on more risk.Price information: During Adam Smith’s day, info rmation traveled slowly. Of course, there were no phones, televisions or radios. News traveled by newspaper and by the mail. Today, information travels around the worldinstantaneously. Due primarily to the growth and innovation in computer and telephone t echnology, information about security prices and performance is known at virtually the same time everywhere around the world.Incentive problems: As discussed above, today’s financial sy stem is large, innovative and global. In Adam Smith’s day, while there were problems of moral hazard and adverse selection (but less of a principal-agent problem) there was not the same financial system and sophistication to deal with these problems as there is today.4. How does a competitive stock market accomplish the result that Adam Smith describes? Should the stock market be regulated? How and why?Student answers will vary.SAMPLE ANSWER:Adam Smith talked about free and competitive markets as a system which allocates capital to its most productive use and greatest value. In a competitive stock market, prices are set through supply and demand. Those companies returning the highest return will be rewarded with the highest prices (or cheapest source of financing). Those companies which are under performing will not be allocated as much capital because they are not as productive. Because the universe of possible investments is huge and because it is at times difficult for investors to discern which companies are the most productive employers of capital, regulation shou ld be required to make sure relevant and standardized information is disseminated to potential investors. This would include regulation on disclosure and also insider trading and stock manipulation. However other forms of market regulation are perhaps not so important from a market efficiency point of view and may even impede society’s overall financial welfare.5. Would you be able to get a student loan without someone else offering to guarantee it?Since most students do not have any earning power (yet) or source of savings or other capital, it is doubtful any intermediary would take that credit risk at any reasonable interest rate.6. Give an example of a new business that would not be able to get financing if insurance against risk were not available.EXAMPLES:Chemical companyChild safety products companyAirlineBankHospitalEnvironmental consultingHazardous waste disposal7. Suppose you invest in a real-estate development deal. The total investment is $100,000. You invest $20,000 of your own money and borrow the other $80,000 from the bank. Who bears the risk of this venture and why?The $20,000 of my own money is considered the equity capital and the $80,000 is debt financing. In general it is the equity investors who absorb the primary risk of business failure. This is because if the business goes bankrupt, I will unlikely get any or my money back as the debt holders get paid back before I do. However, the debt holder also faces some risk that it will not even get back all its principal and interest. So lenders do share some of the business risk along with the equity investors.8. You are living in the United States and are thinking of traveling to Germany 6 months from now. You can purchase an option to buy marks now at a fixed rate of $0.75 per mark 6 months from now. How is the option like an insurance policy?An option means you have a choice. In this example you can choose to buy the marks at $0.75 in 6 months but you do not have to. You will only buy the marks at this price if it is cheaper for you to do so (if the spot market at that time is higher). Therefore, like an insurance policy you are protected against a potential loss. You know that the maximum price you will have to pay is $0.75 per mark and that you are protected against any higher price. Presumably you will have to pay something for the price of that option and that can be equated to an insurance premium.9. Give an example of how the problem of moral hazard might prevent you from getting financing for something you want to do. Can you think of a way of overcoming this problem?SAMPLE ANSWER:Suppose I want to start a biotechnology business and I need a lot of financing. The trouble is, I do not want to disclose my technology secrets to potential equity and debt investors. I will have great difficulty raising financing. But I could do the following: At a minimum, I could require all potential lenders and investors to sign agreements saying they will not disclose any of my secrets. Secondly, I could share some of my equity with potential lenders (equity-kickers) and investors (stock and stock options). At least that way they will not be motivated to disclose my secrets to others. Finally, if I decided I did not want to share secrets, I could give collateral in my new plant to the debt lenders and that might make them more comfortable with the issue of moral hazard.10. Give an example of how the problem of adverse selection might prevent you from getting financing for something you want to do. Can you think of a way of overcoming this problem?SAMPLE ANSWER:Suppose I want to start a car leasing business. Initially my plan was to purchase several automobiles and lease them out at attractive annual rates. However, potential lenders were worried that my business would attract individuals who drive great distances each year. Rather than buy their own car and lose significant value, they would lease my cars and take a new one each year. I would not be able to obtain financing for this business until I instituted annual mileage restrictions. This alteration in the business plan was enough to make the lenderscomfortable with the potential problem of adverse selection.11. Give an example of how the principal-agent problem might prevent you from getting financing for something you want to do. Can you think of a way of overcoming this problem?SAMPLE ANSWER:Suppose you want to start a personal care products company. However, you have the idea for the business, but you do not want to actually run the business. To do that you have hired an executive from a competitor. He will own no equity in the business but will be paid a salary of $100,000 to start up the business.Trouble with this example is that the executive you have hired has little incentive to make the business really work other than his salary (which presumably he could earn at many different companies). What if this executive is really a spy? It may be difficult to get financing for this venture. The way to solve the problem is if you the owner decide to run the business (you certainly are motivated for it do well) or at a minimum, grant your new employee stock or stock options in the business.12. Why is it that a country’s postage stamps are not as good a medium of exchange as its paper currency? Postage stamps would be much easier to copy (to counterfeit) than paper currency which has intricate designs and is made of special fibers (not easily duplicated). Secondly, postage stamps would not be as durable as paper currency and because of their other use, could easily stick to other items! Finally, because postage stamps are used for another purpose, one might run out of them and have to make a special trip to the post office to get more. Of course, the post office is not as convenient as an ATM machine for getting a new supply of currency.13. Who is hurt if I issue counterfeit U.S. dollars and use them to purchase valuable goods and services?If this were done in great size, everyone would be hurt through the inflation that would result in the increased money supply. However, if done in a s mall amount, the individuals accepting the currency are taking on the risk (without knowing it) that the dollars will not be accepted by others as a medium of exchange.14. Some say the only criterion to use in predicting what will serve as money in the future is the real resource cost of producing it, including the transaction costs of verifying its authenticity. According to this criterion what do you think will be the money of the future?SAMPLE ANSWER:Payments via electronic transfer may become the medium of choice. It is a very cheap way to create currency. The biggest challenge will be to create security systems that do not allow for tampering and fraud. Once this is done and once most individuals and retail establishments have access to the system (through bank accounts and linking computer systems) then this should become the “currency” of choice.15. Should all governments issue debt that is indexed to their domestic price level? Is there a moral hazard problem that citizens face with regard to their public officials when government debt is fixed in units of the domestic currency?The answer is that all governments should issue debt that is indexed to their domestic price level. This is due to the fact that if debts are not indexed to the domestic price level, governments have the incentive to print money to repay those debts, thereby increasing domestic inflation which negatively impacts all ofsociety.16. Describe your country’s sy stem for financing higher education. Wh at are the roles played by households, voluntary non-profit organizations, businesses and government?SAMPLE ANSWER:In the United States, the vast majority of higher education is paid for by individuals through savings. These sums can be supplemented in whole or in part by government-guaranteed loans and through student loans and scholarships provided by universities themselves as well as by private foundations such as those provided by the Fulbright scholarship.17. Describe your country’s system for fin ancing residential housing. What are the roles played by households, businesses and government?SAMPLE ANSWER:In the United States individuals and individual borrowings from savings and loans, commercial banks and mortgage lending companies finance the vast majority of residential housing through individual equity savings. The government guarantees a certain amount of low income mortgages and local governments finance some low-income housing. Businesses play a role through the lending business as well as through the financial markets which provide liquidity for portfolios of certain standardized mortgages.18. Describe your country’s system for financing new enterprises. What are the roles played by households, businesses and government?SAMPLE ANSWER:In the United States, the vast majority of new enterprises is financed through individual savings and through initial publicofferings made to the general public. These sources of financing are augmented by established firms which spend research and development (R&D) dollars developing new products and businesses and by venture capital institutions which also provide start-up financing.19. Describe your country’s system for financing medical research. What are the roles played by voluntary non-profit organizations, businesses and government?SAMPLE ANSWER:In the United States, medical research is financed both by non-profit organizations (such as universities and medical facilities as well as organizations such as the American Heart Association) as well as by businesses such as Merck, Johnson & Johnson and Genentech. The government is involved in research grants, primarily to universities.20. Assume there are only two stocks traded in the stock market, and you are trying to construct an index to show what has happened to stock prices. Let us say that in the base year the prices were $20 per share for stock 1 with 100 million shares outstanding and $10 for stock 2 with 50 million shares outstanding. A year later, the prices are $30 per share for stock 1 and $2 per share for stock 2. Using the two different methods explained in the chapter, compute stock indexes showing what has happened to the overall stock market. Which of the two methods do you prefer and why? (See appendix that follows.) DJI-Type Index = Average of Current Prices/Average of Base Prices * 100 = 106.67S&P-Type Index = (Weight of Stock 1 * Current Price of Stock 1 / Base Price of Stock 1 + Weight of Stock 2 * Current Price of Stock 2/Base Price of Stock 2) * 100 = 124The S&P-Type Index accurately reflects what has happened to the total market value of all stocks.。
金融英语练习题答案
金融英语练习题答案对于金融从业者和学习金融专业的学生而言，加强对金融英语的练习和理解是非常重要的。
下面将提供一些金融英语练习题的答案，并解释相关的金融术语和概念，帮助读者更好地掌握金融英语知识。
1. What is the meaning of IPO?IPO stands for Initial Public Offering. It refers to the first sale of stock by a company to the public. It is often used by private companies to go public and raise capital for various purposes, such as expanding their business or paying off debts.2. What does ROI stand for?ROI stands for Return on Investment. It is a measure used to evaluate the efficiency or profitability of an investment. ROI is calculated by dividing the net profit of an investment by the initial cost of the investment and expressing it as a percentage.3. What is a bull market?A bull market refers to a financial market characterized by rising stock prices and optimistic investor sentiment. It is associated with strong economic growth and positive market trends. In a bull market, investors are generally confident and willing to buy stocks, anticipating further price increases.4. What is a bear market?A bear market is the opposite of a bull market. It refers to a financial market characterized by falling stock prices and pessimistic investor sentiment. It is associated with economic downturns and negative market trends. In a bear market, investors tend to sell stocks to avoid further losses, leading to a downward spiral of prices.5. What is the difference between stocks and bonds?Stocks represent ownership in a company, while bonds represent debt issued by companies or governments. When an individual purchases stocks, they become a shareholder of the company and have the potential to earn dividends and capital gains. On the other hand, bonds are considered loans made by investors to the issuer, and they earn fixed interest payments over a specified period.6. What is diversification?Diversification is a risk management strategy that involves spreading investments across different assets, sectors, or regions to reduce exposure to any single investment. By diversifying their portfolio, investors aim to minimize the impact of potential losses from any individual investment and increase the likelihood of achieving positive returns overall.7. What is a hedge fund?A hedge fund is an investment fund that pools capital from accredited investors or institutional investors and uses various strategies to generate high returns. Hedge funds typically have more flexibility and can invest in a wide range of assets, including stocks, bonds, derivatives, and currencies.They also tend to use leverage and alternative investment techniques to achieve their investment objectives.8. What is a credit rating?A credit rating is an assessment of the creditworthiness of a borrower, such as a company or government, which indicates the likelihood of defaulting on its debt obligations. Credit rating agencies assign ratings based on various factors, including financial stability, repayment history, and market conditions. The ratings range from AAA (highest quality) to D (default).以上是对金融英语练习题的解答以及相关金融术语和概念的讲解。
