Investments Flashcards
Unsystematic risk
Also known as diversifiable risk or non-systematic risk
Ex: business risk or financial risk
Business risk
- refers to the nature of the firm’s operations
-ex: possibility of loss due to new technology - a type of nonsystematic risk
Financial risk
- refers to how the firm finances its assets
-ex: possibility of loss due to heavy debt financing - a type of nonsystematic risk
Systematic risk
- also know as non-diversifiable risk
- the part of risk that is inescapable because no matter how well an investor diversifies, the risk of the overall market cannot be avodied
Purchasing power risk
Type of systematic risk
Loss of purchasing power through inflation
Reinvestment rate risk
Type of systematic risk
Risk that proceeds available for reinvestment must be reinvested at a lower interest rate than the instrument that generated the proceeds
Interest rate risk
Type of systematic risk
Risk that a change in interest rate will cause the market value of the fixed income security to fall
Market risk
Type of systematic risk
Risk of the overall market
Exchange rate risk
Type of systematic risk
Risk associated with changes in the value of currency
FDIC insured amounts (per bank/per type of account)
Individual- $250k
Joint- $250k
Trust (per beneficiary)- $250k
IRA/Keogh- $250k
The yield ladder
Discounted bonds-yield higher than coupon
Y- yield to call
M- yield to maturity
C- current yield
A- nominal yield (annual coupon rate)
C- current yield
M- yield to maturity
Y- yield to call
Premium bonds- yields lower than coupon
EE bonds
- non-marketable, nontransferable, cannot be used for collateral
- sold at face value
- interest rate based on the 10 year treasury note yields
- fixed interest rate that is in effect at time of purchase
- subject to federal taxation when redeemed (unless used as education bonds)
- not subject to state or local taxes
I bonds
- non-marketable, nontransferable, cannot be used for collateral
- sold at face value
- interest rate is composed of 2 parts:
- Fixed base rate (remains same for
life of bond) - Inflation adjustment (adjusted
every 6 months)
- Fixed base rate (remains same for
- subject to federal taxation when redeemed (unless used as education bonds)
- not subject to state or local taxes
General obligation bonds
- Type of municipal security
- Also known as GO bonds
- Backed by the full faith, credit, and taxing power of the issuer
- Generally considered the safest type of municipal credit
Revenue bonds
- type of municipal security
- backed by a specific source of revenue to which the full faith and credit of the issuer is not pledged
- since they are backed by a single source of funds (like toll roads, hospitals, nuclear power plants), they have greater credit risk than GO bonds
- they trade at higher yields
Insurer municipal bonds
- type of municipal security
- the insurers pay timely interest and principal when the issuer is in default
They are:
- AMBAC- American municipal bond assurance corp
- MBIA- municipal bond insurance association corp
Indenture agreement covers
- form of bond
- amount of issue
- property pledged
- protective covenant, including any provisions for a sinking fund
- working capital and current ratio
- redemption rights, call, put or conversion provisions
Default risk for corporate and municipal bonds
A creditor may seize the collateral and sell it to recoup the principal
Reinvestment risk for corporate and municipal bonds
As payments are received from an investment, interest rates fall. When the funds are reinvested, the investor receives a lower yield
Interest rate risk for corporate and municipal bonds
Rising interest rates may cause bond prices to fall
Purchasing power risk for corporate and municipal bonds
Inflation may lower the value of the bond interest payments and principal repayments, thereby forcing prices to fall
Government bonds have
RIP
- reinvestment risk
- interest rate risk
- purchasing power risk
No default or credit risk
Capitalization market of company
- Large- market value exceeds $10 billion
- Mid- market value between $2-10 billion
- Small- market value less than $2 billion
- Micro- market value less than $300 million
American Depository Receipt
- also known as ADR
- prices are quoted in US dollars
- dividend paid in US dollars
- dividend declared in foreign currency
Attain diversification and risk reduction due to lower correlation of foreign securities with US securities
Real estate (land-improved) (NOI)
- improved land is normally income producing
- this includes residential rental, commercial and industrial properties
- the intrinsic value of real estate property can be computed using net operating income (NOI) computation
Net operating income (NOI) calculation
Gross rental receipts
+ nonrental income (laundry, etc.)
