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金融市场与金融机构基础FabozziChapter13
FoundationsofFinancialMarketsandInstitutions,4e(Fabozzi/Modigliani/Jones)
Chapter13PrimaryMarketsandtheUnderwritingofSecurities
MultipleChoiceQuestions
1TheTraditionalProcessforIssuingNewSecurities
1)The________involvesthedistributiontoinvestorsofnewlyissuedsecuritiesbycentralgovernments,itsagencies,municipalgovernments,andcorporations
A)OTCmarket
B)secondarymarket
C)primarymarket
D)stockmarket
Answer:
C
Diff:
1
Topic:
13.1TheTraditionalProcessforIssuingNewSecurities
Objective:
13.1theroleinvestmentbankersplayinthedistributionofnewlyissuedsecurities
2)Theparticipantsinthemarketplacethatworkwithissuerstodistributenewlyissuedsecuritiesarecalledinvestmentbankers.Investmentbankingisperformedbytwogroups:
________.
A)commercialbanksandsecuritieshouses.
B)hometownbanksandsecuritieshouses.
C)commercialbanksandbankhouses.
D)savings&loansandbankhouses.
Answer:
A
Diff:
2
Topic:
13.1TheTraditionalProcessforIssuingNewSecurities
Objective:
13.1theroleinvestmentbankersplayinthedistributionofnewlyissuedsecurities
3)ThetraditionalprocessintheUnitedStatesforissuingnewsecuritiesinvolvesinvestmentbankersperforminguptothreefunctions.WhichofthebelowisNOToneofthesefunctions?
A)Onefunctionisadvisingtheissueronthetermsandthetimingoftheoffering.
B)Onefunctionissellingthesecuritiestotheissuer.
C)Onefunctionisdistributingtheissuetothepublic.
D)Onefunctionisbuyingthesecuritiesfromtheissuer.
Answer:
B
Comment:
ThetraditionalprocessintheUnitedStatesforissuingnewsecuritiesinvolvesinvestmentbankersperformingoneormoreofthefollowingthreefunctions:
(1)advisingtheissueronthetermsandthetimingoftheoffering,
(2)buyingthesecuritiesfromtheissuer,and
(3)distributingtheissuetothepublic.
Diff:
1
Topic:
13.1TheTraditionalProcessforIssuingNewSecurities
Objective:
13.1theroleinvestmentbankersplayinthedistributionofnewlyissuedsecurities
4)Aninvestmentbankermaymerelyactasanadvisorand/ordistributorofthenewsecurity.Thefunctionofbuyingthesecuritiesfromtheissueriscalled________.
A)advising.
B)distributing.
C)purchasing.
D)underwriting.
Answer:
D
Diff:
2
Topic:
13.1TheTraditionalProcessforIssuingNewSecurities
Objective:
13.1theroleinvestmentbankersplayinthedistributionofnewlyissuedsecurities
5)An________isacommonstockofferingissuedbycompaniesthathaveNOTpreviouslyissuedcommonstocktothepublic.
A)initialprivateissuance(IPI)
B)seasonedequityoffering(SEO)
C)initialpublicoffering(IPO)
D)seasonedoffering(SO)
Answer:
C
Diff:
1
Topic:
13.1TheTraditionalProcessforIssuingNewSecurities
Objective:
13.1theroleinvestmentbankersplayinthedistributionofnewlyissuedsecurities
6)WhichofthebelowstatementsisFALSE?
A)Asecondarycommonstockofferingisanofferingofcommonstockthathadbeenissuedinthepastbythecorporation.
B)Forasecondaryoffering,therangeforthegrossspreadasapercentageoftheamountraisedisbetween3%and6%.
C)Fortraditionalbondofferings,thegrossspreadasapercentageoftheprincipalisaround100basispoints.
D)Thetypicalunderwrittentransactioninvolvessomuchriskofcapitallossthatasingleinvestmentbankingfirmundertakingitalonewouldbeexposedtothedangeroflosingasignificantportionofitscapital.
Answer:
C
Comment:
Fortraditionalbondofferings,thegrossspreadasapercentageoftheprincipalisaround50basispoints.
Diff:
2
Topic:
13.1TheTraditionalProcessforIssuingNewSecurities
Objective:
13.2theriskassociatedwiththeunderwritingofasecurity
2RegulationofthePrimaryMarket
1)Underwritingactivitiesareregulatedbythe________.
A)InitialPublicOfferingsMarket(IPOM).
B)SecuritiesandExchangeCommission(SEC).
C)InvestmentBankingIndustry(IBI).
D)FederalBureauofInvestigation(FBI).
Answer:
A
Diff:
1
Topic:
13.2RegulationofthePrimaryMarket
Objective:
13.4howtheSECregulatesthedistributionofnewlyissuedsecurities
2)Thetypeofinformationcontainedintheregistrationstatementincludes________.
A)thenatureofthebusinessoftheissuerandkeyprovisionsorfeaturesofthesecurity.
B)thenatureoftheinvestmentrisksassociatedwiththesecurityandthebackgroundofmanagement.
C)thenatureofthebusinessoftheissuerandthebackgroundofmanagement.
D)Allofthese
Answer:
D
Comment:
Thetypeofinformationcontainedintheregistrationstatementisthenatureofthebusinessoftheissuer,keyprovisionsorfeaturesofthesecurity,thenatureoftheinvestmentrisksassociatedwiththesecurity,andthebackgroundofmanagement.
