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Questions 1

When a futures contract is entered into, who sets the minimum initial margin rate?

Options:

A.  

investment dealer

B.  

Buyer

C.  

Seller

D.  

Exchange

Discussion 0
Questions 2

An investor has the following separate stock transactions:

What is the investor ' s overall adjusted cost base per share? (Round two decimal points.)

Options:

A.  

$16.38

B.  

$15.72

C.  

$15.83

D.  

$15.95

Discussion 0
Questions 3

What is the main advantage ETFs have over mutual funds?

Options:

A.  

Flexible dividend reinvestment

B.  

Improved tax efficiency

C.  

Active management

D.  

Ability to set up pre-authorized contributions

Discussion 0
Questions 4

Which ratio helps compare the shares of companies within the same industry?

Options:

A.  

Price-to-earnings.

B.  

Asset coverage.

C.  

Debt-to-equity.

D.  

Working capital.

Discussion 0
Questions 5

TRU Fund portfolio manager decided to deviate from the portfolio long-term target asset mix in order to capitalize on investment opportunities in the domestic bond market. What type of asset allocation is the TRU Fund portfolio manager using?

Options:

A.  

Strategic.

B.  

Tactical.

C.  

Timing.

D.  

Dynamic.

Discussion 0
Questions 6

Companies W, X, Y, and Z ail issue preferred shares and have experienced the following conditions

Over the last five years:

Based on the above, which company is most likely to experience an increase in the market price of its preferred shares?

Options:

A.  

Company W.

B.  

Company Z.

C.  

Company Y.

D.  

Company X.

Discussion 0
Questions 7

What is the main responsibility of the trustees of a mutual fund trust?

Options:

A.  

Portfolio trading and implementation of investment strategy.

B.  

Arranging cash distributions through dividend payments.

C.  

Day-to-day supervision of the investment portfolio.

D.  

Ensuring investments are in line with the fund ' s investment objectives.

Discussion 0
Questions 8

For a market capitalization-weighted ETF focused on the S & P/TSX Composite Index, what is likely the greatest contributor to underperformance relative to the reference index?

Options:

A.  

Liquidity.

B.  

Fees.

C.  

Rebalancing.

D.  

Cash drag.

Discussion 0
Questions 9

What investment dealer function is part of the back-office operations?

Options:

A.  

Information technology.

B.  

Research.

C.  

Compliance.

D.  

Corporate treasury.

Discussion 0
Questions 10

A business trust would typically purchase the underlying company assets of which type of operation?

Options:

A.  

Senior housing

B.  

Restaurants

C.  

Industrial rentals

D.  

Shopping centres

Discussion 0
Questions 11

According to the life-cycle hypothesis, what is the single most important determinant of a client ' s asset allocation, regardless of stage?

Options:

A.  

Anticipating remaining life expectancy.

B.  

Psychological willingness to bear risk.

C.  

Market expectations.

D.  

Current financial burdens.

Discussion 0
Questions 12

How is the ex-port real rate of return calculated?

Options:

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.

Discussion 0
Questions 13

What is a restriction that a mutual fund manager must follow?

Options:

A.  

Adherence to maximum exposure limits for short selling

B.  

Purchases of no more than 20% of the net assets in the securities of a single issuer

C.  

Limit of no more than 30% on purchases of net assets in companies engaged in the same industry

D.  

No purchases of shares in the manager ' s own company allowed

Discussion 0
Questions 14

An investor has earned additional Income and is looking to invest in a security that guarantees returns over. The next seven years. What is the Best option for purchase?

Options:

A.  

Proffered shares

B.  

Provincial saving bond

C.  

Common shares

D.  

Exchange-traded fund.

Discussion 0
Questions 15

How do index-tracking ETFs differ from index mutual funds?

Options:

A.  

ETFs have higher tracking errors

B.  

Index mutual funds have higher implicit trading costs

C.  

ETFs have higher administrative costs of record-keeping

D.  

