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An index consists of the following securities and has an index divisor of 2.0. What is the price-weighted index return?  Index Stock  Shares Outstanding  Beglnning Share  Ending Share  Price  Price  S 4,800$55$51 T 3,500$32$36\begin{array}{cccc}\text { Index Stock } & \text { Shares Outstanding } & \text { Beglnning Share } & \text { Ending Share } \\& & \text { Price } & \text { Price } \\\text { S } & 4,800 & \$ 55 & \$ 51 \\\text { T } & 3,500 & \$ 32 & \$ 36\end{array}


A) -1.69%
B) -.78%
C) 0
D) .92%
E) 1.43%

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Which one of the following can be assumed when the SEC approves an IPO registration?


A) The securities offering will provide value to the shareholders.
B) The issuer is financially sound.
C) The issuer will remain solvent.
D) All rules have been followed to allow for full disclosure of information.
E) The stock price is set at a level which will allow shareholders to earn a positive rate of return.

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Mason Materials is offering 800 shares in a Dutch auction IPO. The following bids have been received:  Bidder  Ouantity Price A 200$28 B 30027 C 10027 D 50026 E 50025\begin{array} { c c c } \text { Bidder } & \text { Ouantity }&\text{Price} \\\text { A } & 200 & \$ 28 \\\text { B } & 300 & 27 \\\text { C } & 100 & 27 \\\text { D } & 500 & 26 \\\text { E } & 500 & 25\end{array} How many shares will be allocated to Bidder A?


A) 0
B) 80
C) 125
D) 145
E) 200

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Incorp has just sold 20 million shares through an IPO offering. The shares were offered at $20.00 a share and all of the shares were sold. The firm received a total of $422,000,000 for this issue. What was the spread?


A) 5.50%
B) 5.75%
C) 6.00%
D) 6.25%
E) 7.25%

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Yesterday, the DJIA closed at 12,309.16. The divisor is .123017848. Today, every one of the stocks in the index increased in value by $.40 a share. What is the value of today's closing DJIA?


A) 12,309.16
B) 12,406.71
C) 12,442.23
D) 12,564.38
E) 12,571.02

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Trey currently owns 545,000 shares of ABC stock. He will sell those shares for $17.10 a share. He is also willing to purchase additional shares for $17.07 a share. Trey is a securities:


A) broker.
B) representative.
C) underwriter.
D) floor broker.
E) dealer.

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A price-weighted index consists of Stocks A, B, and C which are priced at $50, $35, and $15 a share, respectively. The current index divisor is 2.75. What will the new index advisor be if Stock A undergoes a 5-for-1 stock split?


A) .40
B) .65
C) 1.00
D) 1.65
E) 1.85

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Which one of the following has the greatest duty to provide liquidity to the financial market?


A) floor broker
B) independent broker
C) dealer
D) designated market maker
E) floor trader

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The difference between the price an underwriter pays an issuer and the underwriter's offering price is called the:


A) spread.
B) margin.
C) offer differential.
D) firm commitment.
E) underwriting capital.

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In a recent IPO, the Sausage Co. offered 1.4 million shares of stock at an offer price of $16 a share. The underwriting was conducted on a best efforts basis with a spread of 7.0%. The Sausage Co. received a total of $20,079,868 in sale proceeds. How many shares were sold?


A) 1,349,453 shares
B) 1,486,500 shares
C) 1,498,200 shares
D) 1,505,700 shares
E) 1,508,400 shares

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Which one of the following best describes a broker?


A) intermediary who arranges trades between a buyer and a seller
B) trader who buys and sells from his or her inventory
C) firm which charges a commission for arranging a transaction
D) person who buys securities for his or her own account on an exchange floor
E) trader who transacts business on behalf of a securities issuer

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Wilson just placed an order with his broker to purchase 500 of the outstanding shares of GE. This purchase will occur in which one of the following markets?


A) primary
B) secondary
C) third
D) fourth
E) fifth

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When stocks are held in an index in proportion to their total company market value, the index is:


A) dollar-weighted.
B) front-weighted.
C) back-weighted.
D) price-weighted.
E) value-weighted.

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When a group of underwriters jointly works together to sell a new issue of securities, the underwriters form a(n) :


A) underwriting cartel.
B) market union.
C) venture capital association.
D) Dutch market.
E) syndicate.

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Southaven, Inc., is offering 1,000 shares in a Dutch auction IPO. The following bids have been received:  Bidder  Ountity Price  A 300$25 B 20025 C 50022 D 40021 E 20020\begin{array} { c c c } \text { Bidder } & \text { Ountity } & \text {Price } \\\text { A } & 300 & \$ 25 \\\text { B } & 200 & 25 \\\text { C } & 500 & 22 \\\text { D } & 400 & 21 \\\text { E } & 200 & 20\end{array} How much will the firm receive from this offering if the underwriter's fee is 7.5%?


A) $17,906
B) $20,350
C) $22,385
D) $27,485
E) $31,095

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Under the provisions of a general cash offer, shares of stock are offered to:


A) underwriters on a guaranteed sale basis only.
B) current shareholders prior to being offered to the general public.
C) institutional investors only.
D) the issuer's employees on a cash purchase basis only.
E) the general public on a "first-come, first-served" basis.

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Which of the following is correct regarding the compensation paid to private equity fund managers?


A) Managers typically receive 20 percent of fund profits but no separate management fee.
B) Managers typically receive a high percentage management fee but no portion of fund profits.
C) Management compensation is usually subject to a clawback provision to limit the performance fees.
D) "Carried interest" refers to the interest fund managers earn on performance fees.
E) Fees paid to fund managers do not reduce the net return of the fund.

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A price-weighted index consists of Stocks A, B, and C which are priced at $30, $12, and $18 a share, respectively. The current index divisor is 2.40. If Stock C undergoes a 1-for-3 reverse stock split, the new index divisor will be:


A) 1.92
B) 2.11
C) 2.20
D) 3.08
E) 3.84

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Which one of the following is the primary flaw of a price-weighted index?


A) Price-weighted indexes ignore stock splits which affect stock prices.
B) The effect a company has on the index is dependent solely on the price per share.
C) Only a small number of stocks can be included in a price-weighted index.
D) If the number of shares outstanding of an index stock changes, the index divisor must be recomputed.
E) The index can only be computed once the trading day is over.

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Reliant Underwriters has agreed to a firm commitment underwriting in which they will pay $36.75 million in exchange for 3 million shares of stock for an IPO offering. The offering price is expected to be $13.50 a share. How much will the underwriters earn if all of the shares can be sold?


A) $1.25 million
B) $2.75 million
C) $3.75 million
D) $4.25 million
E) $4.50 million

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