Chapter 2 - Assets Classes & Financial Instruments Flashcards

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In financial markets, what are the the two traditional types?

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Money markets & Capital markets

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What are the 4 major classes of Financial Assets or Securities?

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  1. Debt (fixed-income securities)
  2. Common Stocks
  3. Preferred Stocks
  4. Derivatives
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what financial market is short-term, marketable, liquid, low-risk debt securities?

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Money Market Securities

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what financial market is longer-term and riskier securities, diverse?

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Capital markets

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Longer-term debt, equity, and derivative markets are 3 segments of what market?

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capital market

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Treasury bills
Certificates of deposit 
Commercial paper
Banker's Acceptances
Repos
Brokers' Call
Federal funds

all of these are what type of financial market?

A

money market

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what market consists of Bonds, Equity, and Derivatives?

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capital market

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What money market security is the simplest, highly liquid, exempt from state/local taxes (except federal level), and issued by government?

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Treasury Bill or “T-bill”

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_____is the price paid to BUY a T-bill from a dealer.

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ask price (p.27)

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_____ slightly lower price received if SELL a T-bill to a dealer.

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bid price (p.27)

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_____difference in ask/bid prices, also dealer’s profit.

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bid-ask spread (p.27)

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= face value x [1 - (r(n/360) / 100)]

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bank-discount method formula

Step 1 - [r x (n/360)]
Step 2 - [step 1 / 100]
Step 3 - [1 - step 2]
Step 4 - [step 2 x face value of bond]

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true or false. Bid (sell) price will always be higher than Ask (buy) price?

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False. Ask is always higher than bid.

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[(face value / actual paid now) - 1] x (365/n) = ???

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Annualized Yield rate (bank-discount method)

*note the 365 days instead of 360.

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annualized yield rate is also called ______ in T-bill’s?

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bond-equivalent yield

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U.S. Treasury Bonds & Notes
Agency Issues (Fed Agency Debt)
Municipal Bonds
International Bonds
Corporate Bonds
Mortgage-backed Securities
  • all of these are why type of financial market?
A

Capital Market

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(capital) bond market is also called as ____?

A

fixed-income capital market

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T-notes are up to ____ years.

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T-bonds range from _____ to ____ years.

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10; 30 (p.31)

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semiannual interest payments on T-bonds & T-notes are called?

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coupon payments

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in U.S., inflation-protected Treasury bonds are called _____.

A

TIPS (treasury inflation protected securities)

22
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international bonds also called ?

23
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what are bonds denominated in currency different from issuing country?

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dollar-denominated bond sold to U.S. from foreign country?

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Yankee bond (p.33)

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r = Rm / (1 - t)
``` Equivalent taxable yield where: Rm is municipal tax-free rate, r is taxable-bond rate, t is the tax rate ```
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what is another name for unsecured bonds?
debentures (p.36)
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what type of bond gives firms option to repurchase bonds from holder at stipulated price?
Callable bonds
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what type of bond gives HOLDERS the option to convert each bond into stipulated # of shares?
Convertible Bond
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what are the types in 2 equity securities?
Common Stocks & Preferred Stocks
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what is it called when a company's stock is not publicly traded?
'closely held' (p.38)
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2 most important characteristics of common stocks?
Residual Claim & Limited Liability
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_____ means stockholders are last in line of all those who have a claim on assets and income in corporate liquidation.
Residual claim
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______ means when shareholders' original investment is the most that can be lost in the event of company failure.
Limited Liability
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(annual dividend / stock price) x 100%
dividend yield
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______ are certificates traded in U.S. markets that represent ownership in shares of a foreign company.
ADR (American Depository Receipts)
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What are 3 uses of stock indexes?
1. track average returns 2. compare performance of managers 3. base of derivatives
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what is type of yield method where bill's discounted from its maturity based on "360-day" year and reported as a % of face value?
bank-discount method