Test yourself

Choose the correct answer in each sentence. Sometimes more than one answer is correct.


1.  On January 1, 2004 you are entitled to … (i.e. wykupić) the matured bond to the issuer and receive your $1,000 initial investment.
pay back
hounour
redeem
clear
convert




2.  I’ll give you a(n) … (i.e. a written promise to pay back a debt) for the loan.
bond
obligation
IOU
debenture
note




3.  I want to secure the loan with a charge on an asset and I will confirm it with a
bond
obligation
IOU
debenture
note.




4.  If you withdraw your money from a term deposit before its maturity date, you typically lose all the
interests
interest rate
interest
percentage
per cent.




5.  The original value of a share, bond, etc. when it is made available for sale for the first time is called
market
par
nominal
face
money.




6.  Bonds … by the government are known as gilts.
disseminated
sold
issued
circulated
supplied




7.  Bonds issued by governments are regarded as safer than company debt because governments are less likely to go … than companies.
bust
insolvent
to the wall
belly up
under




8.  Argentina defaulted … its debts 10 years ago and Greece has been struggling to honour its obligations more recently.
for
with
in
on
through




9.  Bonds carry a guaranteed interest rate and when they mature, the borrower buys them back … full price, known as the nominal or par value.
to
at
for
on
by