Peso Real Bolivare Venezualan Dollar
2. Arbitrage is what?
Attempting to profit by exploiting price differences of identical or similar financial instruments, on different markets or in different forms The suspension of a title to real estate while lawful ownership is being determined. Making adjustments to counteract the fact that different assets have performed differently and now comprise different percentages of the portfolio than they were intended to The ratio of a company's long-term funds with fixed interest to its total capital.
3. Which of the following has the highest rate of return on investment since 1926?
US Treasury Bills Small Company Stocks Long Term Corporate Bonds Large Cap Stocks
4. Beta measures the what?
Stability of a Nation's monetary system Volatility of a particular stock Financial worthiness of a company Credit Rating for companies for the following quarter
5. The interest rate the Federal Reserve charges banks for short-term loans is the what?
Periodic Rate Base Rate Prime Rate Discount Rate
6. What is the name of the theory that stock prices follow a haphazard path, implying that successive price changes are independent of each other:
Greeshams Law Quick Walk Random Walk Greenspan's Law
7. What would you be doing if you were 'dealing at the fox'?
Trading at the Australia All Ordinaries Exchange Trading at Johannesburg Gold Exchange Trading at the Futures and Options Exchange Trading at the London Metal exchange
8. Which score is used as a measure of likelihood of bankruptcy?
Z Score Alpha Score T Score Delta Score
9. What is Dollar Cost Averaging?
An investing strategy that allows individuals to invest the same amount of money in stocks or mutual funds on a regular basis A strategy that entails buying shares of stock or mutual funds at a lower average price A way to buy on a regular basis additional shares of stock or mutual funds through an automatic withdrawal from a bank account All of the above
10. Which of the following is not a 'Sector' in Financial Terms?
Currency Society Industry Market
11. In what year did the London Stock Exchange become a Regulated Stock Exchange?
1801 1853 1919 1986
12. What is the exact definition of a Derivative?
A financial instrument whose characteristics and value depend upon the characteristics and value of an underlying instrument or asset, typically a commodity, bond, equity or currency The right, but not the obligation, to buy or sell a specific amount of a given stock, commodity, currency, index, or debt, at a specified price (the strike price) during a specified period of time. A physical substance, such as food, grains, and metals, which is interchangeable with other product of the same type, and which investors buy or sell An investment instrument, other than an insurance policy or fixed annuity, issued by a corporation, government, or other organization which offers evidence of debt or equity
13. What is the currency of Slovakia?
Koruny Karupe Carope Corody
14. What number Wall Street can the New York Stock Exchange be found at?
100 2 1 11
15. What do the Initials IMF Exactly translate as?
International Money Fund International Money Foundation International Monetary Foundation International Monetary Fund
16. Which famous Financial Guru's most famous quote was 'Our favourite holding period is forever'.
George Soros William F Sharpe Warren Buffet Michael Bloomberg
17. How many stocks are there in the Asia Pacific 100 Index?
391 100 568 211
18. Which size new Euro coin depicts the statue of Emperor Marcus Aurelius on horseback?
2 Euro 1 Euro 50 Cent 10 Cent
19. What is the largest denomination Turkish Banknote?
10 Million Turkish Lira 20 Million Turkish Lira 50 Million Turkish Lira 100 Million Turkish Lira
20. What is the correct name for the rule of thumb that 20% of a population earns 80% of its income?
Pareto's Law Moore's Law Salomen's Law Lakwandsson's Law
21. On September 13 2000, a blast occurred at which Asian Stock Exchange?
Kuala Lumpur Manila Jakarta Colombo
22. A man who is 58 years old, married and wishes to retire when he is 65, is selecting his own portfolio. Which one below would be best suited to him?
30% Deposit Funds, 30% High Yield Bond Funds, 20% Global Equities, 20% Currency Funds 30% Telecom Equities, 30% Cash, 10% Global Equities, 30% Japanese Smaller Companies 25% Latin America Fund, 25% Europe Fund, 25% Asia Pacific Fund, 25% American Mid Cap Fund 20% Pharmaceuticals Fund, 20% Corporate Bonds, 20% Deposit Funds, 40% High Yield Bond Funds
23. What is 'Triple Witching Hour'?
The final hour of the stock market trading session on the last day of June and December, when option contracts and futures contracts expire on market indexes used by program traders The final hour of the stock market trading session on the third Friday of March, June, September, and December, when option contracts and futures contracts expire on market indexes used by program traders The final hour of the stock market trading session on the last day of March and September, when option contracts and futures contracts expire on market indexes used by program traders The final hour of the stock market trading session on the last day each month, when option contracts and futures contracts expire on market indexes used by program traders
24. What is the highest rating given by bond rating agencies?
***** (5 Star) AAA *** (3 Star) AAAAA
25. Which company was listed as Number One on the Fortune 500 Global Companies list for Profit in 2001?
Citigroup General Electric Microsoft Exxon Mobile