Scipio Quiz

1 The "Spreads" tab in the picture below shows the yields of governments bonds relative to a benchmark. What is the benchmark yield used for comparison here?

a. The yield of US government bond with a maturity of 20 years b. The average yield of US government bond with maturities of 10 years, 20 years, and 30 years c. The yield of US government bond with a maturity of 10 years

2 Companies report their financial statements differently. If you want to compare directly the income statement of Ford with the income statement of another company (e.g. GM) using the Financial Analysis function in Bloomberg, which one of the following types of income statements in Bloomberg will give you the standardized and comparable view? a. GAAP b. As Reported c. Adjusted

3 For a put option, the value of the option will ______ with the price of the underlying asset, and _____ with the volatility of the price change of the underlying asset. a. decrease, decrease b. increase, decrease c. decrease, increase

Regional 9D Settings World Bond Markets 92 Spreads 91 Bonds Maturity 10 93) Curves United States Trading Mode Historical Data Range 3 Months Country Spread Chg Spread High Low -0.2 83.3 0.1 120.4 Range Avg . Now Avg #SD RSI 1) Americas 10) Canada 11) United States 12) Mexico CUSD 13) Colombia (USD) 14) Brazil CUSD) 15) Argentina cUSD) 75.61-76.0 1.565 2.32 3.551-125.4 /122.5 3.720 -143.8 /139.4 -0.6 70.3 76.4 O.1 54.2 +0.9 +0.6 -2.2 -3.0 154.6 157.7 254.5 238.4 2.8 35.2 134.51.5 40.4 146.3 1.242.4 O. 1 126.7 -0.3 216.4 4489-220.1 /216.4 5.881-360.8/355.6