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作者: 土豆妮 时间: 2011-3-17 12:31 标题: [2011]Session 10-Reading 36: Equity: Markets and Instruments-LOS b 习题精选

Session 10: Equity Valuation: Valuation Concepts
Reading 36: Equity: Markets and Instruments

LOS b: Differentiate between an order-driven market and a price-driven market, and explain the risks and advantages of each.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an order-driven market?

A)
Automated price quotations by market makers.

B)
Centralized order book to match orders.

C)
Liquidity is provided at the lowest cost.

Posting price quotations by market makers is a characteristic of a price-driven market. Order-driven markets do not have market makers. Instead, the auction market matches the supply and demand for securities directly.

作者: 土豆妮 时间: 2011-3-17 12:32

Which of the following American stock exchanges is a combination of order-driven and price-driven system?

A)
Chicago Board of Trade.

B)
NASDAQ National Market System.

C)
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

The NYSE is a combination of an order-driven and price-driven system. The NASDAQ National Market System and NASDAQ Small Capitalization Market are price-driven markets. The Chicago Board of Trade is an options exchange using a price-driven system that involves open outcries of prices from market participants.

作者: 土豆妮 时间: 2011-3-17 12:32

One of the major benefits to investors who execute trades through an order-driven system is:

A)
best price execution.

B)
market makers who stand ready to buy and sell at listed prices.

C)
liquidity at the lowest cost.

Order-driven systems offer advantages such as views of all standing orders that can be quickly executed via the central ordering system allowing traders to monitor liquidity. This provides for order executions at the lowest cost as compared to price-driven systems. Both remaining benefits relate to price-driven systems.

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