homework

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Education Saudi Electronic University

المملكة العربية السعودية وزارة التعليم الجامعة السعودية الإلكترونية

College of Administrative and Financial Sciences

Assignment 3

FIN 402 (1st Term 2021-2022)

Deadline: 23/12/2021 @ 23:59

Course Name: Financial Institutions and Markets	Student’s Name:
Course Code: FIN 402	Student’s ID Number:
Semester: I	CRN:
Academic Year: 1442/1443 H, 1st Term

For Instructor’s Use only

Instructor’s Name:
Students’ Grade: / 5	Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low

Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY

· This assignment is an individual assignment.

· The Assignment must be submitted only in WORD format via allocated folder.

· Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.

· Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.

· Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.

· 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 answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).

Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.

Assignment 2 Questions: Week 11 to Week 13: - [5 Marks]

Q1. What factors would you consider in deciding whether or not to invest in a corporate versus a government bond? [1.5 Marks]

Q2. Do credit rating agencies do a good job at assessing credit risk? [1.5 Marks]

Q3. Why is short selling seen as a problematic practice? [2 Marks]

Answer: