As compared to publicly placed issues, privately placed bonds are issued for

A. lower paid interest rates
B. higher paid interest rates
C. registered interest rates
D. unregistered interest rates
✅ The correct answer is option B.
As compared to publicly placed issues, privately placed bonds are issued for higher paid interest rates. Privately placed securities are those that are sold directly to institutional investors instead of being offered for sale to the general public. Privately placed securities are usually bond issues, including corporate bonds; they also include other debt instruments as well as equity securities.

Treasury security in which final principal payment is separated from periodic interest payment is classified as

A. STRIP
B. separated security
C. inflated security
D. coupon paid security
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Treasury security in which final principal payment is separated from periodic interest payment is classified as STRIP. They are securities that represent the separate interest and principal components of Treasury securities.

Expected worth is the

A. inverse of standard deviation
B. correlation between a security
C. same as discrete probability distribution
D. weighted average of all possible outcomes
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Expected worth is the weighted average of all possible outcomes. The expected value (EV) is an anticipated value for an investment at some point in the future. In statistics and probability analysis, the expected value is calculated by multiplying each of the possible outcomes by the likelihood each outcome will occur and then summing all of those values.

The period of time permitted for the fulfillment of the export obligation under EPCG is

A. 5 years
B. 8 years
C. 7 years
D. 10 years
✅ The correct answer is option B.
The period of time permitted for the fulfillment of the export obligation under EPCG is 8 years. Customs duty subject to an export obligation equivalent to 8 times of duty saved on capital goods imported under EPCG scheme to be fulfilled over a period of 8 years reckoned from the date of issuance of licence. Capital goods would be allowed at 0% duty for exports of agricultural products and their value added variants

Sum of returned working capital and net initial investment is divided by 2 to calculate

A. increase in operating income
B. average investment over five years
C. average capital invested
D. average rate of return
✅ The correct answer is option B.
Sum of returned working capital and net initial investment is divided by 2 to calculate average investment over five years.

Interest rate at which federal funds are borrowed and can be lent is classified as

A. borrowing rate
B. supplying rate
C. lending rate
D. federal funds rate
✅ The correct answer is option D.
Interest rate at which federal funds are borrowed and can be lent is classified as federal funds rate. The federal funds rate refers to the interest rate that banks charge other banks for lending them money from their reserve balances on an overnight basis. By law, banks must maintain a reserve equal to a certain percentage of their deposits in an account at a Federal Reserve bank.

Type of trade members who take position for short period of time or sometimes for only few minutes are classified as

A. scalpers
B. explorers
C. temporary position holders
D. professional position holders
✅ The correct answer is option A.
Type of trade members who take position for short period of time or sometimes for only few minutes are classified as scalpers. A scalper, in the context of market supply-demand theory, also refers to a person who buys large quantities of in-demand items, such as new electronics or event tickets, at regular price, hoping that the items sell out. The scalper then resells the items at a higher price.