金融的英语课后翻译题答案详解
中译英：一.1.金融管理是商业管理的重要方面之一,没有合适的金融计划企业是不可能成功的;Finance is one of the most important aspects of business management. Without proper financial planning a new enterprise is unlikely to be successful.2.金融中介机构的基本宗旨是把不受公众欢迎的金融资产转变为他们能够接受的金融资产;Financial intermediaries play the basic role of transforming financial assets that less desirable for a large part of the public into other financial assets-their own liabilities-which are more widely preferred by the public.3.企业经营是有风险的,因而,财务经理必须对风险进行评估和管理;Businesses are inherently risky, so the financial manager has to identify risks and make sure they are managed properly.4.投资决策首先是指投资机会,常常指资本投资项目;The investment decision stars with the identification of investment opportunities, often referred to as capital investment projects.5.现金预算常常被用来评估企业是否有足够的现金来维持企业的日常经营运转和或是否有太多现金富裕;Cash budgets are often used to assess whether the entity has sufficient cash to fulfill regular operations and/or whether too much cash is being left in unproductive capacities.6.按照金融学的观点,资本就是企业购买商品以生产其它商品或提供服务的货币资金;Capital, in the financial sense, is the money that gives the business the power to buy goods to be used in the production of other goods or the offering of a service.四.1.商业银行应积极开展银行转账功能风险评估和分类,依据收款账户的潜在风险高低,相应设置不同的转账额度和次数限制;A commercial bank shall actively conduct the risk assessment and classification of the telephone banking transfer functions, and set different limits on the transfer amount and times according to the degree of potential risks on the recipient account.2.商业银行相对其他行业属于信息化程度较高的行业,银行数据库里积累了海量的客户信息Commercial banks have gained more information and have large scale of data.3.商业银行的管理人员在分析客户的贷款申请时必须考虑许多因素;Managers in Commercial banks have to consider many factors in analyzinga customer's loan request.4.除中国银行外,交通银行、农业银行、工商银行、建设银行在城乡也都设立了许多的机构,便于你获得金融服务;Besides the Bank of China, the Communication Bank, Agricultural Bank, Industrial and Commercial Bank, Construction Bank also have created many branches in a city or town, and that makes easier for you to get financialservices.5.定期存款也叫CD,是存款证书的一种类型;A certificate of deposit, also called a CD, is a type of savings certificate.6.商业银行作为一家金融机构,其业务范围包括：从个人和公司吸收存款；通过提供贷款和其他对客户的财务或生意的运转很重要的金融业务来建立信贷,包括资金转账、支票兑现、银行保管箱等;A commercial bank is an financial institution established to: accept deposits from individuals and businesses; originate credit by providing loans and offering other financial services essential to the running of a customer's financial or business affairs, including fund transfers, check cashing, safe deposit boxes, etc.六.1.外汇交易市场,也称为"Forex"或"FX"市场,是世界上最大的金融市场,平均每天超过1兆美元的资金在当中周转 -- 相当于美国所有证券市场交易总和的30倍;The Foreign Exchange Market, called by "Forex" market or FX market, is the biggest financial market in the world with trading volumes surpassing USD1 trillion average one-day, it is as big as 30 times of stock market.2."外汇交易"是同时买入一对货币组合中的一种货币而卖出另外一种货币;外汇是以货币对形式交易,例如欧元/美元EUR/USD或美元/日元USD/JPY;“Foreign exchange” is to buy one currency and sell another in currency pair at the same time. The trading form of foreign currency is the currency pair, for example EUR/USD OR USD/JPY.3.外汇交易市场是一个24 小时全球交易市场,市场交易每天从悉尼开始,并且随着地球的转动,全球每个金融中心的营业日将依次开始 , 首先是东京,然后伦敦,和纽约;Foreign exchange market is worldwide market where operating 24 hours a day, the market trading starts from Sydney, turning around the earth , the business day of every financial center in the world will star to trade in turn, then is Tokyo, next is London, and New York.4.外汇交易投资者可以对无论是白天或者晚上发生的经济,社会和政治事件而导致的外汇波动而随时反应;Investors of FX may make decisions base on the fluctuation of foreign currency price leaded by economics, society and political events no matter happens in day time or night.5.外汇交易市场是一个超柜台 OTC 或“ 银行内部”交易市场,因为事实上外汇交易是交易双方通过或者一个电子交易网络而达成的,外汇交易不象股票和期货交易市场那样,不是集中在某一个交易所里进行的;The foreign exchange market is Over the Counter OTC or interbank market because foreign currency is traded through phone or electronic trading net in fact, the trading of foreign currency does not like stock trade, it is not intensive trading in exchange center.6.在外汇交易中,您会看到一个两边的报价,由买价与卖价组成,买价是在此价格上您拟卖掉基础货币同时买进相反货币;卖价是这个价格,在此价格上您可以买进基准货币时卖掉相反货币;You will see the price board consisted of bid price and ask price in trading of foreign currency, bid price is the price you sell your base currency at the same time buy reverse currency. Ask price is the price you buy base currency and sell reverse currency.七.1.企业融资是指企业在发展扩张中筹集所需资金的行为;Business financing is an action of raising money when firms extend business and development2.企业融资是为了满足企业战略调整、产业扩张、现金周转等方面的需要; Business financing is to meet the requirement of strategy adjustment, industry extending, and turnover of cash and so on.3.企业通过融资行为改变资本结构,使资金得以形成、集中、积累、组合,同时形成相应的产权关系和权利、责任、利益格局;The capital structure of the firm will be changed through raising money, the capital will be formed in the form of centralization, accumulation, combination, and at the same time relative property right relations and pattern of benefit, duty and right will be formed.4.内部融资的来源公司的自有资金,以及在生产经营过程中的资金积累部分,在公司内部通过计提折旧而形成现金,或通过留用利润等增加公司资本;The resource of internal financing comes from company’s internal fund, the part of fund accumulation of producing and operating, cash from depreciation, or capital from remaining earning.5.债权性融资主要有向金融机构贷款和发行企业债券两种形式;The two majority forms about debit financing are lending money from financial institutes and issuing company bond.6.目前国内企业在进行投资时采用的融资方式有股权性融资、债权性融资等; Presently financing methods used by domestic enterprises when investing are equity financing and debit financing, etc.九.1.组合投资原则,即将风险资金按一定比例投向不同行业、不同企业项目,或联合几个风险投资公司共同向一家企业投资;The principle of portfolio investment is that the venture capital is invested into different industries and different projects, or make a cooperation with other investing companies to invest a company. 2.风险投资主体多元化原则,在美国,风险资金来源相当广泛,既有政府、财团法人的资金,也有来自大众游资、民间企业和海外的投资,还有养老保险基金的积极参与;The principle of diversification of venture capital, in American, the resource of venture capital is quite widespread, it comes from government, financial institutes, and it can come from privates, private firms and oversea investment, and pension fund joint venture capital too.3.创业投资是由专业投资者投入到新兴的、迅速发展的、有巨大竞争潜力的企业中的一种股权性资本;Venture investment is an equity capital which professional investors invest to a new, developing rapidly and more competitive firm.4.随着社会经济的快速发展,如何投资、如何理财已经成为商业人士关注的焦点;With society economy high-speed development, how to invest and finance is the focal point which business men focus on.5.创业投资以其谋求长期资本收益、分散投资及专业化管理的特点适应了高新技术产业的资金需求,以其特别的投资方式、合同方式和组织架构部分地解决了信息不对称和激励约束不当所带来的问题.Venture capital is looking for long term capital return, the characteristic of diversification of investment and professional management adapts capital requirements of high-new technical industry, special investing model of venture capital, contract model and frame of organization solve problems of information asymmetry and incentive and restraint mechanisms flaw in partly.6.投资者可把目光聚焦到正在发售的银行保本基金上,这种在国际市场上大受欢迎的新型理财品种不但能够提供银行储蓄般的安全感,而且可以利用此次利率上升的机会创造更高的收益；同时,加息导致债券价格下跌,实际上提高了即将入市的银行保本基金的债券投资收益率;Investors may focus on guaranteed fund issued by bank, it is new style of financing product which is welcomed in the international market, it is not only shows the safety like bank deposit, but also make higher return with the interest rate arise, at the same time, rising interest rates will lead to fall of the bond price, and make higher return of guaranteed fund which will be issued by banks.十.1.债券买卖是指交易双方以约定的价格买卖一定金额的债券并在规定的清算时间内办理债券款交割的交易方式;Security trading is a trading model that both of seller and buyer sign a contract with the confirmed bond price and number, during settlement both of seller and buyer make a delivery.2.债券回购是指交易双方进行的以债券为权利质押的一种短期资金融通业务;资金融入方正回购方在将债券卖给资金融出方逆回购方以融入资金的同时,双方约定在将来某一日期由正回购方按约定回购利率计算的金额向逆回购方买回相等数量的同品种债券的交易行为;Redeem of security is a short term financing business that both of issuer and holder of bond takes bond as right pledge, when the borrower of fund positive redeemer sells bond to lender of fund negative redeemer for financing, both of them sign a contract in there positive redeemer will redeem the bond that he issued with redeem interest from negative redeemer before maturity of bond.3.所谓可转换公司债券是指由公司发行的,投资者在一定时期内可选择一定条件转换成公司股票的公司债券,通常称作可转换债券或可转债;这种债券兼具债权和股权双重属性;Convertible bond is security issued by firm which investors have option to convert bond into firm’s stock during holding period, the convertible bond consists of two characters of bond and stock.4.证券交易必需受SEC及证券交易所自我约束机制的监管;Security trading must be managed by SEC and self-regulating mechanism of the stock exchange.5.场外交易市场不是一个正式的证券交易所,而是由经纪人和交易商组成的一个非正式的网络,他们通过这一网络协商证券的交易;The over-the-counter market is not official security exchange market, itis unofficial network grouped by dealers and brokers, dealers and brokers exchange securities through the network.6.一级市场上的发行方式也分为两种,公募和私募;The issue model of stock in the primary market can be classified into: public offering and private offering.十二.1.新股的发行价总是超过面值的,记录在公司帐上的这个差叫附加实缴资本,也叫资本公积;The price at which new shares are sold to inverstors almost always exceeds par value,the difference is entered the company’s accounts as additional paid-in capital, or capital surplus.2.尽管股票这个名字很大众化,但是,大部分人都不是充分了解它;Despite their popularity, however, most people don't fully understand stocks.3.公司的管理层的主要任务是增加公司股票持有人所持有公司资产的价值; The management of the company is supposed to increase the value of the firm for shareholders.4.有限责任是股票的一个十分重要的特征,这意味着公司在不能支付它的债务时股票持有者没有负债责任;An extremely important feature of stock is its limited liability, which means that, as an owner of a stock, you are not personally liable if the company is not able to pay its debts.5.理解股票供求关系是容易的,但是理解人们喜欢哪些股票不喜欢哪些股票是苦难的;Understanding supply and demand is easy, What is difficult to comprehend is what makes people like a particular stock and dislike another stock. 6.一些人人为预测股票价格变化是不可能的,而一些人认为通过画图和分析以前的价格变化就能决定买卖时间;Some believe that it isn't possible to predict how stock prices will change, while others think that by drawing charts and looking at past price movements, you can determine when to buy and sell.英译中：一.1. A cash budget is extremely important, especially for small businesses, because it allows a company to determine how much credit it can extend to customers before it begins to have liquidity problems.现金预算是十分重要的,特别是对小企业,这是因为它决定了企业可以使用多大的赊销份额而不发生现金困难;2. Financial intermediaries include depository institutions commercial banks and credit union who acquired the bulk of their funds by offering their liabilities to the public mostly form of deposit. 金融中介机构包括：存款性机构商业银行和信用合作社主要通过存款的形式向公众借款,从而获得大部分资金;3. A corporation is a legally distinct from its owners, who are called shareholders or stockholders. 公司在法律上独立于其所有者,即股东;financial planning focus on the firm’s goals, the investment that will be needed to meet those goals, and the financing that must be raised. 长期财务计划是关于企业的长期目标、为实现目标所需要的投资以及因此必须筹集的资金的计划;are classified into nonfinancial and financial businesses. These entities borrow funds in the debt market and raise funds in the equity market. 企业可被分成金融企业和非金融企业两类;这些企业在债务市场借款和在权益市场融资;6. Finance is the set of activities dealing with the management of funds. More specifically, it is the decision of collection and use of funds. It is a branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assets.金融是涉及到一系列有关资金管理的活动;特别的,它是有关资金使用和筹集的决策;它是经济学的一个研究货币和其它资产管理的分枝;四. risk-based capital requirements imposed on commercial bank and saving and loan associations.对商业银行和存贷款协会实施以风险为基础的资本金要求;regulates commercial banks and thrifts and types of regulations imposed. 谁来监管商业银行与储蓄机构以及何种方式来进行;3. Banks generate income in three ways: 1the bid-ask spread;2capital gains on the securities or foreign currency used in transactions, and 3in the case of securities, the spread between interest income earned by holding the security and cost of funding the purchase of security.银行可以从三个方面产生收入：1买卖差价；2证券或外汇交易的资本利益；3证券的利息收入和购买证券资金成本之间的价格差异;4. Several types of deposit accounts are available. Checking accounts pay no interest and can be withdrawn upon demand.存款帐户有好几种,支票帐户不支付利息可以随时提取;certificate of deposit can take a wide variety of forms which are negotiable with the issuing bank. 定期存单可以采取多种多样的形式是可转让的发卡银行;that raise most of their funds from the domestic and international money markets, relying less on depositors for funds, are called money center banks.货币中心银行是指较少依赖存款,并在国内或国外货币市场筹集资金的银行;六.1,The foreign exchange market is a place to trade foreign exchange currency, or it is also a place for the transaction of all foreign currency. 外汇市场是交易外国货币或各国货币的场所.foreign exchange rate is the relative value between two currencies. In particular, it is the quantity of one currency required to buy or sell one unit of the other currency.汇率是两种货币间的相对价值, 特别是, 它是买卖一个其它货币单位所代表的本币量值.. dollars are not used to express an exchange rate, the term "cross rate" is usually used to express the relative values between two currencies.在美元被用来表示汇率的地方,套汇汇率就被用来表示两种货币间的相对价值.an online currency trader wants to survive in the business, he must learn to limit his losses. This is one of the keys to smart money management. 如果一个网络货币交易者要持续他的交易他必须学习限制损失,这是货币管理的关键点.is safer to get into a currency position in multiple lots than to do it all at once.在多个地点持有外汇头寸比同时持有多个头寸安全.Forex market itself consists of a worldwide network of primarily interbank traders connected by telephone lines and computers. FX traders constantly negotiate prices between one another and the resulting market bid/ask price for a particular currency is then fed into computers and displayed on official quote screens.外汇市场本身含有提供给银行交易者通过线和计算机连接的全球范围的网络,外汇交易者讨论的汇率价格产生了市场上某种货币的报价和询价并通过计算机系统显示在交易屏幕上.七. you have too much debt, your business may be considered overextended and risky and an unsafe investment.如果你的企业负债比重过高,投资者则会认为企业是扩张过度,对投资者来说是不安全和高风险的;financing is attractive because you do not have to sacrifice any ownership interests in your business, interest on the loan is deductible, and the financing cost is a relatively fixed expense.债务融资对企业权益者是有吸引力的因为债务融资不会牺牲权益者的利益,借款利息可在收益中扣减,财务成本是相对固定费用.corporation is a separate legal entity that can be created only by compliance with state statutes.公司是一个其所有权与经营权相分离的经济实体即法人组织,公司的成立要遵守洲法.partners raise equity funds through their own capital contributions, by adding a new partner, or by restructuring the relative ownership interests of the existing partners to reflect new contributions.合伙人企业可通过出让合伙人自己的资本份额,或增加合伙人的方式来增加企业资本,或采用对原有合伙人所拥有的相对资本份额进行重组的方式来反映新的资本.financing requires that you sell an ownership interest in the business in exchange for capital.权益融资需要企业所有者出让企业的所有权利益来换取资本.major disadvantage to equity financing is the dilution of your ownership interests and the possible loss of control that may accompany a sharingof ownership with additional investors.权益融资的主要缺点是稀释了所有者的利益,随着其他投资者所占权益份额的扩大企业控制权也可能失去.九. is when everything in the economy is great, people are finding jobs, is growing, and are rising. Things are just plain rosy during a bull market is easier because everything is going up.牛市意味着经济发展强劲,工作岗位多,GDP 增长,股票价格上升.前景变得光明.在牛市期间投资股票将有丰厚收益因为所有物品的价格都将上升.markets cannot last forever though, and sometimes they can lead to dangerous situations if stocks become overvalued.牛市不可能永远持续,如果股票价格被高估则牛市就将导致崩盘.a person is optimistic, believing that stocks will go up, he or she is called a "bull" and said to have a "bullish outlook."如果一个人乐观的认为股票价格将上升,他或她被称做”多头”和有一个行情看涨的形象.investments it is critical to distinguish between an expected return the anticipated return for some future period and a realized return the actual return over some past period. Investors invest for the future—for the return they expect to earn—but when the investing period is over, they are left with their realized returns.投资学对期望收益预测的将来某时间段的收益和已实现收益过去某时段的实际收到的收益有严格的区分.投资者投资为将来-他们希望获取的收益-但是在投资周期结束后,他们只得到实际的收益.investors actually earn from their holdings may turn out to be more or less than what they expected to earn when they initiated the investment. This point is the essence of the investments process: investors must always consider the risk involved in investing.投资者在投资期间实际得到的收益与他们初始投资所预想的收益或多或少有差异.投资过程的关键点是:投资者在投资时必须牢记风险的成在.are three important factors you need to consider before buying a bond. The first is the person issuing the bond. The second is the interest or coupon you will receive. The third is the maturity date, the day when the borrower must pay back the principal to the lender.在投资债券前你要考虑三个重要因素:第一是债券发行人;第二是你将得到的利息或折扣;第三是到期时间, 在到期日债券发行人必须将本金退给债券持有人.十. higher rate of return the bond offers, the more risky the investment. There have been instances of companies failing to pay back the bond default, so, to entice investors, most corporate bonds will offer a higher return than a government bond.债券收益率越高投资风险越大,已有公司不能在到期日偿还债券本金违约的先例,所以, 为了诱使投资者购买公司债券大多数公司都发行高于政府债券利率的债券.is important for investors to research a bond just as they would a stock or mutual fund. The bond rating will help in deciphering the default risk.象研究股票和共同基金样研究债券对投资者来说是必要的, 辨别债券等级将有助于识别违约风险.interest is added to the contract price of a bond transaction.应计利息要加到债券交易合同价格中.Gain. An increase in the value of a investment or real estate that gives it a higher worth than the purchase price. The gain is not realized until the asset is sold. A may be short term one year or less or long term more than one year and must be claimed on income taxes.资本利得是资本价值投资或不动产的增加,也就是高于购买价格的增值部分,利得只有在这些资产出售后才能实现, 资本利得可以是短期一年以内或长期一年以上, 资本利得必须征税.any other type of investment vehicle, fixed-income securities should be viewed in terms of their risk and return. Generally speaking, bonds are exposed to five major types of risks: interest rate risk, purchasing power risk, business/financial risk, liquidity risk, and call risk.象任何其它投资工具一样,固定收益证券也应该按照它们的风险和收益来进行评价. 一般看来, 证券有五种主要的风险:利率风险,购买力风险,商业风险,流动性风险和回购风险.far we've discussed the factors of face value, coupon, maturity, issuers and yield. All of these characteristics of a bond play a role in its price.到目前我们已经讨论了债券的面值,利息率,到期日,发行人和收益,全部这些特征都会影响到债券的价格.十二. splits,like stock dividents, do not increase the assets or earning capacity of the firm,the split does decrease the price of the stock and thereby may increase its marketability.股票拆分与股票股利一样,并不能增加公司的资产或者提高公司的盈利能力,拆分降低了股票的价格,从而增加了股票的流动性;may repurchase shares to reduce the chance of an unwanted takeover attempt.管理层可以回购股票来避免公司被收购;two most important characteristics of common stock as an investment are its residual claim and limited liability features.作为投资的普通股的两个最重要的特征是剩余索取权和有限责任;stocks are traded on exchanges, which are places where buyers and sellers meet and decide on a price.大部分股票都是在证券交易所交易,买卖双方在那儿搓合股票价格;5. The most important factor that affects the value of a company is its earnings. Earnings are the profit a company makes, and in the long run no company can survive without them.6. Stock prices change every day as a result of market forces. By this we mean that share prices change because of supply and demand. If more people want to buy a stock demand than sell it supply, then the price moves up.由于市场的原因股票价格每天都在变化,股票价格是由于供求关系的原因而变化的,如果买的人比卖的人多则股票价格上升;。
(完整版)第二章金融体系预览(英文习题及答案)
Chapter 2 Overview of the Financial System2.1 Single Choice1) Every financial market performs the following function:A) It determines the level of interest rates.B) It allows common stock to be traded.C) It allows loans to be made.D) It channels funds from lenders-savers to borrowers-spenders.2) Financial markets have the basic function ofA) bringing together people with funds to lend and people who want to borrow funds.B) assuring that the swings in the business cycle are less pronounced.C) assuring that governments need never resort to printing money.D) both A and B of the above.E) both B and C of the above.3) Which of the following can be described as involving direct finance?A) A corporation's stock is traded in an over-the-counter market.B) People buy shares in a mutual fund.C) A pension fund manager buys commercial paper in the secondary market.D) An insurance company buys shares of common stock in the over-the-counter markets.E) None of the above.4) Which of the following can be described as involving direct finance?A) A corporation's stock is traded in an over-the-counter market.B) A corporation buys commercial paper issued by another corporation.C) A pension fund manager buys commercial paper from the issuing corporation.D) Both A and B of the above.E) Both B and C of the above.5) Which of the following can be described as involving indirect finance?A) A corporation takes out loans from a bank.B) People buy shares in a mutual fund.C) A corporation buys commercial paper in a secondary market.D) All of the above.E) Only A and B of the above.6) Which of the following can be described as involving indirect finance?A) A bank buys a U.S. Treasury bill from one of its depositors.B) A corporation buys commercial paper issued by another corporation.C) A pension fund manager buys commercial paper in the primary market.D) Both A and C of the above.7) Financial markets improve economic welfare becauseA) they allow funds to move from those without productive investment opportunities to those who have such opportunities.B) they allow consumers to time their purchases better.C) they weed out inefficient firms.D) they do all of the above.E) they do A and B of the above.8) A country whose financial markets function poorly is likely toA) efficiently allocate its capital resources.B) enjoy high productivity.C) experience economic hardship and financial crises.D) increase its standard of living.9) Which of the following are securities?A) A certificate of depositB) A share of Texaco common stockC) A Treasury billD) All of the aboveE) Only A and B of the above10) Which of the following statements about the characteristics of debt and equity are true?A) They both can be long-term financial instruments.B) They both involve a claim on the issuer's income.C) They both enable a corporation to raise funds.D) All of the above.E) Only A and B of the above.11) The money market is the market in which _______ are traded.A) new issues of securitiesB) previously issued securitiesC) short-term debt instrumentsD) long-term debt and equity instruments12) Long-term debt and equity instruments are traded in the _______ market.A) primaryB) secondaryC) capitalD) money13) Which of the following are primary markets?A) The New York Stock ExchangeB) The U.S. government bond marketC) The over-the-counter stock marketD) The options marketsE) None of the above14) Which of the following are secondary markets?A) The New York Stock ExchangeB) The U.S. government bond marketC) The over-the-counter stock marketD) The options marketsE) All of the above15) A corporation acquires new funds only when its securities are sold in theA) secondary market by an investment bank.B) primary market by an investment bank.C) secondary market by a stock exchange broker.D) secondary market by a commercial bank.16) Intermediaries who are agents of investors and match buyers with sellers of securities are calledA) investment bankers.B) traders.C) brokers.D) dealers.E) none of the above.17) Intermediaries who link buyers and sellers by buying and selling securities at stated prices are calledA) investment bankers.B) traders.C) brokers.D) dealers.E) none of the above.18) An important financial institution that assists in the initial sale of securities in the primary market is theA) investment bank.B) commercial bank.C) stock exchange.D) brokerage house.19) Which of the following statements about financial markets and securities are true?A) Most common stocks are traded over-the-counter, although the largest corporations have their shares traded at organized stock exchanges such as the New York Stock Exchange.B) A corporation acquires new funds only when its securities are sold in the primary market.C) Money market securities are usually more widely traded than longer-term securities and so tendep t t e i ch o n n olog s y ervices direct d l e y v a e f f o e p ct m in e g n t twto be more liquid.D) All of the above are true.E) Only A and B of the above are true.20) Which of the following statements about financial markets and securities are true?A) A bond is a long-term security that promises to make periodic payments called dividends to thefirm's residual claimants.B) A debt instrument is intermediate term if its maturity is less than one year.C) A debt instrument is long term if its maturity is ten years or longer.D) The maturity of a debt instrument is the time (term) that has elapsed since it was issued.21) Which of the following statements about financial markets and securities are true?A) Few common stocks are traded over-the-counter, although the over-the-counter markets havegrown in recent years.B) A corporation acquires new funds only when its securities are sold in the primary market.C) Capital market securities are usually more widely traded than longer term securities and so tendto be more liquid.D) All of the above are true.E) Only A and B of the above are true.22) Which of the following markets is sometimes organized as an over-the-counter market?A) The stock marketB) The bond marketC) The foreign exchange marketD) The federal funds marketE) all of the above23) Bonds that are sold in a foreign country and are denominated in that country's currency areknown asA) foreign bonds.B) Eurobonds.C) Eurocurrencies.D) Eurodollars.24) Bonds that are sold in a foreign country and are denominated in a currency other than that of thecountry in which they are sold are known asA) foreign bonds.B) Eurobonds.C) Eurocurrencies.D) Eurodollars.25) Financial intermediariesA) exist because there are substantial information and transaction costs in the economy.B)improve the lot of the small saver.C) are involved in the process of indirect finance.D) do all of the above.E) do only A and B of the above.26) The main sources of financing for businesses, in order of importance, areA) financial intermediaries, issuing bonds, issuing stocks.B) issuing bonds, issuing stocks, financial intermediaries.C) issuing stocks, issuing bonds, financial intermediaries.D) issuing stocks, financial intermediaries, issuing bonds.27) The presence of transaction costs in financial markets explains, in part, whyA) financial intermediaries and indirect finance play such an important role in financial markets.B) equity and bond financing play such an important role in financial markets.C) corporations get more funds through equity financing than they get from financial intermediaries.D) direct financing is more important than indirect financing as a source of funds.28) Financial intermediaries can substantially reduce transaction costs per dollar of transactions because their large size allows them to take advantage ofA) poorly informed consumers.B) standardization.C) economies of scale.D) their market power.29) The purpose of diversification is toA) reduce the volatility of a portfolio's return.B) raise the volatility of a portfolio's return.C) reduce the average return on a portfolio.D) raise the average return on a portfolio.30) An investor who puts all her