Deck 6: Money Markets

Question 1

T-bills and commercial paper are sold

A)with a stated coupon rate.
B)at a discount from par value.
C)at a premium about par value.
D)A and C
E)none of the above

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Jarrod King, a private investor, purchases a Treasury bill with a $10,000 par value for $9,645. One hundred days later, Jarrod sells the T-bill for $9,719. What is Jarrod's expected annualized yield from this transaction?

A)13.43 percent
B)2.78 percent
C)10.55 percent
D)2.80 percent
E)none of the above

Answer 2

D

Question 3

A firm plans to issue 30-day commercial paper for $9,900,000. Par value is $10,000,000. What is the firm's cost of borrowing?

A)12.12 percent
B)11.11 percent
C)13.00 percent
D)14.08 percent
E)15.25 percent

Answer 3

A

Question 4

When firms sell commercial paper at a ____ price than they projected, their cost of raising funds is ____ than projected.

A)higher; higher
B)lower; lower
C)A and B
D)none of the above

Question 5

An investor buys a T-bill with 180 days to maturity and $250,000 par value for $242,000. He plans to sell it after 60 days, and forecasts a selling price of $247,000 at that time. What is the annualized yield based on this expectation?

A)about 10.1 percent
B)about 12.6 percent
C)about 11.4 percent
D)about 13.5 percent
E)about 14.3 percent

Question 6

The federal funds market allows depository institutions to borrow

A)short-term funds from each other.
B)short-term funds from the Treasury.
C)long-term funds from each other.
D)long-term funds from the Federal Reserve.
E)B and D

Question 7

Which of the following is not a money market instrument?

A)banker's acceptance
B)commercial paper
C)negotiable CDs
D)repurchase agreements
E)all of the above are money market instruments

Question 8

Commercial paper has a maximum maturity of ____ days.

A)45
B)270
C)360
D)none of the above

Question 9

A newly issued T-bill with a $10,000 par value sells for $9,750, and has a 90-day maturity. What is the discount?

A)10.26 percent
B)0.26 percent
C)$2,500
D)10.00 percent
E)11.00 percent

Question 10

Large corporations typically make ____ bids for T-bills so they can purchase larger amounts.

A)competitive
B)noncompetitive
C)very small
D)none of the above

Question 11

____ are sold at an auction at a discount from par value.

A)Treasury bills
B)Repurchase agreements
C)Banker's acceptances
D)Commercial paper

Question 12

An investor buys commercial paper with a 60-day maturity for $985,000. Par value is $1,000,000, and the investor holds it to maturity. What is the annualized yield?

A)8.62 percent
B)8.78 percent
C)8.90 percent
D)9.14 percent
E)9.00 percent

Question 13

When a bank guarantees a future payment to a firm, the financial instrument used is called

A)a repurchase agreement.
B)a negotiable CD.
C)a banker's acceptance.
D)commercial paper.

Question 14

____ is a short-term debt instrument issued only be well-known, creditworthy firms and is normally issued to provide liquidity or finance a firm's investment in inventory and accounts receivable.

A)A banker's acceptance
B)A repurchase agreement
C)Commercial paper
D)A Treasury bill

Question 15

Securities with maturities of one year or less are classified as

A)capital market instruments.
B)money market instruments.
C)preferred stock.
D)none of the above

Question 16

A repurchase agreement calls for an investor to buy securities for $4,925,000 and sell them back in 60 days for $5,000,000. What is the yield?

A)9.43 percent
B)9.28 percent
C)9.14 percent
D)9.00 percent

Question 17

Which of the following is not a money market security?

A)Treasury bill
B)negotiable certificate of deposit
C)common stock
D)federal funds

Question 18

If an investor buys a T-bill with a 90-day maturity and $50,000 par value for $48,500 and holds it to maturity, what is the annualized yield?

A)about 13.4 percent
B)about 12.5 percent
C)about 11.3 percent
D)about 11.6 percent
E)about 10.7 percent

Question 19

At any given time, the yield on commercial paper is ____ the yield on a T-bill with the same maturity.

A)slightly less than
B)slightly higher than
C)equal to
D)A and B both occur with about equal frequency

Question 20

Assume investors require a 5 percent annualized return on a six-month T-bill with a par value of $10,000. The price investors would be willing to pay is $____.

A)10,000
B)9,524
C)9,756
D)none of the above

Question 21

Which of the following instruments has a highly active secondary market?

A)banker's acceptances
B)commercial paper
C)federal funds
D)repurchase agreements

Question 22

The effective yield of a foreign money market security is ____ when the foreign currency strengthens against the dollar.

A)increased
B)reduced
C)always negative
D)unaffected

Question 23

An investor initially purchased securities at a price of $9,923,418, with an agreement to sell them back at a price of $10,000,000 at the end of a 90-day period. The repo rate is ____ percent.

A)3.10
B)0.77
C)1.00
D)none of the above

Question 24

The rate on Eurodollar floating rate CDs is based on

A)a weighted average of European prime rates.
B)the London Interbank Offer Rate.
C)the U.S. prime rate.
D)a weighted average of European discount rates.

