FINA Ch. 01 - 04 Flashcards
a business organized as a separate legal entity owned by stockholders
Corporaiton
assets used to produce goods and services
real assets
financial claims to the income generated by the firm’s real assets
financial assets
the owners of a corporation are not personally liable for its obligations
limited liablity
managers are agents for stockholders, but the managers may act in their own interests rather than maximizing value
agency problems
individual investors that hold 5%, 10% or more of the corporation’s shares
blockholders
Market where securities are issued and traded
financial market
Market for the sale of new securities by corporations
primary market
Market in which previously issued securities are traded among investors
secondary market
first offering of stock to the general public
initial public offering (IPO)
market for debt securities
fixed-income market
market for long-term financing
capital market > 1 year
market for short-term financing
money market < 1 year
An investment company that pools the savings of many investors and invests in a portfolio of securities
mutual fund
A private investment pool, open to wealthy or institutional investors, that is only lightly regulated and therefore can pursue more speculative policies than mutual funds
hedge fund