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What is the main driver of information shocks?
What factors related to the macroeconomy are most important?
Which market structure combines continuous trading and call auctions?
Which market structure provides immediacy?
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When does price discovery break down in the continuous market?
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Which type of financial market structure is characterized by a periodic order-driven market?
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What is the term used to describe the effect of a large buy order pushing the execution price above the best offer or a large sell order pushing the price below the best bid in a thin order book?
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Which factor contributes to short-term price volatility in an illiquid limit order book market?
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What happens to price volatility in a thin order book due to 'market impact'?
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An unexpected cut in the Federal Funds rate can create 'divergent expectations' among market participants. What does this mean?
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Which type of market structure allows larger orders to be executed with less market impact and reduced information leakage?
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What is the primary benefit of a dealer market?
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Which trading mechanism is used to handle sizable orders of large investors and aims to limit the adverse impact on prices?
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What is a characteristic of dark pools compared to lit markets?
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What is the goal of a contractionary monetary policy?
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What is the purpose of the Capital Market Line according to the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)?
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What is the Federal Funds rate?
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According to the efficient market hypothesis (EMH), if markets properly and rapidly impound new information into stock prices, then the behavior of these prices should resemble a 'random walk' and thus lead to unpredictable price movements over time.
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Interest rates represent the rental price of money, and they serve as the main link between the 'real world' of the macroeconomy and the 'financial world' of equity and bond markets.
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The key driver of business cycle fluctuations in most countries is business investment, and sudden changes in this investment can lead to economic booms as well as recessions.
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Business investment not only affects interest rates, but the level of these rates, in turn, affects the level of investment.
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Which of the following is NOT a type of shock?
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What is the main driver of liquidity shocks?
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What is the relationship between the macroeconomy and equity share prices?
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What is the main tool used by the Federal Reserve to adjust the key interest rate?
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What is the goal of a contractionary monetary policy?
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What is the purpose of the Capital Market Line according to the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)?
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What is the primary function of financial markets?
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Which market structure combines continuous trading and call auctions, offering significant advantages?
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What is the purpose of price fluctuations in the bond and stock markets?
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What happens to price discovery in the continuous market when under severe stress?
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What is the term used to describe the effect of a large buy order pushing the execution price above the best offer or a large sell order pushing the price below the best bid in a thin order book?
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What is the main driver of information shocks?
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What happens to price volatility in a thin order book due to 'market impact'?
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What is the purpose of a periodic call auction in a financial market?
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What is the relationship primarily focused on in macroeconomics?
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What is the main link between the 'real world' of the macroeconomy and the 'financial world' of equity and bond markets?
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What is the key driver of business cycle fluctuations in most countries?
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How does business investment affect interest rates?
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Which market structure model combines continuous trading and call auctions?
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What is the purpose of the Capital Market Line according to the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM)?
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What is the purpose of price discovery in financial markets?
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What is the role of information shocks in financial markets?
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