【单选题】Investors usually __________________, because long-term securities have a greater risk of capital loss than do short-term securities.
A.
require a higher yield on long-term securities
B.
require a lower yield on long-term securities
C.
pay a higher price for long-term securities
D.
avoid long-term securities
【单选题】Investing in securities has been made safe by the ______.
A.
Securities and Exchange Commission
B.
Commodity Exchange Commission
C.
Chicago Board of Trade
D.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
【单选题】The variance of a portfolio of risky securities
A.
is a weighted sum of the securities' variances.
B.
is the sum of the securities' variances.
C.
is the weighted sum of the securities' variances and covariances.
D.
is the sum of the securities' covariances.
【单选题】Securities dealers _________
A.
hold inventories of securities, which they sell to customers who want to buy.
B.
hold securities that they have purchased from customers who wanted to sell.
C.
are called market takers, as they have significantly cut into the market that brokers used to dominate.
E.
do only A and B of the above.
【单选题】The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) - the nation's securities watchdog - announced the move on its ( ).中国证监会-我国的证券监管机构-在它的网站上宣布了这一措施。
【单选题】The difference between on-the-run and off-the-run U.S. Treasury securities is that on-the-run Treasury securities are:
A.
traded only in the primary market, while off-the-run Treasury securities are traded only in the secondary market.
B.
enerally less actively traded than off-the-run Treasury securities and provide less reliable market yields.
C.
the most recently auctioned Treasury securities in each maturity, while off-the-run Treasury securities are issues auctioned previously.
【单选题】Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in the shareholders' equity section of the balance sheet reflects changes in the fair value of securities for which type of securities?
B.
Securities available for sale.
C.
Consolidated securities.
D.
Held-to-maturity securities.
【单选题】In a primary market, _________ sell new issues of securities; in a secondary market, _________ assist in trading previously issued securities.
A.
securities dealers; securities brokers
B.
securities brokers; securities dealers
C.
investment banks; securities brokers and dealers
D.
securities brokers and dealers; investment banks
【单选题】What is the maximum period for publicly issuing securities on the securities market?