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第十一章课后答案翻译1. a.b. 你将各有1/300 （超过期望）.c.没有可变性.收入总是等于 $250,000. 2.a.取暖油批发商面临的风险是： 由于他购买价$1.00/加仑,所以当取暖油价格跌至$0.90/加仑时，他将亏损；取暖油大户则 将会面临油价上升的风险.c.尽管看起来在每种情况中一方获益于另一方的支出上 ，但事实上双方都获益，因为双方能够将价格锁定在$1.00/每加仑上而避开所有风险a.购咖啡成本$43,750$52,500$61,250期货合同的现金流转$8,750 旅馆支出$0$8,750 旅馆收入总费用$52,500$52,500$52,500b. 费用固定在$52,500.c. 不管交割日咖啡的价格如何，只要财务主管希望把价格锁定在$1.50每磅,.他都进行了正确的交易.尽管他放弃了一切支付更低价格的机会，但他确保不会支付高于$1.50每磅，当不能预计未来价格而又要避免不确定带来的风险时，保值交易是唯一的有用的4.a.期货合同的现金流转-$80,000 $0 + $80,000b. 这不是一个降低风险的交易.因为你没有避免反而暴露了.c. 石油期货会得到与b同样的答案.利率期货依赖具体情况.目前你的投资组合中存在利率风险吗？或者说你处于暴露于风险中的位置吗？5.a. 因为这对于你是暴露于风险中，因此是投机的.b. $5,000 （期限终止，无价值的）或-100.55-.50 =$ .05/ 磅.05* 200,000 磅=$10,000c. 净收益：$10,000 - $5,000 = $5,0006.a. 你可以登这么一个广告：你愿意为了一架有着特殊性能的小面包车付$10,000，但是你不会需要那些得花6个月以上才能交货的。
b. 那些想要在6个月之内卖出自己的小面包车，并且为找一个愿意支付$10,000当前价格的买者而发愁的人。
7.a. 你可以签订一个在明年支付$3,000的合同。
International Finance 国际金融Notes to the ans wers:1、All the terms can be found in the text.2、The discussions can be attained by reading the original text.Chapter 1Answers:II. T T F F F T TIII. 1. reserve currency 2. appreciate 3. was pegged to 4. deficit 5. fixed exchange rates 6. floating exchange rates 7. depreciate 8. market forcesIV. 1. Confidence in the ability of the U.S. to redeem dollars for gold began to fall as potential claims against the dollar increased and U.S. gold reserves fell.2.Under the fixed exchange rate system, the value of the dollar was tied to gold through itsconvertibility in to gold at the U.S. Treasury, and other nations’ currencies were tied to the dollar by the maintenance of a fixed rate of exchange.3.IMF has adjusted its role in the exchange rate system in view of the development of thesituation.4.After the collapse of the Bretton Woods System, the task of ―rigorous monitoring‖theexchange rate policy of member countries fell on the shoulder of IMF.5.Under normal conditions the stabilizing operations were sufficient to contain short-runfluctuations in a currency’s price within the required bounds of 1% of par value and thereby maintain a system of fixed exchange rates.Chapter 2Answers:I. liquid, turnover, due to, hedge, cross trading, electronic broking, outright forwards,Over-the-counter, futures and options, derivatives, remainder.II.. 1. The fundamental changes occurred in post-war world economy. The international flow of commodities, capital and labor is intensifying, thus leading to integration of international markets.1.Often referred to as ―financial institutions with a soul‖, credit unions are member-ownedcooperatives that offer checking accounts, savings accounts, credit cards, and consumer loans.2.If you think the price of gold will rise, you can buy a most simple kind of financial derivativewhich is called ―futures‖. If by that time the price really goes up, then you make a gain. But if you make a wrong guess and the price declines, then you suffer a loss.3.Financial derivatives are financial commodities deriving from such spot market products asinterest rate or bond, foreign exchange or foreign exchange rate and sto ck or stock indexes.There are mainly three types of derivatives: futures, options and swaps, each of which involves a mix of financial contracts.panies and investment funds are using basic currency futures and currency options, onesthat are regarded as traditional hedging products for investors who want to protect their international assets from sharp gains and declines in currency prices.Chapter 3Answers：II. 1. deposit accounts 2. securitization 3. Deregulation 4. consolidation 5. portfolio 6. thrift institutions 7. listing 8. liquidity 9. banking supervision 10. Credit riskIII. 1. Depository institutions 2. commercial banks 3. credit analysis 4. working capital 5. consolidation 6. financing 7. moral hazard 8. Bank supervision and regulation 9. Credit risk 10. Liquidity riskIV. 1. If a bank’s base rate was below money market rates, a customer could borrow from a bank and lend these funds to the money market, thus making a profit on the deal.2.Financing of international trade is one of the basic functions of a commercial bank. Not onlydoes it father deposits (demand, time and savings accounts), but it also grants loans.3.If you have a credit card, you buy a car, eat a dinner, take a trip,a nd even get a haircut bycharging the cost to your account.4.As the central bank and under the leadership of the State Council, the People’s Bank ofChina will formulate and implement monetary policies, execute supervision and control power over the banking industry.5.One of major function of the central bank is the supervision of the clearing mechanis m. Areliable clearing mechanis m which can settle inter-bank transaction with high efficiency is crucial to a well-operated financial system.Chapter 4 Ans wers:II. 1．integrity 2. pretext 3. released 4. produce 5. facilities 6. obliged 7. alleging 8. Claims 9. cleared 10. deliveryIII. 1. in favor of 2. consignment 3. undertaking, terms and conditions 4. cleared 5. regardless of 6. obliged to 7. undervalue arrangement 8. on the pretext of 9. refrain from 10. hinges onIV. 1. The objective of documentary credits is to facilitate international payment by making use of the financial expertise and credit worthiness of one or more banks.2.In compliance with your request, we have effected insurance on your behalf and debited youraccount with the premium in the amount of $1000.3.When an exporter is trading regularly with an importer, he will offer open account terms.4.Exporters usually insist on payment by cash in advance when they are trading with oldcustomers.5.Cash in advance means that the exporter is paid either when the importer places his order orwhen the goods are ready for shipment.Chapter 5.II．1. b 2. c 3. c 4. a 5. b 6. b 7. a 8. cIII. 1. guaranteed 2. without recourse 3. defaults 4. on the buyer’s account 5. is equivalent to 6. in question 7. devaluation 8. validity 9. discrepancy 10. inconsistent withChapter 6Answers:II. 1. open account, creditworthiness 2. demand 3. draw on, creditor 4. protest 5. schedule, discrepancies 6. acceptance 7. drawee 8. guranteedIII. 1. collecting bank 2. tenor 3. the proceeds 4. protest 5. deferred payment 6. presentation 7. the maturity date 8. a document of title 9. the shipping documents 10. transshipmentIV. 1. Documentary collection is a method by which the exporter authorizes the bank to collect money from the importer.2.When a draft is duly presented for acceptance or payment but the acceptance or paymentis refused, the draft is said to be dishonored.3.In the international money market, draft is a circulative and transferable instrument.Endorsement serves to transfer the title of a draft to the transferee.4.A clean bill of lading is favored by the buyer and the banks for financial settlementpurposes.5.Parcel post receipt is issued by the post office for goods sent by parcel post. It is both areceipt and evidence of dispatch and also the basis for claim and adjustment if there is any damage to or loss of parcels.Chapter 7II. financing, discounting, factoring, forfaiting, without recourse, accounts receivable, factor, trade obligations, promissory notes, trade receivables, specialized.III. 1. a cash flow disadvantage 2. without recourse 3. negotiable instruments 4. promissory notes 5. profit margin 6. at a discount, maturity, credit risk 7. A bill of exchange, A promissory noteIV. 1. When a bill is dishonored by non-acceptance or by non-payment, the holder then has an immediate right of recourse against the drawer and the endorsers.2.If a bill of lading is made out to bearer, it can be legally transferred without endorsement.3.The presenting bank should endeavor to ascertain the reasons non-payment ornon-acceptance and advise accordingly to the collecting bank.4.Any charges and expenses incurred by banks in connection with any action for protection o fthe goods will be for the account of the principal.5.Anyone who has a current account at a bank can use a cheque.Chapter EightStructure of the Foreign Exchange Market外汇市场的构成1. Key Terms1）foreign exchange：―Foreign exchange‖ refers t o money denominated in the currency of another nation or group of nations.2）payment“payment”is the transmission of an instruction to transfer value that results from a transaction in the economy.3）settlement―settlement‖ is the final and uncondit ional transfer of the value specified in a payment instruction.2. True or False1) true 2) true 3) true 4) true1)Tell the reasons why the dollar is the market's most widely tradedcurrency?key points: U.S.A economic background; the leadership of USD in the world economy ; the role it plays in investment , trade, etc.2)What kind of market is the foreign exchange market?Make reference to the following parts:（8.7 The Market Is Made Up of An International Network of Dealers）Chapter 9Instruments交易工具1. Key Terms1) spot transactionA spot transaction is a straightforward (or ―outright‖) exchange of one currency for another. The spot rate is the current market price, the benchmark price.Spot transactions do not require immediate settlement, or payment ―on the spot.‖ By convention, the settlement date, or ―value date,‖is the second business day after the ―deal date‖ (or ―trade date‖) on which the transaction is agreed to by the two traders. The two-day period provides ample time for the two parties to confirm the agreement and arrange the clearing and necessary debiting and crediting of bank accounts in various international locations.2) American termsThe phrase ―American terms‖means a direct quote from the point of view of someone located in the United States. For the dollar, that means that the rate is quoted in variable amounts of U.S. dollars and cents per one unit of foreign currency (e.g., $1.2270 per Euro).3) outright forward transactionAn outright forward transaction, like a spot transaction, is a straightforward single purchase/ sale of one currency for another. The only difference is that spot is settled, or delivered, on a value date no later than two business days after the deal date, while outright forward is settled on any pre-agreed date three or more business days after the deal date. Dealers use the term ―outright forward‖ to make clear that it is a single purchase or sale on a future date, and not part of an ―FX swap‖.4) FX swapAn FX swap has two separate legs settling on two different value dates, even though it is arranged as a single transaction and is recorded in the turnover statistics as a single transaction. The two counterparties agree to exchange two currencies at a particular rate on one date (the ―near date‖) and to reverse payments, almost always at a different rate, on a specified sub sequent date (the ―far date‖). Effectively, it is a spot transaction and an outright forward transaction going in opposite directions, or else two outright forwards with different settlement dates, and going in opposite directions. If both dates are less than one month from the deal date, it is a ―short-dated swap‖; if one or both dates are one month or more from the deal date, it is a ―forward swap.‖5) put-call parity―Put-call parity‖says that the price of a European put (or call) option can be deduced from the price of a European call (or put) option on the same currency, with the same strike price and expiration. When the strike price is the same as the forward rate (an ―at-the-money‖forward), the put and the call will be equal in value. When the strike price is not the same as the forward price, the difference between the value of the put and the value of the call will equal the difference in the present values of the two currencies.2. True or False1) true 2) true 3) true3. Cloze1) Traders in the market thus know that for any currency pair, if the basecurrency earns a higher interest rate than the terms currency, the currency will trade at a forward discount, or below the spot rate; and if the base currency earns a lower interest rate than the terms currency, the base currency will trade at a forward premium, or above the spot rate. Whichever side of the transaction the trader is on, the trader won't gain (or lose) from both the interest rate differential and the forward premium/discount. A trader who loses on the interest rate will earn the forward premium, and vice versa.2) A call option is the right, but not the obligation, to buy the underlyingcurrency, and a put option is the right, but not the obligation, to sellthe underlying currency. All currency option trades involve two sides—the purchase of one currency and the sale of another—so that a put to sell pounds sterling for dollars at a certain price is also a call to buy dollars for pounds sterling at that price. The purchased currency is the call side of the trade, and the sold currency is the put side of the trade. The party who purchases the option is the holder or buyer, and the party who creates the option is the seller or writer. The price at which the underlying currency may be bought or sold is the exercise , or strike, price. The option premium is the price of the option that the buyer pays to the writer. In exchange for paying the option premium up front, the buyer gains insurance against adverse movements in the underlying spot exchange rate while retaining the opportunity to benefit from favorable movements. The option writer, on the other hand, is exposed to unbounded risk—although the writer can (and typically does) seek to protect himself through hedging or offsetting transactions.4. Discussions1)What is a derivate financial instrument? Why is traded?2)Discuss the differences between forward and futures markets in foreigncurrency.3)What advantages do foreign currency futures have over foreigncurrency options?4)What is meant if an option is ―in the money‖, ―out of the money‖,or ―atthe money‖?5)What major international contracts are traded on the ChicagoMercantile Exchange ? Philadelphia Stock Exchange?Chapter 10Managing Risk in Foreign Exchange Trading外汇市场交易的风险管理1. Key Terms1) Market riskMarket risk, in simplest terms, is price risk, or ―exposure to (adverse)price change.