51.The foreign exchange market is organized as ______.) Y7 e! D5 J5 U' X3 c
A.a physical market
* ]5 r) V( @- _$ V" e; I B.a capital market+ ]- ~. R& i9 @
C.a speculative market" j) \& r& v F. z
D.over-the-counter market
4 l3 Q* m3 a- F- m2 N* f& J 52.If the central bank purchases government securities directly from a commercial bank, bank excess reserves will immediately ______.
1 P5 U, |& _' \# J6 M' g A.fall by a multiple of the purchase
% ~6 }8 j: a- t! c B.fall by an amount equal to the purchase! E1 d0 E& H, b$ l/ Y# _: |* e# g
C.rise by a multiple of the purchase/ Q7 Q$ s" q6 l
D.rise by an amount equal to the purchase
- j0 _* b- G* I; M/ E7 L 53.The______ is obligated to pay the beneficiary of an irrevocable unconfirmed letter of credit.
+ R/ P3 ]% \/ T4 q; p* Z. T c1 S7 U A.account party( i* F h. a- i: r6 e9 u
B.advising bank
! U" g- I* u3 u) i$ v+ ? C.confirming bank1 e5 J: Z( C5 @9 E4 A% f/ y
D.issuing bank* l+ m' ]' H) z7 s Q# h; j
54.Which of the following is not true? ______.
2 b& H* `; F) E; n& r! _ A.The British Pound is the base currency against all other global currencies
3 |) U/ n' S$ E( u4 t B.In the AUD/USD currency pair, the base and quote currencies are respectively AUD and USD
' ]- A, w! ?4 | K# Z# r C.When an investor buys 20 000 EUR/USD, he is said to be buying EUR20 000 and selling the equivalent amount of USD6 n2 m/ `; m$ T" k0 E
D.None of the above
) E/ L$ V9 x1 ~; |5 v 55.What is a collection? ______.
5 @& b* [6 A' }8 L A.A form of debt enforcement* a) V( f( {. c& ]
B.A method of guaranteeing that exporters get paid1 a$ q- C# P! x/ Q h8 B( x
C.An international trade payment method
5 m' t4 c2 {$ X/ }; A D.None of the above+ }) E/ m3 R+ L4 u
56.When a currency pair goes from a low price to a higher price, the quote currency is said to ______.+ A+ r" e( j+ o% G/ B( m- R
A.have strengthened
0 a) i2 X4 I# V B.have weakened
0 `) P$ h0 o* |, Z N: U/ j# R C.remain the same value/ S) F8 J [: A. P- d4 V
D.none of the above1 E% j! b2 A4 p; E4 Z c. [
57.Which of the following is the collecting bank's responsibility? ______.( b9 p# L; G* m
A.Examination of the goods
5 }/ j+ c% G8 u. v$ P B.Keeping the remitting bank fully advised of what is going on& C; C ?1 E' b t) E. b/ A0 s9 g; ^/ m
C.Obeying the importer's instructions4 W3 Q/ S w* o) {
D.All of the above
. K6 t0 i6 ^' p+ a9 J+ h: R; k 58.According to the theory of arbitrage, ______.* l8 H4 r4 w# S- i
A.high-beta stocks are consistently overpriced
( g! i8 E" G+ h& O B.low-beta stocks are consistently overpriced1 A9 S% O0 H/ [
C.positive alpha investment opportunities will quickly disappear
/ e; i- U# b' P N D.rational investors will pursue arbitrage consistent with their risk tolerance
% E9 F5 K0 O0 c+ k 59.APT differs from the single-factor CAPM because, the APT ______.
* R+ X$ c( O' f) P A.places more emphasis on market risk
+ A( B. }8 {+ b C" E( V9 e B.minimizes the importance of diversification5 F8 l( b" B( z) i, L
C.recognizes multiple unsystematic risk factors
. _) ?# O5 F5 W D.recognizes multiple systematic risk factors1 O, V) w4 A; N& e
60.The primary function of reserve requirements is to serve as ______.
) p( a# ^+ U/ F" } A.a means of disciplining overly aggressive commercial banks* ~/ s+ T4 a% G8 A0 F% Z
B.a means of reducing bank profits2 L+ p1 v+ w- w" _9 N5 g
C.an instrument of monetary control
" w) b/ s2 }7 \$ Q2 e; _$ Z D.a source of bank liquidity |