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Question 1

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Which of the following gives the right, but not the obligation, to sell individual equity at a specified date for a given price?
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  • Future
  • Forward contract
  • Put option
  • Call option

Question 2

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Which of the following Fitch ratings denotes the LOWEST level of risk for a bond?
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  • D
  • BBB
  • C
  • AAA

Question 3

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Which of the following statements is TRUE about preference shares?
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  • The most common type is the deferred share
  • They offer a lower dividend rate than the comparative coupon rate on a debenture
  • Dividends are guaranteed each year
  • In most cases they do not carry voting rights International Certificate in Wealth & Investment Management

Question 4

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Global Depositary Receipts traded on the London Stock Exchange are settled in which currency?
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  • Euros
  • US Dollars
  • Japanese Yen
  • UK Sterling

Question 5

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Which MAIN class of financial asset is normally considered to be the LEAST liquid?
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  • Equities
  • Corporate bonds
  • Government bonds
  • Property

Question 6

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Which measurement in relation to a fixed interest investment is given by the following formula?
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  • Grossed up redemption yield
  • Gross redemption yield
  • Net redemption yield
  • Running yield

Question 7

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The running yield of a corporate bond is determined by calculating the coupon as a percentage of the:
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  • market price
  • issue price
  • gross dividend
  • nominal value

Question 8

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Where the mining costs of a particular metal increase to 105% of that metal's current price, this indicates that:
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  • demand is significantly rising
  • supply has become unreliable
  • there is likely to be a shortage of raw materials
  • production activities are likely to stop

Question 9

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A call option is an option that generally confers
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  • the right to buy
  • the right to sell
  • a contract to sell
  • a contract to buy

Question 10

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Exchange-traded funds normally operate by:
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  • tracking indices
  • tracking an individual security
  • investing in fund of funds
  • investing in manager of managers funds

Question 11

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Units in a unit trust fund are sold by which of the following?
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  • The trustee
  • The registrar
  • The manager
  • The depositary

Question 12

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What is a key feature of exchange-traded commodities?
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  • They are an open-ended collective investment vehicle
  • They are available only to high net worth individuals
  • There is limited exposure to derivative contracts
  • No additional shares can be created by the fund

Question 13

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Where an investment fund established in the UK satisfies the UCITS directive and is sold in another EU country, what is the position regarding local taxes and local marketing laws?
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  • It will not be subject to either
  • It will be subject to local taxes but not local marketing laws
  • It will be subject to local marketing laws but not local taxes
  • It will be subject to both local taxes and local marketing laws

Question 14

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The Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities Directives (UCITS) cover investment funds established in which location(s)?
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  • England and Wales only
  • UK only
  • UK and France only
  • All European Union countries

Question 15

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One of the fundamental aims of a traditional hedge fund is to minimise which type of investment-related risk?
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  • Inflation risk
  • Issuer risk
  • Market risk
  • Liquidity risk

Question 16

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A private equity fund is MOST likely to use a structure similar to that of which of the following?
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  • Investment Trust
  • Limited Partnership
  • OEIC
  • SICAV

Question 17

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If a collective investment scheme is unauthorised, this means that it is specifically banned from:
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  • operating a bid/offer spread
  • holding some of the fund assets in cash
  • being marketed to the general public
  • paying out dividends
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