Questions from Financial Markets


Q: Why do U.S. Treasury bills have lower interest rates

Why do U.S. Treasury bills have lower interest rates than large-denomination negotiable bank CDs?

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Q: “If bonds of different maturities are close substitutes, their interest

“If bonds of different maturities are close substitutes, their interest rates are more likely to move together.” Is this statement true, false, or uncertain? Explain your answer.

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Q: If yield curves, on average, were flat, what would

If yield curves, on average, were flat, what would this say about the liquidity premiums in the term structure? Would you be more or less willing to accept the pure expectations theory?

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Q: If the public expects a corporation to lose $5 a share

If the public expects a corporation to lose $5 a share this quarter and it actually loses $4, which is still the largest loss in the history of the company, what does the efficient market hypothesis s...

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Q: A company has just announced a 3-for-1 stock

A company has just announced a 3-for-1 stock split, effective immediately. Prior to the split, the company had a market value of $5 billion with 100 million shares outstanding. Assuming that the split...

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Q: “Foreign exchange rates, like stock prices, should follow a

“Foreign exchange rates, like stock prices, should follow a random walk.” Is this statement true, false, or uncertain? Explain your answer.

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