Question 25

The minimum denomination of commercial paper is

A)$25,000.
B)$100,000.
C)$150,000.
D)$200,000.

Question 26

The effective yield of a foreign money market security is ____ when the foreign currency weakens against the dollar.

A)increased
B)reduced
C)always negative
D)unaffected

Question 27

Treasury bills are sold through ____ when initially issued.

A)insurance companies
B)commercial paper dealers
C)auction
D)finance companies

Question 28

Which money market transaction is most likely to represent a loan from one commercial bank to another?

A)banker's acceptance
B)negotiable CD
C)federal funds
D)commercial paper

Question 29

The yield on commercial paper is ____ the yield of Treasury bills of the same maturity. The difference between their yields would be especially large during a ____ period.

A)greater than; recessionary
B)greater than; boom economy
C)less than; boom economy
D)less than; recessionary

Question 30

An investor purchased an NCD a year ago in the secondary market for $980,000. He redeems it today and receives $1,000,000. He also receives interest of $30,000. The investor's annualized yield on this investment is

A)2.0 percent.
B)5.10 percent.
C)5.00 percent.
D)2.04 percent.

Question 31

The so-called "flight to quality" causes the risk differential between risky and risk-free securities to be

A)eliminated.
B)reduced.
C)increased.
D)unchanged (there is no effect).

Question 32

____ are the most active participants in the federal funds market.

A)Savings and loan associations
B)Securities firms
C)Credit unions
D)Commercial banks

Question 33

Treasury bills

A)have a maturity of up to five years.
B)have an active secondary market.
C)are commonly sold at par value.
D)commonly offer coupon payments.

Question 34

Eurodollar deposits

A)are U.S. dollars deposited in the U.S. by European investors.
B)are subject to interest rate ceilings.
C)have a relatively large spread between deposit and loan rates (compared to the spread between deposits and loans in the United States).
D)are not subject to reserve requirements.

Question 35

Which of the following is true of money market instruments?

A)Their yields are highly correlated over time.
B)They typically sell for par value when they are initially issued (especially T-bills and commercial paper).
C)Treasury bills have the highest yield.
D)They all make periodic coupon (interest) payments.
E)A and B

Question 36

Which of the following is sometimes issued in the primary market by nonfinancial firms to borrow funds?

A)NCDs
B)retail CDs
C)commercial paper
D)federal funds

Question 37

At a given point in time, the actual price paid for a three-month Treasury bill is

A)usually equal to the par value.
B)more than the price paid for a six-month Treasury bill.
C)equal to the price paid for a six-month Treasury bill.
D)none of the above

Question 38

The rate at which depository institutions effectively lend or borrow funds from each other is the ____.

A)federal funds rate
B)discount rate
C)prime rate
D)repo rate

Question 39

Commercial paper is

A)always directly placed with investors.
B)always placed with the help of commercial paper dealers.
C)placed either directly or with the help of commercial paper dealers.
D)always placed by bank holding companies.

Question 40

The yield on NCDs is ____ the yield of Treasury bills of the same maturity. The difference between their yields would be especially large during a ____ period.

A)greater than; recessionary
B)greater than; boom economy
C)less than; boom economy
D)less than; recessionary

Question 41

Buser Corp. purchases certain securities for $4,921,349, with an agreement to sell them back at a price of $4,950,000 at the end of a 30-day period. The repo rate is ____ percent.

A)7.08
B)6.95
C)6.99
D)7.04
E)none of the above

Question 42

An international interbank market facilitates the transfer of funds from banks with excess funds to those with deficient funds.

Question 43

If economic conditions cause investors to sell stocks because they want to invest in safer securities with much liquidity, this should cause a ____ demand for money market securities, which placed ____ pressure on the yields of money market securities.

A)weak; downward
B)weak; upward
C)strong; upward
D)none of the above

Question 44

Junk commercial paper is commercial paper that is not rated or rated low.

Question 45

Money market securities are issued in the primary market through a telecommunications network by the Treasury, corporations, and financial intermediaries that wish to obtain short-term financing.

Question 46

An aggregate purchase by investors of low-yield instruments in favor of high-yield instruments places ____ pressure on the yields of low-yield securities and ____ on the yields of high-yield securities.

A)upward; upward
B)downward; downward
C)upward; downward
D)downward; upward

Question 47

Money markets are used to facilitate the transfer of short-term funds from individuals, corporations, or governments with excess funds to those with deficient funds.

Question 48

An investor, purchases a six-month (182-day) T-bill with a $10,000 par value for $9,700. If the Treasury bill is held to maturity, the annualized yield is ____ percent.

A)6.02
B)1.54
C)1.50
D)6.20
E)none of the above

Question 49

Money market securities are must have a maturity of three months or less.

Question 50

In general the money markets are widely perceived to be efficient in the sense that the prices reflect all available public information.

Question 51

Which of the following statements is incorrect with respect to the federal funds rate?

A)It is the rate charged by financial institutions on loans they extend to each other.
B)It is not influenced by the supply and demand for funds in the federal funds market.
C)The federal funds rate is closely monitored by all types of firms.
D)Many market participants view changes in the federal funds rate to be an indicator of potential changes in other money market rates.
E)The Federal Reserve adjusts the amount of funds in depository institutions in order to influence the federal funds rate.