= potential gross income (PGI)
- vacancy and collection losses
- operating expenses (excluded interest and depreciation)
= net operating income (NOI)
Intrinsic value
The minimum price the option will command as an option
It is the difference between the market price and exercise price of the stock
Exercise price
(Strike price)
The price at which the stock can be purchased or sold on exercise of the option
Premium
Market price of the option
As the option approaches its expiration date, the market price of the option (the premium) approaches its intrinsic value
IV + TV = Premium
Time premium
The amount the market price of an option exceeds its intrinsic value
Call options- taxability
At time of purchase: non-deductible capital expenditure
- To the writer due to lapse: premium paid is ST gain
- To the writer due to exercise: premium paid is added to sale price (can be LT gain if held more than 12 months otherwise it’s ST gain). Covered call
- To the holder: if option is not exercised, the option is considered sold (expires) and is a ST loss. Option period is 9 months or less
Straddle
Buying a put and buying a call
The buyer does not own the stock
Collar
Sells a call (out of the money) at one strike price and buys a put at a lower strike price
Investor owns the stock
Protective Put
Buying a stock (or owning it already) and a put for the stock serving as insurance against the declining underlying stock
- usually a good answer for the exam
Warrants
- issued by corporations
- typically have maturities of several years
- not standardized
Calls
- created by individuals
- standardized
Long commodity positions
Future contracts
Owner needs a short hedge and will sell a futures contracts
Short commodity postion
Futures contract
Owner (like a company) needs a long hedge and will buy a futures contract
Reg D accredited investor
- unlimited
- net worth of $1,000,000, or
- individual with annual income of $200,000
- couple with joint income of $300,000
Reg D non-accredited investor
- sold to a maximum of 35 investors
- must use a purchaser representative if not “sophisticated”
Coefficient of determination R2
- the square of the correlation coefficient measuring the proportion of the variation in one variable explained by the movement of the other variable
- it describes the percentage of a fund’s movement that are explained by the movements in the S&P 500 index
- index funds/diversified will have R2 close to 100%
- sector funds will have low R2 typically 5-25%
Standard deviation
Measures variability of returns used in a non-diversified portfolio and is a measure of total risk
Beta
An index of volatility used in a diversified portfolio and is a measure of systematic risk
Geometric return or time weighted return
Evaluated the performance of the portfolio manager
IRR or dollar weighted return
Compare absolute dollar amounts
Real rate of return
The inflation adjusted interest rate
The nominal rate of return adjusted for inflation
Nominal rate return
Actual returns not adjusted for inflation
Holding period return
(HPR)
Total return is (income+ price appreciation and dividends- margin interest) over the entire period divided by the out of pocket cost of investment
Total return ➗ out of pocket cost of investment
Taxable Equivalents Yield (TEY)
To make the returns on municipal bonds comparable to those of taxable bonds we use this calculation:
TEY= tax exempt yield➗1-margin tax rate
Tax exempt yield= TEY ✖️(1-marginal tax rate)
Duration
- years to maturity: duration and maturity are positively related
- annual coupon: duration is inversely related to coupon rate
- YTM, the current yield on comparative bonds: duration is inversely related
coupon and yield are INterest rates (INversely related)
Zero coupon bonds
- duration = maturity
- no coupon interest, yet produces “phantom” income
- no reinvestment rate risk
- sold at a deep discount to par
- fluctuate more than coupon bonds with same maturities
Using duration to manage bond portfolios
If interest rates are expected to rise, shorten duration
- UPS- interest rates UP, Shorten duration
- buy high coupon bonds with short maturities
If interest rates are expected to fall, lengthen duration
- FALLEN- FAL for fall, LEN for lengthen
- buy low coupon bonds with long maturities
Conclusions to fluctuation in bond prices
- smaller the coupon, the greater the relative price fluctuation
- longer the term to maturity, the greater the relative price fluctuation
- lower the market interest rate, greater the relative price fluctuation
Convexity
- the degree to which duration changes as the yield to maturity changes
- largest for low coupon bonds, long maturity bonds, and low yield to maturity bonds
- allows investor to improve the duration approximation for bond prices
Return on Equity
(ROE)
EPS➗common equity
EPS- earnings available for common
Common equity- net worth or book value
Dividend payout ratio
Common dividend paid➗ EPS
EPS- earning available for common
Strong form- efficient market hypothesis (EMH)
- asserts that stock prices fully reflect all information public or private. Not even access to insider information can be expected to result in superior investment performance over time
- neither fundamental analysis nor technical analysis can produce superior results over time on a risk adjusted basis
Semi strong form- efficient market hypothesis (EMH)
- asserts that all publicly known information is reflected in stock prices
- neither technical analysis nor fundamental analysis can produce superior results over time on a risk adjusted basis
- only an investor with access to insider information may consistently achieve superior results (but this is illegal)
Weak form- efficient market hypothesis (EMH)
- suggest historical price data is already reflected in current stock prices and is of no value in predicting future price changes
- technical analysis will not produce superior results
- fundamental analysis may produce superior results
Dow Jones
- 30 industry stocks
- price weighted
S&P 500
- broader measure of NYSE
- float weighted
Russell 2000
- smallest 2000 stocks in the Russell 3000 index
- cap weighted
Wilshire 5000
- broadest measure of the activity and movement of the overall stock market
- value weighted
Value line
- +/- 1,700 stocks
- equally weighted
NASDAQ
- broadest measure of OTC trading
- cap weighted
Europe, Australia, and Far East
(EAFE)
-equity performance of the major foreign markets
-valued weighted