CSC2 Practice Questions

A.  

1.80%

B.  

6.66%

C.  

8.33%

D.  

3.24%

A.  

Assessing market shifts and staying informed of changes in a client ' s goals.

B.  

Evaluating portfolio performance and confirming the stage of the economic cycle.

C.  

Reviewing the industry trends and evaluating portfolio performance.

D.  

Assessing changes in a client ' s goals and setting a strategic asset allocation.

A.  

Downward slope

B.  

inverted

C.  

Upward slops

D.  

Humped

A.  

To consolidate a large number of individual trades into a single trade to reduce the market impact.

B.  

To optimize the order execution of small trades.

C.  

To optimize the order execution of a large block of shares by breaking it up into smaller trades.

D.  

To reduce overall trading order execution costs.

A.  

The coupon is higher than 5%.

B.  

The current yield is higher man 5%.

C.  

The current yield is lower than 5%

D.  

The coupon is lower than 5%.

A.  

Corporate bonds

B.  

Stable bank Stocks

C.  

Diversified balanced portfolio.

D.  

Government Treasury bills

A.  

Volatility

B.  

Dividend cuts

C.  

Leverage

D.  

Reinvestment

A.  

Hedge funds have underperformed traditional markets during periods of mild stress.

B.  

Hedge funds have outperformed traditional markets during periods of stable growth.

C.  

Hedge funds have mirrored traditional markets during periods of aggressive growth.

D.  

Hedge funds have outperformed traditional markets during periods of extreme stress.

A.  

Increase spending and money supply

B.  

Decrease taxes and interest rates

C.  

Decrease interest rates and increase money supply

D.  

Decrease taxes and increase spending

A.  

The ex-ante nominal rate of return adjusted by portfolio beta.

B.  

The ex-post nominal rate of return minus the risk-free rate.

C.  

The ex-ante nominal rate of return minus the annual inflation rate.

D.  

The ex-post nominal rate of return minus the annual inflation rate.