投资学题库Chap003
Chapter 03
How Securities Are Traded
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The trading of stock that was previously issued takes place
A. in the secondary market.
B. in the primary market.
C. usually with the assistance of an investment banker.
D. in the secondary and primary markets.
2. A purchase of a new issue of stock takes place
A. in the secondary market.
B. in the primary market.
C. usually with the assistance of an investment banker.
D. in the secondary and primary markets.
E. in the primary market and usually with the assistance of an investment banker.
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3. Firms raise capital by issuing stock
A. in the secondary market.
B. in the primary market.
C. to unwary investors.
D. only on days when the market is up.
4. Which of the following statements regarding the specialist are true?
A. Specialists maintain a book listing outstanding unexecuted limit orders.
B. Specialists earn income from commissions and spreads in stock prices.
C. Specialists stand ready to trade at quoted bid and ask prices.
D. Specialists cannot trade in their own accounts.
E. Specialists maintain a book listing outstanding unexecuted limit orders, earn income from commissions and spreads in stock prices, and stand ready to trade at quoted bid and ask prices.
5. Investment bankers
A. act as intermediaries between issuers of stocks and investors.
B. act as advisors to companies in helping them analyze their financial needs and find buyers for newly issued securities.
C. accept deposits from savers and lend them out to companies.
D. act as intermediaries between issuers of stocks and investors and act as advisors to companies in helping them analyze their financial needs and find buyers for newly issued securities.
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