ECONOMICS Flashcards
Describe and Enumerate the Drivers of an Economy
*refer to NASBI PDF material
Describe and Enumerate the Economic Cycle
*refer to NASBI PDF material
How is economic productivity measured?
A. GDP vs GNP
B. Interest rates
C. Inflation as measured by PCPI
D. Real return = Nominal return - Inflation
How does government policy affect the economy?
DEMAND SIDE
A. Fiscal Policies (C + I + G + X – M) – demand side
- Private Consumption (C)
- Investments (I)
- GovernmentSpending(G)
- Exports (X)
- Imports (M)
How does government policy affect the economy?
SUPPLY SIDE
1.Open Market Operations–buy and sell of government securities
2. Policy Rates (RP, RRP)
3. ReserveRequirements
4. Moral Suasion
How does government policy affect the economy?
A. BSP
B.Measures of Money Supply
How does government policy affect the economy?
BSP
A. BSP
1. Three Stars
a. Price Stability
b. Stable Banking
System
c. Safe and reliable payments system
How does government policy affect the economy?
Measures of Money Supply
- M1 – Narrow Money
- M2 – Broad Money (Near Money)
- M3 – Domestic Liquidity (Near Near Money)
- M1 – Narrow Money
Currency in circulation and Demand deposits (checking)
- M2 – Broad Money (Near Money)
M1 + plus peso savings and time deposits
M3 – Domestic Liquidity (Near Near Money)
a. M2 + peso deposit substitutes, such as promissory notes and commercial papers (i.e., securities other than shares included in broad money)
b. Money of Financial Institutions
What is not included in M1?
a. Time deposits
b. Checking accounts
c. Coins
d. Currency
a. Time deposits
At what point in the economic cycle is unemployment the lowest?
a. Expansion
b. Peak
c. Trough
d. Recession
b. Peak
- What should the government do if the economy concerned about unemployment?
b. Increase government spending
- Which government agency is in charge of controlling money supply?
a. BSP
b. PSE
c. SEC
d. PDEx
a. BSP
- If the government is concerned about the economy overheating, what should it do?
a. Raise interest rates
b. Sell bonds
c. Increase government spending
d. Nothing, its out of their control
a. Raise interest rates
Types of Market?
A. Primary Market
B. Secondary Market
C. Third Market
D. Fourth Market
- What phase of the economic cycle is marked by rising interest rates?
a. Expansion
b. Peak
c. Trough
d. Recession
a. Expansion
Market Participants
- Broker
- Dealer
- Market Maker
Secondary Market
- Trading of outstanding
securities - Provide liquidity
- Done in an Exchange
Third Market AKA Over the Counter Market (OTC)
Involves dealers and brokers who trade shares that are listed on an exchange away from the exchange
A. Primary Market
New issuances of bonds or stock to acquire new capital
Fourth Market – Black Market
Directtradewithoutintermediation
Call Market vs Continuous Market
Call Market
1. Trading sessions
2. Auction or order driven
3. Centralized
4. Agent matches orders
5. One price execution
6. Used for opening or during resumption
7. Used for small markets
Continuous Market
1. Trade anytime market is open
2. Dealerorquote driven
3. Decentralized
4. Place orders continuously
Dealer
a. Buys and sells for own account
b. Acts as seller
Broker
a. Buys and sells for others
b. Acts as agent
Market Maker
a. Act as both broker and dealer
b. Provide liquidity
Indices
- Measure of performance of a group of securities
- Benchmark
- Used as an overall gauge in the economic cycle/ overall market sentiment
Market Weighted Index
Pros
- Can reflect market sentiment more (Sum of the market value of all stocks)
- More stable in bear markets
Cons
- Bias towards large cap stocks
- Buy more as prices go up, counter intuitive to buy low sell high
- Higher risk of a bubble
2 Types of Securities Analysis
1) TECHNICAL
2) FUNDAMENTAL
Price Weighted Index
Pros
- Simple to compute and construct (Simple average of current prices)
- Reflects portfolio performance of equal number of shares
Cons
- Biased towards high priced stocks
- Ignores liquidity
- Does not take into account splits, spinoffs and mergers
Types of Indices
A. Price Weighted
B. Market Weighted
C. Equal Weighted
Equal Weighted Index
Computation of average day change from previous day then apply to the base
What are the components of Technical Analysis ?
A. BasicTenets
B. Information needed
C. Criticism