‖ For a dealer in foreign exchange, two major elements of market risk are exchange rate risk and interest rate risk—that is, risks of adverse change in a currency rate or in an interest rate.2) VARVAR estimates the potential loss from market risk across an entire portfolio, using probability concepts. It seeks to identify the fundamental risks that the portfolio contains, so that the portfolio can be decomposed into underlying risk factors that can be quantified and managed. Employing standard statistical techniques widely used in other fields, and based in part on past experience, VAR can be used to estimate the daily statistical variance, or standard deviation, or volatility, of the entire portfolio. On the basis of that estimate of variance, it is possible to estimate the expected loss from adverse price movements with a specified probability over a particular period of time (usually a day).3) credit riskCredit risk, inherent in all banking activities, arises from the possibility that the counterparty to a contract cannot or will not make the agreed payment at maturity. When an institution provides credit, whatever the form, it expects to be repaid. When a bank or other dealing institution enters a foreign exchange contract, it faces a risk that the counterparty will not perform according to the provisions of the contract. Between the time of the deal and the time of thesettlement, be it a matter of hours, days, or months, there is an extension of credit by both parties and an acceptance of credit risk by the banks or other financial institutions involved. As in the case of market risk, credit risk is one of the fundamental risks to be monitored and controlled in foreign exchange trading.4) legal risksThere are legal risks, or the risk of loss that a contract cannot be enforced, which may occur, for example, because the counterparty is not legally capable of making the binding agreement, or because of insufficient documentation or a contract in conflict with statutes or regulatory policy.2. True or False1)True 2) true3. Translation1) Broadly speaking, the risks in trading foreign exchange are the same asthose in marketing other financial products. These risks can be categorized and subdivided in any number of ways, depending on the particular focus desired and the degree of detail sought. Here, the focus is on two of the basic categories of risk—market risk and credit risk (including settlement risk and sovereign risk)—as they apply to foreign exchange trading. Note is also taken of some other important risks in foreign exchange trading—liquidity risk, legal risk, and operational risk2) It was noted that foreign exchange trading is subject to a particular form ofcredit risk known as settlement risk or Herstatt risk, which stems in part from the fact that the two legs of a foreign exchange transaction are often settled in two different time zones, with different business hours. Also noted was the fact that market participants and central banks have undertaken considerable initiatives in recent years to reduce Herstatt risk.4. Discussions2)Discuss the way how V AR works in measuring and managing marketrisk?3)Why are banks so interested in political or country risk?4)Discuss other forms of risks which you know in foreign exchange. Chapter 11The Determination of Exchange Rates汇率的决定1. Key Terms1) PPPPurchasing Power Parity (PPP) theory holds that in the long run, exchange rates will adjust to equalize the relative purchasing power of currencies. This concept follows from the law of one price, which holds that in competitive markets, identical goods will sell for identical prices when valued in the same currency.2) the law of one priceThe law of one price relates to an individual product. A generalization of that law is the absolute version of PPP, the proposition that exchange rates will equate nations' overall price levels.3) FEER―fundamental equilibrium exchange rate,‖ or FEER,envisaged as the equilibrium exchange rate that would reconcile a nation's internal and external balance. In that system, each country would commit itself to a macroeconomicstrategy designed to lead, in the medium term, to ―internal balance‖—defined as unemployment at the natural rate and minimal inflation—and to ―external balance‖—defined as achieving the targeted current account balance. Each country would be committed to holding its exchange rate within a band or target zone around the FEER, or the level needed to reconcile internal and external balance during the intervening adjustment period.4) monetary approachThe monetary approach to exchange rate determination is based on the proposition that exchange rates are established through the process of balancing the total supply of, and the total demand for, the national money in each nation. The premise is that the supply of money can be controlled by the nation's monetary authorities, and that the demand for money has a stable and predictable linkage to a few key variables, including an inverse relationship to the interest rate—that is, the higher the interest rate, the smaller the demand for money.5) portfolio balance approachThe portfolio balance approach takes a shorter-term view of exchange rates and broadens the focus from the demand and supply conditions for money to take account of the demand and supply conditions for other financial assets as well. Unlike the monetary approach, the portfolio balance approach assumes that domestic and foreign bonds are not perfect substitutes. According to the portfolio balance theory in its simplest form, firms and individuals balance their portfolios among domestic money, domestic bonds, and foreign currency bonds, and they modify their portfolios as conditions change. It is the process of equilibrating the total demand for, and supply of, financial assets in each country that determines the exchange rate.2. True or False1) true 2) true3. Cloze1）PPP is based in part on some unrealistic assumptions: that goods are identical; that all goods are tradable; that there are no transportationcosts, information gaps, taxes, tariffs, or restrictions of trade; and—implicitly and importantly—that exchange rates are influenced only byrelative inflation rates. But contrary to the implicit PPP assumption,exchange rates also can change for reasons other than differences ininflation rates. Real exchange rates can and do change significantly overtime, because of such things as major shifts in productivitygrowth, advances in technology, shifts in factor supplies, changes inmarket structure, commodity shocks, shortage, and booms.2）Each individual and firm chooses a portfolio to suit its needs, based on a variety of considerations—the holder's wealth and tastes, the level ofdomestic and foreign interest rates, expectations of future inflation,interest rates, and so on. Any significant change in the underlying factorswill cause the holder to adjust his portfolio and seek a new equilibrium.These actions to balance portfolios will influence exchange rates.4. Discussions1）How does the purchasing power parity work?2）Describe and discuss one model for forecasting foreign exchange rates.3）Make commends on how good are the various approaches mentioned in the chapter.4）Central banks occasionally intervene in foreign exchange markets. Discuss the purpose of such intervention. How effective is intervention?Chapter 12The Financial Markets金融市场1. Key Terms1）money marketThe money market is really a market for short-term credit, or the option to use someone else's money for a period of time in return for the payment of interest. The money market helps the participants in the economic process cope with routine financial uncertainties. It assists in bridging the differences in the timing of payments and receipts that arise in a market economy.2）capital marketMarkets dealing in instruments with maturities that exceed one year are often referred to as capital markets.3）primary marketThe term ―primary market‖ applies to the original issuance of a credit market instrument. There are a variety of techniques for such sales, including auctions, posting of rates, direct placement, and active customer contacts by a salesperson specializing in the instrument4） secondary marketOnce a debt instrument has been issued, the purchaser may be able to resell it before maturity in a ―secondary market.‖ Again, a number of techniques are available for bringing together potential buyers and sellers of existing debt instruments. They include various types of formal exchanges, informal telephone dealer markets, and electronic trading through bids and offers on computer screens. Often, the same firms that provide primary marketing services help to create or ―make‖ secondary markets.5）RPsIn addition to making outright purchases and sales in the secondary market, entities with money to invest for a brief period can acquire a security temporarily, and holders of debt instruments can borrow short term by selling securities temporarily. These two types of transactions are repurchase agree-ments (RPs) and reverse RPs,respectively. In the wholesale market, banks and government securities dealers offer RPs at competitive rates of return by selling securities under contracts providing for their repurchase from one day to several months later6）BAs 7）CDs (reference to 13.1)8） EurodollarEurodollars are U.S. dollar deposits at banking offices in a country other than the United States.9） EurobankEurobanks—banks dealing in Eurodollar or some other nonlocal currency deposits, including foreign branches of U.S. banks— originally held deposits almost exclusively in Europe, primarily London. While most such deposits are still held in Europe, they are also held in such places as the Bahamas, Bahrain, Canada, the Cayman Islands, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Tokyo, as well as other parts of the world.10）LIBOR (reference to 13.2.2 Certificates of Deposit)London inter-bank offer rate11）mortgage-backed securities12）Eurobond market (details make reference to13.3.3 )The Eurobond market, centered in London, is an offshore market in intermediate- and long-term debt issues. It serves as a source of capital for multinational corporations and for foreign governments. It developed after the United States instituted the interest equalization tax in 1963 to stem capital outflows inspired by relatively low U.S. interest rates.2. True or False1) true 2) true 3) true3. Discussions1) Describe the characteristics of Interest Rate Swap and the role of it in thebank-related financial market.2) What risks are encountered in the swaps markets?3) Discuss one or two specific examples of derivative products and their use.4. Translations1) Markets dealing in instruments with maturities that exceed one year are often referred to as capital markets, since credit to finance investments in new capital would generally be needed for more than one year. The time division is arbitrary. A long-term project can be started with short-term credit, with additional instruments may need to be renewed before a project is completed. Debt instruments that differ in maturity share other characteristics. Hence, the term ―capital market‖ could be –and occasionally is applied to some shorter maturity transactions.2) The secondary market for Treasure securities consists of a network of dealers, brokers, and investors who effect transactions either by telephone or electronically. Telephone trades are generally between dealers and their customers. Electronics trading is arranged through screen-based systems provided by some of the dealers to their customers. It allows selected trades to take place without a conversation. When dealers trade with each other, they generally use brokers. Brokers provide information on screen, but the final trades are made bytelephone.Chapter 13Concepts of Financial Assets Value金融资产价值的概念1. Key Terms1) absolute measure of valueAn absolute measure of value is used when one must compare it to a nominal amount: purchase price, amount to invest, target sum of money to raise2) relative measure of valueA relative measure of rate of return is more convenient to use when one wishes to compare one financial asset to a set of numerous alternative assets. A rate of return is the most commonly used relative measure of value.3) discountingFuture benefits must be discounted (or converted) to their present (or today's) value, before they are summed. Discounting is part of the study of time value of money, or actuarial mathematics, and a complete treatment of it can be found in specialized textbook.4) time value of moneyTime value of money studies how amounts of money are made equivalent over time. Converting amounts today into their future equivalent consists in adding interest to principal, i.e. compounding. Converting amounts in the future into today's equivalent consists of charging an interest, i.e. discounting. Thus, discounting is the exact inverse of compounding.5) FV 6) PV 7) annuity8) short term securitiesShort term securities (i.e. securities with maturity less than one year) are sold at a discount (i.e. nominal value less the interest to be earned over the remaining number of days to maturity). There is no coupon, and no additional benefits such as conversion right, but there may be a penalty for early redemption in the case of some bank certificates of deposit.9) P/E ratio (make reference to 15.5.3 --Earnings Multiple or P/E Ratio)Another approach which is used as a short-cut by a large number of investors, is the earnings multiple. It is sometimes referred to as earningsmultiplier, and it is most commonly known as price-to-earnings or P/E ratio. In many instances, the approach, rather than being an oversimplification, can be an improvement over the previous format. In its most common presentation, the idea is that the price P of a share should be a multiple m of its earnings per share E. The multiple m is an industry average because it is assumed that all companies in an industry face similar marketing, technological and resource challenges, and thus, should have similar organizational and production patterns.10) intrinsic valueintrinsic value, or difference between market price of the underlying stock and strike price (which is also known as exercise price because it is the price at which an option holder can buy from or sell to the option writer the underlying stock through the options exchange)。