Index mutual funds only have initial investment and trading fees

Discussion 0
Questions 16

If an advisor is interested in a top-down, active equity management approach that is more aggressive and likely to be successful, which type of fund manager should he choose?

Options:

A.  

Sector rotation.

B.  

Buy and hold.

C.  

Value oriented.

D.  

Market timing.

Discussion 0
Questions 17

What correlation would an investor need in order to eliminate the variability in the total returns between two stocks?

Options:

A.  

+0.5.

B.  

-1.0.

C.  

0.0.

D.  

+1.0.

Discussion 0
Questions 18

Who generally executes portfolio strategy within a buy-side firm?

Options:

A.  

Portfolio manager.

B.  

Head of fixed income

C.  

Investment advisor.

D.  

Trader

Discussion 0
Questions 19

Anwar is placing a market order to purchase 100 shares of AJL when the bid/ask is $10.25. " $ 10.75. Before the trade is complete, the bid/ask moves to $10.207S1Q70. What is the share price that Anwar will pay on the purchase transaction?

Options:

A.  

$10.70

B.  

$10.75

C.  

$10.29

D.  

$10.20

Discussion 0
Questions 20

Which statutory right allows a purchaser to caned their order if a prospectus has a misrepresentation?

Options:

A.  

Right of rescission.

B.  

Right of action for damages

C.  

Right of amended prospectus delivery

D.  

Right of withdrawal.

Discussion 0
Questions 21

What is one at the most important factors to determine how much of a product people buy or sell in a given marketplace?

Options:

A.  

Consumer satisfaction

B.  

Government spending

C.  

Price level

D.  

Maximized profits

Discussion 0
Questions 22

If the manager believes the market is efficient, what investment strategy should they employ for a portfolio?

Options:

A.  

Momentum investing

B.  

Sector rotation

C.  

Growth investing

D.  

Buy-and-hold strategy

Discussion 0
Questions 23

How are monthly Canada Pension Plan (CPP) benefits treated when both spouses are eligible for CPP?

Options:

A.  

Each spouse receives the higher pension amount.

B.  

Each spouse can only receive their own benefits.

C.  

Each spouse receives the lower pension amount.

D.  

Each spouse can share a portion of the total pension amount.

Discussion 0
Questions 24

Stuart has a non-registered account and redeems his entire mutual fund units for $15,000. His initial investment was $10,000. Over the years, he has received $2,000 in dividends on his units, which he has reinvested in the fund. If Stuart has made no other purchases or sales within this mutual fund, and ignoring any possible sales charges, what is his gain for tax purposes?

Options:

A.  

$7,000.

B.  

$2,000.

C.  

$5,000.

D.  

$3,000.

Discussion 0
Questions 25

Which factors tends to increase when inflation increases?

Options:

A.  

Corporation price-earnings multiples.

B.  

Labour costs for manufactures.

C.  

Common share prices.

D.  

Corporate bond prices.

Discussion 0
Questions 26

After reviewing a client’s risk tolerance, time horizon and financial objectives. Andy recommends that a long-term asset mix of 55% equities, 40 bonds and 5% cash would be most appropriate for the client.

Which approach has Andy taken in his recommendation?

Options:

A.  

Dynamic asset allocation

B.  

Tactical asset allocation

C.  

Strategic asset allocation

D.  

Ongoing asset allocation

Discussion 0
Questions 27

What is the main benefit of investing in preferred shares?

Options:

A.  

Priority to receive fixed dividends ahead of common shareholders.

B.  

Priority to claim assets ahead of debt holders.

C.  

Higher potential for capital appreciation than common shares.

D.  

Guaranteed dividend payment.

Discussion 0
Questions 28

What is the next step after designing an investment policy statement?

Options:

A.  

Outlining a list of acceptable and prohibited investments

B.  

Developing the asset mix

C.  

Determining investment objectives

D.  

Determining investment constraints

Discussion 0
Questions 29

Which type of trader specializes in managing block trades on behalf of institution clients?

Options:

A.  