Diff:
2
Topic:
13.2RegulationofthePrimaryMarket
Objective:
13.5whataregistrationstatementis
3)Theregistrationisactuallydividedintotwoparts.PartIisthe________.Itisthispartthatistypicallydistributedtothepublicasanofferingofthesecurities.PartIIcontains________,whichisnotdistributedtothepublicaspartoftheofferingbutisavailablefromtheSECuponrequest.
A)registration;additionalinformation
B)prospectus;supplementalinformation
C)supplementalinformation;registration
D)beginninginformation;prospectus
Answer:
B
Diff:
2
Topic:
13.2RegulationofthePrimaryMarket
Objective:
13.5whataregistrationstatementis
4)TheSecuritiesActof1933________.
A)doesnotprovideforpenaltiesintheformoffinesand/orimprisonmentiftheinformationprovidedisinaccurateormaterialinformationisomitted.
B)governstheissuanceofsecurities.
C)providesthatinvestorswhopurchasethesecurityareentitledtosuetheissuerbutnottheunderwritertorecoverdamagesiftheyincuralossasaresultofthemisleadinginformation.
D)providesthatfinancialstatementsmustbeincludedaftertheregistrationstatement.
Answer:
B
Comment:
TheSecuritiesActof1933governstheissuanceofsecurities.TheactrequiresthataregistrationstatementbefiledwiththeSECbytheissuerofasecurity.Financialstatementsmustbeincludedintheregistrationstatement,andtheymustbecertifiedbyanindependentpublicaccountant.Theactprovidesforpenaltiesintheformoffinesand/orimprisonmentiftheinformationprovidedisinaccurateormaterialinformationisomitted.Moreover,investorswhopurchasethesecurityareentitledtosuetheissuertorecoverdamagesiftheyincuralossasaresultofthemisleadinginformation.Theunderwritermayalsobesuedifitcanbedemonstratedthattheunderwriterdidnotconductareasonableinvestigationoftheinformationreportedbytheissuer.Oneofthemostimportantdutiesofanunderwriteristoperformduediligence.
Diff:
2
Topic:
13.2RegulationofthePrimaryMarket
Objective:
13.4howtheSECregulatesthedistributionofnewlyissuedsecurities
5)WhichofthebelowstatementsisTRUE?
A)ThefilingofaregistrationstatementwiththeSECmeansthatthesecuritycanbeofferedtothepublic.
B)WhentheSECdeclarestheregistrationstatementis"effective,"itmeansthatanamendmenttotheregistrationstatementcanbefiled.
C)TheregistrationstatementmustbereviewedandapprovedbytheSEC'sDivisionofCorporateFinancebeforeapublicofferingcanbemade.
D)TheapprovaloftheSECmeansthatthesecuritieshaveinvestmentmeritorareproperlypricedorthattheinformationisaccurate.
Answer:
C
Comment:
ThefilingofaregistrationstatementwiththeSECdoesnotmeanthatthesecuritycanbeofferedtothepublic.TheregistrationstatementmustbereviewedandapprovedbytheSEC’sDivisionofCorporateFinancebeforeapublicofferingcanbemade.Typically,thestaffofthisdivisionwillfindaproblemwiththeregistrationstatement.Thestaffthensendsa"letterofcomments"or"deficiencyletter"totheissuerexplainingtheproblemithasencountered.Theissuermustremedyanyproblembyfilinganamendmenttotheregistrationstatement.Ifthestaffissatisfied,theSECwillissueanorderdeclaringthattheregistrationstatementis"effective,"andtheunderwritercansolicitsales.TheapprovaloftheSEC,however,doesnotmeanthatthesecuritieshaveinvestmentmeritorareproperlypricedorthattheinformationisaccurate.Itmerelymeansthattheappropriateinformationappearstohavebeendisclosed.
Diff:
3
Topic:
13.2RegulationofthePrimaryMarket
Objective:
13.5whataregistrationstatementis
6)Aredherringis________.
A)aperiodofwaitingforSECapproval.
B)anamendedprospectus.
C)apreliminaryprospectus.
D)aprospectusprintedfullyinredink.
Answer:
C
Comment:
Duringthewaitingperiod,theSECdoesallowtheunderwriterstodistributeapreliminaryprospectus.Becausetheprospectushasnotbecomeeffective,itscoverpagestatesthisinredinkand,asaresult,thepreliminaryprospectusiscommonlycalledaredherring.
Diff:
2
Topic:
13.2RegulationofthePrimaryMarket
Objective:
13.4howtheSECregulatesthedistributionofnewlyissuedsecurities
3VariationsintheUnderwritingProcess
1)Notalldealsareunderwrittenusingthetraditionalsyndicateprocess.Forexample,variationsintheUnitedStates,theEuromarkets,andforeignmarketsinclude________.
A)theauctionprocessandrightsofferingfortheunderwritingofbonds.
B)theboughtdealoftheEurostockmarket.
C)arightsofferingforunderwritingcommonstock.
D)Allofthese
Answer:
C
Comment:
Notalldealsareunderwrittenusingthetraditionalsyndicateprocesswehavedescribed.VariationsintheUnitedStates,theEuromarkets,