Chapter 1110. Metrobank offers one-year loans with a 9 percent stated or base rate, charges a 0.25 percentloan origination fee, imposes a 10 percent compensating balance requirement, and must pay a 6 percent reserve requirement to the Federal Reserve. The loans typically are repaid at maturity.a. If the risk premium for a given customer is 2.5 percent, what is the simple promisedinterest return on the loan?The simple promised interest return on the loan is BR + m = 0.09 + 0.025 = 0.115 or 11.5 percent.b. What is the contractually promised gross return on the loan per dollar lent?percentRR b m BR f k 97.121906.01175.011)]06.01(1.0[1)025.009.0(0025.011)]1([1)(1=-+=---+++=---+++=σc. Which of the fee items has the greatest impact on the gross return?The compensating balance has the strongest effect on the gross return on the loan.Without the compensating balance, the gross return would equal 11.75 percent, a reduction of 1.22 percent. Without the origination fee, the gross return would be 12.69 percent, a reduction of only 0.28 percent. Eliminating the reserve requirement would cause the gross return to increase to 13.06 percent, an increase of 0.09 percent.24. Assume a one-year T-Bill is currently yielding 5.5 percent, and a AAA-rated discount bond with similar maturity is yielding 8.5 percent.a. If the expected recovery from collateral in the event of default is 50 percent of principaland interest, what is the probability of repayment of the AAA-rated bond? What is the probability of default?p(1 + k) + γ (1 - p)(1 + k) = 1+I. Solve for the probability of repayment (p):percent or k i p 47.949447.05.015.0085.1055.1111=--=--++=γγTherefore the probability of default is 1.0 - .9447 = 0.0553 or 5.53 percent.b. What is the probability of repayment of the AAA-rated bond if the expected recoveryfrom collateral in the case of default is 94.47 percent of principal and interest? What is the probability of default?percent or k i p 00.505000.09447.019447.0085.1055.1111=--=--++=γγTherefore the probability of default is 1.0 – 0.5000 = 0.5000 or 50.00 percent.c. What is the relationship between the probability of default and the proportion of principal and interest that may be recovered in the case of default on the loan?The proportion of the loan’s principal and interest that is collectible on default is a perfect substitute for the probability of repayment should such defaults occur.32. A bank is planning to make a loan of $5,000,000 to a firm in the steel industry. It expectsto charge a servicing fee of 50 basis points. The loan has a maturity of 8 years and a duration of 7.5 years. The cost of funds (the RAROC benchmark) for the bank is 10 percent. Assume the bank has estimated the maximum change in the risk premium on the steel manufacturing sector to be approximately 4.2 percent, based on two years of historical data. The current market interest rate for loans in this sector is 12 percent.a. Using the RAROC model, determine whether the bank should make the loan?RAROC = Fees and interest earned on loan/ Loan or capital riskLoan risk, or ∆LN = -D LN *LN *(∆R/(1 + R) = = -7.5 * $5m * (.042/1.12) = -$1,406,250 Expected interest = 0.12 x $5,000,000 = $600,000Servicing fees = 0.0050 x $5,000,000 = $25,000Less cost of funds = 0.10 x $5,000,000 = -$500,000Net interest and fee income = $125,000RAROC = $125,000/1,406,250 = 8.89 percent. Since RAROC is lower than the cost of funds to the bank, the bank should not make the loan.b. What should be the duration in order for this loan to be approved?For RAROC to be 10 percent, loan risk should be:$125,000/∆LN = 0.10 ⇒ ∆LN = 125,000 / 0.10 = $1,250,000⇒ -D LN * LN * (∆R/(1 + R)) = 1,250,000D LN= 1,250,000/(5,000,000 * (0.042/1.12)) = 6.67 years.Thus, this loan can be made if the duration is reduced to 6.67 years from 7.5 years. The duration can be reduced.c. Assuming that duration cannot be changed, how much additional interest and feeincome would be necessary to make the loan acceptable?Necessary RAROC = Income/Risk ⇒ Income = RAROC * Risk= $1,406,250 *0.10 = $140,625Therefore, additional income = $140,625 - $125,000 = $15,625.d. Given the proposed income stream and the negotiated duration, what adjustment in therisk premium would be necessary to make the loan acceptable?$125,000/0.10 = $1,250,000 ⇒-$1,250,000 = -7.5*$5,000,000*(∆R/1.12)Thus ∆R = 1.12(-$1,250,000)/(-7.5*$5,000,000) = 0.0373。
“高职高专商务英语专业规划教材”Unit 1 Financial Market Research练习参考答案I.Read through the text and answer the following questions.1.A financial market is a mechanism that allows people to easily buy andsell (trade) financial securities (such as stocks and bonds), commodities (such as precious metals or agricultural goods), and other fungible items of value at low transaction costs and at prices that reflect the efficient-market hypothesis.2.The raising of capital ;the transfer of risk and international trade3.Capital markets,commodity markets,money markets, derivative markets,insurance markets and foreign exchange markets .4.Financial markets fit in the relationship between lenders andborrowers.5.Individuals, companies, governments, municipalities and publiccorporations.II. Paraphrase the following expressions or abbreviations and translate them into ChineseCheck the answers from the Special Term Lists.III. Fill in the blanks with the proper wordsThe global financial crisis, brewing for a while, really started to show its effects in the middle of 2007 and into 2008. Around the world stock markets have fallen, large financial institutions have collapsed or been bought out, and governments in even the wealthiest nations have had to come up with rescue packages to bail out their financial systems.On the one hand many people are concerned that those responsible for the financial problems are the ones being bailed out, while on the other hand, a global financial meltdown will affect the livelihoods of almost everyone in an increasingly inter-connected world. The problem could have been avoided, if ideologues supporting the current economics models weren’t so vocal, influential and inconsiderate of others’ viewpoints and concerns.IV.Translation.1.金融市场包括很多方面，包括资本市场，华尔街，甚至是市场本身。
Financial Markets and Institutions, 8e (Mishkin)Chapter 11 The Money Markets11.1 Multiple Choice1) Activity in money markets increased significantly in the late 1970s and early 1980s because ofA) rising short-term interest rates.B) regulations that limited what banks could pay for deposits.C) both A and B of the above.D) neither A nor B of the above.Answer: CTopic: Chapter 11.1 The Money Markets DefinedQuestion Status: Previous Edition2) Money market securities have all the following characteristics except they are notA) short term.B) money.C) low risk.D) very liquid.Answer: BTopic: Chapter 11.1 The Money Markets DefinedQuestion Status: Previous Edition3) Money market instrumentsA) are usually sold in large denominations.B) have low default risk.C) mature in one year or less.D) are characterized by all of the above.E) are characterized by only A and B of the above.Answer: DTopic: Chapter 11.1 The Money Markets DefinedQuestion Status: Previous Edition4) The banking industryA) should have an efficiency advantage in gathering information that would eliminate the need for the money markets.B) exists primarily to mediate the asymmetric information problem betweensaver-lenders and borrower-spenders.C) is subject to more regulations and governmental costs than the money markets.D) all of the above are true.E) only A and B of the above are true.Answer: DTopic: Chapter 11.1 The Money Markets DefinedQuestion Status: Previous Edition5) In situations where asymmetric information problems are not severe,A) the money markets have a distinct cost advantage over banks in providing short-term funds.B) the money markets have a distinct cost advantage over banks in providinglong-term funds.C) banks have a distinct cost advantage over the money markets in providing short-term funds.D) the money markets cannot allocate short-term funds as efficiently as banks can. Answer: ATopic: Chapter 11.1 The Money Markets DefinedQuestion Status: Previous Edition6) Brokerage firms that offered money market security accounts in the 1970s had a cost advantage over banks in attracting funds because the brokerage firmsA) were not subject to deposit reserve requirements.B) were not subject to the deposit interest rate ceilings.C) were not limited in how much they could borrow from depositors.D) had the advantage of all the above.E) had the advantage of only A and B of the above.Answer: ETopic: Chapter 11.1 The Money Markets DefinedQuestion Status: Previous Edition7) Which of the following statements about the money markets are true?A) Not all commercial banks deal for their customers in the secondary market.B) Money markets are used extensively by businesses both to warehouse surplus funds and to raise short-term funds.C) The single most influential participant in the U.S. money market is the U.S. Treasury Department.D) All of the above are true.E) Only A and B of the above are true.Answer: ETopic: Chapter 11.3 Who Participates in the Money Markets?Question Status: Previous Edition8) Which of the following statements about the money markets are true?A) Most money market securities do not pay interest. Instead, the investor pays less for the security than it will be worth when it matures.B) Pension funds invest a portion of their assets in the money market to have sufficient liquidity to meet their obligations.C) Unlike most participants in the money market, the U.S. Treasury Department is always a demander of money market funds and never a supplier.D) All of the above are true.E) Only A and B of the above are true.Answer: DTopic: Chapter 11.3 Who Participates in the Money Markets? Question Status: Previous Edition9) Which of the following are true statements about participants in the money markets?A) Large banks participate in the money markets by selling large negotiable CDs.B) The U.S. government and corporations borrow in the money markets because cash inflows and outflows are rarely synchronized.C) The Federal Reserve is the single most influential participant in the U.S. money market.D) All of the above are true.E) Only A and B of the above are true.Answer: DTopic: Chapter 11.3 Who Participates in the Money Markets?Question Status: Previous Edition10) The most influential participant(s) in the U.S. money marketA) is the Federal Reserve.B) is the U.S. Treasury Department.C) are the large money center banks.D) are the investment banks that underwrite securities.Answer: ATopic: Chapter 11.3 Who Participates in the Money Markets?Question Status: Previous Edition11) The Fed is an active participant in money markets mainly because of its responsibility toA) lower borrowing costs to encourage capital investment.B) control the money supply.C) increase the interest income of retirees holding money market instruments.D) assist the Securities and Exchange Commission in regulating the behavior of other money market participants.Answer: BTopic: Chapter 11.3 Who Participates in the Money Markets?Question Status: Previous Edition12) Commercial banks are large holders of ________ and are the major issuer of________.A) negotiable certificates of deposit; U.S. government securitiesB) U.S. government securities; negotiable certificates of depositC) commercial paper; EurodollarsD) Eurodollars; commercial paperAnswer: BTopic: Chapter 11.3 Who Participates in the Money Markets?Question Status: Previous Edition13) The primary function of large diversified brokerage firms in the money market is toA) sell money market securities to the Federal Reserve for its open