1. What is the similarity and difference between investment and gambling.

2. Compare and contrast investment, speculation and gambling.

3. List and explain the classification of securitymarkets.

4. What are fixed income securities?

5. Explain the difference between a call option and a long position in a futures contract.

6. Explain the difference between a put option and a short position in a futures contract.

7. What is bond and characteristic of bond?

8. What is investment management process?

9. Why are bond ratings important to issuers?

10. Why are bond ratings important to investors?

11. List the assumptions of capital asset pricing model.

12. What is Common stock and characteristics of this stock?

13. What is Preferred stock and characteristics of this stock?

14. List and explain types of markets and market intermediate.

15. List and explain the types of investment.

16. In what ways is preferred stock like long -term debt? In what ways is it like equity?

17. Give an example of three financial intermediaries and explain how they act as a bridge?

18. What is the relationship between securitization and the role of financial intermediaries in the economy?

19. What are some advantages and disadvantages of top-down versus bottom -up investing styles?