博迪《投资学》第9版·英文版 课后习题答案（1-28）

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1、CHAPTER1:THEINVESTMENTENVIRONMENTPROBLEMSETS1.Ultimately,itistruethatrealassetsdeterminethematerialwellbeingofaneconomy.Nevertheless,individualscanbenefitwhenfinancialengineeringcreatesnewproductsthatallowthemtomanagetheirportfoliosoffinancialassetsmoreefficiently.Becausebundlingandunbundlingcr

2、eatesfinancialproductswithnewpropertiesandsensitivitiestovarioussourcesofrisk,itallowsinvestorstohedgeparticularsourcesofriskmoreefficiently.2.Securitizationrequiresaccesstoalargenumberofpotentialinvestors.Toattracttheseinvestors,thecapitalmarketneeds:1.asafesystemofbusinesslawsandlowprobabilit

3、yofconfiscatorytaxation/regulation;2.awell-developedinvestmentbankingindustry;3.awell-developedsystemofbrokerageandfinancialtransactions,and;4.well-developedmedia,particularlyfinancialreporting.Thesecharacteristicsarefoundin(indeedmakefor)awell-developedfinancialmarket.3.Securitizationleadstodi

4、sintermediation;thatis,securitizationprovidesameansformarketparticipantstobypassintermediaries.Forexample,mortgage-backedsecuritieschannelfundstothehousingmarketwithoutrequiringthatbanksorthriftinstitutionsmakeloansfromtheirownportfolios.Assecuritizationprogresses,financialintermediariesmustinc

5、reaseotheractivitiessuchasprovidingshort-termliquiditytoconsumersandsmallbusiness,andfinancialservices.4.Financialassetsmakeiteasyforlargefirmstoraisethecapitalneededtofinancetheirinvestmentsinrealassets.IfFord,forexample,couldnotissuestocksorbondstothegeneralpublic,itwouldhaveafarmoredifficult

6、timeraisingcapital.Contractionofthesupplyoffinancialassetswouldmakefinancingmoredifficult,therebyincreasingthecostofcapital.Ahighercostofcapitalresultsinlessinvestmentandlowerrealgrowth.1-15.Evenifthefirmdoesnotneedtoissuestockinanyparticularyear,thestockmarketisstillimportanttothefinancialmana

7、ger.Thestockpriceprovidesimportantinformationabouthowthemarketvaluesthefirm'sinvestmentprojects.Forexample,ifthestockpricerisesconsiderably,managersmightconcludethatthemarketbelievesthefirm'sfutureprospectsarebright.Thismightbeaus