market operations.B) make a market for money market securities by maintaining an inventory from which to buy or sell.C) buy money market securities from corporations that need liquidity.D) buy T-bills from the U.S. Treasury Department.Answer: BTopic: Chapter 11.3 Who Participates in the Money Markets?Question Status: Previous Edition14) Finance companies raise funds in the money market by sellingA) commercial paper.B) federal funds.C) negotiable certificates of deposit.D) Eurodollars.Answer: ATopic: Chapter 11.3 Who Participates in the Money Markets?Question Status: Previous Edition15) Finance companies play a unique role in money markets byA) giving consumers indirect access to money markets.B) combining consumers' investments to purchase money market securities on their behalf.C) borrowing in capital markets to finance purchases of money market securities.D) assisting the government in its sales of U.S. Treasury securities.Answer: ATopic: Chapter 11.3 Who Participates in the Money Markets?Question Status: Previous Edition16) When inflation rose in the late 1970s,A) consumers moved money out of money market mutual funds because their returns did not keep pace with inflation.B) banks solidified their advantage over money markets by offering higher deposit rates.C) brokerage houses introduced highly popular money market mutual funds, which drew significant amounts of money out of bank deposits.D) consumers were unable to take advantage of higher rates in money markets because of the requirement of large transaction sizes.Answer: CTopic: Chapter 11.3 Who Participates in the Money Markets?Question Status: Previous Edition17) Which of the following is the largest borrower in the money markets?A) Commercial banksB) Large corporationsC) The U.S. TreasuryD) U.S. firms engaged in foreign tradeAnswer: CTopic: Chapter 11.3 Who Participates in the Money Markets?Question Status: Previous Edition18) Money market instruments issued by the U.S. Treasury are calledA) Treasury bills.B) Treasury notes.C) Treasury bonds.D) Treasury strips.Answer: ATopic: Chapter 11.4 Money Market InstrumentsQuestion Status: Previous Edition19) Which of the following statements are true of Treasury bills?A) The market for Treasury bills is extremely deep and liquid.B) Occasionally, investors find that earnings on T-bills do not compensate them for changes in purchasing power due to inflation.C) By volume, most Treasury bills are sold to individuals who submit noncompetitive bids.D) All of the above are true.E) Only A and B of the above are true.Answer: ETopic: Chapter 11.4 Money Market InstrumentsQuestion Status: Previous Edition20) Suppose that you purchase a 91-day Treasury bill for $9,850 that is worth $10,000 when it matures. The security's annualized yield if held to maturity is aboutA) 4 percent.B) 5 percent.C) 6 percent.D) 7 percent.Answer: CTopic: Chapter 11.4 Money Market InstrumentsQuestion Status: Previous Edition21) Suppose that you purchase a 182-day Treasury bill for $9,850 that is worth $10,000 when it matures. The security's annualized yield if held to maturity is aboutA) 1.5%.B) 2%.C) 3%.D) 6%.Answer: CTopic: Chapter 11.4 Money Market InstrumentsQuestion Status: Previous Edition22) Treasury bills do notA) pay interest.B) have a maturity date.C) have a face amount.D) have an active secondary market.Answer: ATopic: Chapter 11.4 Money Market InstrumentsQuestion Status: Previous Edition23) If your competitive bid for a Treasury bill is successful, then you willA) certainly pay less than if you had submitted a noncompetitive bid.B) probably pay more than if you had submitted a noncompetitive bid.C) pay the average of prices offered in other successful competitive bids.D) pay the same as other successful competitive bidders.Answer: BTopic: Chapter 11.4 Money Market InstrumentsQuestion Status: Previous Edition24) If your noncompetitive bid for a Treasury bill is successful, then you willA) certainly pay less than if you had submitted a competitive bid.B) certainly pay more than if you had submitted a competitive bid.C) pay the average of prices offered in other noncompetitive bids.D) pay the same as other successful noncompetitive bidders.Answer: DTopic: Chapter 11.4 Money Market InstrumentsQuestion Status: Previous Edition25) Federal fundsA) are short-term funds transferred between financial institutions, usually for a period of one day.B) actually have nothing to do with the federal government.C) provide banks with an immediate infusion of reserves.D) are all of the above.E) are only A and B of the above.Answer: DTopic: Chapter 11.4 Money Market InstrumentsQuestion Status: Previous Edition26) Federal funds areA) usually overnight investments.B) borrowed by banks that have a deficit of reserves.C) lent by banks that have an excess of reserves.D) all of the above.E) only A and B of the above.Answer: DTopic: Chapter 11.4 Money Market InstrumentsQuestion Status: Previous Edition27) The Fed can influence the federal funds interest rate by adjusting the level of reserves available to banks. The Fed canA) lower the federal funds interest rate by adding reserves.B) raise the federal funds interest rate by removing reserves.C) remove reserves by selling securities.D) do all of the above.E) do only A and B of the above.Answer: DTopic: Chapter 11.4 Money Market InstrumentsQuestion Status: Previous Edition28) The Federal Reserve can influence the federal funds interest rate by buying securities, which ________ reserves, thereby ________ the federal funds rate.A) adds; raisingB) removes; loweringC) adds; loweringD) removes; raisingAnswer: CTopic: Chapter 11.4 Money Market InstrumentsQuestion Status: Previous Edition29) The Fed can lower the federal funds interest rate by ________ securities, thereby ________ reserves.A) selling; addingB) selling; loweringC) buying; addingD) buying; loweringAnswer: CTopic: Chapter 11.4 Money Market InstrumentsQuestion Status: Previous Edition30) If the Fed wants to lower the federal funds interest rate, it will ________ the banking system by ________ securities.A) add reserves to; sellingB) add reserves to; buyingC) remove reserves from; sellingD) remove reserves from; buyingAnswer: BTopic: Chapter 11.4 Money Market InstrumentsQuestion Status: Previous Edition31) If the Fed wants to raise the federal funds interest rate, it will ________ securities to ________ the banking system.A) sell; add reserves toB) sell; remove reserves fromC) buy; add reserves toD) buy; remove reserves fromAnswer: BTopic: Chapter 11.4 Money Market InstrumentsQuestion Status: Previous Edition32) Government securities dealers frequently engage in repos toA) manage liquidity.B) take advantage of anticipated changes in interest rates.C) lend or borrow for a day or two with what is essentially a collateralized loan.D) do all of the above.E) do only A and B of the above.Answer: DTopic: Chapter 11.4 Money Market InstrumentsQuestion Status: Previous Edition33) Repos areA) usually low-risk loans.B) usually collateralized with Treasury securities.C) low interest rate loans.D) all of the above.E) only A and B of the above.Answer: DTopic: Chapter 11.4 Money Market InstrumentsQuestion Status: Previous Edition34) A negotiable certificate of depositA) is a term security because it has a specified maturity date.B) is a bearer instrument, meaning whoever holds the certificate at maturity receives the principal and interest.C) can be bought and sold until maturity.D) all of the above.E) only A and B of the above.Answer: DTopic: Chapter 11.4 Money Market InstrumentsQuestion Status: Previous Edition35) Negotiable certificates of depositA) are bearer instruments because their holders earn the interest and principal at maturity.B) typically have a maturity of one to four months.C) are usually denominated at $100,000.D) are all of the above.E) are only A and B of the above.Answer: ETopic: Chapter 11.4 Money Market InstrumentsQuestion Status: Previous Edition36) Commercial paper securitiesA) are issued only by the largest and most creditworthy corporations, as they are unsecured.B) carry an interest rate that varies according to the firm's level of risk.C) never have a term to maturity that exceeds 270 days.D) all of the above.E) only A and B of the above.Answer: DTopic: Chapter 11.4 Money Market InstrumentsQuestion Status: Previous Edition37) Unlike most money market securities, commercial paperA) is not generally traded in a secondary market.B) usually has a term to maturity that is longer than a year.C) is not popular with most money market investors because of the high default risk.D) all of the above.E) only A and B of the above.Answer: ATopic: Chapter 11.4 Money Market InstrumentsQuestion Status: Previous Edition38) A banker's acceptance isA) used to finance goods that have not yet been transferred from the seller to the buyer.B) an order to pay a specified amount of money to the bearer on a given date.C) a relatively new money market security that arose in the 1960s as international trade expanded.D) all of the above.E) only A and B of the above.Answer: ETopic: Chapter 11.4 Money Market InstrumentsQuestion Status: Previous Edition39) Banker's acceptancesA) can be bought and sold until they mature.B) are issued only by large money center banks.C) carry low interest rates because of the very low default risk.D) are all of the above.E) are only A and B of the above.Answer: DTopic: Chapter 11.4 Money Market InstrumentsQuestion Status: Previous Edition40) EurodollarsA) are time deposits with fixed maturities and are, therefore, somewhat illiquid.B) may offer the borrower a lower interest rate than can be received in the domestic market.C) are limited to London banks.D) are all of the above.E) are only A and B of the above.Answer: ETopic: Chapter 11.4 Money Market InstrumentsQuestion Status: Previous Edition41) Which of the following statements about money market securities are true?A) The interest rates on all money market instruments move very closely together over time.B) The secondary market for Treasury bills is extensive and well developed.C) There is no well-developed secondary market for commercial paper.D) All of the above are true.E) Only A and B of the above are true.Answer: DTopic: Chapter 11.4 Money Market InstrumentsQuestion Status: Previous Edition42) Money market transactionsA) do not take place in any one particular location or building.B) are usually arranged purchases and sales between participants over the phone by traders and completed electronically.C) are both A and B of the above.D) are none the the above.Answer: CTopic: Chapter 11.4 Money Market InstrumentsQuestion Status: Previous Edition43) Two important characteristics of any financial market are flexibility andA) risk.B) innovation.C) tolerance.D) capital.Answer: BTopic: Chapter 11.4 Money Market InstrumentsQuestion Status: Previous Edition44) The main role of investment companies in the money market is toA) trade on behalf of commercial accounts.B) mediate the symmetric information problem between server-lender and borrower-spenders.C) both A and B of the above.D) neither A nor B of the above.Answer: ATopic: Chapter 11.4 Money Market InstrumentsQuestion Status: Previous Edition45) In a direct placementA) the issuer bypasses the dealer and sells indirectly to the end investor.B) the dealer sells directly to the end investor.C) the issuer bypasses the dealer and sells directly to the end investor.D) none of the above.Answer: ATopic: Chapter 11.4 Money Market InstrumentsQuestion Status: Previous Edition46) The advantage of mutual funds is that theyA) require no cash up front.B) give investors with relatively small amounts of cash to invest access tolarge-denomination securities.C) always yield the highest returns.D) both A and B of the above.Answer: BTopic: Chapter 11.4 Money Market InstrumentsQuestion Status: Previous Edition47) Asset-backed commercial paper differs from conventional commercial paper in thatA) it is backed (secured) by some bundle of assets.B) its maturity usually extends well beyond 1 year.C) both A and B of the above.D) neither A nor B of the above.Answer: ATopic: Chapter 11.4 Money Market InstrumentsQuestion Status: New Question48) The usual maturity range for commercial paper is ________.A) 1 to 270 daysB) 1 to 15 daysC) 4, 13, and 26 weeksD) 1 to 7 daysAnswer: ATopic: Chapter 11.5 Comparing Money Market SecuritiesQuestion Status: New Question49) The usual maturity range for fed funds is ________.A) 1 to 270 daysB) 1 to 15 daysC) 4, 13, and 26 weeksD) 1 to 7 daysAnswer: DTopic: Chapter 11.5 Comparing Money Market SecuritiesQuestion Status: New Question11.2 True/False1) Money market securities are short-term instruments with an original maturity of less than one year.Answer: TRUETopic: Chapter 11.1 The Money Markets DefinedQuestion Status: Previous Edition2) Money market securities include Treasury bills, commercial paper, federal funds, repurchase agreements, negotiable certificates of deposit, banker's acceptances, and Eurodollars.Answer: TRUETopic: Chapter 11.4 Money Market InstrumentsQuestion Status: Previous Edition3) The term money market is actually a misnomer, because liquid securities are traded in these markets rather than money.Answer: TRUETopic: Chapter 11.1 The Money Markets DefinedQuestion Status: Previous Edition4) Money markets are referred to as retail markets because small individual investors are the