Exam 3 - Chapter 10 [SLIDES] Flashcards

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Indenture

[important]

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Is the contract between the issuer and the bond holder

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Face or par value is typically $___

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1000

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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

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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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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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Corporate bonds

3 options he talked about (option features are added)

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  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
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Floating rate can adjust what

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Floating rate bonds have an adjustable coupon rate

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20
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Defaultable

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Quality: Bond grading

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21
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What type of bond has no features or options

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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

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  • 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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Inverse floaters
Coupon rate high Interest low Inverse related in inverse floaters
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Asset backed bonds
Backed by cash flow issue in the future
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Catastrophe needs bonds
Issue at coupon rate which is higher than normal since u dont want to pay interest
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Indexed bonds
Depending on the inflation rate the coupon rate changed
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Another name for flat price
Quoted price | Clean price
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Flat price assumes the bond
Is purchased on a coupon payment date k
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If the bond buyer purchases a bond between payment dates the buyer’s invoice price (dirty price)=
Flat price + accrued interest
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Prices and yields have an ______ relationship
Inverse
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The bond price curve is _______
Convex
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The _______ the maturity, the more sensitive the bond’s prince to change in market interest rates
Longer
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Price risk | Short term or long term
Short term
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Interest rate risk | Long term or short term,
Long term
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Why is price risk tend to be short term
More variability in short term
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The current yield is the
Bond’s annual coupon payment divided by the bond price
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If the interest rate goes down the more likely it’ll be _____
Called
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YTM is a
Sort of average return if the bond is help to maturity
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YTM depends on
Coupon rate, maturity, and par value
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All the things in YTM are readily ___
Observable
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HPR
HPR is a rate of return over a particular investment period
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HPR depends on the
Bond’s price at the end of the holding period, an unknown future value.
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Thus, bonds are ____ _____
Risky assets
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Return on a bond is called is a
Yield to maturity
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Return is not predictable with 100% because of _____ risk
Reinvestment
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Investment grade
Low likely of default
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Speculative grade
High likely of default
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Investment grade bonds are rated ____ or ___ and above
BBB or Baa
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Speculative grade/junk bonds have rating below ____ or ____
BBB or Baa
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How do they rate a company
Coverage ratio Leverage ratio Liquidity ratios Profitability ratios Cash flow to debt
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Sinking fund s
- 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
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Eserial bonds
Staggered maturity dates
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Subordination of future debt
Senior debt holders must be paid in full before junior debt holders
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Dividend restrictions
Limit on liquidating dividends
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Collateral
- a specific asset pledged against possible default on a bond
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What is a bond called that has no specific collateral?
Debenture
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A credit default swap (CDS) acts like an
Insurance policy on the default risk of a corporate bond or loan
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CDS buyer pays
Annual premiums
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CDS issuer agrees to buy the bond in a
Default or pay the difference between par and market values to the CDS buyer
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Term structure of interest rates
Relationship between yields to maturity and terms to maturity across bonds
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Yield Curve
Graph of yield to maturity as function of term to maturity
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Term structure theory
- expectations hypothesis - liquidity preference hypothesis - market segmentation hypothesis
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Can we get some information on future market interest rates from the yield curve shape
Expectations hypothesis Liquidity preference hypothesis Market segmentation hypothesis
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Forward rates-I
- 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
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Forward rates
Prearranged interest rates for future borrowing and lending
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Forward rates interest date is made __
Today
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Forward rate agreement
Agreement by two parties on the interest rate when borrowing and lending
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Expectations hypothesis
Yields are determined solely by expectations of future short term interest rates. Thus, market forwarde rates today reflect the expected future short interest rates
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Downward slopping possibility of
Recession
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Liquidity preference hypothesis
-investors demand risk premium on long term bonds | -
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Thus in general, long term bonds rates are higher because of
Required compensation for greater risk
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Forward rate =
e (future short rate) + liquidity premium