1. In fact, when I bought the contract, the price was still falling ___ a week later.
A. until
B. before
C. unless
D. after
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2. The only variable in the futures contract is price which is discovered on an exchange-trading ___.
A. ground
B. house
C. centre
D. floor
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3. The buyer and seller of a futures contract make their contract not with each other but with the ___ associated with the futures exchange.
A. commercial house
B. commission house
C. clear house
D. clearing house
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4. You can buy the dollars forward to reduce or eliminate the risk of an ___ movement in exchange rates.
A. inverse
B. adverse
C. bad
D. diverse
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5. I'm afraid you have got a lot more questions to ___ me again.
A. fight
B. wait
C. ask for
D. challenge
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6. One economic function provided by futures exchanges is price risk management, also known as ___.
A. evasion
B. hiding
C. hedging
D. avoiding
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7. Last time when I went back to my dormitory, I made an effort to ___ the information you provided.
A. sort
B. single out
C. select
D. sort out
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8. Other market participants purchase options as a way to ___ on asset price movements.
A. contemplate
B. gamble
C. conjecture
D. speculate
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9. Anyway, either ___ of action runs a risk.
A. piece
B. time
C. course
D. one
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10. A long position involves inflows ___ than outflows in a currency.
A. smaller
B. greater
C. fewer
D. less
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11. Those two futures contracts ___ me for a whole week.
A. have been worried
B. have worried
C. have been worrying
D. have worried about
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12. Investors are afraid that they can't get back their investment in the stock market, so they may ___ their money to the bonds.
A. change
B. shift
C. turn
D. take
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13. Parties who have bought a futures contract are said to have taken a ___ position.
A. big
B. short
C. full
D. long
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14. The fuction of futures markets are price ___, price risk hedging, and improving market efficiency.
A. invention
B. discovery
C. founding
D. reading
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15. Only the ___ of the options on futures is obligated to perform.
A. buyer
B. dealer
C. seller
D. customer
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16. I have got something to ___ you.
A. refer
B. consult to
C. ask for
D. consult with
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17. No actual commodity is physically traded on the futures market. Instead ___ are bought and sold.
A. futures contracts
B. shares
C. stocks
D. agreements
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18. Most market participants prefer to ___ futures positions, rather than to make actual delivery.
A. offset
B. save
C. make up
D. match
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19. A financial institution which has ___ of a shorter reprising period than its assets.
A. debts
B. hocks
C. liabilitiesshares
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20. You are right and you are ___ my mind.
A. watching
B. seeing
C. reading
D. knowing
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