Financial Markets Quiz

Compared to future contracts, forward contracts involve an intermediary or exchange, rather than direct contact between buyer and seller

• are not standardized

• none of the above

• have less formal markets

• make delivery most often

• involve an intermediary or exchange, rather than direct contact between buyer and seller

___________ allocates saving efficiently in an economy to ultimate users either for investment in real assets or for consumption

• Market system

• Economic system

• Banking system

• Financial system

• Money system

Financial derivatives include

• Shares

• Stocks

• Bonds

• Forwards

• Equity

Which of the following is true of restrictions on branch offices?

• All of the above

• National banks can establish branches in any state.

• Branching laws are determined by each individual state.

• Unit banking is more common on the West Coast.

• Statewide branching is illegal in almost every state.

Which of the following is not a financial derivative?

• Futures

• Options

• Forwards

• Stock

• None of the above

____________ represent claims for the payment of a sum of money sometimes in the future and/or a periodic payment in the form of interest or dividend

• financial asset

• physical asset

• fixed asset

• none of these

• all of rhe above

Which of the following is not a financial derivative?

• Bond

• Options

• Forwards

• Futures

• None of the above

Which of the following is not a financial derivative?

• T-bill

• Options

• Forwards

• Futures

• None of the above

Financial derivatives include

• Equity

• Stocks

• Bonds

• Shares

• Options

____________Facilitate the transfer of funds from savers to the borrowers

• secondary market

• b. goods market

• financial market

• money market

• e. consumer market