primary buyers of money market securities.Answer: FALSETopic: Chapter 11.1 The Money Markets DefinedQuestion Status: Previous Edition5) The U.S. Treasury Department is the single most influential participant in the U.S. money market.Answer: FALSETopic: Chapter 11.3 Who Participates in the Money Markets?Question Status: Previous Edition6) The U.S. Treasury Department is the single largest borrower in the U.S. money market.Answer: TRUETopic: Chapter 11.3 Who Participates in the Money Markets?Question Status: Previous Edition7) Banks are unusual participants in the money market because they buy, but do not sell, money market instruments.Answer: FALSETopic: Chapter 11.3 Who Participates in the Money Markets?Question Status: Previous Edition8) Money markets are used extensively by businesses both to warehouse surplus funds and to raise short-term funds.Answer: TRUETopic: Chapter 11.3 Who Participates in the Money Markets?Question Status: Previous Edition9) The market for U.S. Treasury bills is a shallow market because so few individual investors buy T-bills.Answer: FALSETopic: Chapter 11.4 Money Market InstrumentsQuestion Status: Previous Edition10) The T-bill is not an investment to be used for anything but temporary storage of excess funds because it barely keeps up with inflation.Topic: Chapter 11.4 Money Market InstrumentsQuestion Status: Previous Edition11) The main purpose of federal funds is to provide banks with an immediate infusion of reserves should they be short.Answer: TRUETopic: Chapter 11.2 The Purpose of the Money MarketsQuestion Status: Previous Edition12) The Fed can influence the federal funds rate by adjusting the level of reserves in the banking system.Answer: TRUETopic: Chapter 11.4 Money Market InstrumentsQuestion Status: Previous Edition13) Commercial paper securities are unsecured promissory notes, issued by corporations, that mature in no more than 270 days.Answer: TRUETopic: Chapter 11.4 Money Market InstrumentsQuestion Status: Previous Edition14) A banker's acceptance is an order to pay a specified amount of money to the bearer on a given date. Banker's acceptances have been used since the twelfth century. Answer: TRUETopic: Chapter 11.4 Money Market InstrumentsQuestion Status: Previous Edition15) Interest rates on banker's acceptances are low because the risk of default is very low.Answer: TRUETopic: Chapter 11.4 Money Market InstrumentsQuestion Status: Previous Edition16) The size of the asset-backed commercial paper market nearly doubled between 2004 and 2007 to about $1 trillion.Answer: TRUETopic: Chapter 11.4 Money Market Instruments17) In general, money market instruments are low-risk, high-yield securities. Answer: FALSETopic: Chapter 11.4 Money Market InstrumentsQuestion Status: Previous Edition18) Commercial paper has been used in various forms since the 1930s.Topic: Chapter 11.4 Money Market InstrumentsQuestion Status: Previous Edition19) The Treasury accepts noncompetitive bids in ascending order of yield until the accepted bids reach the offering amount.Answer: FALSETopic: Chapter 11.4 Money Market InstrumentsQuestion Status: Previous Edition20) Not all commercial banks deal in the secondary money market for their customers.Answer: TRUETopic: Chapter 11.3 Who Participates in the Money Markets?Question Status: Previous Edition11.3 Essay1) Explain why banks, which would seem to have a comparative advantage in gathering information, have not eliminated the need for the money markets. Topic: Chapter 11.1 The Money Markets DefinedQuestion Status: Previous Edition2) Explain how the Federal Reserve can influence the federal funds interest rate. Topic: Chapter 11.1 The Money Markets DefinedQuestion Status: Previous Edition3) Explain why the money markets are referred to as wholesale markets.Topic: Chapter 11.1 The Money Markets DefinedQuestion Status: Previous Edition4) Explain why money market interest rates move so closely together over time. Topic: Chapter 11.5 Comparing Money Market SecuritiesQuestion Status: Previous Edition5) How are Treasury bills sold? How do competitive and noncompetitive bids differ? Topic: Chapter 11.4 Money Market InstrumentsQuestion Status: Previous Edition6) What are the main characteristics of money market securities?Topic: Chapter 11.4 Money Market InstrumentsQuestion Status: Previous Edition7) What are the major types of securities and who are the major participants in the money markets?Topic: Chapter 11.3 Who Participates in the Money Markets?Question Status: Previous Edition8) Explain how and why repurchase agreements would be used.Topic: Chapter 11.4 Money Market InstrumentsQuestion Status: Previous Edition9) The size of the asset-backed commercial paper market nearly doubled between 2004 and 2007 to about $1 trillion. Discuss how the subprime meltdown and collapse of the ABCP market almost led to the collapse of the money market mutual fundmarket as well.Topic: Chapter 11.4 Money Market InstrumentsQuestion Status: New Question10) Why would we expect rates on money market securities to move together? Topic: Chapter 11.5 Comparing Money Market SecuritiesQuestion Status: New Question。
Part One1. What are the main roles of banks?答：Although banks share many common features with other profit-seeking business,they play a unique role in the economy through mobilizing savings,allocating capital funds to fiance productive investment,transmitting monetary policy,providinga payment system and transforming risks.3. According to the revised edition of the Law of the People's Republic of China on the People's Bank of China ,what functions does the PBC perform?答：The PBC 's key functions are to conduct monetary policy, prevent and dissolve financial risks, and maintain financial stability under the leadership of the State Council.4. Can you give some examples of indirect instruments for implementing monetary policy?答：Indirect instruments as required reserve ratio, interest rate adjustment and open market operations.9. What is your definition of share and bond?答：Shares are certificates or book entries representing ownership in a corporation or similar entity.Bonds are written evidences of debts.13. What is your definition of “securities”?答：Securities are paper certificates (definitive securities) or electronic records (book-entry securities) evidencing ownership of equity (stock) or debt obligations (bonds).Part Two2. What are the objectives of banking supervision?First, the key objective of supervision is to maintain stability and public confidence in financial system.The second goal of bank supervisions to ensure that bank operate in a safe and sound manner and that they hold capital and reserve sufficient to cover the risks that may arise in their business.Third, a related goal is to protect depositors’ funds and , if any bank should fail, to minimize the losses to be absorbed by the deposit insurance fund.The fourth goal of bank supervision is to foster an efficient and competition banking system that is responsive to the public need for high quality financial services at reasonable cost.The fifth and final goal of bank supervision is to ensure compliance with banking laws and regulations.3. What risks might the commercial banks have to face?(1)credit risk (2)market risk (3)liquidity risk (4)operational risk (5)legal risk (6)reputation risk4. What are the implication of credit risk, market risk, liquidity risk and operational risk?Credit risk: A major type of risk that banks face is credit risk or the failure of a counterpart to perform according to a contractual arrangement.Market risk: Two specific elements of market risk are foreign exchange risk and interest risk. Banks face a risk of losses in on- and off-balance sheet positions arising from movement in exchange rates. Interest rate risk prefers to the exposure of a bank’s financial condition to adverse movements in interest rates.Liquidity risk: Liquidity risk arises from the inability of a bank to accommodate decreases in liabilities or to fund increases in assets.Operational risk: The most important types of operational risk involve breakdowns in internal controls and corporate governance..5.At what levels does the Basel Accord set the minimum capital ratio requirements for internationally active banks?The Accord sets minimum capital ratio requirements for internationally active banks of 4% tier one capita and 8% total capital (tier one plus tier two) in relation to risk-weighted assets.Part Three1. What does foreign exchange include ?答：Foreign exchange includes the following means of payments and assets denominated in a foreign currency that can be used for international settlement:●Foreign currencies, including banknotes and coins;●Payment vouchers denominated in foreign currency, including negotiableinstruments, bank certificates of deposit and certificates of postal savings;●Securities denominated in foreign currency, including government bonds,corporate bonds and stocks;●Super-national currencies such as Special Drawing Rights and the Euro; and●Other assets denominated in foreign currency.3. What are the requirements for domestic institutions for opening foreign exchange accounts abroad?答：Domestic entities which meet one of the following requirements may apply for opening a foreign exchange account abroad:●Expecting small amount income during a certain period of time abroad;●Expecting small amount ex penditure during a certain period of time abroad;●Undertaking overseas construction projects;and issuing securities denominated in foreign currency abroad.6. Give the definition of foreign exchange?答：Foreign exchange , or forex , is foreign money. All foreign currency, consisting of founds held with banks abroad, or bills or cheques, again in foreign currency and payable abroad , are termed foreign exchange.9. Give the definition of spot and forward transaction?答：Spot transactions involve today’s p rices of currency and delivery of the currency within two business days, except for Canadian dollar (CAD), which must be delivered in one day.10. Tell the difference between forward and futures transactions?答：(1) Forward transactions involve today’s pr ices of currency and delivery on a stipulated future date.(2) Futures transactions are always traded on exchanges. In order to be marketable on exchanges, futures contracts are standardized in terms of quantity, settlement datesand quotation.Part Four14. How could a bank earn interest income?答：The principal source of income for the majority of banks is still the interest received on the funds that the institution has at its disposal and is able to lend out in some form.Whenever a bank lends out money it will generally charge interest to the customer.21. Why should a bank keep sufficient liquid assets?答：It is important for a bank to hold sufficient liquid assets to meet the demands of depositors who may seek to withdraw their funds. However,maintenance of too high a level of liquid assets could be expensive. Cash balances in particular yield no income,yet will cost the same as any other asset to fund.25. What are the three major activities included in a bank's Statement of Cash Flows?答：The statement of cash flows reports cash flows relating to operating,investing and financing activities of a bank.Part five4. What are negotiable instruments? list some examples.答：From a functional perspective, negotiable instruments are documents used in commerce to secure the payment of money. Paying large sums of money in cash is both inconvenient and, unfortunately, risky. In all cases, negotiable instruments represent a right to payment. A right is, by definition, a promise and not a tangible piece of property. So, negotiable instruments are classified as choses in action. The three main types of them are the following: Bills of Exchange, Cheques, Promissory Notes.7. What’s the difference between capital lease and operating lease?答：1: Whether the ownership of property is to be transferred by the end of lease term.2: Whether the lease has an operation to purchase the leased property at a bargain price.3: The lease term is long to or short in according to the estimated economic life of the leased property.4: Whether the lease is a cancelable lease.5: Whether the lease is full-payout lease.9. What’s the meaning of Account Receivable Financing?答：Accounts Receivable represents a promise from customers to pay for a goods sold or services rendered. Account Receivable Financing is a form of collateralized lending in which accounts receivables are the collateral.12. What are basic characteristics of money mark securities?答：Money-mark securities, which are discussed in details later in this chapter, have three basic characteristics in common:They are usually sold in large denominations.They have low default risk.They mature in one year or less from their original issue date. Most money marker instruments mature in less than 120 days.Why teasury bills are attractive to investors?答：Teasury bills are attractive to investors because they are backed by the government and therefore are virtually free of default risk .Even if the government ran out of money, it could simply print more to pay them off when they mature.The risk of unexpected changes in inflation is also low because of their short-termmaturity. 15. What are the features of inter-bank markets?答：Inter-bank markets are money markets in which short-term funds transferred (lent or borrowed) between financial institutions, usually for one day, that is , they are usually overnight investment . The interest rate for borrowing these funds is close to ,but always slightly higher than ,the rate that is available from the central bank. 17．How have NCDs become the second most popular money market instruments?答：Negotiable CDs are in large denominations .Although NCDs denominations are too large for individual investors , they are sometimes purchased by money market funds that have pooled individua l investor’s funds. Thus , the existence of money market funds allows individuals to be indirect investors in NCDs ,marking a more active NCD market.19.What products does the on-line banking provide?答：basic products and services, intermediate products and services ,advanced products and services.Part Six1,What categories can the loan be divided according to their risk?答：The five-category system classifies bank loans according to their inherent risks as pass(normal),special-mention,substandard,doubtful and loss.What are the commonly used methods of credit analysis?答：Tranditionally,key risk factors have been classified according to the five CS of credit:character,capital,capacity,conditions,and collateral. Golden and Walker identify the five CS of bad credit,representing things to guard against to help prevent problems.These include complacency,carelessness,communication breakdown,contingencies,and competition.A useful framework for sorting out the facts and opinions in credit analysis is the 5Ps approach:people,purpose,payment,protection,and perspective.How can a bank take security for an advance?答：A bank has different kinds of security as cover for advance to his customers.There are several ways in which a bank may take security for an advance by lien,pledge,mortgage and hypothecation.。
