Chapter 5: Secondary Markets Flashcards
What is a Broker?
For securities (simply)
Somebody who arranges trades on behalf of a client. Sometimes offering advice and charges commission.
What is a Dealer?
For securities (simply)
A dealer deals as principal as they take the principal position. Selling of buying from clients.
What do Investments Banks Pose as in Markets?
Broker-Dealers
What is an ATS?
Alternative Trading System
As per MiFID II, What are the 3 Trading Venues for Equities?
RMS
1) Regulated Markets
2) Multi Lateral Trading Facilities
3) Systematic Internalisers
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What is OTC?
Over the Counter
What is a Dark Pool?
Term that refers to a trading system where stocks are traded without the price being displayed until the trade is complete.
What is a Dark Pool Reffered to, in Europe?
MTF
(Multi Lateral Trading Facility)
What is a Private Placement?
A funding round for securities, which are sold without an IPO, without an approved prospectus to a small number of private investors.
Do Securities in a Placement Have to be Registered with the SEC?
Which Reg are they exempt from?
No, exempt from Reg D
What is a Frontier Market?
What are they AKA?
Less liquid / developed version of the emerging markets,
Pre - emerging
What is the Market Cap of the SSE and SZSE?
USD$7 Trillion and USD$5 Trillion
What is an Inter-Dealer Broker?
Why are these used?
Registered agent between dealers.
To protect their identity.
What are the Key Reasons Algorithmic Trading is Used?
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- Removing Emotion
- Preservation of Discipline
- Speed, accuracy and reduced costs
What % of Exchanges are Made up of HFT?
50% or more
What is Latency?
How can this be minimised?
Time taken to interact with the market.
Co-location, traders using serves in the same location to reduce time.
What are the 7 Main Services Provided by Prime Brokers?
S L C C C R Acc
- Securities Lending and Borrowing
- Leveraged trade execution
- Cash Management
- Core Settlement
- Custodian
- Rehypothecation
- Access to OTC markets
What is Rehypothecation?
Rehypothecation is the practice where banks, brokers, or individuals use collateral that they do not own to help finance assets
What is a Limit Order?
What is an Example?
An order that has both a price limit and a time limit.
e.g. Sell 100 shares @ 360 by 30/11/24