Financial Management Environment (5) Flashcards
Money market deposits (interest-bearing or discount)?
Interest-bearing
Certificates of deposit (interest-bearing or discount)?
Interest=bearing
Repurchase agreements (interest-bearing or discount)?
Interest-bearing
Treasury bill (interest-bearing or discount)?
Discount
Bank bills or acceptance credits (interest-bearing or discount)?
Discount
Commercial paper (interest-bearing or discount)?
Discount
Bill of exchange (interest-bearing or discount)?
Discount
What are money market deposits?
Very short-term loans normally between banks
What are certificates of deposit?
Certigficate of receipt for funds deposited at a financial institution for a specified term and paying interest (coupon rate) at a specified rate on a specified date
What are repurchase agreements?
An agreement between two parties under which one party agrees to sell a financial instrument on an agreed date for an agreed price and simulataneously buy back isntrument at a later date for a higher price
What is a treasury bill?
Debt instruments issued by givernment with maturities ranging from one month to one year
What is a bank bill?
Sold by and guaranteed by a bank on behalf of a comapny for up to 180 days of credit
What are commercial paper?
Short-term unsecured corporate debt with maturity up to 270 days. Issued by organisations with good credit ratings
What is bill of exchange/
An IOU signed by a customer which can be sold on the market raise and only used for significant transactions
What are capital markets for?
Raising long-term finance
What are the principal capital markets?
Stock Exchange “main market”
More loosely regulated alternative investment market
How do firms obtain long or medium-term finance?
Through issuing share capital or debt capital
What are firms that issue share capital doing/
Inviting investors to take an equity stake in the business, or to increase their existing equity stake
How may long-termd ebt capital be raised?
In form of loan notes which are IOUs committing a company to paying interest over a significant time period, normally 5 years or more
Least risky instrument for an investor
Bonds/loan notes
2nd least risky instrument for an investor
Junk bonds
2nd most risky instrument for an investor
Shares traded on main stock market
Most risky instrument for an investor
Shares in alternative investment market