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Part 4: mortgage markets and securitization Which feature most directly distinguishes agency MBS from non-agency (private-label) MBS?

Part 5: stock markets Which of the following statements is true regarding systematic risk?

Part 3: money markets A 90-day T-bill has: Face value = $1,000 Price = $985            What is the discount yield?  

Part 2: bond markets A 8-year bond has: Face value = $1,000 Coupon rate = 8% (semiannual) YTM = 6% (APR)      What is the bond’s price?

Part 2: bond markets A bond pays $60 annually and has a face value of $1,000. What is the coupon rate?

Part 2: bond markets (HW) A 10-year bond with $1,000 face value and $50 annual coupons is priced at $859.53. What does this imply about the bond’s YTM relative to the coupon rate?

Part 3: money markets (HW) The rapid expansion of money markets in the 1970s and early 1980s was most directly caused by:

Part 4: mortgage markets and securitization (HW) Why is a 20% down payment commonly required for conventional mortgages?

Part 1: financial markets-overview and cash flow discounting Which of the following best describes the price discovery function of financial markets?

Jackie is a ten-year-old girl with a severe motor disorder on your caseload. She uses a wheelchair, needs adaptive seating, and is dependent on adults for feeding, bathing, toileting and dressing. As you interact with Jackie, you realize that she consistently looks at things she wants and turns away from things she does not want. She vocalizes and smiles to indicate she wants more of an activity like singing, tickling or bouncing. Jackie’s vocalizations are primarily vowels; she produces the consonant /m and vowel combinations /ma/ she does not yet produce other CV or CVC combinations. Jackie will look at people and objects that you name (e.g., “where is Jake?” “find the big ball” “where are your shoes?”). Which is the one most accurate statement about Jackie’s communication skills and recommendations for intervention?