funds into one asset _______ her portfolio's ________ .A) increases; diversificationB) decreases; diversificationC) increases; average returnD) decreases; average return31) Through risk-sharing activities, a financial intermediary ______________ its own risk and________ the risks of its customers.A) reduces; increasesB) increases; reducesC) reduces; reducesD) increases; increases32) The presence of _______ in financial markets leads to adverse selection and moral hazardep t t e i ch o n n olog s y ervices direct d l e y v a e f f o e p ct m in e g n t twA) noncollateralized riskB) free-ridingC) asymmetric informationD) costly state verification33) When the lender and the borrower have different amounts of information regarding a transaction,is said to exist.A) asymmetric informationB) adverse selectionC) moral hazardD) fraud34) When the potential borrowers who are the most likely to default are the ones most actively seeking a loan, _______ is said to exist.A) asymmetric informationB) adverse selectionC) moral hazardD) fraud35) When the borrower engages in activities that make it less likely that the loan will be repaid, is said to exist.A) asymmetric informationB) adverse selectionC) moral hazardD) fraud36) The concept of adverse selection helps to explainA) which firms are more likely to obtain funds from banks and other financial intermediaries, rather than from the securities markets.B) why indirect finance is more important than direct finance as a source of business finance.C) why direct finance is more important than indirect finance as a source of business finance.D) only A and B of the above.E) only A and C of the above.37) Adverse selection is a problem associated with equity and debt contracts arising fromA) the lender's relative lack of information about the borrower's potential returns and risks of his investment activities.B) the lender's inability to legally require sufficient collateral to cover a 100 percent loss if the borrower defaults.C) the borrower's lack of incentive to seek a loan for highly risky investments.D) none of the above.38) When the least desirable credit risks are the ones most likely to seek loans, lenders are subjectA) moral hazard problem.B) adverse selection problem.C) shirking problem.D) free-rider problem.E) principal-agent problem.39) Financial institutions expect thatA) moral hazard will occur, as the least desirable credit risks will be the ones most likely to seek out loans.B) opportunistic behavior will occur, as the least desirable credit risks will be the ones most likely to seek out loans.C) borrowers will commit moral hazard by taking on too much risk, and this is what drives financial institutions to take steps to limit moral hazard.D) none of the above will occur.40) Successful financial intermediaries have higher earnings on their investments because they are better equipped than individuals to screen out good from bad risks, thereby reducing losses due toA) moral hazard.B) adverse selection.C) bad luck.D) financial panics.41) In financial markets, lenders typically have inferior information about potential returns and risks associated with any investment project. This difference in information is calledA) comparative informational disadvantage.B) asymmetric information.C) variant information.D) caveat venditor.42) The largest depository institution at the end of 2004 wasA) life insurance companies.B) pension funds.C) state retirement funds.D) none of the above.43) Which of the following financial intermediaries are depository institutions?A) A savings and loan associationB) A commercial bankC) A credit unionD) All of the aboveE) Only A and C of the above44) Which of the following is a contractual savings institution?ep t t e i ch o n n olog s y ervices direct d l e y v a e f f o e p ct m in e g n t twA) A life insurance companyB) A credit unionC) A savings and loan associationD) A mutual fund45) Which of the following are not investment intermediaries?A) A life insurance companyB) A pension fundC) A mutual fundD) Only A and B of the above46) Which of the following are investment intermediaries?A) Finance companiesB) Mutual fundsC) Pension fundsD) All of the aboveE) Only A and B of the above47) The government regulates financial markets for three main reasons:A) to ensure soundness of the financial system, to improve control of monetary policy, and to increase the information available to investors.B) to improve control of monetary policy, to ensure that financial intermediaries earn a normal rate of return, and to increase the information available to investors.C) to ensure that financial intermediaries do not earn more than the normal rate of return, to ensure soundness of the financial system, and to improve control of monetary policy.D) to ensure soundness of financial intermediaries, to increase the information available to investors, and to prevent financial intermediaries from earning less than the normal rate of return.48) Which of the following government regulations has the chief purpose of improving control of the money supply?A) deposit insuranceB) restrictions on entry into banking or insuranceC) reserve requirementsD) restrictions on the assets financial intermediaries can hold49) Asymmetric information can lead to widespread collapse of financial intermediaries, referred to as aA) bank holiday.B) financial panic.C) financial disintermediation.D) financial collapse.50) Foreign currencies that are deposited in banks outside the home country are known asA) foreign bonds.w ep t t e i ch o n n olog s y ervices direct d l e y v a e f f o e p ct m in e g n t t B) Eurobond.C) Eurocurrencies.D) Eurodollars.51) U.S. dollars deposited in foreign banks outside the United States or in foreign branches of U.S. are referred to asA) Eurodollars.B) Eurocurrencies.C) Eurobonds.D) foreign bonds.52) Banks providing depositors with checking accounts that enable them to pay their bills easily is known asA) liquidity services.B) asset transformation.C) risk sharing.D) transaction costs.53) A ______ is when one party in a financial contract has incentives to act in its own interest rather than in the interests of the other party.A) moral hazardB) riskC) conflict of interestD) financial panic54) Fire and casualty insurance companies are what type of intermediary?A) Contractual savings institutionB) Depository institutionsC) Investment intermediariesD) None of the above55) The country whose banks are the most restricted in the range of assets they may hold isA) Japan.B) Canada.C) Germany.D)the United States.答案：1-5：DAEBE 21-25:BEABD 41-45:BDDAD 6-10:DECDD 26-30:AACAB 46-50:EACBC 11-15:CCEEB 31-35:BCABC 51-55:AACAD 16-20:CDADC 36-40:DABCB。
金融学原理（英文）第二单元课后答案
⾦融学原理（英⽂）第⼆单元课后答案CHAPTER 2ANSWERS2-1 a. 0 Bonds and term loans are equivalent debt instruments and should have about the same interest rate.b. + Debentures are riskier than mortgage bonds and, hence, wouldrequire a higher interest rate.c. - This would allow bondholders to reap the benefits of a stock priceincrease, so they would accept a lower interest rate.d. (1) + Because the debentures will be subordinated to its bank debt,the debentures will have a higher interest rate.(2) - Because the debentures will be subordinated to the bank debt,the bank debt will have a lower interest rate.(3) 0 The net effect of (1) and (2) is indeterminant.e. + Because income bonds are riskier, they would carry a higher rateof interest.f. (1) - The more of the property that is mortgaged the weaker the claimof the debenture holders. Thus, going from $75 million to $50million of first mortgage debt will strengthen the debenturesand lower their interest rate.(2) - The property will have a smaller mortgage; hence, eachindividual first mortgage bond will be better secured, lessrisky, and have a lower interest rate.(3) 0 Debentures will cost less, as will mortgage bonds, but theaverage cost probably will be about the same--at least, itis not obvious that the cost will be higher or lower. Thisoccurs because the rate on the mortgage bonds is lower thanthat on debentures, but the weights are shifting toward theriskier, higher rate debentures.g. + A call provision increases the risk to the bondholders, so ahigher rate would be required.h. - The sinking fund calls for repayment over the life of the bond.This lowers somewhat the risk of the issue, hence leads to lowerrates.i. + This would raise the interest rate because a lower rating impliesgreater risk.2-2 Safety Rank⽂档收集⾃⽹络，仅⽤于个⼈学习a. Income bond 8b. Subordinated debenture--noncallable 6c. First mortgage bond--no sinking fund 3d. Common stock 9e. U.S. Treasury bond 1f. First mortgage bond--with sinking fund 2g. Subordinated debentures--callable 7h. Amortized term loan 4I. Term loan 52-3 From the corporation's viewpoint, one important factor in establishinga sinking fund is that its own bonds generally have a higher yield thando government bonds; hence, the company saves more interest by retiring its own bonds than it could earn by buying government bonds. This factor causes firms to favor the second procedure. Investors also would prefer the annual retirement procedure if they thought that interest rates were more likely to rise than to fall, but they would prefer the government bond purchases program if they thought rates were likely to fall. Inaddition, bondholders recognize that, under the government bond purchase scheme, each bondholder would be entitled to a given amount of cash from the liquidation of the sinking fund if the firm should go into default, whereas under the annual retirement plan, some of the holders would receivea cash benefit while others would benefit only indirectly from the factthat there would be fewer bonds outstanding.On balance, investors seem to have little reason for choosing one method over the other, while the annual retirement method is clearly more beneficial to the firm. The consequence has been a pronounced trend toward annual retirement and away from the accumulation scheme.2-4 ($ million)Common stock (42 million shares outstandingAt $1 par) = $40 + $2 $ 42 Additional paid-in capital = $120 + $48 168Retained earnings 170Total common stockholders' equity $380⽂档收集⾃⽹络，Total value of the issue = 2 million shares ? $25 = $50 million Added to Common stock account = 2 million shares ? $1 par = $2 millionAdded to Additional paid-in capital account = $50 million - $2 million= $48 million2-5 a. The average investor in a listed firm is not really interested in maintaining his or her proportionate share of ownership and control.An investor could increase ownership by simply buying more stock onthe open market. Consequently, most investors are not concerned withwhether new shares are sold directly (at about market prices) orthrough rights offerings. However, if a rights offering is being usedto effect a stock split, or if it is being used to reduce theunderwriting cost of an issue (by substantial underpricing), thepreemptive right might well be beneficial to the firm and itsstockholders.b. Clearly, the preemptive right is important to the stockholders ofclosely-held firms whose owners are interested in maintaining theirrelative control positions.2-6 Preferred stock can be classified only when the one doing the classifica-tion is considered. From the standpoint of the firm, preferred stock is like equity in that it cannot force the firm into bankruptcy, but it is like debt in that it causes fluctuations in earnings available to the common stockholders. Consequently, if the firm is concerned primarily with survival, it probably would classify preferred stock as equity. However, if there is essentially no danger of bankruptcy, management would view preferred stock as simply another fixed charge security and treat it internally as debt. Equity investors would have a similar viewpoint, and in general they should treat preferred stock in much the same manner as debt. For creditors, the position is reversed. They take preference over preferred stockholders, and the preferred issues act as a cushion. Conse-quently, a bond analyst probably would want to treat preferred as equity.Obviously, in all these applications, there would have to be some qualifi-cations; in a strict sense, preferred stock is neither debt nor equity, but a hybrid.2-7 When the price of its stock is temporarily depressed and a firm wishes to raise funds via an equity issue, the company’s investment banker probably will recommend convertible debt be issued. The firm can use convertible bonds if it is believed that the price of the stock will rise sufficiently in the future to make conversion attractive. Then, if conversion takes place when the stock price is higher, the firm will have essentially issued its stock at a price higher than existed when the convertible bond was issued.2-8 The convertible bond has an expected return that consists of an interest yield (9 percent) plus an expected capital gain. We know the expectedcapital gain must be at least 3 percent, because the total expected returnon the convertible must be at least equal to that on the nonconvertiblebond, 12 percent. In all likelihood, the expected return on the conver-tible would be higher than that on the straight bond, because a capitalgains yield is riskier than an interest yield. The convertible would,therefore, probably be regarded as being riskier than the straight bond.However, the convertible, with its interest yield, probably would beregarded as being less risky than common stock.────────────────────────────────────────────────────────SOLUTIONS2-1 a. Most firms have a continuing need for long-term debt to finance operations (at least as long as they are still in business). It would make sense fora firm to issue bonds like the Canadian bonds. If you think about it, themost significant difference between a 30—year bond and a perpetual bondthat is callable is that there is a refinancing requirement for the regularbond at the end of 30 years. This refinancing requirement probably willchange the cost of the bond, because refinancing takes place at existingThe default risk will be negligible for each bond. The interest rate risk, however, will be greatest for the bond with the longest term to maturity.As a result, the perpetual bonds’ interest rate risk will be greaterthan for the 5-year bond (which will have the lowest interest rate risk)and the 50-year bond. Because the Canadian bond will be called onlyif interest rates decline, it is considered the riskiest, and thus willhave the highest expected interest rate. The order of the expectedinterest rate from lowest to highest would be:5-year bond50-year bondregular perpetual bondCanadian perpetual bondProbably not. If rates had dropped so that bonds with a coupon rate equal to 3 percent could besold, the Canadian government probably would have issued the 3-percent bonds to replace themore expensive bonds.If the information bondholders used to reach their conclusion that the bonds would be called wasunfounded, then there should be no reason to expect the Canadian government to foot the bill forinvestors’mistakes. At the same time, some might argue that the Canadian government has amoral obligation to ensure that any false information that it knows about is not passed on toinvestors. If the Canadian government originally sold the bonds to na?ve investors and hadsomehow led them to think that the bonds would be called, the fairness might indicate thatretirement is appropriate. But, if you think about it, the original investors probably sold the bondsmany years ago, so there no longer would be such an obligation to them. Educated investors shouldknow that the government would not call the bonds when the interest rates were so high--in effect,the government would be wasting constituents’ money.2-2 a. Number of zeros = Amount needed/Price per bond= $4,500,000/$567.447,931 bonds.b. In five years, Filkins will have to repay $4.5 million when the bondmatures. But, because the debt is a zero-coupon bond, there will nointerest payments in the meantime. Thus, the annual debt service costsare $0.2-3 a. Balance sheets:Meyer Balance Sheet ($ thousands):Debt $400Total liabilitiesTotal assets $600 and equity $600Debt $200Equity 400 Total liabilities Total assets $600 and equity $600b. purchase the new machine. Therefore, because the stock issue increased the number of existing shares by 20 percent, the number of shares Haugen had outstanding before the issue was Thus, the number of shares that are outstanding after the stock issue equal 24,000.c.Income Statement for Meyer Manufacturing ($ thousands):ΔEBIT $100.0 ΔInterest = $200 ? 0.08 ( 16.0) ΔEarnings before taxes 84.0 ΔTaxes (40%) ( 33.6) ΔNet income (earnings available to pay to common stockholders) $ 50.4 ΔEBIT $100.0ΔInterest = $0 ? 0.08 ( 0.0) ΔEarnings before taxes 100.0 ΔTaxes (40%) ( 40.0) ΔNet income (earnings available to pay to common stockholders $ 60.0 d.Meyer issued bonds, not stock, so it of common stock outstanding. Therefore, Meyer ’s earnings per share, EPS, is Haugen issued stock and its shares outstanding increased to 24,000. Therefore, Haugen ’s earnings per share, EPS, is If we use the EPS to evaluate both companies, we would conclude Meyer ’s decision to issue debt was better than Haugen ’s decision to issue stock. We will discuss this concept further in later chapters in the book.2-4 a.The conversion price simply is the face (par) value of the bond divided by the conversion ratio--the conversion price for this issue is $1,000/25 = $40. Therefore, it would be beneficial for investors to convert their bonds into common stock when the price of the stock is greater than $40 per share.b.The conversion feature would add some flexibility to the bonds as an investment. Investors might find it attractive to buy the bonds because they can later decide whether they prefer to remain bondholders or to convert and become stockholders.2-5 a.Cox Computer Company Balance Sheet: Alternative 1:Short-term debt $ 25,000Long-term debt 25,000Common stock, par $1 75,000*Paid-in capital 225,000* Retained earnings 25,000 Total liabilities Total assets $375,000 and equity $375,000⽂档收集⾃⽹*At $10 per share, $250,000/$10 = 25,000 shares would have to be soldto raise the $250,000. Therefore, at $1 par value, the Common stockaccount will increase by $1 ? 25,000 = $25,000, and the remaining$225,000 is Paid-in capital. Because $150,000 is used to pay some ofthe bank debt, assets increase by only $100,000. Total sharesoutstanding after the issue: 75,000 = 50,000 + 25,000.Alternative 2:Long-term debt 25,000Common stock, par $1 70,000*Paid-in capital 230,000*Retained earnings 25,000Total liabilitiesTotal assets $ 375,000 and equity $ 375,000⽂档收*To raise $250,000, the firm would have to sell $250,000/$1,000 = 250 bonds. Each bond is convertible into 80 shares of common stock; thus,conversion will increase the number of shares outstanding by 20,000.Therefore, at $1 par value, the Common stock account will increaseby $1 20,000 = $20,000, and the remaining $230,000 is Paid-in capital.Total shares outstanding after the conversion: 70,000 = 50,000 +20,000.Alternative 3:Short-term debt $ 25,000Long-term debt 275,000Common stock, par $1 50,000Retained earnings 25,000Total liabilitiesTotal assets $ 375,000 and equity $ 375,000⽂档收b. Original Plan 1 Plan 2 Plan 3________ _______ ______________Number of CharlesCox's shares 40,000 40,000 40,00040,000Total shares 50,000 75,000 70,00050,000Percent ownership 80% 53% 57% 80%c. Original Plan 1 Plan 2 Plan 3________ ________ ________ __________Total assets $275,000 $375,000 $375,000 $375,000EBIT $ 55,000 $ 75,000 $ 75,000 $ 75,000Interest* ( 17,500) ( 2,500) ( 2,500) ( 32,500)EBT $ 37,500 $ 72,500 $ 72,500 $ 42,500Taxes (40%) ( 15,000) ( 29,000) ( 29,000) ( 17,000)Net income $ 22,500 $ 43,500 $ 43,500 $ 25,500⽂档Number of shares 50,000 75,000 70,000 50,000Earnings per share $0.45 $0.58 $0.62 $0.51⽂档个⼈收集整理勿做商业⽤途*Both the bank loans and the long-term debt require interestpayments; the amount of short-term debt that is not a bank loandoes not require interest payments. Before new financing isobtained, the amount of the bank loan is $150,000 and the amountof long-term debt is $25,000--at 10 percent, the total interestis ($150,000 + $25,000) ? 0.10 = $17,500. The financing planseliminate the bank loans, so the interest payment for each planis: (1) Alternative 1 has $25,000 long-term debt with interestpayments equal to $2,500; (2) Alternative 2 has $25,000 long-termdebt with interest payments equal to $2,500; and, (3) Alternative3 has $275,000 long-term debt with interest payments equal to($25,000 ? 0.10) + ($250,000 ? 0.12) = $$32,500.Each alternative permits Charles Cox to maintain control of thefirm (more than 50 percent ownership). In addition, eachalternative results in an increase in EPS. But, becauseAlternative 2 results in the greatest increase in EPS, it wouldbe preferred.2-6 a. Book value per share = ($364,000 + $336,000)/20,000 = $35.00 Total amount of issue = 10,000 ?$32.55 = $325,500 Book value after issue = ($364,000 + $336,000) + $325,500= $1,025,500Book value per share = $1,025,500/30,000 = $34.182-7 a. If P0 = $18, the option is exercised, and the stock is sold immediately, the gain would be ($18 - $15) ?100 = $300. Therefore,it would be beneficial to exercise the option.b. If P0 = $13, the option is exercised, and the stock is soldimmediately, the loss would be ($13 - $15) ?100 = -$200. Therefore,it would not be beneficial to exercise the option.c. The answers in part (a) and part (b) would be reversed if theoption was a put with the same exercise price:If P0 = $18, the put option is exercised, and the stock is soldimmediately, the loss would be ($15 - $18) ? 100 = -$300. Theoption holder would have to buy the stock at $18 per share toexercise the put and sell the stock at $15 to the option writer.Therefore, it would not be beneficial to exercise the option.If P0 = $13, the put option is exercised, and the stock is soldimmediately, the gain would be ($15 - $13) ?100 = $200. In thiscase, the option holder would be able to buy the stock at $13per share and then sell it to the option writer at $15 byexercising the option. Therefore, it would be beneficial toexercise the option.2-8 a. Today, the amount Fibertech has to pay today is known with certainty because the current exchange rate is known. In otherwords, if Fibertech decides to pay the bill today, it needs$4,215,000 to purchase 7,500,000 deutschemarks. However, ifFibertech waits to pay the bill when it is due in 90 days, theexchange rate might be different and thus the company mighthave to pay more than $4,215,000 to purchase the 7,500,000deutschemarks (it also might be able to pay less). The primaryadvantage to waiting to pay the bill is that Fibertech can usethe funds for other purposes. In addition, it can avoid thehigh cost of borrowing funds to pay the bill today.b. Cost to Fibertech = 7,500,000 ?$0.567 = $4,252,500 in 90 dayswhen the bill is due.c. At $0.60 per mark, the cost to purchase the neededdeutschemarks would be:7,500,000 ? $0.60 = $4,500,000At $0.54 per mark, the cost to purchase the neededdeutschemarks would be:7,500,000 ? $0.54 = $4,050,000d. The primary benefit Fibertech would receive by entering afutures contract is that it would be able to “lock in” todaythe price of the deutschemarks needed in 90 days. For example,if the futures contract in part (b) was entered, then Fibertechknow it needs $4,252,500 in 90 days to pay the debt it owesthe German manufacturer, regardless of what the actualexchange rate is at that time--the futures contract has “lockedin” the price today.2-9 The solution is given in the Instructor’s Manual, Solutions to Integrative Problems.版权申明本⽂部分内容，包括⽂字、图⽚、以及设计等在⽹上搜集整理。
金融英语试题及答案
金融英语试题及答案一、选择题（每题2分，共20分）1. The term "equity" in finance refers to:A. DebtB. Ownership interest in a companyC. A type of loanD. A financial statement2. Which of the following is not a type of financial derivative?A. FuturesB. OptionsC. StocksD. Swaps3. The process of evaluating the creditworthiness of a borrower is known as:A. Credit analysisB. Market analysisC. Risk managementD. Portfolio management4. In the context of finance, what does "leverage" mean?A. The use of borrowed funds to increase the potential return of an investmentB. The ratio of a company's assets to its liabilitiesC. The process of selling securities to the publicD. The ability to buy or sell securities without owningthem5. A bond that pays no periodic interest but is issued at a discount to its face value is called:A. A zero-coupon bondB. A coupon bondC. A convertible bondD. A junk bond6. Which of the following is a measure of a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations?A. Current ratioB. Debt-to-equity ratioC. Return on equity (ROE)D. Earnings per share (EPS)7. The term structure of interest rates refers to the relationship between:A. The risk of an investment and its expected returnB. The maturity of a debt instrument and its yieldC. The size of a company and its market shareD. The economic cycle and the stock market performance8. A financial instrument that allows the holder to buy or sell an asset at a specified price within a specific time period is known as:A. A futureB. A forwardC. An optionD. A swap9. In finance, the term "carry trade" refers to:A. Borrowing money at a low interest rate to invest in a higher-yielding assetB. The practice of selling securities shortC. The strategy of buying and holding stocks for long periodsD. The process of hedging against currency fluctuations10. The primary market is where:A. Securities are first offered to the publicB. Securities are traded after they have been issuedC. Companies buy back their own sharesD. Investors can purchase commodities二、填空题（每空1分，共10分）11. The ________ is the difference between the bid price and the ask price of a security.12. A ________ is a financial institution that accepts deposits and provides loans.13. The ________ is the process of buying and selling securities on the same day.14. The ________ is the risk that the value of an asset will decrease due to market conditions.15. A ________ is a financial statement that shows a company's financial performance over a specific period.16. The ________ is the risk that a borrower will not repay a loan.17. A ________ is a type of investment fund that pools money from many investors to purchase a diversified portfolio of assets.18. The ________ is the potential for an asset's value toincrease or decrease.19. The ________ is the process of determining the value of a business or business assets.20. A ________ is a financial instrument that represents ownership in a company.三、简答题（每题5分，共30分）21. Explain the concept of "leverage" in finance.22. What is the difference between a "mutual fund" and a "hedge fund"?23. Describe the role of a "stock exchange" in the financial markets.24. What is "risk management" and why is it important in finance?四、论述题（每题20分，共40分）25. Discuss the impact of "inflation" on different types of investments.26. Analyze the importance of "corporate governance" in ensuring the long-term success of a company.答案：一、1. B2. C3. A4. A5. A6. A7. B8. C9. A10. A二、11. Spread12. Bank13. Day trading14. Market risk15. Income statement16. Credit risk17. Mutual fund18. Volatility19. Valuation20. Stock三、21. Leverage in finance refers to the use of borrowed money to finance investments, with the goal of increasing potential returns. However, it。
(完整版)第二章金融体系预览(英文习题及答案)
