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Select the term that corresponds to each of the given descriptions. ( Note : There is only one possible answer for each description.) Descriptions Terms This institution consists of an organized pool of assets designed to support a group of workers in retirement. Pension fund This institution offers two major types of contracts: a relatively short-term contract that provides protection for a temporary period of time, and a long-term contract that provides lifetime protection. Insurance company By virtue of investing the saved funds of its investors into a large number of different securities, it is able to realize both economies of scale and risk diversification for its investors. Mutual fund
This institution was originally created to develop pools of savings that could be used to provide temporary credit to neighboring farmers who suffered due to crop failures or similar catastrophes. Credit union This institution was originally created to provide loans and deposit services to business customers, and it continues to be the primary source of business loans. Commercial bank Points: 1 / 1 Commercial Bank Credit Union Insurance Company Mutual Fund Pension Fund Thrift Institution This institution was originally created to provide loans and deposit services to business customers, and it continues to be the primary source of business loans. Commercial banks have no membership restrictions and offer a wide range of consumer services to their clients, including checking accounts. This institution has always been considered to be the “department store of finance” due to the wide range of products and services offered. This institution has historically served as the principal vehicle through which the money supply of the United States is expanded or contracted. This practice continues today. Back to Assignment Attempts Attempt 1 score is
3 Attempt2 score is 4 Attempt 3 was not attempted. - Keep the Highest 4 out of 4 4 / 4 2. Three methods of funds and security transfer between financial market participants There are three mechanisms used to move funds and securities between savers and borrowers. The simplest of these involves a direct transfer to transfer funds and securities between the market participants. Points: 1 / 1 The following diagram describes the exchange of funds and securities between borrowers (businesses) and savers (investors). Examine the diagram and use it to answer the following questions.
Flow #1 represents: The flow of securities from the borrower to the saver . Points: 1 / 1 Flow #2 represents: The flow of money from the saver to the borrower . Points: 1 / 1 This form of exchange involves: Two market participants, one transfer of money, and the exchange of one security . Points:
1 / 1 The simplest mechanism or market arrangement in which money is transferred from a saver with a surplus of funds to a borrower with a shortage of funds is called a direct transfer. In this situation, funds flow from the saver to the borrower, while the security, which provides evidence of the transfer and the terms of repayment or ownership, flows from the borrower to the saver (investor). In a direct transfer, there are two market participants (the borrower and the saver), one transfer of money (from the saver/investor to the borrower), and one security. At the conclusion of the loan period, the borrower will repay the funds owed to the saver in accordance with the terms specified in the security. Back to Assignment Attempts Attempt 1 score is 0.7 Attempt 2 score is 0.2 Attempt3 score is 0.6 Keep the Highest 0.7 out of 1 0.7 / 1 3. Types of financial markets
There are a variety of criteria by which financial markets and their securities can be differentiated. For example, they can be segmented according to the types and maturities of the securities traded, who receives the proceeds of the sale, and the mechanisms used to operate the markets. Consider the following transactions, and indicate which of each category of markets best describes the transaction. Thus, select equity or debt, primary or secondary, and capital or money for each transaction. Transaction Debt or Equity Market Primary or Secondary Market Capital or Money Market Newcastle Coal Company, a publicly-traded company, sells a new issue of 4.50% twenty-year bonds. Equity Primary Money Neha called her broker to purchase ten of the 5.25% 10-year bonds recently issued by the United States Treasury. Debt Secondary Capital Lorenzo uses an online brokerage account to purchase 2,000 shares of National Petroleum Refiners, Inc. at the current market price. Debt Primary Capital Points: 0.56 / 1 Newcastle Coal Company’s sale of a new issue of 4.50% twenty-year bonds constitutes a debt market transaction, since the bond issue represents a loan made by the purchasers of the bonds to Newcastle
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