金融英语课后练习答案APPENDIXKEYTOTHEEXERCISESCHAPTER 1 The Gold Standard Era, 1870 — 19144. automatic mechanism of adjustment 自动调节机制5. achievement of balance of payments equilibrium 达到国际收支平衡6. the response of central banks to gold flows across their borders各国央行对跨国境黄金流动量的反应7. meet their obligation to redeem currency notes 履行（他们的）职责兑换流通券8. ensure full employment 确保全民就业9. subordination of economic policy to external objectives 对外部目标经济政策的依赖性10. tried to reconcile the goals of internal and external balance 试图调整对内对外收支的目标Ⅱ. Give the Chinese meaning of these plurals.1. international reserves 国际储备（额/量）2. gold flows 黄金流通量3. net imports 净进口（量）4. capital outflows 资金外流量5. domestic assets 国内资产Ⅲ. Put these paragraphs into Chinese.1. However, research has shown that countries often reversed the steps mentionedabove and sterilized gold flows, that is, sold domestic assets when foreign reserves were rising and bought domestic assets as foreign reserves fell.Government interference with private gold exports alsoundermined the system.The picture of smooth and automatic balance of payments adjustment before World War I therefore did not always match reality. 然而，研究表明各国经常反道而行之，他们制止黄金的流动，也就是说，当外国储备升高时他们售出国内资产，而当外国储备下降时，他们购买国内资产。
V. Answers to End of Chapter Questions1. Achieving a balance-of-payments surplus requires that the sum of the capitalaccount balance and current account balance is positive, which requires a higher interest rate to attract greater capital inflows and lower real income to dampen import spending. Consequently, the BP schedule would lie above and to the left of the position it otherwise would have occupied if the external-balanceobjective were to ensure only a balance-of- payments equilibrium. Undoubtedly, if the central bank felt pressure to sterilize under the latter objective, the pressure to do so would be greater if it seeks to attain a balance-of-payments surplus, which would require the central bank to steadily acquire foreign-exchangereserves. In the absence of sterilization, the nation's money stock would steadily decline.2. In this situation, variations in the domestic interest rate relative to interest rates inother nations would have not effect on the nation's capital account balance and its balance of payments. Its BP schedule, therefore, would be vertical. Anexpansionary fiscal policy, given a fixed exchange rate (as assumed in thischapter), would cause the IS schedule to shift rightward, initially inducing a rise in equilibrium real income. This, however, would cause import spending toincrease, and the nation would experience a balance-of-payments deficit, which would place downward pressure on the value of its currency. To prevent achange in the exchange rate, the central bank would have to sell foreign exchange reserves. If this intervention is unsterilized, then the nation's money stock would decline, ultimately causing the LM schedule to shift back too a final IS-LMequilibrium at a point vertically above the initial equilibrium point, along thevertical BP schedule.3. A reduction in the quantity of money shifts the LM schedule leftward. At thenew IS-LM equilibrium, the nominal interest rate rises and real income declines.Irrespective of the shape of the BP schedule, this would result in a balance ofpayment surplus, which would tend to place upward pressure on the value of the nation's currency. To maintain a fixed exchange rate, the central bank would have to purchase foreign exchange reserves. If this foreign-exchange-market intervention is unsterilized, then the nation's money stock increases, causing the LM schedule to shift back to the right. Ultimately, the original IS-LMequilibrium is re-attained.4. If capital is highly mobile, a drop in government spending will likely cause aprivate payments deficit. The fall in income will cause a decrease in imports anda trade surplus. As the domestic interest rate increases, however, the capitaloutflow will lead to a private payments deficit. If capital is not mobile, thecapital outflows are likely not large enough to counteract the effect of a drop in imports. Therefore, a private payments surplus would result.5. A contractionary fiscal policy action, such as a reduction in government spending,causes the IS schedule to shift leftward, inducing an initial decline in the nominal interest rate and reduction in real income. As a result, there is a capital outflow and fall in import spending. Because capital is highly mobile, thecapital-outflow effect dominates, and the nation experiences abalance-of-payments deficit. This places downward pressure on the value of the nation's currency, which induces the central bank to sell foreign exchange reserves.If this action is unsterilized, then the nation's money stock declines, causing the LM schedule to shift back to the left was well, which yields a new IS-LMequilibrium along the BP schedule to the left of the original equilibrium point.6. If, on the other hand, there is low capital mobility, the nation experiences abalance-of-payments surplus. This places upward pressure on the value of the nation's currency, which induces the central bank to purchase foreign exchange reserves. If this action is unsterilized, then the nation's money stock rises,causing the LM schedule to shift to the right.7. A foreign fiscal contraction leads to the foreign IS schedule to shift to the left,resulting in a lower y* and r*. Financial resources will flow from the foreign country to the domestic country, placing pressure on the domestic currency to gain value. In response, therefore, the domestic central bank purchases foreignexchange to maintain the fixed exchange rate. Consequently, the domesticmoney supply rises, leading the domestic country's LM schedule to shift rightward.The lower foreign income level also leads to lower domestic exports (few foreign imports). Therefore, the domestic country's IS schedule shifts left and theforeign country's IS schedule shifts to the right. In both countries' graphs, the BP schedule shifts down to reflect lower interest rates.8. A domestic fiscal contraction leads to a leftward shift in the domestic ISschedule, resulting in a lower domestic income level and interest rate.Consequently, domestic imports fall (foreign exports fall). Further, as foreign exports fall, the foreign IS schedule shifts left and decreases foreign income. In turn, domestic exports fall and domestic IS schedule shifts further left. Thelower domestic interest rate leads to a capital outflow of the domestic country and puts pressure on the value of the domestic currency to fall. The domestic central bank responds by selling foreign exchange in order to maintain the fixed exchange rate. As the domestic money supply falls, the domestic LM schedule shifts to the left. Finally, both countries' BP lines shift down to the new lower equilibrium interest rate.9. A domestic monetary expansion shifts the domestic LM schedule rightward,which reduces the domestic interest rate. This tends to induce a domesticbalance-of-payments deficit and places downward pressure on the value of thedomestic currency relative to the foreign currency. Now, both central banks work together to keep the exchange rate unchanged, so the foreign central bank must increase its own money stock, shifting its LM schedule to the right and reducing the equilibrium foreign interest rate as well. In the end, therefore, both BP schedules shift downward, and the nations' interest rates are equalized, sopayments imbalances are eliminated. Equilibrium real income rises in bothnations, so there is a locomotive effect on the foreign country as a result of the domestic monetary expansion, assuming unchanging price levels.10. A domestic fiscal expansion causes the domestic IS schedule to shift to the right, which raises the domestic interest rate. This tends to induce a domesticbalance-of-payments surplus and places upward pressure on the value of the domestic currency relative to the foreign currency. Both central banks work together to keep the exchange rate fixed, so the foreign central bank must reduce its own money stock, shifting its LM schedule leftward and increasing the foreign interest rate as well. In the end, both BP schedules shift upward, and the nations' interest rates are equalized, so payments imbalances are eliminated. Equilibrium real income rises in the domestic country but declines in the foreign country. Thus, there is abeggar-thy-neighbor effect on the foreign country as a result of the domestic fiscal expansion, assuming unchanging price levels.。
第十一章课后习题参考答案1．国际公司对外直接投资通常有哪些方式？它们的区别是什么？国际公司对外直接投资的方式主要有绿地投资、跨国并购、BOT、国际租赁、国际工程承包、许可证经营与特许经营、合同管理、国际创业投资等。
绿地投资指国际公司在东道国境内依法独资或合资创建新企业，是非常传统的一种对外直接投资方式，是国际公司早期对外直接投资的主要方式；而跨国并购指国际公司通过一定的程序和渠道依法取得东道国企业的部分或全部所有权，从而获得对东道国企业有效控股权的行为。
2.对外直接投资的基本性质有哪些？与其他形式的国际资本流动存在怎样的区别？国际公司的对外直接投资首先是被看作国际资本流动的一种方式，一个国家对外直接投资和吸收外国直接投资的规模，都影响该国的国际收支状况，包括美国在内的一些发达国家，都曾经对资本流出采取过限制甚至禁止的措施。
而改革开放以来，中国外汇储备的增长明显地得益于中国吸收外国直接投资政策的成功。
与其它形式的国际资本流动不同的是，在对外直接投资中，投资者在一定程度上控制被投资企业，总是伴随着技术和管理的移动。
如果投资者不具有对被投资企业一定程度上的控制，则对外直接投资和国际证券投资就不存在区别。
正是因为对外直接投资具有对被投资企业控制的特点，在很多情况下就具有政治色彩。
这一方面是因为各国之间的法律的冲突，另一方面由于外国直接投资吸收国与国际公司之间有时存在着利益冲突。
3．发达国家国际公司对外直接投资理论有哪些？发达国家国际公司对外直接投资理论主要包括垄断优势理论、产品生命周期理论、内部化理论、比较优势理论以及国际生产折衷理论。
（1）垄断优势理论认为国内外市场的不完全性使国际公司具有垄断优势，能排斥东道国企业的竞争，获取高额垄断利润，这是国际公司对外直接投资的动机所在；（2）产品生命周期理论认为，产品处于不同的生命周期阶段，厂商的垄断优势不同，对外直接投资的动机与战略也不相同；（3）内部化理论认为，国际公司是市场内部化的产物，由于中间产品市场的不完全性以及外部市场交易成本的上升，企业利润下降，企业就可能用内部市场代替外部市场，而这内部化过程超越国界时就产生了国际公司；（4）比较优势理论认为，只要具有比较优势或寻求比较优势的国际公司都可以进行国际投资活动；（5）国际生产折衷理论又称为国际生产综合理论，一个国际公司要从事对外直接投资必须同时具有三个优势，即所有权优势、内部化优势和区位优势。
金融学(博迪)英文版课后习题答案CONTENTSChapter 1: Financial Economics 1-1Chapter 2: Financial Markets and Institutions 2-1Chapter 3: Managing Financial Health and Performance 3-1Chapter 4: Allocating Resources Over Time 4-1Chapter 5: Household Saving and Investment Decisions 5-1Chapter 6: The Analysis of Investment Projects 6-1Chapter 7: Principles of Market Valuation 7-1Chapter 8: Valuation of Known Cash Flows: Bonds 8-1Chapter 9: Valuation of Common Stocks 9-1Chapter 10: Principles of Risk Management 10-1Chapter 11: Hedging, Insuring, and Diversifying 11-1Chapter 12 Portfolio Opportunities and Choice 12-1Chapter 13: Capital Market Equilibrium 13-1Chapter 14: Forward and Futures Markets 14-1Chapter 15: Markets for Options and Contingent Claims 15-1Chapter 16: Financial Structure of the Firm 16-1Chapter 17: Real Options 17-1CHAPTER 1 – Financial EconomicsEnd-of-Chapter ProblemsDefining Finance1. What are your main goals in life? How does finance play a part in achieving those goals? What are themajor tradeoffs you face?SAMPLE ANSWER:Finish schoolGet good paying job which I likeGetmarried and have childrenOwn my own homeProvide for familyPay for children’s educationRetireHow Finance Plays a Role:SAMPLE ANSWER:Finance helps me pay for undergraduate and graduate education and helps me decide whether spending themoney on graduate education will be a good investment decision or not.Higher education should enhance my earning power and ability to obtain a job I like.Once I am married and have children I will have additional financial responsibilities (dependents) and Iwill have to learn how to allocate resources among individuals in the householdand learn how to set aside enoughmoney to pay for emergencies, education, vacations etc. Finance also helps me understand how to manage risks suchas for disability, life and health.?Finance helps me determine whether the home I want to buy is a good value or not. The study of financealso helps me determine the cheapest source of financing for the purchase of that home.Finance helps me determine how much money I will have to save in order to pay for my children’seducation as well as my own retirement.Major Tradeoffs:SAMPLE ANSWERSpend money now by going to college (and possibly graduate school) but presumably make more moneyonce I graduate due to my higher education.Consume now and have less money saved for future expenditures such as for a house and/or car or savemore money now but consume less than some of my friends。
