Is less regulation good for the country?*

1 point

Yes, if it means companies can pay the workers less

Yes if there is enough safeguard to prevent corporate wrong doings

Yes, if companies are allowed to ignore the environment, social and corporate governance concerns

Yes, if it means companies can raise prices

Why is the US Dollar considered more important than the Singapore Dollar in the global financial markets?*

1 point

The US Dollar always strengthen against the Singapore Dollar

The value of the US Dollar is determined by the Federal Reserve

The US Dollar has a finite amount of supply

The US Dollar can be used to purchase copper

Ross Goller is thinking of buying a bond issued by United Airlines. The most important factor he should be aware of is*

1 point

the number of workers that are likely to be hired next year

United Airlines revenue, cost, cash flow and balance sheet

how daylight-saving affects consumer behavior

whether the balance sheet is really balanced

When oil is trading contango in the futures market, ____________*

1 point

spot price is lower than futures price

one should be shorting oil

time is your friend.

it means that history will repeat itself

What is an important factor to consider when using the P/E multiple to value a stock?*

1 point

The P/E ratio of its peers

Outlook on monetary policy

All of these

The country where most of the profits are booked

If I am a startup at seed stage and need money, who should I go to?

*

1 point

Goldman Sach's Prime Brokerage

Friends and Fools

Private equity firm

JP Morgan

Which of the following is not a reason why mutual funds are in decline?*

1 point

Increase in sophisticated retail investors

Lack of transparency

High management fees

Higher oil prices

The appropriate discount rate for valuing any bond is*

1 point

bond's coupon rate

bond's coupon rate adjusted for the expected inflation rate over the life of the bond

Treasury bond yield of the same maturity plus default risk premium

Treasury bill rate with an adjustment to include a risk premium if one exists

Which of the following ETF is likely to have the least liquidity for its underlying asset?*

1 point

An ETF that invests in gold

An ETF that invests in many treasury bonds

An ETF that invests in shopping malls

An ETF that invests in a basket of currencies of the top 6 trading countries with the US