1. AN EASY ONE TO START: What is the currency in Venezuela?

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