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The benefits of tax deferral will out weigh the costs of a variable annuity only if the investor holds it as:

A.
Long-Term investment
A.
Long-Term investment
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B.
Short-Term investment
B.
Short-Term investment
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C.
Credit-Risk investment
C.
Credit-Risk investment
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D.
Annuity investment
D.
Annuity investment
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Suggested answer: A

1. Surrender Changes

2. Mortality and Expense risk change

3. Administrative Fees

4. Underlying funds expenses

5. Fees charges for other features

These are the charges which investors pay when they invest in:

A.
Variable annuity
A.
Variable annuity
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B.
Fixed annuity
B.
Fixed annuity
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C.
Mixed annuity
C.
Mixed annuity
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D.
Both B & C depends upon situation
D.
Both B & C depends upon situation
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Suggested answer: A

Guaranteed investment contracts are contracts between:

A.
A bank and insurance company
A.
A bank and insurance company
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B.
An insurance company and a corporate retirement plan
B.
An insurance company and a corporate retirement plan
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C.
A retirement plan and a brokerage house
C.
A retirement plan and a brokerage house
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D.
None of these
D.
None of these
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Suggested answer: B

When one buys a cash instrument, for example 100 shares of ABC Inc., the payoff is linear(disregarding the impact of dividends). If share are purchased at $50 and the price appreciated to $75, we have ________ on a mark-to-mark basis.

A.
Made $2500
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Made $2500
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B.
Lost $2500
B.
Lost $2500
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C.
Made $2500
C.
Made $2500
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D.
None of these
D.
None of these
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Suggested answer: A

A derivative with a convex payoff-profile at some point before the option's maturity is a simple plan vanilla option. As the option becomes progressively more-in-the money, the rate at which the position makes money increases until a sympathetically approaches the linear payoff of the future. Similarly, as the option becomes progressively more out-of -- the money, the rate at which the position loses money decreases until that rate becomes zero. This is an example of:

A.
Spot rate
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Spot rate
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B.
Non linear derivate
B.
Non linear derivate
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C.
Linear derivate
C.
Linear derivate
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D.
None of these
D.
None of these
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Suggested answer: B

One of the largest components of the global derivative markets and natural adjunct to the fixed income markets is the:

A.
Volatility
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Volatility
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B.
Interests rate Swaps
B.
Interests rate Swaps
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C.
Commodity Swaps
C.
Commodity Swaps
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D.
Both B & C
D.
Both B & C
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Suggested answer: B

A gold producer wants to hedge his loses attributable to a fall in the price of gold for his current gold currency. This is an example of:

A.
Currency Swaps
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Currency Swaps
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B.
Commodity Swaps
B.
Commodity Swaps
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C.
Interests rate Swaps
C.
Interests rate Swaps
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D.
All of these
D.
All of these
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Suggested answer: B

An entity that purchases and sells securities on its own behalf is acting as:

A.
A broker
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A broker
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B.
A dealer
B.
A dealer
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C.
An agent
C.
An agent
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D.
A principal
D.
A principal
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Suggested answer: B

Which of the following statements about the over-the-counter market is false?

A.
Mutual funds and other new issues are initially issued over the counter
A.
Mutual funds and other new issues are initially issued over the counter
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B.
Security prices are determined through auction bidding
B.
Security prices are determined through auction bidding
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C.
Broker dealers must be resigned
C.
Broker dealers must be resigned
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D.
Securities are traded at many locations throughout the country
D.
Securities are traded at many locations throughout the country
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Suggested answer: B

General Market indices in the commodities market with which many people would be familiar include:

A.
Goldman Sachs Commodities Index (GSCI)
A.
Goldman Sachs Commodities Index (GSCI)
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B.
Commodities Research board
B.
Commodities Research board
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C.
Acme Tool & Die
C.
Acme Tool & Die
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D.
Both A&B
D.
Both A&B
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Suggested answer: D
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