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TECEP Financial Institutiions and Markets Advice
#1
Howdy!

I am hoping to take Financial Institutions and Markets TECEP in a couple weeks. I am looking for any advice I can get about how to pass the test or the best way to study through the recommended textbook. I am about to just start reading through the whole textbook.

Please let me know if you have taken this course or if you have any tips! Any advice is extremely appreciated! I need it!
#2
Hello SkyHigh. I am taking this as well as advertising in a few days and I am studying intensely. For TECEP exams, I have found it difficult to find specific study points/notes like there are with CLEP. Bricabrac has provided some great advice on how to prepare in previous posts and cookderosa provided some excellent general study tips that have worked well for the two that I have taken. http://www.degreeforum.net/general-educa...post184860

Any tips on Advertising or Fin Markets & Inst TECEP exams from those who have taken them would be very much appreciated.

Good luck!
Mark

CLEP - American Government, US History I, US History II, Intro to Psychology, Principles of Marketing, Principles of Management , Analyzing and Interpreting Literature, Intro to Sociology, College Composition, Social Sciences and History

DSST - Principles of Supervision, Intro to Computing, Personal Finance, Intro to Business, Business Ethics

ALEKS - Intermediate Algebra, College Algebra, Precalculus

KAPLAN - PLA

TECEP - Sales Management, Advertising, Fin Inst & Markets

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#3
Fro TECEP's, I've found that the exam description does a good job of telling you what to study, it is very thorough. They also tell you what textbook or Saylor course to use to study for. Unfortunately, not many IC's to help you with the TECEP's.
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#4
Took test last night and got a 65. I was scared cause I only got a 55 on the 20 question practice test. probably studied for 25 hours give or take and prayed a lot. I dug through basically the entire forums and only found this ONE post on Financial Institutions and markets. It's from 2011 but surprisingly it was extremely accurate. Basically at least one question about everything on her list except for call options and put options(but who knows these could end up on yours).

Hope this helps. Something about the McFadden act that I had no idea about and something about Fannie Mae, which I had no idea about either.
Also something about futures markets. Those are the things I wish I would have studied up on.



Post from http://www.degreeforum.net/specific-exam...ead-5.html :

"I just got back from taking this TECEP. I was disappointed with the lack of information on the forums concerning this TECEP. So, I hope I can help others who may need it in the future!
The test has 100 multiple-choice questions with 2 hours to complete it. I used the Financial Markets and Institutions text by Mishkin and Eakins which is recommended in the TECEP specific information. I also supplemented the text with reviewing the Instantcert flashcards for Money and Banking since much of the information overlaps. Like the other TECEPs, the test focuses heavily on specific information given within the text. I was grateful that I primarily studied from the text alone. Here is a list of things that are needed to pass the test and a few things I wish I had studies up on!

Keogh Plans
Definition of M1
Definition of Monetary Base
Which of these is considered a bank asset?
Which of these is considered a bank liability?
Purpose of monetary policy
Put Options/Call Options
Exchange Rates/If a currency appreciates or depreciates, how will this affect the cost of goods in domestic or foreign prices. Several questions concerning this information.
"If the Peso increases from 9 to 10 pesos relative to the dollar, is this an appreciation of the Peso and what happens to the dollar?"
Investment Banks purpose and clients
Dealers and Brokers purpose
Futures markets/Forward markets
Definition of an option
Mean Reversion
Balloons in the stock market
"What do all bonds have in common?"
Index funds
Fixed Rate Mortgage
Duration - Concepts and Definition
"Which statement is true concerning Preferred shareholders?" Know the difference between preferred and common shareholders and understand differences.
Defined Contribution & Defined Benefit pension funds definitions along with recognizing whether its underfunded, overfunded, etc.
One question asked which Financial Intermediary held the most assets? Commercial banks, S&L, Credit Unions, etc.
What is primary bank asset?
Which financial intermediary holds most illiquid assets? Insurance companies, S&L, Commercial banks, or Money Market mutual funds
Which bond fund is the easiest to manage?
Fed and it's purpose
Monetary Policy
Insurance definitions in the book - Whole life, Term, etc.
"If the real interest rate is 3% and the inflation rate is 5%, what is the nominal interest rate?" 2,5,6, or 8%
Relationship between yield to maturity and return on simple bond
Example of a no-load fund


My test seemed to focus more on the Financial Intermediaries than the Markets. Know the different Intermediaries and the purpose of each. What they do to raise funds and who each particular intermediary seeks to help. Also, what they do with the funds they've collected. There were no Theories or math problems needed on the test. That's all I can recall right now! I hope this helps some other people in the future. These are my final 3 credits and I will complete my BSBA. I believe I passed it and can't wait for graduation! Good luck to all in the future!

~KELSEY"


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