CFP - Investment planning Flashcards
Best Efforts
Underwriter agrees to sell as much of the offering as possible
Risk resides with firm
Firm Commitment
Underwriter agrees to buy entire issuance from company
Risk resides with underwriter
Red herring
Preliminary prospectus issued before SEC approval
10k and 10Q
10K is annual report of financial statements filed with SEC - audited
10Q is a quarterly report - not audited
Limit Order
Price more important than timing
Best for volition sticks
Stop Order
Price hits a certain level and turns to market order
Once a stop sell order price is reached it turns to market order, stock sold at that price or less since it’s market order
Risk that investor could get less if market is moving quickly
Stop limit or stop loss limit
Investor sets 2 prices
First is stop loss price, once reached order turns to limit
Second price is limit price- investor will not sell below price
Risk if market moves quickly order may not fill and investor left with lower price
Best for investors with significant gain
Margin
Assume 50 % requirement
Maintenance Margin
Minimum amount of equity required before a margin call
Margin call
Loan / 1- maintenance margin
Value Line
Ranks Stocks
Rank of 1 represents highest rating ( signal to buy)
Rank of 5 is lowest rating ( signal to sell)
Morningstar
Ranks mutual funds, stocks and bonds
1 star is lowest and 5 stars is highest
To receive a dividend
Investor must purchase prior to stock prior to ex- dividend date or 2 business days before the date of record
Cash Dividends tax treatment
Qualified dividends receive cap gains treatments
Cash dividends are taxed upon receipt
Stock dividends
Not taxable to shareholder until the stock is sold
Securities Act of 1933
Regulates new issues
Requires prospectus
Securities Act of 1934
Regulates secondary market and trading of securities
Created the SEC to enforce compiance
Investment company Act of 1940
Authorized SEC to regulate investment companies
Open, closed and UIT
Investment advisors act of 1940
Requires investment advisors to register with SEC
Securities Investors Protection Act of 1970
Established SIPC to protect investors for losses resulting from brokerage firm failures
Insider Trading and Securities Fraud Enforcement Act
Defines and insider as anyone with information that is not available to the public
Treasury Bills
Issued in varying multiples up to 52 weeks
Denominations in $100 increments through treasury Direct up to 5 million per auction
Larger amounts available through Bid
Commercial Paper
Short term loans between corporations
Maturities of 270 days or less
Denominations of $100 sold at discount
Bankers Acceptance
Facilitates imports/ exports
Maturities of 9 months or less
Held until maturity or traded
Eurodollars
Deposits in Foreign Banks that are denominated in US dollars
Investment policy statement establishes
RR TTLLU
Risk, Return, Taxes, Time-line, Liquidity, Legal and Unique circumstances