What is Money?1. (b)3. Cavemen did not need money. In their primitive economy, they did not specialize inproducing one type of good and they had little need to trade with other cavemen.5. Wine is more difficult to transport than gold and is also more perishable. Gold is thus a betterstore of value than wine and also leads to lower transactions cost. It is therefore a better candidate for use as money.7. Not necessarily. Checks have the advantage in that they provide you withreceipts, are easier to keep track of, and may make it harder for someone to steal money out of your account. These advantages of checks may explain why the movement toward a checkless society has been very gradual.8. The ranking from most liquid to least liquid is: (a), (c), (e), (f), (b), and (d).10.Because of the rapid inflation in Brazil, the domestic currency, the real, is apoor store of value. Thus many people would rather hold dollars, which are a better store of value, and use them in their daily shopping.14. (a) M1, M2, and M3, (b) M2 and M3 for retail MMFs and M3 for institutional MMFs, (c) M3,(d) M2 and M3, (e) M3, (f) M1, M2, and M3.Understanding Interest Rates2.No, because the present discounted value of these payments is necessarily lessthan $20 million as long as the interest rate is greater than zero.4. The yield to maturity is less than 10 percent. Only if the interest rate was lessthan 10 percent would the present value of the payments add up to $4,000, which is more than the $3,000 present value in the previous problem.6. 25% = ($1,000 – $800)/$800 = $200/$800 = .25.8. If the interest rate were 12 percent, the present discounted value of the payments on thegovernment loan are necessarily less than the $1,000 loan amount because they do not start for two years. Thus the yield to maturity must be lower than 12 percent in order for the present discounted value of these payments to add up to $1,000.10. The current yield will be a good approximation to the yield to maturity whenever the bondprice is very close to par or when the maturity of the bond is over ten years.12. You would rather be holding long-term bonds because their price wouldincrease more than the price of the short-term bonds, giving them a higher return.14.People are more likely to buy houses because the real interest rate whenpurchasing a house has fallen from 3 percent (=5 percent - 2 percent) to 1 percent (= 10 percent - 9 percent). The real cost of financing the house is thus lower, even though mortgage rates have risen. (If the tax deductibility of interest payments is allowed for, then it becomes even more likely that people will buy houses.)The Behavior of Interest Rates1. (a) Less, because your wealth has declined; (b) more, because its relative expected return hasrisen; (c) less, because it has become less liquid relative to bonds; (d) less, because its expected return has fallen relative to gold; (e) more, because it has become less risky relative to bonds.3. (a) More, because it has become more liquid; (b) less, because it has become more risky; (c)more, because its expected return has risen; (d) more, because its expected return has risen relative to the expected return on long-term bonds, which has declined.5. The rise in the value of stocks would increase people’s wealth and therefore the demand forRembrandts would rise.7. In the loanable funds framework, when the economy booms, the demand forbonds increases: the public’s income and wealth rises while the supply of bonds also increases, because firms have more attractive investment opportunities. Both the supply and demand curves (B d and B s) shift to the right, but as is indicated in the text, the demand curve probably shifts less than the supply curve so the equilibrium interest rate rises. Similarly, when the economy enters a recession, both the supply and demand curves shift to the left, but the demand curve shifts less than the supply curve so that the interest rate falls. The conclusion is that interest rates rise during booms and fall during recessions: that is, interest rates are procyclical. The same answer is found with the liquidity preference framework. When the economy booms, the demand for money increases: people need more money to carry out an increased amount of transactions and also because their wealth has risen. The demand curve, M d, thus shifts to the right, raising the equilibrium interest rate.When the economy enters a recession, the demand for money falls and the demand curve shifts to the left, lowering the equilibrium interest rate. Again, interest rates are seen to be procyclical.10. Interest rates fall. The increased volatility of gold prices makes bonds relatively less riskyrelative to gold and causes the demand for bonds to increase. The demand curve, B d, shifts to the right and the equilibrium interest rate falls.12. Interest rates might rise. The large federal deficits require the Treasury to issue more bonds;thus the supply of bonds increases. The supply curve, B s, shifts to the right and the equilibrium interest rate rises. Some economists believe that when the Treasury issues more bonds, the demand for bonds increases because the issue of bonds increases the public’s wealth. In this case, the demand curve, B d, also shifts to the right, and it is no longer clear that the equilibrium interest rate will rise. Thus there is some ambiguity in the answer to this question.14. The price level effect has its maximum impact by the end of the first year, and since the pricelevel does not fall further, interest rates will not fall further as a result of a price level effect.On the other hand, expected inflation returns to zero in the second year, so that the expected inflation effect returns to zero. One factor producing lower interest rates thus disappears, so, in the second year, interest rates may rise somewhat from their low point at the end of the second year.16. If the public believes the president’s program will be successful, interest rateswill fall. The president’s announcement will lower expected inflation so that the expected return on goods decreases relative to bonds. The demand for bonds increases and the demand curve, B d, shifts to the right. For a givennominal interest rate, the lower expected inflation means that the real interest rate has risen, raising the cost of borrowing so that the supply of bonds falls.The resulting leftward shift of the supply curve, B s, and the rightward shift of the demand curve, B d, causes the equilibrium interest rate to fall.18. Interest rates will rise. The expected increase in stock prices raises the expected return onstocks relative to bonds and so the demand for bonds falls. The demand curve, B d, shifts to the left and the equilibrium interest rate rises.20. The slower rate of money growth will lead to a liquidity effect, which raises interest rates,while the lower price level, income, and inflation rates in the future will tend to lower interest rates. There are three possible scenarios for what will happen: (a) if the liquidity effect is larger than the other effects, then interest rates will rise; (b) if the liquidity effect is smaller than the other effects and expected inflation adjusts slowly, then interest rates will rise at first but will eventually fall below their initial level; and (c) if the liquidity effect is smaller than the expected inflation effect and there is rapid adjustment of expected inflation, then interest rates will immediately fall.The Risk and Term Structure of Interest Rates1. The bond with a C rating should have a higher interest rate because it has a higher default risk,which reduces its demand and raises its interest rate relative to that on the Baa bond.3. During business cycle booms, fewer corporations go bankrupt and there is less default risk oncorporate bonds, which lowers their risk premium. Similarly, during recessions, default risk on corporate bonds increases and their risk premium increases. The risk premium on corporate bonds is thus anticyclical, rising during recessions and falling during booms.5. If yield curves on average were flat, this would suggest that the risk premium on long-termrelative to short-term bonds would equal zero and we would be more willing to accept the expectations hypothesis.7. (a) The yield to maturity would be 5 percent for a one-year bond, 5.5 percentfor a two-year bond, 6 percent for a three-year bond, 6 percent for a four-year bond, and 5.8 percent for a five-year bond; (b) the yield to maturity would be5 percent for a one-year bond, 4.5 percent for a two-year bond, 4 percent for athree-year bond, 4 percent for a four-year bond, and 4.2 percent for a five-year bond. The upward- and then downward-sloping yield curve in (a) would tend to be even more upward sloping if people preferred short-term bonds over long-term bonds because long-term bonds would then have a positive risk premium. The downward- and then upward-sloping yield curve in (b) also would tend to be more upward sloping because of the positive risk premium for long-term bonds.9. The steep upward-sloping yield curve at shorter maturities suggests that short-term interestrates are expected to rise moderately in the near future because the initial, steep upward slope indicates that the average of expected short-term interest rates in the near future are above the current short-term interest rate. The downward slope for longer maturities indicates that short-term interest rates are eventually expected to fall sharply. With a positive risk premium on long-term bonds, as in the preferred habitat theory, a downward slope of the yield curve occurs only if the average of expected short-term interest rates is declining, which occurs only if short-term interest rates far into the future are falling. Since interest rates and expected inflation move together, the yield curve suggests that the market expects inflation to rise moderately in the near future but fall later on.11. The government guarantee will reduce the default risk on corporate bonds,making them more desirable relative to Treasury securities. The increased demand for corporate bonds and decreased demand for Treasury securities will lower interest rates on corporate bonds and raise them on Treasury bonds. 13. Abolishing the tax-exempt feature of municipal bonds would make them lessdesirable relative to Treasury bonds. The resulting decline in the demand for municipal bonds and increase in demand for Treasury bonds would raise the interest rates on municipal bonds, while the interest rates on Treasury bonds would fall.15. The slope of the yield curve would fall because the drop in expected future short rates meansthat the average of expected future short rates falls so that the long rate falls.The Stock Market, the Theory of Rational Expectations, and the Efficient Market Hypothesis1. The value of any investment is found by computing the value today of all cashflows the investment will generate over its life.3. $1/(1+ .15) + $20/(1+.15) = $18.265. A stock market bubble can occur if market participants either believe that dividends will haverapid growth or if they substantially lower the required return on their equity investments, thus lowering the denominator in the Gordon model and thereby causing stock prices to climb. By raising interest rates the central bank can cause the required rate of return on equity to rise, thereby keeping stock prices from climbing as much. Also raising interest rates may help slow the expected growth rate of the economy and hence of dividends, thus also keeping stock prices from climbing.7. Although Joe’s expectations are typically quite accurate, they could still beimproved by his taking account of a snowfall in his forecasts. Since his expectations could be improved, they are not optimal and hence are not rational expectations.9. True, as an approximation. If large changes in a stock price could be predicted, then theoptimal forecast of the stock return would not equal the equilibrium return for that stock. In this case, there would be unexploited profit opportunities in the market and expectations would not be rational. Very small changes in stock prices could be predictable, however, and the optimal forecast of returns would equal the equilibrium return. In this case, an unexploited profit opportunity would not exist.11. The stock price will rise. Even though the company is suffering a loss, the price of the stockreflects an even larger expected loss. When the loss is less than expected, efficient markets theory then indicates that the stock price will rise.13. Probably not. Although your broker has done well in the past, efficient markets theorysuggests that she has probably been lucky. Unless you believe that your broker has better information than the rest of the market, efficient markets theory indicates that you cannot expect the broker to beat the market in the future.15. False. All