Responsible designated trader.

B.  

Agency trader

C.  

Liability trader

D.  

Market maker

Discussion 0
Questions 30

Which document details certain rights of the investor and provides audited financial statements of a hedge fund structured as a limited partnership?

Options:

A.  

Information folder

B.  

Fund Facts document

C.  

Offering memorandum

D.  

Managers discussion and analysis

Discussion 0
Questions 31

In what way do ETFs differ from mutual funds?

Options:

A.  

Primarily trade liquid securities.

B.  

Provider works with a designated broker to create and redeem units.

C.  

Invest in emerging markets.

D.  

Subject to National Instrument 81-102 regulations.

Discussion 0
Questions 32

What is the main pitfall of closet indexing for investors?

Options:

A.  

The portfolio does not closely resemble the benchmark index.

B.  

Investors must take greater risks due to a high portfolio beta.

C.  

passively management fund can be marketed as actively managed.

D.  

High portfolio turnover makes it unsuitable for taxable accounts

Discussion 0
Questions 33

Which type of market participant is generally regulated as an alternative trading system?

Options:

A.  

Venture exchange

B.  

Pink sheets

C.  

Dark pool

D.  

Over-the-counter bulletin board.

Discussion 0
Questions 34

How does beta help assess the risk of a mutual fund?

Options:

A.  

Compares management expense ratios.

B.  

Monitors trading volumes.

C.  

Measures comparative performance.

D.  

Relates its returns to the underlying markets.

Discussion 0
Questions 35

The principle of retraction in retractable preferred shares is identical to what other security?

Options:

A.  

Callable preferred shares.

B.  

Retractable common shares

C.  

Redeemable preferred shares.

D.  

Retractable bonds and debentures

Discussion 0
Questions 36

In which type of ETF does the portfolio manager select securities and their weighting to best match the performance of an index?

Options:

A.  

Rules-based

B.  

Synthetic.

C.  

Sampling

D.  

Full replication

Discussion 0
Questions 37

What is typically discussed during the establishment of the client-advisor relationship step?

Options:

A.  

The client ' s investment goals.

B.  

The current financial and personal status.

C.  

By what means does the client prefer to communicate with the advisor.

D.  

What services will the advisor provide.

Discussion 0
Questions 38

What method of trading claims to offer greater liquidity and lower transaction costs?

Options:

A.  

Dark pool.

B.  

High-frequency trading.

C.  

Market timing.

D.  

Algorithmic trading.

Discussion 0
Questions 39

A young couple is looking to buy a house in the near future with a down payment. What type of investment should they consider for their portfolio?

Options:

A.  

Corporate bonds

B.  

Stable bank Stocks

C.  

Diversified balanced portfolio.

D.  

Government Treasury bills

Discussion 0
Questions 40

Tracy invests $12,000 in a five-year PPN linked to the S & P/TSX 60, with a participation rate of 75% and a performance cap of 27%. On the issue date of the PPN, the index level was 825, and at the PPN ' s maturity, the level was 1,200. How much will Tracy receive upon the PPN ' s maturity?

Options:

A.  

$14,813

B.  

$17,455

C.  

$16,091

D.  

$15,240

Discussion 0
Questions 41

What does a simplified prospectus typically allow a fund company to do?

Options:

A.  

Quality one or more mutual funds for sale.

B.  

Provide up-to-date holding information to the public.

C.  

Replace the financial reporting documents.

D.  

To quality a real property funds for sale.

Discussion 0
Questions 42

What type of investment typically involves massive amounts of capital provided by a small number of investors?

Options:

A.  

Derivatives

B.  

Infrastructure

C.  

Bonds

D.  

Commodities

Discussion 0
Questions 43

Ella has invested her RRSP in a mutual fund where the distributions are automatically reinvested in the same fund. What will be the consequences of these distributions?

Options:

A.  

Ella will be sent a T3 form reporting the types of income distributed that year.

B.  

Ella’s income from distributions will be taxed at her personal rate in the year received.