Chapter 2 Overview of the Financial System2.1 Single Choice1) Every financial market performs the following function:A) It determines the level of interest rates.B) It allows common stock to be traded.C) It allows loans to be made.D) It channels funds from lenders-savers to borrowers-spenders.2) Financial markets have the basic function ofA) bringing together people with funds to lend and people who want to borrow funds.B) assuring that the swings in the business cycle are less pronounced.C) assuring that governments need never resort to printing money.D) both A and B of the above.E) both B and C of the above.3) Which of the following can be described as involving direct finance?A) A corporation's stock is traded in an over-the-counter market.B) People buy shares in a mutual fund.C) A pension fund manager buys commercial paper in the secondary market.D) An insurance company buys shares of common stock in the over-the-counter markets.E) None of the above.4) Which of the following can be described as involving direct finance?A) A corporation's stock is traded in an over-the-counter market.B) A corporation buys commercial paper issued by another corporation.C) A pension fund manager buys commercial paper from the issuing corporation.D) Both A and B of the above.E) Both B and C of the above.5) Which of the following can be described as involving indirect finance?A) A corporation takes out loans from a bank.B) People buy shares in a mutual fund.C) A corporation buys commercial paper in a secondary market.D) All of the above.E) Only A and B of the above.6) Which of the following can be described as involving indirect finance?A) A bank buys a U.S. Treasury bill from one of its depositors.B) A corporation buys commercial paper issued by another corporation.C) A pension fund manager buys commercial paper in the primary market.D) Both A and C of the above.7) Financial markets improve economic welfare becauseA) they allow funds to move from those without productive investment opportunities to those who have such opportunities.B) they allow consumers to time their purchases better.C) they weed out inefficient firms.D) they do all of the above.E) they do A and B of the above.8) A country whose financial markets function poorly is likely toA) efficiently allocate its capital resources.B) enjoy high productivity.C) experience economic hardship and financial crises.D) increase its standard of living.9) Which of the following are securities?A) A certificate of depositB) A share of Texaco common stockC) A Treasury billD) All of the aboveE) Only A and B of the above10) Which of the following statements about the characteristics of debt and equity are true?A) They both can be long-term financial instruments.B) They both involve a claim on the issuer's income.C) They both enable a corporation to raise funds.D) All of the above.E) Only A and B of the above.11) The money market is the market in which _________ are traded.A) new issues of securitiesB) previously issued securitiesC) short-term debt instrumentsD) long-term debt and equity instruments12) Long-term debt and equity instruments are traded in the _________ market.A) primaryB) secondaryC) capitalD) money13) Which of the following are primary markets?A) The New York Stock ExchangeB) The U.S. government bond marketC) The over-the-counter stock marketD) The options marketsE) None of the above14) Which of the following are secondary markets?A) The New York Stock ExchangeB) The U.S. government bond marketC) The over-the-counter stock marketD) The options marketsE) All of the above15) A corporation acquires new funds only when its securities are sold in theA) secondary market by an investment bank.B) primary market by an investment bank.C) secondary market by a stock exchange broker.D) secondary market by a commercial bank.16) Intermediaries who are agents of investors and match buyers with sellers of securities are calledA) investment bankers.B) traders.C) brokers.D) dealers.E) none of the above.17) Intermediaries who link buyers and sellers by buying and selling securities at stated prices are calledA) investment bankers.B) traders.C) brokers.D) dealers.E) none of the above.18) An important financial institution that assists in the initial sale of securities in the primary market is theA) investment bank.B) commercial bank.C) stock exchange.D) brokerage house.19) Which of the following statements about financial markets and securities are true?A) Most common stocks are traded over-the-counter, although the largest corporations have their shares traded at organized stock exchanges such as the New York Stock Exchange.B) A corporation acquires new funds only when its securities are sold in the primary market.C) Money market securities are usually more widely traded than longer-term securities and so tendto be more liquid.D) All of the above are true.E) Only A and B of the above are true.20) Which of the following statements about financial markets and securities are true?A) A bond is a long-term security that promises to make periodic payments called dividends to the firm's residual claimants.B) A debt instrument is intermediate term if its maturity is less than one year.C) A debt instrument is long term if its maturity is ten years or longer.D) The maturity of a debt instrument is the time (term) that has elapsed since it was issued.21) Which of the following statements about financial markets and securities are true?A) Few common stocks are traded over-the-counter, although the over-the-counter markets have grown in recent years.B) A corporation acquires new funds only when its securities are sold in the primary market.C) Capital market securities are usually more widely traded than longer term securities and so tend to be more liquid.D) All of the above are true.E) Only A and B of the above are true.22) Which of the following markets is sometimes organized as an over-the-counter market?A) The stock marketB) The bond marketC) The foreign exchange marketD) The federal funds marketE) all of the above23) Bonds that are sold in a foreign country and are denominated in that country's currency are known asA) foreign bonds.B) Eurobonds.C) Eurocurrencies.D) Eurodollars.24) Bonds that are sold in a foreign country and are denominated in a currency other than that of the country in which they are sold are known asA) foreign bonds.B) Eurobonds.C) Eurocurrencies.D) Eurodollars.25) Financial intermediariesA) exist because there are substantial information and transaction costs in the economy.B) improve the lot of the small saver.C) are involved in the process of indirect finance.D) do all of the above.E) do only A and B of the above.26) The main sources of financing for businesses, in order of importance, areA) financial intermediaries, issuing bonds, issuing stocks.B) issuing bonds, issuing stocks, financial intermediaries.C) issuing stocks, issuing bonds, financial intermediaries.D) issuing stocks, financial intermediaries, issuing bonds.27) The presence of transaction costs in financial markets explains, in part, whyA) financial intermediaries and indirect finance play such an important role in financial markets.B) equity and bond financing play such an important role in financial markets.C) corporations get more funds through equity financing than they get from financial intermediaries.D) direct financing is more important than indirect financing as a source of funds.28) Financial intermediaries can substantially reduce transaction costs per dollar of transactions because their large size allows them to take advantage ofA) poorly informed consumers.B) standardization.C) economies of scale.D) their market power.29) The purpose of diversification is toA) reduce the volatility of a portfolio's return.B) raise the volatility of a portfolio's return.C) reduce the average return on a portfolio.D) raise the average return on a portfolio.30) An investor who puts all her funds into one asset _________ her portfolio's _________.A) increases; diversificationB) decreases; diversificationC) increases; average returnD) decreases; average return31) Through risk-sharing activities, a financial intermediary _________ its own risk and _________ the risks of its customers.A) reduces; increasesB) increases; reducesC) reduces; reducesD) increases; increases32) The presence of _________ in financial markets leads to adverse selection and moral hazardproblems that interfere with the efficient functioning of financial markets.A) noncollateralized riskB) free-ridingC) asymmetric informationD) costly state verification33) When the lender and the borrower have different amounts of information regarding a transaction, _________ is said to exist.A) asymmetric informationB) adverse selectionC) moral hazardD) fraud34) When the potential borrowers who are the most likely to default are the ones most actively seeking a loan, _________ is said to exist.A) asymmetric informationB) adverse selectionC) moral hazardD) fraud35) When the borrower engages in activities that make it less likely that the loan will be repaid, _________ is said to exist.A) asymmetric informationB) adverse selectionC) moral hazardD) fraud36) The concept of adverse selection helps to explainA) which firms are more likely to obtain funds from banks and other financial intermediaries, rather than from the securities markets.B) why indirect finance is more important than direct finance as a source of business finance.C) why direct finance is more important than indirect finance as a source of business finance.D) only A and B of the above.E) only A and C of the above.37) Adverse selection is a problem associated with equity and debt contracts arising fromA) the lender's relative lack of information about the borrower's potential returns and risks of his investment activities.B) the lender's inability to legally require sufficient collateral to cover a 100 percent loss if the borrower defaults.C) the borrower's lack of incentive to seek a loan for highly risky investments.D) none of the above.38) When the least desirable credit risks are the ones most likely to seek loans, lenders are subjectto theA) moral hazard problem.B) adverse selection problem.C) shirking problem.D) free-rider problem.E) principal-agent problem.39) Financial institutions expect thatA) moral hazard will occur, as the least desirable credit risks will be the ones most likely to seek out loans.B) opportunistic behavior will occur, as the least desirable credit risks will be the ones most likely to seek out loans.C) borrowers will commit moral hazard by taking on too much risk, and this is what drives financial institutions to take steps to limit moral hazard.D) none of the above will occur.40) Successful financial intermediaries have higher earnings on their investments because they are better equipped than individuals to screen out good from bad risks, thereby reducing losses due toA) moral hazard.B) adverse selection.C) bad luck.D) financial panics.41) In financial markets, lenders typically have inferior information about potential returns and risks associated with any investment project. This difference in information is calledA) comparative informational disadvantage.B) asymmetric information.C) variant information.D) caveat venditor.42) The largest depository institution at the end of 2004 wasA) life insurance companies.B) pension funds.C) state retirement funds.D) none of the above.43) Which of the following financial intermediaries are depository institutions?A) A savings and loan associationB) A commercial bankC) A credit unionD) All of the aboveE) Only A and C of the above44) Which of the following is a contractual savings institution?A) A life insurance companyB) A credit unionC) A savings and loan associationD) A mutual fund45) Which of the following are not investment intermediaries?A) A life insurance companyB) A pension fundC) A mutual fundD) Only A and B of the above46) Which of the following are investment intermediaries?A) Finance companiesB) Mutual fundsC) Pension fundsD) All of the aboveE) Only A and B of the above47) The government regulates financial markets for three main reasons:A) to ensure soundness of the financial system, to improve control of monetary policy, and to increase the information available to investors.B) to improve control of monetary policy, to ensure that financial intermediaries earn a normal rate of return, and to increase the information available to investors.C) to ensure that financial intermediaries do not earn more than the normal rate of return, to ensure soundness of the financial system, and to improve control of monetary policy.D) to ensure soundness of financial intermediaries, to increase the information available to investors, and to prevent financial intermediaries from earning less than the normal rate of return.48) Which of the following government regulations has the chief purpose of improving control of the money supply?A) deposit insuranceB) restrictions on entry into banking or insuranceC) reserve requirementsD) restrictions on the assets financial intermediaries can hold49) Asymmetric information can lead to widespread collapse of financial intermediaries, referred to as aA) bank holiday.B) financial panic.C) financial disintermediation.D) financial collapse.50) Foreign currencies that are deposited in banks outside the home country are known asA) foreign bonds.B) Eurobond.C) Eurocurrencies.D) Eurodollars.51) U.S. dollars deposited in foreign banks outside the United States or in foreign branches of U.S. are referred to asA) Eurodollars.B) Eurocurrencies.C) Eurobonds.D) foreign bonds.52) Banks providing depositors with checking accounts that enable them to pay their bills easily is known asA) liquidity services.B) asset transformation.C) risk sharing.D) transaction costs.53) A ________ is when one party in a financial contract has incentives to act in its own interest rather than in the interests of the other party.A) moral hazardB) riskC) conflict of interestD) financial panic54) Fire and casualty insurance companies are what type of intermediary?A) Contractual savings institutionB) Depository institutionsC) Investment intermediariesD) None of the above55) The country whose banks are the most restricted in the range of assets they may hold isA) Japan.B) Canada.C) Germany.D) the United States.答案：1-5：DAEBE 6-10:DECDD 11-15:CCEEB 16-20:CDADC 21-25:BEABD 26-30:AACAB 31-35:BCABC 36-40:DABCB 41-45:BDDAD 46-50:EACBC 51-55:AACAD。
第二章金融体系预览(英文习题及答案)(可编辑修改word版)
