Exam 3 - Chapter 10 [SLIDES] Flashcards

1
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Indenture

[important]

A

Is the contract between the issuer and the bond holder

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2
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Face or par value is typically $___

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1000

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3
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Face or par value

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The principal repaid at maturity

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4
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The _____ ____ determines the interest payamenet

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Coupon rate

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5
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Interest is usually paid _____

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Semiannually

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6
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The coupon rate can be ____

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Zero

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7
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Interest payments are called “_______ _____”

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Coupon payments

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8
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Covenants

A

Google

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9
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Not maturity is

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1-10 years

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10
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Bond maturity is

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10-30 years

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11
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Bonds and notes can be purchased directly from the ____

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Treasury

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12
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Quoted price of 100:08 means

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100 8/32 or 1002.50

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13
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30 second is

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Face value

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14
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Quoted price needs to be converted into ____ price

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Invoice

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15
Q

Corporate bonds

3 options he talked about (option features are added)

A
  1. Callable bond
  2. Convertible bond
  3. Puttable bonds
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16
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Callable bonds

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Callable bonds can be called back before the maturity date

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17
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Convertible bonds

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Convertible bonds can be exchanged for shares fo th efirm’s common stocks

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18
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Puttable bonds

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Puttable bonds give the bond holder the option to retire or extend the bond

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19
Q

Floating rate can adjust what

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Floating rate bonds have an adjustable coupon rate

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20
Q

Defaultable

A

Quality: Bond grading

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21
Q

What type of bond has no features or options

A

Straight Bond

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22
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You get a higher ______ on straight bonds

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Rate of return

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23
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Foreign bonds

A
  • Issue by a borrower from a country other the one in which the bond is sold
  • bonds are dominated in the currency of the country in which it is sold
  • yankee, bonds, samurai bonds, bulldog bonds
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24
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Eurobonds

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Bonds issued in the company of one country but sold in other national markets
- Eurodollar bonds, euro yen bonds

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25
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Inverse floaters

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Coupon rate high
Interest low

Inverse related in inverse floaters

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26
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Asset backed bonds

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Backed by cash flow issue in the future

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27
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Catastrophe needs bonds

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Issue at coupon rate which is higher than normal since u dont want to pay interest

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28
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Indexed bonds

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Depending on the inflation rate the coupon rate changed

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29
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Another name for flat price

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Quoted price

Clean price

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30
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Flat price assumes the bond

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Is purchased on a coupon payment date k

31
Q

If the bond buyer purchases a bond between payment dates the buyer’s invoice price (dirty price)=

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Flat price + accrued interest

32
Q

Prices and yields have an ______ relationship

A

Inverse

33
Q

The bond price curve is _______

A

Convex

34
Q

The _______ the maturity, the more sensitive the bond’s prince to change in market interest rates

A

Longer

35
Q

Price risk

Short term or long term

A

Short term

36
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Interest rate risk

Long term or short term,

A

Long term

37
Q

Why is price risk tend to be short term

A

More variability in short term

38
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The current yield is the

A

Bond’s annual coupon payment divided by the bond price

39
Q

If the interest rate goes down the more likely it’ll be _____

A

Called

40
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YTM is a

A

Sort of average return if the bond is help to maturity

41
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YTM depends on

A

Coupon rate, maturity, and par value

42
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All the things in YTM are readily ___

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Observable

43
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HPR

A

HPR is a rate of return over a particular investment period

44
Q

HPR depends on the

A

Bond’s price at the end of the holding period, an unknown future value.

45
Q

Thus, bonds are ____ _____

A

Risky assets

46
Q

Return on a bond is called is a

A

Yield to maturity

47
Q

Return is not predictable with 100% because of _____ risk

A

Reinvestment

48
Q

Investment grade

A

Low likely of default

49
Q

Speculative grade

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High likely of default

50
Q

Investment grade bonds are rated ____ or ___ and above

A

BBB or Baa

51
Q

Speculative grade/junk bonds have rating below ____ or ____

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BBB or Baa

52
Q

How do they rate a company

A

Coverage ratio

Leverage ratio

Liquidity ratios

Profitability ratios

Cash flow to debt

53
Q

Sinking fund s

A
  • issuer may repurchase a graven fraction of the outstanding bonds each year, or
  • issuer may either repurchase at the lower of open market price or at a pre-specified price, usually par; bonds are chosen randomly
54
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Eserial bonds

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Staggered maturity dates

55
Q

Subordination of future debt

A

Senior debt holders must be paid in full before junior debt holders

56
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Dividend restrictions

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Limit on liquidating dividends

57
Q

Collateral

A
  • a specific asset pledged against possible default on a bond
58
Q

What is a bond called that has no specific collateral?

A

Debenture

59
Q

A credit default swap (CDS) acts like an

A

Insurance policy on the default risk of a corporate bond or loan

60
Q

CDS buyer pays

A

Annual premiums

61
Q

CDS issuer agrees to buy the bond in a

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Default or pay the difference between par and market values to the CDS buyer

62
Q

Term structure of interest rates

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Relationship between yields to maturity and terms to maturity across bonds

63
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Yield Curve

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Graph of yield to maturity as function of term to maturity

64
Q

Term structure theory

A
  • expectations hypothesis
  • liquidity preference hypothesis
  • market segmentation hypothesis
65
Q

Can we get some information on future market interest rates from the yield curve shape

A

Expectations hypothesis
Liquidity preference hypothesis
Market segmentation hypothesis

66
Q

Forward rates-I

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  • interest rate at which a lending or borrowing at a future time can be arranged today
  • given a term structure of interest rates (short and long term rates), we many get arbitrage-free forward rates implied by the term structure
67
Q

Forward rates

A

Prearranged interest rates for future borrowing and lending

68
Q

Forward rates interest date is made __

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Today

69
Q

Forward rate agreement

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Agreement by two parties on the interest rate when borrowing and lending

70
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Expectations hypothesis

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Yields are determined solely by expectations of future short term interest rates. Thus, market forwarde rates today reflect the expected future short interest rates

71
Q

Downward slopping possibility of

A

Recession

72
Q

Liquidity preference hypothesis

A

-investors demand risk premium on long term bonds

-

73
Q

Thus in general, long term bonds rates are higher because of

A

Required compensation for greater risk

74
Q

Forward rate =

A

e (future short rate) + liquidity premium