
Financial Markets
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- Q1Which financial market is primarily concerned with the buying and selling of securities that have a maturity of less than one year?Derivatives marketForex marketCapital marketMoney market30s
- Q2What is the primary purpose of a stock market?To issue government bondsTo trade currenciesTo manage interest ratesTo facilitate the buying and selling of equity ownership in companies30s
- Q3What does the term 'bull market' refer to?A period of falling pricesA market dominated by sellersA market with no price movementA period of rising prices in the financial markets30s
- Q4Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a bond?It pays interestIt can be traded in secondary marketsIt represents ownership in a companyIt has a fixed maturity date30s
- Q5What is the primary function of financial intermediaries?To provide insuranceTo connect borrowers and saversTo regulate the stock marketTo issue currency30s
- Q6Which of the following best describes a derivative?A government-issued bondA financial contract whose value is derived from the performance of an underlying assetA form of cash investmentA type of equity security30s
- Q7What does 'liquidity' refer to in financial markets?The ease with which assets can be converted into cashThe risk level of an assetThe duration of an investmentThe profitability of an investment30s
- Q8What is the role of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)?To regulate and oversee the securities industry and protect investorsTo issue currencyTo manage government spendingTo set interest rates30s
- Q9What does 'market capitalization' indicate?The total market value of a company's outstanding shares of stockThe total assets of a companyThe company's annual revenueThe company's total debt30s
- Q10What is 'diversification' in the context of investing?Investing all funds in a single assetHolding only cash and cash equivalentsFocusing on international stocks onlyThe practice of spreading investments across various assets to reduce risk30s