Chapter 2 Overview of the Financial System2.1 Single Choice1)Every financial market performs the following function:A)It determines the level of interest rates.B)It allows common stock to be traded.C)It allows loans to be made.D)It channels funds from lenders-savers to borrowers-spenders.2)Financial markets have the basic function ofA)bringing together people with funds to lend and people who want to borrow funds.B)assuring that the swings in the business cycle are less pronounced.C)assuring that governments need never resort to printing money.D)both A and B of the above.E)both B and C of the above.3)Which of the following can be described as involving direct finance?A)A corporation's stock is traded in an over-the-counter market.B)People buy shares in a mutual fund.C)A pension fund manager buys commercial paper in the secondary market.D)An insurance company buys shares of common stock in the over-the-counter markets.E)None of the above.4)Which of the following can be described as involving direct finance?A)A corporation's stock is traded in an over-the-counter market.B)A corporation buys commercial paper issued by another corporation.C)A pension fund manager buys commercial paper from the issuing corporation.D)Both A and B of the above.E)Both B and C of the above.5)Which of the following can be described as involving indirect finance?A)A corporation takes out loans from a bank.B)People buy shares in a mutual fund.C)A corporation buys commercial paper in a secondary market.D)All of the above.E)Only A and B of the above.6)Which of the following can be described as involving indirect finance?A)A bank buys a U.S. Treasury bill from one of its depositors.B)A corporation buys commercial paper issued by another corporation.C)A pension fund manager buys commercial paper in the primary market.D)Both A and C of the above.7)Financial markets improve economic welfare becauseA)they allow funds to move from those without productive investment opportunities to those who have such opportunities.B)they allow consumers to time their purchases better.C)they weed out inefficient firms.D)they do all of the above.E)they do A and B of the above.8)A country whose financial markets function poorly is likely toA)efficiently allocate its capital resources.B)enjoy high productivity.C)experience economic hardship and financial crises.D)increase its standard of living.9)Which of the following are securities?A)A certificate of depositB)A share of Texaco common stockC)A Treasury billD)All of the aboveE)Only A and B of the above10)Which of the following statements about the characteristics of debt and equity are true?A)They both can be long-term financial instruments.B)They both involve a claim on the issuer's income.C)They both enable a corporation to raise funds.D)All of the above.E)Only A and B of the above.11)The money market is the market in which are traded.A)new issues of securitiesB)previously issued securitiesC)short-term debt instrumentsD)long-term debt and equity instruments12)Long-term debt and equity instruments are traded in the market.A)primaryB)secondaryC)capitalD)money13)Which of the following are primary markets?A)The New York Stock ExchangeB)The U.S. government bond marketC)The over-the-counter stock marketD)The options marketsE)None of the above14)Which of the following are secondary markets?A)The New York Stock ExchangeB)The U.S. government bond marketC)The over-the-counter stock marketD)The options marketsE)All of the above15)A corporation acquires new funds only when its securities are sold in theA)secondary market by an investment bank.B)primary market by an investment bank.C)secondary market by a stock exchange broker.D)secondary market by a commercial bank.16)Intermediaries who are agents of investors and match buyers with sellers of securities are calledA)investment bankers.B)traders.C)brokers.D)dealers.E)none of the above.17)Intermediaries who link buyers and sellers by buying and selling securities at stated prices are calledA)investment bankers.B)traders.C)brokers.D)dealers.E)none of the above.18)An important financial institution that assists in the initial sale of securities in the primary market is theA)investment bank.B)commercial bank.C)stock exchange.D)brokerage house.19)Which of the following statements about financial markets and securities are true?A)Most common stocks are traded over-the-counter, although the largest corporations have their shares traded at organized stock exchanges such as the New York Stock Exchange.B)A corporation acquires new funds only when its securities are sold in the primary market.C)Money market securities are usually more widely traded than longer-term securities and so tendto be more liquid.D)All of the above are true.E)Only A and B of the above are true.20)Which of the following statements about financial markets and securities are true?A)A bond is a long-term security that promises to make periodic payments called dividends to the firm's residual claimants.B)A debt instrument is intermediate term if its maturity is less than one year.C)A debt instrument is long term if its maturity is ten years or longer.D)The maturity of a debt instrument is the time (term) that has elapsed since it was issued.21)Which of the following statements about financial markets and securities are true?A)Few common stocks are traded over-the-counter, although the over-the-counter markets have grown in recent years.B)A corporation acquires new funds only when its securities are sold in the primary market.C)Capital market securities are usually more widely traded than longer term securities and so tend to be more liquid.D)All of the above are true.E)Only A and B of the above are true.22)Which of the following markets is sometimes organized as an over-the-counter market?A)The stock marketB)The bond marketC)The foreign exchange marketD)The federal funds marketE)all of the above23)Bonds that are sold in a foreign country and are denominated in that country's currency are known asA)foreign bonds.B)Eurobonds.C)Eurocurrencies.D)Eurodollars.24)Bonds that are sold in a foreign country and are denominated in a currency other than that of the country in which they are sold are known asA)foreign bonds.B)Eurobonds.C)Eurocurrencies.D)Eurodollars.25)Financial intermediariesA)exist because there are substantial information and transaction costs in the economy.B)improve the lot of the small saver.C)are involved in the process of indirect finance.D)do all of the above.E)do only A and B of the above.26)The main sources of financing for businesses, in order of importance, areA)financial intermediaries, issuing bonds, issuing stocks.B)issuing bonds, issuing stocks, financial intermediaries.C)issuing stocks, issuing bonds, financial intermediaries.D)issuing stocks, financial intermediaries, issuing bonds.27)The presence of transaction costs in financial markets explains, in part, whyA)financial intermediaries and indirect finance play such an important role in financial markets.B)equity and bond financing play such an important role in financial markets.C)corporations get more funds through equity financing than they get from financial intermediaries.D)direct financing is more important than indirect financing as a source of funds.28)Financial intermediaries can substantially reduce transaction costs per dollar of transactions because their large size allows them to take advantage ofA)poorly informed consumers.B)standardization.C)economies of scale.D)their market power.29)The purpose of diversification is toA)reduce the volatility of a portfolio's return.B)raise the volatility of a portfolio's return.C)reduce the average return on a portfolio.D)raise the average return on a portfolio.30)An investor who puts all her funds into one asset her portfolio's .A)increases; diversificationB)decreases; diversificationC)increases; average returnD)decreases; average return31)Through risk-sharing activities, a financial intermediary its own risk andthe risks of its customers.A)reduces; increasesB)increases; reducesC)reduces; reducesD)increases; increases32)The presence of in financial markets leads to adverse selection and moral hazardproblems that interfere with the efficient functioning of financial markets.A)noncollateralized riskB)free-ridingC)asymmetric informationD)costly state verification33)When the lender and the borrower have different amounts of information regarding a transaction, is said to exist.A)asymmetric informationB)adverse selectionC)moral hazardD)fraud34)When the potential borrowers who are the most likely to default are the ones most actively seeking a loan, is said to exist.A)asymmetric informationB)adverse selectionC)moral hazardD)fraud35)When the borrower engages in activities that make it less likely that the loan will be repaid,is said to exist.A)asymmetric informationB)adverse selectionC)moral hazardD)fraud36)The concept of adverse selection helps to explainA)which firms are more likely to obtain funds from banks and other financial intermediaries, rather than from the securities markets.B)why indirect finance is more important than direct finance as a source of business finance.C)why direct finance is more important than indirect finance as a source of business finance.D)only A and B of the above.E)only A and C of the above.37)Adverse selection is a problem associated with equity and debt contracts arising fromA)the lender's relative lack of information about the borrower's potential returns and risks of his investment activities.B)the lender's inability to legally require sufficient collateral to cover a 100 percent loss if the borrower defaults.C)the borrower's lack of incentive to seek a loan for highly risky investments.D)none of the above.38)When the least desirable credit risks are the ones most likely to seek loans, lenders are subjectto theA)moral hazard problem.B)adverse selection problem.C)shirking problem.D)free-rider problem.E)principal-agent problem.39)Financial institutions expect thatA)moral hazard will occur, as the least desirable credit risks will be the ones most likely to seek out loans.B)opportunistic behavior will occur, as the least desirable credit risks will be the ones most likely to seek out loans.C)borrowers will commit moral hazard by taking on too much risk, and this is what drives financial institutions to take steps to limit moral hazard.D)none of the above will occur.40)Successful financial intermediaries have higher earnings on their investments because they are better equipped than individuals to screen out good from bad risks, thereby reducing losses due toA)moral hazard.B)adverse selection.C)bad luck.D)financial panics.41)In financial markets, lenders typically have inferior information about potential returns and risks associated with any investment project. This difference in information is calledA)comparative informational disadvantage.B)asymmetric information.C)variant information.D)caveat venditor.42)The largest depository institution at the end of 2004 wasA)life insurance companies.B)pension funds.C)state retirement funds.D)none of the above.43)Which of the following financial intermediaries are depository institutions?A)A savings and loan associationB)A commercial bankC)A credit unionD)All of the aboveE)Only A and C of the above44)Which of the following is a contractual savings institution?A)A life insurance companyB)A credit unionC)A savings and loan associationD)A mutual fund45)Which of the following are not investment intermediaries?A)A life insurance companyB)A pension fundC)A mutual fundD)Only A and B of the above46)Which of the following are investment intermediaries?A)Finance companiesB)Mutual fundsC)Pension fundsD)All of the aboveE)Only A and B of the above47)The government regulates financial markets for three main reasons:A)to ensure soundness of the financial system, to improve control of monetary policy, and to increase the information available to investors.B)to improve control of monetary policy, to ensure that financial intermediaries earn a normal rate of return, and to increase the information available to investors.C)to ensure that financial intermediaries do not earn more than the normal rate of return, to ensure soundness of the financial system, and to improve control of monetary policy.D)to ensure soundness of financial intermediaries, to increase the information available to investors, and to prevent financial intermediaries from earning less than the normal rate of return.48)Which of the following government regulations has the chief purpose of improving control of the money supply?A)deposit insuranceB)restrictions on entry into banking or insuranceC)reserve requirementsD)restrictions on the assets financial intermediaries can hold49)Asymmetric information can lead to widespread collapse of financial intermediaries, referred to as aA)bank holiday.B)financial panic.C)financial disintermediation.D)financial collapse.50)Foreign currencies that are deposited in banks outside the home country are known asA)foreign bonds.B)Eurobond.C)Eurocurrencies.D)Eurodollars.51)U.S. dollars deposited in foreign banks outside the United States or in foreign branches of U.S. are referred to asA)Eurodollars.B)Eurocurrencies.C)Eurobonds.D)foreign bonds.52)Banks providing depositors with checking accounts that enable them to pay their bills easily is known asA)liquidity services.B)asset transformation.C)risk sharing.D)transaction costs.53)A is when one party in a financial contract has incentives to act in its own interest rather than in the interests of the other party.A)moral hazardB)riskC)conflict of interestD)financial panic54)Fire and casualty insurance companies are what type of intermediary?A)Contractual savings institutionB)Depository institutionsC)Investment intermediariesD)None of the above55)The country whose banks are the most restricted in the range of assets they may hold isA)Japan.B)Canada.C)Germany.D)the United States.答案：1-5：DAEBE 6-10:DECDD 11-15:CCEEB 16-20:CDADC21-25:BEABD 41-45:BDDAD 26-30:AACAB46-50:EACBC31-35:BCABC51-55:AACAD36-40:DABCB。