Question 52

T-bills do not offer coupon payments but are sold at a discount from par value.

Question 53

Commercial paper is subject to:

A)interest rate risk.
B)default risk.
C)A and B.
D)none of the above.

Question 54

Robbins Corp. frequently invests excess funds in the Mexican money market. One year ago, Robbins invested in a one-year Mexican money market security that provided a yield of 25 percent. At the end of the year, when Robbins converted the Mexican pesos to dollars, the peso had depreciated from $.12 to $.11. What is the effective yield earned by Robbins?

A)25.00 percent
B)35.41 percent
C)14.59 percent
D)none of the above

Question 55

A line of credit provided by a commercial bank allows a company the right (but not the obligation) to borrow a specified maximum amount of funds over a specified period of time.

Question 56

The interest rate charged for a short-term loan from a bank to a corporation is referred to as the London interbank offer rate (LIBOR).

Question 57

There is no limit to the amount of T-bills that can be purchased by noncompetitive bidders in a T-bill auction.

Question 58

When an investor purchases a six-month (182-day) T-bill with a $10,000 par value for $9,700, the Treasury bill discount is ____ percent.

A)5.93
B)6.12
C)6.20
D)6.02
E)none of the above

Question 59

T-bills must offer a premium above the negotiable certificate of deposit (NCD) to compensate for less liquidity and safety.

Question 60

Because money market securities have a short-term maturity and typically cannot be sold easily, they provide investors with a low degree of liquidity.

Question 61

Credit guarantees for commercial paper:

A)ensures that the issuer of commercial paper will use the funds obtained to provide credit.
B)are issued by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
C)are only as good as the credit of the guarantor.
D)A and C

Question 62

You purchase a six-month (182-day) T-bill with a $10,000 par value for $9,700. The Treasury bill discount is ____ percent.

A)5.93
B)6.12
C)6.20
D)6.02
E)none of the above

Question 63

A ____ is not a money market security.

A)Treasury bill
B)negotiable certificate of deposit
C)bond
D)banker's acceptance
E)All of the above are money market securities.

Question 64

A major drawback to investing in Treasury bills is that they cannot easily be liquidated.

Question 65

Ignoring transaction costs, the cost of borrowing with commercial paper is equal to:

A)the yield on T-bills of the same maturity.
B)the yield earned by investors holding the paper until maturity.
C)the federal funds rate.
D)the par value of the paper.

Question 66

Which of the following securities is most likely to be used in a repo transaction?

A)commercial paper
B)certificate of deposit
C)Treasury bill
D)common stock
E)All of the above are equally likely to be used in a repo transaction.

Question 67

Bill Yates, a private investor, purchases a six-month (182-day) T-bill with a $10,000 par value for $9,700. If Bill holds the Treasury bill to maturity, his annualized yield is ____ percent.

A)6.02
B)1.54
C)1.50
D)6.20
E)none of the above

Question 68

Freeman Corp., a large corporation, plans to issue 45-day commercial paper with a par value of $3,000,000. Freeman expects to sell the commercial paper for $2,947,000. Freeman's annualized cost of borrowing is estimated to be ____ percent.

A)14.39
B)14.13
C)14.59
D)14.33
E)none of the above

Question 69

LIBOR is:

A)the interest rate charged on international interbank loans.
B)the average rate charged on commercial loans in Europe.
C)the rate charged by the Federal Reserve for loans to banks.
D)the rate charged by the European Central Bank for loans to banks.

Question 70

Money market security values are less sensitive to interest rate movements than bonds.

Question 71

When a firm sells its commercial paper at a ____ price than projected, their cost of raising funds will be ____ than what they initially anticipated.

A)higher; higher
B)lower; lower
C)higher; lower
D)lower; higher
E)Answers C and D are correct.

Question 72

The LIBOR scandal in 2012 involved:

A)banks reporting inflated earnings from their loans.
B)hackers breaking into the loan documentation files.
C)banks falsely reporting the interest rates they offered in the interbank market.
D)collusion among the banks when setting the commercial paper.

Question 73

The price O bidders will pay at a Treasury bill auction is the

A)highest price entered by a competitive bidder.
B)highest price entered by a noncompetitive bidder.
C)weighted average price paid by all competitive bidders whose bids were accepted.
D)equally weighted average price paid by all competitive bidders whose bids were accepted.
E)none of the above

Question 74

During periods of uncertainty about the economy, there is a shift from risky money market securities to Treasury securities.

Question 75

The money market interest rate paid by corporations that borrow short-term funds in a particular country is typically:

A)equal to the rate paid by that country's government.
B)slightly higher than the rate paid by that country's government.
C)mostly influenced by the demand for and supply of long-term funds in that country.
D)set by the country's central bank.

Question 76

Most repo transactions use government securities.

Question 77

At each T-bill auction, the prices paid for three-month T-bills are significantly lower than the prices paid for six-month bills.

Question 78

Exporters can hold a banker's acceptance until the date at which payment is to be made, yet they frequently sell the acceptance before then at a discount to obtain cash immediately.