Chap 12: Financing and Listing Securities Flashcards
Governments and corporations often need to raise capital to finance their operations, which they do through the
financing process also known as ___________
Underwriting
The Canadian government issues new fixed-coupon marketable bonds and Treasury bills to the market regularly through the _________ system.
Competitive Tender
Only institutions recognized as ________________ are permitted to submit bids to the Bank of Canada
government securities distributors
_______________ may submit bids for their own accounts and on behalf of their customers.
Government Securities Distributors
These institutions include the Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 banks, investment dealers, and foreign dealers active in the distribution of gov’t securities
Government Securities Distributors
The system used to issue gov’t securities by way of an auction, whereby the amount won at the auction is based on the bids submitted.
Competitive Tender
Gov’t securities distributors that maintain a certain threshold of activity are know as_________.
Primary Dealers
Bids can also be submitted on a _______________, whereby the bid is accepted in full by the Bank of Canada and bonds are awarded at the auction average yield.
non-competitive tender basis
The government holds regularly scheduled ________ auctions for benchmark bonds of 2, 5, and 10 years, as well as __________ auctions for the benchmark 30-year bond
Quarterly
Semi-annual
2 year bonds have ________ auctions
Quarterly
5 year bonds have ________ auctions
Quarterly
10 year bonds have ______ auctions
Quarterly
30 Year bonds have _________ auctions
Semi-annual
Competitive Tender bids are submitted electronically to __________
The Bank of Canada
- Bids are ranked from……
lowest yield to highest yield due to the inverse relationship between bond yields and bond prices.
Max amount per bidder is ____% of the whole issue
25
______% for the dealers account or ____% for the customers account. Combined accounts must be no more than ____%
25
25
40
Provinces issue either ______ bonds which are issued in the name of the province or _______ bonds which are issued in the name of a Crown Corporation
Direct
Guaranteed
Not issued on a competitive tender
Provincial and Municipal issues
New issues of provincial direct bonds and guaranteed bonds offered in Canada are usually sold at a _______ price through a_________.
Negotiated
Fiscal Agent
Under the provincial method, a provincial government appoints a group of investment dealers and banks, called a ________, to underwrite issues, offer advice, and manage the process of issuing securities.
Syndicate
The _______refers to that portion of out-standing shares that are freely available for public trading.
Public Float
___________ are backed by a specific pledge of assets, such as land or properties
Mortgage bonds