F 67% 6:52 PM Vincent Pape 32 minutes ago The term "IPO" stands for "Individual Purchase Order," and refers to when an individual places an order to buy shares of common stock in a 'going public 42. transaction. True False a. b. 43. A financial intermedlary is a company that takes monies from investors and then provides those monies to either sovereign or state & local governments - or perhaps corporations- who need this capital to meet their budgetary obligations, or to expand. A bank that takes deposits, such as money sitting in checking and savings accounts, and then uses that money to make long-term commercial mortgage loans to real estate investors, is but one example of a financial intermediary. a. True b. False From an investor's perspective, a firm's preferred stock is generally considered to be less risky than its common stock but more risky than its bonds because of where preferred stock resides in a firm's capital structure. 44. However, from a corporate issuer's standpoint these risk relationships are reversed: Bonds are the most risky for the firm because default on these obligations would mean virtual certainty in filing for bankruptcy protection; preferred stock is next, and common stock is the least risky because eliminating dividend payments on preferred or common stock does NOT mean virtual certainty in filing for bankruptey protection. True False a. b. PART IV: Answer the following questions. Show all work for full credit. 45. While sunning yourself on the bleachers at your friend's track meet, you overhear an acquaintance -- who is a director of an oil and gas company -- describe to his wife a recent business trip, including details relating to a possible disposition or liquidation of the company, or some of its assets. Among other things, your acquaintance mentioned to his wife that there were several bidders, and that an announcement might occur the following week. You are considering whether to call your broker to buy stock in the company, and whether to relay the information to close friends. Fully describe what action you should take and why [6 points]