C.  

Ella will have more mutual fund units worth less each.

D.  

Ella will be sent a T5 form reporting the types of income distributed that year.

Discussion 0
Questions 44

Which type of industry typically has a high inventory turnover ratio?

Options:

A.  

Wineries.

B.  

Distillers.

C.  

Steel manufacturers.

D.  

Cosmetics.

Discussion 0
Questions 45

What is the measure of risk commonly applied to portfolio and to individual securities within that portfolio?

Options:

A.  

Beta

B.  

Standard Deviation.

C.  

Correlation.

D.  

Alpha

Discussion 0
Questions 46

Yusef is a high-net-worth individual who wants to diversify his portfolio with private equity but is concerned with the potential disadvantages of this asset class. What disadvantage should Yusef be considering as a potential private equity investor?

Options:

A.  

Private equity excludes investment from private debt

B.  

Private equity companies are not listed on stock exchanges

C.  

Private equity is a high-risk investment

D.  

Private equity typically provides lower long-term returns than other asset classes

Discussion 0
Questions 47

What investment option is classified as a fixed-income asset?

Options:

A.  

Preferred share.

B.  

Rental property.

C.  

Real estate investment trust security.

D.  

Hedge fund.

Discussion 0
Questions 48

What item compares the expected return of the market portfolio to the riskless rate?

Options:

A.  

Beta

B.  

Risk premium

C.  

Alpha

D.  

Variance

Discussion 0
Questions 49

What is the reason for an individual to use an estate freeze?

Options:

A.  

Eliminate probate fees

B.  

Reduces asset price volatility

C.  

Transfer control of the assets.

D.  

Limit the tax liability for future growth

Discussion 0
Questions 50

What risk of investing in split shares is specific to a preferred shareholder?

Options:

A.  

Volatility

B.  

Dividend cuts

C.  

Leverage

D.  

Reinvestment

Discussion 0
Questions 51

What is a characteristic of a growth industry?

Options:

A.  

Industry growth matches the overall rate of economic growth.

B.  

Price competition increases between companies.

C.  

Demand for industry products is stable.

D.  

Company earnings-to-invested capital rates are above average.

Discussion 0
Questions 52

A bond with a duration of five is currently priced at $103. If Interest rates rise by 2%. approximately what win be me bond ' s price?

Options:

A.  

$108.15

B.  

$113.30

C.  

$97.85

D.  

$92.70

Discussion 0
Questions 53

What does a fundamental analyst believe that is contrary to the beliefs of a technical analyst?

Options:

A.  

History repeats itself.

B.  

Fiscal policy, monetary policy and inflation may be analyzed.

C.  

The movements in price movements must be studied.

D.  

The profitability of the issuer is paramount.

Discussion 0
Questions 54

What might cause a company to have a high dividend payout rate?

Options:

A.  

Unstable earnings that allow a high payout

B.  

A company policy of buying back shares

C.  

Earnings based on resources that are being depleted

D.  

Stronger than expected earnings growth

Discussion 0
Questions 55

What is the best description of growth-style investment managers?

Options:

A.  

Managers focus on identifying the current phase of the economic cycle, the direction the economy is headed in, and the various sectors affected

B.  

Managers buy discounted stocks that should eventually rise in price by screening stocks for cheap fundamentals

C.  

Managers are usually concerned with quarterly portfolio fluctuations

D.  

Managers deliver long-term total return mostly through capital appreciation

Discussion 0
Questions 56

Which one is a unique feature of mutual funds or ETFs?

Options:

A.  

Their asset mix must be held consistent.

B.  

They have a higher MER than traditional mutual funds.

C.  

They offer an automatic rebalancing without the costs of trading the ETF.

D.  

They refuse pre-authorized contributions and systematic withdrawal plans.

Discussion 0
Questions 57

Which asset allocation technique is used to shift the portfolio away from its policy mix to take advantage of market opportunities?

Options:

A.  

Dynamic

B.  

