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If an investment banker has agreed to sell a new issue of securities on a best-efforts basis, the issue:

A.
Most likely involves an unusually large stock offering
A.
Most likely involves an unusually large stock offering
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B.
Most likely involves bonds instead of common stock
B.
Most likely involves bonds instead of common stock
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C.
Results in no assumption of underwriting risk by the investment banker
C.
Results in no assumption of underwriting risk by the investment banker
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D.
Most likely involves a well-established, large company
D.
Most likely involves a well-established, large company
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Suggested answer: C

In mortgage loans closing costs are made up of all of the following Except:

A.
Loan application and origination fees paid to the lender
A.
Loan application and origination fees paid to the lender
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B.
Loan application and origination fees paid to the borrower
B.
Loan application and origination fees paid to the borrower
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C.
Mortgage points
C.
Mortgage points
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D.
Title search
D.
Title search
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Suggested answer: B

A preliminary prospectus is known as a:

A.
Golden Parachute
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Golden Parachute
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B.
Red herring
B.
Red herring
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C.
Blue sky
C.
Blue sky
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D.
Green shoe
D.
Green shoe
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Suggested answer: B

Letter stock is:

A.
A handwritten certificate representing a corporate IOU
A.
A handwritten certificate representing a corporate IOU
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B.
A mass mailing offering a security for sale
B.
A mass mailing offering a security for sale
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C.
Securities issued by the United States Postal Service
C.
Securities issued by the United States Postal Service
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D.
Privately placed common stock that cannot be immediately resold to the general public
D.
Privately placed common stock that cannot be immediately resold to the general public
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Suggested answer: D

The actual market value of a right will differ from its theoretical value for all of the following reasons Except for:

A.
The size of the firm's marginal tax rate
A.
The size of the firm's marginal tax rate
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B.
The amount of transactions costs incurred
B.
The amount of transactions costs incurred
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C.
Investor speculation
C.
Investor speculation
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D.
The irregular exercise and sale of rights over the subscription period
D.
The irregular exercise and sale of rights over the subscription period
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Suggested answer: A

When the investment banker bears the risk of not being able to sell a new security at the established price, this is known as:

A.
A best efforts offering
A.
A best efforts offering
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B.
Underwriting
B.
Underwriting
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C.
Shelf registration
C.
Shelf registration
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D.
Making a market
D.
Making a market
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Suggested answer: B

To say that there is 'asymmetric information' in the issuing of common stock or debt means that:

A.
Investors have nearly perfect information
A.
Investors have nearly perfect information
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B.
The markets have nearly perfect information
B.
The markets have nearly perfect information
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C.
Investors have more accurate information than management has
C.
Investors have more accurate information than management has
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D.
Management has more accurate information than investors have
D.
Management has more accurate information than investors have
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Suggested answer: D

A best efforts offering is sometimes used in connection with a of new, long-term securities.

A.
Private placement
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Private placement
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B.
Privileged subscription
B.
Privileged subscription
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C.
Public issue
C.
Public issue
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D.
All of the above
D.
All of the above
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Suggested answer: C

_____________ is a financing made available by a builder or a seller to a potential new home buyer at well below market interest rate, often only for a short period, is called:

A.
Buydown
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Buydown
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B.
Prerequisite
B.
Prerequisite
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C.
FHA
C.
FHA
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D.
Growing equity mortgage
D.
Growing equity mortgage
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Suggested answer: A

A loan on which payments equal to half the regular monthly payments is called:

A.
Biweekely mortgage
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Biweekely mortgage
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B.
Semiweekely mortage
B.
Semiweekely mortage
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C.
Growing equity mortgage
C.
Growing equity mortgage
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D.
None of these
D.
None of these
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Suggested answer: A
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