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Chapter 2 Overview of the Financial System2.1 Single Choice1) Every financial market performs the following function:A) It determines the level of interest rates.B) It allows common stock to be traded.C) It allows loans to be made.D) It channels funds from lenders-savers to borrowers-spenders.2) Financial markets have the basic function ofA) bringing together people with funds to lend and people who want to borrow funds.B) assuring that the swings in the business cycle are less pronounced.C) assuring that governments need never resort to printing money.D) both A and B of the above.E) both B and C of the above.3) Which of the following can be described as involving direct finance?A) A corporation's stock is traded in an over-the-counter market.B) People buy shares in a mutual fund.C) A pension fund manager buys commercial paper in the secondary market.D) An insurance company buys shares of common stock in the over-the-counter markets.E) None of the above.4) Which of the following can be described as involving direct finance?A) A corporation's stock is traded in an over-the-counter market.B) A corporation buys commercial paper issued by another corporation.C) A pension fund manager buys commercial paper from the issuing corporation.D) Both A and B of the above.E) Both B and C of the above.5) Which of the following can be described as involving indirect finance?A) A corporation takes out loans from a bank.B) People buy shares in a mutual fund.C) A corporation buys commercial paper in a secondary market.D) All of the above.E) Only A and B of the above.6) Which of the following can be described as involving indirect finance?A) A bank buys a U.S. Treasury bill from one of its depositors.B) A corporation buys commercial paper issued by another corporation.C) A pension fund manager buys commercial paper in the primary market.D) Both A and C of the above.7) Financial markets improve economic welfare becauseA) they allow funds to move from those without productive investment opportunities to those who have such opportunities.B) they allow consumers to time their purchases better.C) they weed out inefficient firms.D) they do all of the above.E) they do A and B of the above.8) A country whose financial markets function poorly is likely toA) efficiently allocate its capital resources.B) enjoy high productivity.C) experience economic hardship and financial crises.D) increase its standard of living.9) Which of the following are securities?A) A certificate of depositB) A share of Texaco common stockC) A Treasury billD) All of the aboveE) Only A and B of the above10) Which of the following statements about the characteristics of debt and equity are true?A) They both can be long-term financial instruments.B) They both involve a claim on the issuer's income.C) They both enable a corporation to raise funds.D) All of the above.E) Only A and B of the above.11) The money market is the market in which _________ are traded.A) new issues of securitiesB) previously issued securitiesC) short-term debt instrumentsD) long-term debt and equity instruments12) Long-term debt and equity instruments are traded in the _________ market.A) primaryB) secondaryC) capitalD) money13) Which of the following are primary markets?A) The New York Stock ExchangeB) The U.S. government bond marketC) The over-the-counter stock marketD) The options marketsE) None of the above14) Which of the following are secondary markets?A) The New York Stock ExchangeB) The U.S. government bond marketC) The over-the-counter stock marketD) The options marketsE) All of the above15) A corporation acquires new funds only when its securities are sold in theA) secondary market by an investment bank.B) primary market by an investment bank.C) secondary market by a stock exchange broker.D) secondary market by a commercial bank.16) Intermediaries who are agents of investors and match buyers with sellers of securities are calledA) investment bankers.B) traders.C) brokers.D) dealers.E) none of the above.17) Intermediaries who link buyers and sellers by buying and selling securities at stated prices are calledA) investment bankers.B) traders.C) brokers.D) dealers.E) none of the above.18) An important financial institution that assists in the initial sale of securities in the primary market is theA) investment bank.B) commercial bank.C) stock exchange.D) brokerage house.19) Which of the following statements about financial markets and securities are true?A) Most common stocks are traded over-the-counter, although the largest corporations have their shares traded at organized stock exchanges such as the New York Stock Exchange.B) A corporation acquires new funds only when its securities are sold in the primary market.C) Money market securities are usually more widely traded than longer-term securities and so tendto be more liquid.D) All of the above are true.E) Only A and B of the above are true.20) Which of the following statements about financial markets and securities are true?A) A bond is a long-term security that promises to make periodic payments called dividends to the firm's residual claimants.B) A debt instrument is intermediate term if its maturity is less than one year.C) A debt instrument is long term if its maturity is ten years or longer.D) The maturity of a debt instrument is the time (term) that has elapsed since it was issued.21) Which of the following statements about financial markets and securities are true?A) Few common stocks are traded over-the-counter, although the over-the-counter markets have grown in recent years.B) A corporation acquires new funds only when its securities are sold in the primary market.C) Capital market securities are usually more widely traded than longer term securities and so tend to be more liquid.D) All of the above are true.E) Only A and B of the above are true.22) Which of the following markets is sometimes organized as an over-the-counter market?A) The stock marketB) The bond marketC) The foreign exchange marketD) The federal funds marketE) all of the above23) Bonds that are sold in a foreign country and are denominated in that country's currency are known asA) foreign bonds.B) Eurobonds.C) Eurocurrencies.D) Eurodollars.24) Bonds that are sold in a foreign country and are denominated in a currency other than that of the country in which they are sold are known asA) foreign bonds.B) Eurobonds.C) Eurocurrencies.D) Eurodollars.25) Financial intermediariesA) exist because there are substantial information and transaction costs in the economy.B) improve the lot of the small saver.C) are involved in the process of indirect finance.D) do all of the above.E) do only A and B of the above.26) The main sources of financing for businesses, in order of importance, areA) financial intermediaries, issuing bonds, issuing stocks.B) issuing bonds, issuing stocks, financial intermediaries.C) issuing stocks, issuing bonds, financial intermediaries.D) issuing stocks, financial intermediaries, issuing bonds.27) The presence of transaction costs in financial markets explains, in part, whyA) financial intermediaries and indirect finance play such an important role in financial markets.B) equity and bond financing play such an important role in financial markets.C) corporations get more funds through equity financing than they get from financial intermediaries.D) direct financing is more important than indirect financing as a source of funds.28) Financial intermediaries can substantially reduce transaction costs per dollar of transactions because their large size allows them to take advantage ofA) poorly informed consumers.B) standardization.C) economies of scale.D) their market power.29) The purpose of diversification is toA) reduce the volatility of a portfolio's return.B) raise the volatility of a portfolio's return.C) reduce the average return on a portfolio.D) raise the average return on a portfolio.30) An investor who puts all her funds into one asset _________ her portfolio's _________.A) increases; diversificationB) decreases; diversificationC) increases; average returnD) decreases; average return31) Through risk-sharing activities, a financial intermediary _________ its own risk and _________ the risks of its customers.A) reduces; increasesB) increases; reducesC) reduces; reducesD) increases; increases32) The presence of _________ in financial markets leads to adverse selection and moral hazardproblems that interfere with the efficient functioning of financial markets.A) noncollateralized riskB) free-ridingC) asymmetric informationD) costly state verification33) When the lender and the borrower have different amounts of information regarding a transaction, _________ is said to exist.A) asymmetric informationB) adverse selectionC) moral hazardD) fraud34) When the potential borrowers who are the most likely to default are the ones most actively seeking a loan, _________ is said to exist.A) asymmetric informationB) adverse selectionC) moral hazardD) fraud35) When the borrower engages in activities that make it less likely that the loan will be repaid, _________ is said to exist.A) asymmetric informationB) adverse selectionC) moral hazardD) fraud36) The concept of adverse selection helps to explainA) which firms are more likely to obtain funds from banks and other financial intermediaries, rather than from the securities markets.B) why indirect finance is more important than direct finance as a source of business finance.C) why direct finance is more important than indirect finance as a source of business finance.D) only A and B of the above.E) only A and C of the above.37) Adverse selection is a problem associated with equity and debt contracts arising fromA) the lender's relative lack of information about the borrower's potential returns and risks of his investment activities.B) the lender's inability to legally require sufficient collateral to cover a 100 percent loss if the borrower defaults.C) the borrower's lack of incentive to seek a loan for highly risky investments.D) none of the above.38) When the least desirable credit risks are the ones most likely to seek loans, lenders are subjectto theA) moral hazard problem.B) adverse selection problem.C) shirking problem.D) free-rider problem.E) principal-agent problem.39) Financial institutions expect thatA) moral hazard will occur, as the least desirable credit risks will be the ones most likely to seek out loans.B) opportunistic behavior will occur, as the least desirable credit risks will be the ones most likely to seek out loans.C) borrowers will commit moral hazard by taking on too much risk, and this is what drives financial institutions to take steps to limit moral hazard.D) none of the above will occur.40) Successful financial intermediaries have higher earnings on their investments because they are better equipped than individuals to screen out good from bad risks, thereby reducing losses due toA) moral hazard.B) adverse selection.C) bad luck.D) financial panics.41) In financial markets, lenders typically have inferior information about potential returns and risks associated with any investment project. This difference in information is calledA) comparative informational disadvantage.B) asymmetric information.C) variant information.D) caveat venditor.42) The largest depository institution at the end of 2004 wasA) life insurance companies.B) pension funds.C) state retirement funds.D) none of the above.43) Which of the following financial intermediaries are depository institutions?A) A savings and loan associationB) A commercial bankC) A credit unionD) All of the aboveE) Only A and C of the above44) Which of the following is a contractual savings institution?A) A life insurance companyB) A credit unionC) A savings and loan associationD) A mutual fund45) Which of the following are not investment intermediaries?A) A life insurance companyB) A pension fundC) A mutual fundD) Only A and B of the above46) Which of the following are investment intermediaries?A) Finance companiesB) Mutual fundsC) Pension fundsD) All of the aboveE) Only A and B of the above47) The government regulates financial markets for three main reasons:A) to ensure soundness of the financial system, to improve control of monetary policy, and to increase the information available to investors.B) to improve control of monetary policy, to ensure that financial intermediaries earn a normal rate of return, and to increase the information available to investors.C) to ensure that financial intermediaries do not earn more than the normal rate of return, to ensure soundness of the financial system, and to improve control of monetary policy.D) to ensure soundness of financial intermediaries, to increase the information available to investors, and to prevent financial intermediaries from earning less than the normal rate of return.48) Which of the following government regulations has the chief purpose of improving control of the money supply?A) deposit insuranceB) restrictions on entry into banking or insuranceC) reserve requirementsD) restrictions on the assets financial intermediaries can hold49) Asymmetric information can lead to widespread collapse of financial intermediaries, referred to as aA) bank holiday.B) financial panic.C) financial disintermediation.D) financial collapse.50) Foreign currencies that are deposited in banks outside the home country are known asA) foreign bonds.B) Eurobond.C) Eurocurrencies.D) Eurodollars.51) U.S. dollars deposited in foreign banks outside the United States or in foreign branches of U.S. are referred to asA) Eurodollars.B) Eurocurrencies.C) Eurobonds.D) foreign bonds.52) Banks providing depositors with checking accounts that enable them to pay their bills easily is known asA) liquidity services.B) asset transformation.C) risk sharing.D) transaction costs.53) A ________ is when one party in a financial contract has incentives to act in its own interest rather than in the interests of the other party.A) moral hazardB) riskC) conflict of interestD) financial panic54) Fire and casualty insurance companies are what type of intermediary?A) Contractual savings institutionB) Depository institutionsC) Investment intermediariesD) None of the above55) The country whose banks are the most restricted in the range of assets they may hold isA) Japan.B) Canada.C) Germany.D) the United States.答案：1-5：DAEBE 6-10:DECDD 11-15:CCEEB 16-20:CDADC 21-25:BEABD 26-30:AACAB 31-35:BCABC 36-40:DABCB 41-45:BDDAD 46-50:EACBC 51-55:AACAD。