that is required for the market to be efficient so that prices reflect information on themonetary aggregates is that some market participants eliminate unexploited profit opportunities. Not everyone in a market has to be knowledgeable for the market to be efficient.17. Because inflation is less than expected, expectations of future short-term interest rates wouldbe lowered, and as we learned in Chapter 7, long-term interest rates would fall. The decline in long-term interest rates implies that long-term bond prices would rise.19. No, because this expected change in the value of the dollar would imply thatthere is a huge unexploited profit opportunity (over a 100% expected return at an annual rate). Since rational expectations rules out unexploited profit opportunities, such a big expected change in the exchange rate could not exist.An Economic Analysis of Financial Structure1. Financial intermediaries can take advantage of economies of scale and thus lower transactionscosts. For example, mutual funds take advantage of lower commissions because the scale of their purchases i s higher than for an individual, while banks’ large scale allows them to keep legal and computing costs per transaction low. Economies of scale which help financial intermediaries lower transactions costs explains why financial intermediaries exist and are so important to the economy.3. No. If the lender knows as much about the borrower as the borrower does,then the lender is able to screen out the good from the bad credit risks and so adverse selection will not be a problem. Similarly, if the lender knows what the borrower is up to, then moral hazard will not be a problem because the lender can easily stop the borrower from engaging in moral hazard.5. The lemons problem would be less severe for firms listed on the New YorkStock Exchange because they are typically larger corporations that are better known in the market place. Therefore it is easier for investors to get information about them and figure out whether the firm is of good quality or isa lemon. This makes the adverse selection–lemons problem less severe.7. Because there is asymmetric information and the free-rider problem, not enough informationis available in financial markets. Thus there is a rationale for the government to encourage information production through regulation so that it is easier to screen out good from bad borrowers, thereby reducing the adverse selection problem. The government can also help reduce moral hazard and improve the performance of financial markets by enforcing standard accounting principles and prosecuting fraud.9. Yes, this is an example of an adverse selection problem. Because a person is rich, the peoplewho are most likely to want to marry him or her are gold diggers. Rich people thus may want to be extra careful to screen out those who are just interested in their money from those who want to marry for love.11. The free-rider problem means that private producers of information will not obtain the fullbenefit of their information-producing activities, and so less information will be produced.This means that there will be less information collected to screen out good from bad risks, making adverse selection problems worse, and that there will be less monitoring of borrowers, increasing the moral hazard problem.13. A financial crisis is more likely to occur when the economy is experiencing deflation becausefirms find that their real burden of indebtedness is increasing while there is no increase in the real value of their assets. The resulting decline in a firm’s net worth increases adverse selection and moral hazard problems facing lenders, making it more likely a financial crisis will occur in which financial markets do not work efficiently to get funds to firms with productive investment opportunities.15. A sharp increase in interest rates can increase the adverse selection problem dramaticallybecause individuals and firms with the riskiest investment projects are the ones who are most willing to pay higher interest rates. A sharp rise in interest rates which increases adverse selection means that lenders will be more reluctant to lend, leading to a financial crisis in which financial markets do not work well and thus to a declining economy.Banking and the Management of Financial Institutions1. Because if the bank borrows too frequently from the Fed, the Fed may restrict its ability toborrow in the future.3. The T-accounts for the two banks are as follows:First National Bank Second National BankAssets Liabilities Assets Liabilities5. The $50 million deposit outflow means that reserves fall by $50 million to $25 million. Sincerequired reserves are $45 million (10 percent of the $450 million of deposits), your bank needs to acquire $20 million of reserves. You could obtain these reserves by either calling in or selling off $20 million of loans, by borrowing $20 million in discount loans from the Fed, by borrowing $20 million from other banks or corporations, by selling $20 million of securities, or by some combination of all of these.7. Because when a deposit outflow occurs, a bank is able to borrow reserves inthese overnight loan markets quickly; thus, it does not need to acquire reserves at a high cost by calling in or selling off loans. The presence of overnight loan markets thus reduces the costs associated with deposit outflows, so banks will hold fewer excess reserves.9. To lower capital and raise ROE holding its assets constant, it can pay out more dividends orbuy back some of its shares. Alternatively, it can keep its capital constant, but increase the amount of its assets by acquiring new funds and then seeking out new loan business or purchasing more securities with these new funds.11. In order for a banker to reduce adverse selection she must screen out good from bad creditrisks by learning all she can about potential borrowers. Similarly in order to minimize moral hazard, she must continually monitor borrowers to ensure that they are complying with restrictive loan covenants. Hence it pays for the banker to be nosy.13. False. Although diversification is a desirable strategy for a bank, it may stillmake sense for a bank to specialize in certain types of lending. For example, a bank may have developed expertise in screening and monitoring a particular kind of loan, thus improving its ability to handle problems of adverse selection and moral hazard.15. The gap is $10 million ($30 million of rate-sensitive assets minus $20 millionof rate-sensitive liabilities). The change in bank profits from the interest rate rise is +0.5 million (5% ⨯ $10 million); the interest rate risk can be reduced by increasing rate-sensitive liabilities to $30 million or by reducing rate-sensitive assets to $20 million. Alternatively, you could engage in an interest rate swap in which you swap the interest on $10 million of rate-sensitive assets for the interest on another bank’s $10 million of fixed-rate assets.。
Chapter 11 Mutual FundsE x er c is e sⅠ、Answer the following questions in English.1. What is NOT an advantage of a mutual fund?A. Instant Diversification.B. Easy to Use.C. You can easily make monthly contributions.D. You are guaranteed to double your money in 5 years.2. If you were looking to invest in a specific country or region,which mutual fund would be best suited for you?A. Global FundB. Regional FundC. Growth FundD. Socially Responsible FundE. Green Fund3. What is the difference between a front end and back end load?A. Front-end funds charge a fee if the fund is redeemed early, back-endfunds don 't.B. Front-end funds don't charge a fee, back-end funds do.C. Front-end funds charge a fee when you buy the fund, back-end fundscharge the fee at redemption.D. None of the above.4.what percent do most mutual funds have administration fees?A. 0%B. 0.5%--2.5%C. 3% -- 5%D. 6% -- 10%5. Buying a mutual fund based on past performance is a goodstrategy.A. True. .B. False.Ⅱ、Fill in the each blank with an appropriate word orexpression.1. There are, however, many different types of equity fundsbecause there are many different types of equities.2. The idea of pooling resources and spreading risk usingclosed-end investments soon took root in Great Britain andFrance, making its way to the United States in the 1890s.3. What was once just another obscure financial instrument isnow a part of our daily lives.4. Income is earned from dividends on stocks and interest onbonds. A fund pays out nearly all income it receives over theyear to fund owners in the form of a distribution.5. If the fund sells securities that have increased inprice, the fund has a capital . Most funds also pass onthese gains to investor in a distribution.6. There are many, many types of mutual funds. You can clas sify funds based on asserts class investing strategy, regi on, etc.Ⅲ、Translate the following sentences into English.1．基金集合了一部分委托人的资金，并代表他们的利益进行有预设目的的投资。
Chapter 11 Mutual FundsE x er c is e sⅠ、Answer the following questions in English.1. What is NOT an advantage of a mutual fund?A. Instant Diversification.B. Easy to Use.C. You can easily make monthly contributions.D. You are guaranteed to double your money in 5 years.2. If you were looking to invest in a specific country or region,which mutual fund would be best suited for you?A. Global FundB. Regional FundC. Growth FundD. Socially Responsible FundE. Green Fund3. What is the difference between a front end and back end load?A. Front-end funds charge a fee if the fund is redeemed early, back-endfunds don 't.B. Front-end funds don't charge a fee, back-end funds do.C. Front-end funds charge a fee when you buy the fund, back-end fundscharge the fee at redemption.D. None of the above.4.what percent do most mutual funds have administration fees?A. 0%B. 0.5%--2.5%C. 3% -- 5%D. 6% -- 10%5. Buying a mutual fund based on past performance is a goodstrategy.A. True. .B. False.Ⅱ、Fill in the each blank with an appropriate word orexpression.1. There are, however, many different types of equity fundsbecause there are many different types of equities.2. The idea of pooling resources and spreading risk usingclosed-end investments soon took root in Great Britain andFrance, making its way to the United States in the 1890s.3. What was once just another obscure financial instrument isnow a part of our daily lives.4. Income is earned from dividends on stocks and interest onbonds. A fund pays out nearly all income it receives over theyear to fund owners in the form of a distribution.5. If the fund sells securities that have increased inprice, the fund has a capital . Most funds also pass onthese gains to investor in a distribution.6. There are many, many types of mutual funds. You can clas sify funds based on asserts class investing strategy, regi on, etc.Ⅲ、Translate the following sentences into English.1．基金集合了一部分委托人的资金，并代表他们的利益进行有预设目的的投资。
每个基金公司都会雇佣投资专业人士来管理基金的投资组合，通常称他们为投资组合管理者。
A mutual fund is a professionally managed type of collective investment scheme that pools money from many investors and invests it in stocks, bonds, short-term money market instruments, and/or other securities.Each fund company will hire investment professionals to manage the Fund's investment portfolio, usually called their portfolio managers.2．共同基金的投资组合常在变动。
例如，货币市场共同基金的投资组合平均持有时间一般不超过3个月；一些股票基金在1年内保持稳定的投资组合；另一些股票基金却变换频繁。
Portfolio of mutual funds often change.For example, the average holding time of a portfolio of money market mutual funds are generally not more than three months; some equity funds in one year to maintain a stable investment portfolio; and frequent changes in some other stock funds. 3．开放式基金是世界各国基金运作的基本形式之一。
基金管理公司可随时向投资者发售新的基金单位，也须随时应投资者的要求买回其持有的基金单位。
Open-end fund is one of the basic form of operation of the Fund of the world.The fund management company may at any time offered to the investors new fund units must be ready to request of investors to buy back its holdings of the fund units.4．目前，开放式基金已成为国际基金市场的主流品种，相对于封闭式基金，开放式基金在激励约束机制、流动性、透明度和投资便利程度等方面都具有较大的优势。
At present, the open-end fund has become the mainstream varieties of the international fund market, as opposed to closed-end funds, open-end funds in the incentive and restraint mechanisms, liquidity, transparency and investment facilitation, the degree has more advantages.5．封闭式基金是指基金的发起人在设立基金时，事先确定发行总额，筹集到这个总额的80％以上时，基金即宣告成立，并进行封闭，在封闭期内不再接受新的投资。
Closed-end fund is a fund promoters in setting up the fund, determine in advance the total issue amount to raise more than 80% of this total, the fund was set up and closed to no longer accept new investment in a closed period.6．开放式基金是指基金发行总额不固定，基金单位总数随时增减，投资者可以按基金的报价在基金管理人确定的营业场所申购或者赎回基金单位的一种基金。
Open-end fund refers to the total issue amount of the Fund is not fixed, the total number of Units at any time change, investors can fund offer fund managers to determine the place of business purchase or redemption of fund units of a fund.IV. Translate the following sentences into Chinese.1.Funds that invest in stock represent the largest category of mutual funds.Generally,the investment objective of this class of funds is long-term capital growth with some income. 投资股票的资金是最大一类的共同基金。
一般来说，这一类基金的投资目标是长期资本的增长以及一些收入。
2.The money market consists of short-term debt instruments, mostly T-bills. This is a safe place to park your money. You won't get great returns, but you won't have to worry about losing your principal.货币市场包括短期债务工具，主要是国库券。
