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The discount yield on a T-Bill differs from the T-bill's bond equivalent yield (BEY) because I. The discount yield is the return per dollar of face value and the BEY is a return per dollar originally invested. II. A 360-day year is used on the discount yield and the BEY uses 365 days. III. The discount yield is calculated without compounding, the BEY is calculated with compounding.


A) I only
B) II only
C) I and II only
D) II and III only
E) I, II, and III

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The bond equivalent yield times 365/360 is equal to the single payment yield.

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In dollars outstanding in 2010 the largest money market security was


A) commercial paper.
B) banker's acceptances.
C) T-Bills.
D) Fed funds & repos.

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The largest secondary money market in the United States is the secondary market for T-Bills.

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A short-term unsecured promissory note issued by a company is


A) commercial paper.
B) T-Bills.
C) repurchase agreement.
D) negotiable CD.
E) banker's acceptance.

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The following formula is used to calculate the _____________ of a money market investment. The following formula is used to calculate the _____________ of a money market investment.   A)  EAR B)  APR C)  single-payment yield D)  discount yield E)  BEY


A) EAR
B) APR
C) single-payment yield
D) discount yield
E) BEY

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A time draft payable to a seller of goods, with payment guaranteed by a bank is a


A) commercial paper security.
B) T-Bill.
C) repurchase agreement.
D) negotiable CD.
E) banker's acceptance.

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A 90-day T-Bill is selling for $9,900. The par is $10,000. The effective annual return on the T-Bill is (watch your rounding)


A) 4.00%.
B) 4.16%.
C) 4.10%.
D) 4.04%.
E) 4.21%. (10,000/9900) (365/90) - 1

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A banker's acceptance is


A) a time draft drawn on the exporter's bank.
B) a method to help importers evaluate the creditworthiness of exporters.
C) a liability of the importer and the importer's bank.
D) an add on instrument.
E) for greater than 1 year maturity.

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A negotiable CD


A) is a bank issued transactions deposit.
B) is a registered instrument.
C) is a bank issued time deposit.
D) has denominations ranging from $50,000 to $10 million.
E) pays discount interest.

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Everything else equal, an effective annual rate will be greater than the bond equivalent yield on the same security.

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A government securities dealer needs to make a 7% pre-tax annual return on $10 million of capital employed to make it worthwhile to make a market in T-Bills. If the bid discount on $10,000 face value, ninety day T-Bills is 3.50%, and the dealer can expect to do 5200 round trip deals today what must the ask discount be? Hint: A round trip is a buy and a sell transaction.

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Bid Price = 10,000 [1 -...

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Rates on federal funds and repurchase agreements are stated


A) on a bond equivalent basis with a 360 day year.
B) on a bond equivalent basis with a 365 day year.
C) as a discount yield with a 360 day year.
D) as an EAR.
E) as a discount yield with a 365 day year.

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360/h times the difference between the face value and the current value divided by the face value gives you the discount yield on an instrument.

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Euro commercial paper is a short-term obligation of the European Central Bank.

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You are a corporate treasurer for Esso Oil. The quoted rate on dollar denominated euro commercial paper has just blipped down recently. Your firm can issue $10 million of 180-day euro commercial paper in the London markets at 3.45%. You can also invest the proceeds in the United States in comparable maturity negotiable dollar-denominated CDs, which are quoting 3.95%. Ignoring any transactions costs, how much money, if any, can Esso make by borrowing in the euro markets and investing in the United States? Is this a good deal or not? Should you expect it to last? Explain.

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Initial proceeds from issuing euro comme...

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A dealer is quoting a $10,000 face 180-day T-Bill quoted at 2.75 bid, 2.65 ask. You could buy this bill at ______________ or sell it at _______________.


A) $9,869.23; $9864.36
B) $9864.36; $9,869.23
C) $9,867.50; $9862.50
D) $9,862.50; $9,867.50
E) none of the above Buy at 10,000 [1-(0.0265 180/360) ]; Sell at 10,000 [1-(0.0275 180/360) ]

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From 1990 to 2010, which one of the following money market securities actually declined in terms of dollar amount outstanding?


A) Commercial paper
B) Treasury bills
C) Federal funds and repos
D) Negotiable CDs
E) Banker's Acceptances

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How does a banker's acceptance help create more international trade?

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Importers do not wish to pay until they ...

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Why do most money market securities have large denominations?

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The market has developed for institution...

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