Jeet Finance Info

Wednesday 9 January 2013

Derivatives Dealers(9)

Q1.Which of the following is NOT an example of a forward contract?
a) An agreement to buy a car in the future at a specified price.
b) An agreement to buy an airplane ticket at a future date for a certain price
c) An agreement to buy a refrigerator today at the posted price.
d) An agreement to subscribe to a newspaper at a specified price at a future date.

Q2. Futures on individual stocks are allowed
a) on all stocks listed on the stock exchange
b) on few selected stocks only
c) on all stocks listed on all stock exchanges in India
d) on all stocks where price is more than Rs 100 per share

Q3.A rice exporter will be purchasing rice soon. He is afraid that higher prices could wipe out his potential profits. What can the rice exporter do in the futures market to minimize his price uncertainty?
a) He can sell Rice Futures.
b) He should buy Rice Futures
c) He cannot get any help from Futures and Options.
d) He should not get into Rice business.

Q4. An exchange traded futures contract is similar to an OTC (over the counter) derivative. Some common features are :
a) Both are tailored (e.g. non-standardised) instruments
b) Both require margin collection by a clearing house
c) Both are exposed to credit-risk i.e. risk of non-performance by counter party
d) None of the above

Q5. Derivatives are highly leveraged, which implies that
a) You can take a higher position with smaller investments using derivatives
b) You can take a lower position with higher investments using derivatives
c) You can take a higher position if you buy the underlying assets instead of buying derivatives
d) You should buy the underlying assets as you might make more profit on them rather than
derivatives

Q6.All options contracts expire on the .....
a) last friday of the month
b) last Thursday of the month
c) last tuesday of the month
d) none of the above

Q7. On the NSE's NEAT-F&O system, matching of trades takes place at the .....
a) active order price
b) passive order price
c) market price
d) none of the above

Q8. All futures and options contracts expires on the ......
a) last friday of the month
b) last thursday of the month 
c) last tuesday of the month
d) none of the above

Q9.The NEAT -F&o trading system supports an ......
a) order driven market 
b) demand driven market
c) price driven market
d) none of the above

Q10. At any time , the F&O segment of nse provides trading facilities for..... NIFTY futures contracts.
a) two
b) three
c) nine
d) none of the above