Ch. 17 Flashcards
Time value of money
Invested money grows, over time, by earning interest or some other form of return
Compound growth
Compounding of interest over time
Cumulative growth from interest paid to the investor over given periods of time
Rule of 72
Number of years to double an investment by dividing annual interest rate into 72
If you reinvest annually at 8%, you’ll double your money in 9 years
72/8 = 9
Stock
Portion of ownership of a corporation
Shares
Company’s total ownership divided into small parts
Common stock
Basic form of ownership in a company
Purchased in hope that it will increase in value and provide dividend income
Each share has a vote on major issues that are brought before shareholders
Market value
Current price of a share of stock in the stock market
Reflects willingness of buyers to pay for the stock
Book value
Asset - Liabilities/Number of shares outstanding
When market value falls to near book value, investors buy stock because it is underpriced and will increase in the future
Dividend
Payment to shareholders, on a per-share basis, out of the company’s earnings
Optional and variable
Company’s do not have to pay dividends in order to inc. company
Blue-Chip stocks
Common stock issued by a well-established and respected company with a sound financial history and a stable pattern of dividend payouts
Mutual Funds
Companies that pool cash investments from individuals and organizations to purchase bundles of stocks, bonds, and other securities
Expected to appreciate in market value and produce income for mutual funds and their investors
No-Load Funds
Mutual fund in which investors pay no commissions when they buy in or sell out
Load Funds
Mutual fund in which investors are charged sales commissions when they buy in or sell out
Exchange-traded fund (ETF)
Bundle of stocks or bonds that are in an index that tracks the overall movement of a market, but can be traded like stock
Primary securities market
Market in which new stocks and bonds are bought and sold by firms and governments
Private placements allow issuers to keep plans confidential
Securities
Stocks, bonds, mutual funds
Represent “secured” or financially valuable claims on the part of investors
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Government agency that regulates US securities and markets
Investment Bank
Financial institution that specializes in issuing and reselling new securities
Three investment banking services
- Advise companies on the timing and financial terms of new issues
- Underwrite- buy and assume liability for- new securities, providing issuing firms with 100 percent of the money
- Create distribution networks for moving new securities through other banks and brokers into the hands of individual investors
Second securities market
Market in which existing stocks and bonds are sold to the public
Stock exchange
Organization of individuals coordinated to provide an institutional auction setting in which stocks can be bought or sold
Trading floor- brokers exchange face-to-face
NASDAQ Market
The National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation
Oldest electronic stock market
3,100 companies
Electronic communication networks (ECN)
Electronic trading system that brings buyers and sellers together outside traditional stock exchanges
Stock brokers
Individual or organization that buy and sell orders on behalf of outside customers in return for commissions
Match buyers with sellers
Do not own the securities
Earn commissions
Book-entry ownership
Procedure that holds investors shares in a book entry form, rather than issuing a physical paper certificate
Market index
Measure the performance of a large group of stocks or track the price changes in the stock market