Questions from Financial Markets

Q: 1. Which of the following is true for common shareholders?

1. Which of the following is true for common shareholders? a. They are the firm’s creditors. b. The firm is obligated to pay them an annual dividend. c. They can vote for candidates to the firm’s boar...

Q: Describe any significant changes in the ownership pattern of federal debt securities

Describe any significant changes in the ownership pattern of federal debt securities in recent years.

Q: What have been the recent developments in the maturity distributions of marketable

What have been the recent developments in the maturity distributions of marketable interest-bearing federal debt?

Q: Describe the process of advance refunding of the federal debt.

Describe the process of advance refunding of the federal debt.

Q: What is the term structure of interest rates and how is it

What is the term structure of interest rates and how is it expressed?

Q: Identify and describe the three basic theories used to explain the term

Identify and describe the three basic theories used to explain the term structure of interest rates.

Q: Describe the process by which inflation took place before modern times.

Describe the process by which inflation took place before modern times.

Q: Discuss the early periods of inflation based on the issue of paper

Discuss the early periods of inflation based on the issue of paper money.

Q: Describe how interest rates may adjust to an unanticipated increase in inflation

Describe how interest rates may adjust to an unanticipated increase in inflation.

Q: What was the basis for inflation during World Wars I and II

What was the basis for inflation during World Wars I and II?