Hi John, First of all, thanks a lot for the useful resources that you provide! Secondly, I have a question about Question 2 in this quiz – I somehow fail to understand why the Stock Exchange is not considered to be a financial intermediary. Stock Exchanges provide valuable services for stock trading, for example, clearing of transactions, and guaranteed settlement of transactions (i.e., if one of the parties to a transaction defaults, the exchange guarantees to uphold the transaction). It would be interesting to hear your thoughts about this. Many thanks, Rachita
Although the stock exchange does provide a service to shareholders wishing to buy or sell shares in specific companies, it is not regarded as a financial intermediary because it does not provide the three main services of a financial intermediary i.e. aggregation, maturity transformation, and diversification of risk as explained in my free lectures on Chapter 2 of our free lecture notes. For example, although an investor can diversify their risk by buying shares in several companies the stock exchange does not do that for them. Whereas if an investor buys shares in a unit trust (mutual fund) then the unit trust is doing the risk diversification for them.
Hi John, Thanks for putting this in the right context! Previously I was under the impression that the features of aggregation, maturity transformation, and diversification of risk were somehow only applicable to banking institutions. Best wishes, Rachita
Of course! These are from past exams. But have you tried the tests on the other chapters that involve calculations? Always in the exam, there are questions on some areas that you should find easy and questions on other areas that you will find a lot harder.
In addition to attempting our tests you should of course be attempting every question in your Revision Kit – then you will know the overall level of difficulty.
However these will only ever be short tests and you must buy a Revision Kit from one of the ACCA approved publishers. They contain lots of exam standard questions.
Please sir why is the answer to question No. 5, weak-form efficiency. I thought it should be semi-strong form, since the informations are publicly available.
Abdulhamidmohammed says
Thank you for your efforts, Sir.
longinus says
I am pressing the finish button but is not reacting so, I can not continue to the next quiz.
John Moffat says
Go to the list of all the quizzes on the main Paper FM page and select from there the quiz you want to attempt.
I assume that you are watching the relevant free lectures before attempting each of the quizzes?
@bless27 says
Thank you for the Tests. So helpful. But on question 5 why is it Semi strong efficient???
John Moffat says
Because that is the definition of semi-strong efficient (as explained in the free notes and lectures).
Bestt says
Thank you for the test!
lubasisuya says
this helps to refresh your mind. thanks
John Moffat says
🙂
Moeh says
Thank you for the quiz.
rachita23 says
Hi John,
First of all, thanks a lot for the useful resources that you provide!
Secondly, I have a question about Question 2 in this quiz – I somehow fail to understand why the Stock Exchange is not considered to be a financial intermediary. Stock Exchanges provide valuable services for stock trading, for example, clearing of transactions, and guaranteed settlement of transactions (i.e., if one of the parties to a transaction defaults, the exchange guarantees to uphold the transaction).
It would be interesting to hear your thoughts about this.
Many thanks,
Rachita
John Moffat says
Thank you for your comment 🙂
Although the stock exchange does provide a service to shareholders wishing to buy or sell shares in specific companies, it is not regarded as a financial intermediary because it does not provide the three main services of a financial intermediary i.e. aggregation, maturity transformation, and diversification of risk as explained in my free lectures on Chapter 2 of our free lecture notes. For example, although an investor can diversify their risk by buying shares in several companies the stock exchange does not do that for them. Whereas if an investor buys shares in a unit trust (mutual fund) then the unit trust is doing the risk diversification for them.
rachita23 says
Hi John,
Thanks for putting this in the right context! Previously I was under the impression that the features of aggregation, maturity transformation, and diversification of risk were somehow only applicable to banking institutions.
Best wishes, Rachita
John Moffat says
You are welcome 🙂
karang says
Why Question no 5 is semi strong as it should be strong form as we have all the information required which means both published and unpublished??
John Moffat says
No – it is semi-strong. Publicly available means that it has been published (and does not include unpublished information).
asher2019 says
The quiz review on question 3 should be amended to read “other than” that of…..
asher2019 says
A good one. Thanks
John Moffat says
Thank you for your comment 🙂
Linda says
Is there a way we can check the questions we didn’t get right?
John Moffat says
Of course. Click on ‘submit all’ and then click on ‘review quiz’.
wikie110860 says
For Question number 5 why is it not a strong form and yet in a strong form the current and future information is available to the public?.
asher2019 says
Because the semi-strong form efficiency only deal with information that is currently publicly available and not future information.
ashiksajan006 says
can you add some more questions?
John Moffat says
No – you really must buy a Revision Kit from one of the ACCA approved publishers. They are full of exam standard questions.
oyet says
By any chance, can such easy questions appear in exams?
John Moffat says
Of course! These are from past exams.
But have you tried the tests on the other chapters that involve calculations?
Always in the exam, there are questions on some areas that you should find easy and questions on other areas that you will find a lot harder.
In addition to attempting our tests you should of course be attempting every question in your Revision Kit – then you will know the overall level of difficulty.
risa says
great test. Love to see more questions 🙂
John Moffat says
Thank you 🙂
However these will only ever be short tests and you must buy a Revision Kit from one of the ACCA approved publishers. They contain lots of exam standard questions.
Edwin says
can’t see anything to download
John Moffat says
There is nothing to download!!!
This is an online test.
Adenikinju says
Please sir why is the answer to question No. 5, weak-form efficiency. I thought it should be semi-strong form, since the informations are publicly available.
kafi says
Adenikinju Says, please recheck your answer. It’s correct answer is “Semi-strong” form.
John Moffat says
Correct 🙂