Tactical

C.  

Strategic

D.  

Event-driven

Discussion 0
Questions 58

If the government wants to stimulate the economy through fiscal policy, what action should it take?

Options:

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

Discussion 0
Questions 59

According to the life cycle hypothesis, what stage is almost always determined by the level of disposable income available?

Options:

A.  

Early earning years

B.  

Peak earning years

C.  

Retirement years

D.  

Mature earning years

Discussion 0
Questions 60

Omar invests $5,000 in a labour-sponsored venture capital corporation (LSVCC) in Ontario, his province of residence. What is the total LSVCC tax credit that Omar is eligible to receive from this investment?

Options:

A.  

$1,500

B.  

$750

C.  

$1,625

D.  

$875

Discussion 0
Questions 61

A shareholder receives rights from a company through direct ownership in shares. Not expecting to exercise them, she sells the rights on the relevant exchange. What is her capital gain?

Options:

A.  

The sale price less the exercise price of the rights.

B.  

The current share price less the exercise price of the rights.

C.  

The sale price of the rights.

D.  

The current price of the shares less the sale price of the rights.

Discussion 0
Questions 62

What financial instrument is derived from the value of an underlying asset?

Options:

A.  

Real estate investment trust

B.  

Forward contract

C.  

Preferred share.

D.  

Inflation linked bond

Discussion 0
Questions 63

What information must be disclosed in ETF Facts documents that may be excluded from Fund Facts documents?

Options:

A.  

The management fee

B.  

The total value of all units within the fund

C.  

The investment exposure.

D.  

The market price and bid-ask spread.

Discussion 0
Questions 64

What must be included in the relationship disclosure information provided to the mutual fund client?

Options:

A.  

A general explanation of how the investment performance of fund managers might be used against a benchmark.

B.  

A definition of the various terms of Know Your Product information collection and how the information will be used.

C.  

A description of the general impact on the client’s return from management expense fees and other ongoing fees.

D.  

A description of any benefits received by the client related to the client’s purchase or ownership of an investment through the dealer.

Discussion 0
Questions 65

What is a characteristic of a company in a growth industry?

Options:

A.  

Generates large cash flows that are paid out in dividends.

B.  

Exhibits lower costs of production with increased competition.

C.  

Sales and earnings closely match the overall rate of economic growth.

D.  

Has low price-to-earnings ratio and high dividend yield.

Discussion 0
Questions 66

Why would a corporation choose to issue preferred shares rather than debt?

Options:

A.  

Existing assets have excess financing capacity to justify the issue of preferred shares.

B.  

The preferred dividend rate usually varies with the market interest rates

C.  

issuing preferred shares would reduce the amount of leverage.

D.  

The costs for issuing preferred shares are usually kwh than debt.

Discussion 0
Questions 67

What document must be provided to an investor before they purchase a mutual fund?

Options:

A.  

The annual information form.

B.  

A simplified prospectus.

C.  

A Fund Facts document.

D.  

The annual audited statements.

Discussion 0
Questions 68

Jerry sells Company A’s regular bond because the thinks it is overvalued. Using the proceeds from the sale, jerry then busy Company A’s convertible bond because the thinks that the equity component is undervalued and that he convertible bond’s coupon rate is relatively attractive given his forecast of falling interest rates. What fixed-come management style is jerry most likely using?

Options:

A.  

Market timing.

B.  

Interest rate anticipation.

C.  

Bond swap

D.  

Immunization

Discussion 0
Questions 69

A portfolio manager at an investment firm is analyzing the behavior of stocks in various market conditions. They believe markets are efficient and that all public and non-public and non-public available information is fully reflected in current process. How should the construct their investment portfolio?

Options:

A.  

Create a passive investment portfolio with exchange- traded funds.

B.  

Use both fundamental and technical analysis to add value to the portfolio.

C.  

Use technical analysis to review all past price movements and trends.

D.  

Actively buy and sell stocks in an attempt to beat the stock market’s average returns.

Discussion 0