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26) 36) The largest single player and payer in the bond mar and payer in the bond market A) is the U.S. govemment B) are municipal bond issuers C) are foreign firms D) is corporate America E) are schools and county govemments 27) Y 2 ou are considered to be solely en supply and demand engaging in when you purchase an asset whose value depends B) investing C) hedging D) speculation E) none of the above TRUE/FALSE. Write T if the statement is true and P' if the statement is false. 28) A typical bond will pay annual coupon payments until it matures, at which time it will return its 28) par value to the owner of the bond 29) Mutual funds provide an inexpensive way for investors to diversify and gain access to professional 30) If interest rates increase, bond prices will also increase. 31) The Internet is full of investment information, and all of it is stringently regulated so you can be 32) A source of third-party information like Momingstar or Yahool Finance is typically biased towards 32) n access to professional 29) management 30) 31 sure of its reliability. certain mutual fund companies. 33) Some companies distribute earnings per share in the form of dividends and some retain these 33) earnings for future investment in the firm. MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that bes t completes the statement or answers the question. 34) 34) Your next-door neighbor, a kind, elderly lady, just discovered that her stock account had been excessively traded in an inappropriate manner, mainly to generate excess commissions. This is an example of A) churning B) high turnover trading C) account theft D) black market trading E) none of the above and 35) The two types of securities offerings in the primary markets are A) initial public offerings; seasoned new issues B) long-term bonds; government bills and notes C) initial public offerings; seasoned old issues D) seasoned new issues long-term bonds E) seasoned new issues; penny stocks A-4