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·This assignment is an individual assignment.
·The assignment must be submitted in WORD format only.
·Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
·Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks will be deducted for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
·Students must mention question number clearly in their answers.
·Late submission will NOT be accepted.
·Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
·All answers must be typed using Times New Roman font (size 12, double-spaced). No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism.
Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.
وزارة التعليم
الجامعة السعودية اإللكترونية
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Education
Saudi Electronic University
College of Administrative and Financial Sciences
Assignment Two
FIN402 (1st Term 2024-2025)
Due Date: 12/10/2024 @ 23:59
Course Name: Financial Institutions
Student’s Name:
and Markets
Course Code: FIN402
Student’s ID Number: S
Semester: First
CRN: 12204
Academic Year: 2024-25
For Instructor’s Use only
Instructor’s Name: Eman Alshami
Students’ Grade:
/ 10
Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low
Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY
•
•
This assignment is an individual assignment.
The assignment must be submitted in WORD format only.
•
Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
•
Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks will be
deducted for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover
page.
•
Students must mention question number clearly in their answers.
•
Late submission will NOT be accepted.
•
Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students
or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No
exceptions.
•
All answers must be typed using Times New Roman font (size 12, doublespaced). No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered
plagiarism.
Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.
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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Education
Saudi Electronic University
المملكة العربية السعودية
وزارة التعليم
الجامعة السعودية اإللكترونية
College of Administrative and Financial Sciences
Assignment Purposes/Learning Outcomes
CLO3: Discuss implications of the efficient market hypothesis for the allocation of funds.
CLO4:Compare and contrast the role of and function of organized financial markets and
financial intermediaries.
Attempt all Questions
Maximum Marks :10
1.”If bonds of different maturities are close substitutes, their interest rates are more likely
to move together.” Is this statement true, false, or uncertain? Explain your answer.
(3Marks)
2.Suppose that increases in the money supply led to a rise in stock prices. Does this mean
that when you see that the money supply has had a sharp rise in the past week, you
should go out and buy stocks? Why or why not? (3Marks)
3. Describe two ways in which financial intermediaries help to lower transaction costs in
an economy like Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (2Marks)
4.How can conflicts of interest make financial service firms less efficient? (2Marks)
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