Finance Quiz: Introduction to Markets

Question 1 of 13

Which market is generally considered safer?

Bonds

Options

Currencies

Company stocks

Question 2 of 13

In what case would the spread be wider?

Neither would affect the spread

When the number of sellers outweighs the number of buyers

When shares are sold and bought regularly and are in high demand

Question 3 of 13

What doesn’t affect the spread?

Competition – how many other companies operate in the same market

Availability – how widely and easily the shares of a company can be traded

Market volatility – both bad and good news, economic and company specific

Volume – if the amount of shares is changing hands quickly

Question 4 of 13

Which of the following are highly illiquid?

Justin Bieber or Beyonce concert tickets

Stocks of Apple or Unilever

Cash

Complex financial instruments, such as derivatives

Question 5 of 13

Liquidity is about how quickly you can exchange, sell or re-sell an asset

False

True

Question 6 of 13

Which of the following is false about market makers?

They provide a measure of liquidity with a ready-prepared bid-and-ask spread

They bring buyers and sellers together

They provide both the buy and the sell price of a financial security

They can buy and sell at any time and will buy a stock, even if they don’t have a buyer lined up

Question 7 of 13

Spread margins are very thin for most market makers. But by trading millions of shares over the course of a day, they can make substantial profits.

False

True

Question 8 of 13

Which Stock Exchange is the biggest by market capitalisation?

Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE)

New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)

Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE)

London Stock Exchange (LSE)

Question 9 of 13

What does IPO mean?

It's Probably Overpriced

Initial Public Offering

Initial Player Offset

Immediate Profit Opportunities

Question 10 of 13

What does OTC mean?

Online Travel Company

Online Trading Company

Other Than Clinton

Over The Counter

Question 11 of 13

What does HFT mean?

Human Factors in Telecommunications

Happy Fun Time

High Frequency Trader

Horizontal Flight Test

Question 12 of 13

Assume the spread on an instrument is 5 cents. What is the ask price, if the bid price is $45.32?

$40.32

$45.32

$45.37

$45.27

Question 13 of 13

What is not the reason for which the difference between the “bid” and the “ask” spread has narrowed over the years for investors?

The Global Financial Crisis of 2008

Technological advancements

Rising demand

Falling supply

Which market is generally considered safer?

In what case would the spread be wider?

What doesn’t affect the spread?

Which of the following are highly illiquid?

Liquidity is about how quickly you can exchange, sell or re-sell an asset

Which of the following is false about market makers?

Spread margins are very thin for most market makers. But by trading millions of shares over the course of a day, they can make substantial profits.

Which Stock Exchange is the biggest by market capitalisation?

What does IPO mean?

What does OTC mean?

What does HFT mean?

Assume the spread on an instrument is 5 cents. What is the ask price, if the bid price is $45.32?

What is not the reason for which the difference between the “bid” and the “ask” spread has narrowed over the years for investors?

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