• Contrast the activities of securities firms from other financial institutions. How do these financial institutions differ from hedge funds?

• Having researched derivatives for investment portfolios, is a need for them as hedging vehicles in corporate finance? If so, how would one incorporate derivatives in a investment program?

Which of the following statements is false?   A.   Internal controls are the processes by which the firm ensures that it presents accurate financial statements.   B.   Greenfield investments provide uncertain cash flows with high yields and high growth potential.   C.   Footnotes allow investors or any users to improve their assessments of the amount, timing, and uncertainty of the estimates reported in financial statements.   D.   Secondary markets are the markets in which existing, already outstanding securities are traded among investors.

1) What id the essential purpose for financial markets? 2) Which is more important, the primary market for stocks of the secondary market? Why? 3) How does a ponzi scheme work? 4) Discuss some of the forces that help make markets efficient? 5) What are institutional investors? Why are they needed in our economy? 6) What are some of the differences between a forward contract and a future contract?

What is the diferrence between finanical institutions  and financial markets and  Can they both run more smoother.

The risks below faced the financial institutions:  Credit Risk  Liquidity Risk  Interest Rate Risk  Off-Balance-Sheet Risk  Market Risk Foreign Exchange Risk Sovereign Risk Technology Risk Operational Risk FinTech Risk Insolvency Risk What causes these risks, and How to mitigate them? I understand these risks are interdependent to each others.

What types of advantages or expertise should an investment bank have to be competitive in the corporate bond market? What different types of advantages or expertise should it have to be competitive in the Treasury bond market? Why?

Explain market risk and discuss why banks are subject to this risk. Discuss how banks manage this risk using Value at Risk (VaR) modelling and examine the limitations of this approach.

7. The cash flows have a present value equal 0. Compute the value of D in the diagram. 300 200 100 3- i = 10% D D D D

The risks below faced the financial institutions:  Off-Balance-Sheet Risk  Market Risk Foreign Exchange Risk What causes these risks, and How to mitigate them? I understand these risks are interdependent on each other.