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DURATION
**MEASURES THE WEIGHTED AVERAGE MATURITY OF THE BOND’S CASH FLOW ON A PV BASIS. ** THE PV OF THE CASH FLOWS ARE USED AS THE WEIGHTS IN CALCULATING THE WEIGHTED AVG MATURITY.
THE SMALLER THE DURATION - THE MORE VOLATILE THE BOND’S PRICE
IF INTEREST RATES INCREASE - DURATION DECREASES INVERSERSE RELATIONSHIP.
LONG MATURITY (TIME) = HIGH DURATION (POSITIVELY RELATED )
ZERO COUPON MATURITY = DURATION
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8 DOMAINS
- EST & DEFINE CLIENT-PLANNER RELATIONSHIP
- GATHER INFO NEC TO FULFILL ENGAGEMENT
- ANALYZE & EVALUATE CLIENT’S CURR FINAN STATUS
- DEVELP THE RECOMMENDATIONS
- COMMUNICATE THE RECOMMENDATIONS
- IMPLEMENT THE RECOMMENDATIONS
- MONITOR THE RECOMMENDATIONS
- PRACTICE W/IN PROF & REGULATORY STANDARDS
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A CANADIAN COMPANY WHICH EXPORTS PRODUCTS TO THE U.S. WANTS TO PROTECT ITSELF WHEN THE AMERICAN DOLLAR IS EXPECTED TO BE DEVALUED. THE COMPANY SHOULD:
SELL US DOLLARS
BUY CANADIAN CURRENCY
(IF THE US DOLLAR IS BEING DEVALUED - CANADIAN CURRENCY WILL BE WORTH MORE)
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BETA
MEASURES SYSTEMATIC RISK - NOT TOTAL RISK
MEASURES VOLATILITY OF RETURNS USED IN A DIVERSIFIED PORTFOLIO.
BETA = 1 STOCK’S RETURN MOVES EXACTLY WITH THE MARKET AS A WHOLE
BETA < 1 MEANS THE STOCK’S RETURN FLUTUATES LESS THAN THE MKT AS A WHOLE.
BETA > 1 MEANS THE STOCK’S RETURN FLUCTUATES MORE THAN THE MARKET AS A WHOLE.
A BETA OF 2 IS 100% MORE VOLATILE THAN THE AVERAGE STOCK
A BETA OF .75 MEANS THE STOCK IS ONLY 75% AS VOLATILE AS AN AVERAGE STOCK.
ß = COV IM ÷ σM²
COV IM = CORRELATION COEFF(σ MKT)
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BETA COEFFICIENTS
CAN BE USED TO STANDARDIZE MUTUAL FUNDS FOR RISK
INDIVIDUAL FUNDS REALIZED RETURN ÷ BETA COEFFICIENT
EX: ANN RETURN = 24% BETA 2 .24÷2 = 12% WHEN COMPARED TO OTHER FUNDS - WHICHEVER % IS HIGHEST.
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BLACK-SCHOLES OPTION VALUATION MODEL
5 VARIABLES TO VALUE THE OPTION OF A NON-DIVIDEND PAYING STOCK. THINK: CALL UP
- PRICE OF THE UNDERLYING STOCK
- EXERCISE PRICE (STRIKE PRICE) OF THE OPTION
- TIME REMAINING TO EXPIRATION
- INTEREST RATE
- VOLATILITY OF THE UNDERLYING STOCK
ALL VARIABLES HAVE A DIRECT (UP) RELATIONSHIP FOR CALLS EXCEPT EXERCISE PRICE
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BONDS AND RELATIONSHIPS
THE SMALLER THE COUPON, THE GREATER THE RELATIVE PRICE FLUCTUATION
IF INTEREST RATES ARE DECLINING - OWN LONG BONDS
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BONDS NOT SUBJECT TO VARIOUS TAX
BONDS NOT SUBJECT TO STATE AND LOCAL
- EEs
- TREASURIES
- MUNIS IN SAME STATE
BONDS NOT SUBJECT TO FEDERAL:
- MUNIS
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CALLS VS WARRANTS
CALL OPTIONS AE SOLD AND BOUGHT BY INDIVIDUALS VS WARRANTS ARE ISSUED BY CORPORATIONS
CALL OPTIONS HAVE A LIMIT OF 9 MONTHS VS WARRANTS CAN HAVE LONGER MATURITIES
OPTIONS DO NOT CREATE NEW STOCK VS WARRANTS CREATE NEW STOCK WHEN EXERCISED
CALL OPTIONS ARE STANDARDIZED VS WARRANTS ARE NOT STANDARDIZED.
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CLOSED-END INVESTMENT COMPANIES
PUBLICILY TRADED.
ONE-TIME STOCK ISSUANCE - FUNDS BOOKS ARE THEN CLOSED. NO NEW SHARES.
TRADES ON AN EXCHANGE
VALUED LIKE ANY OTHER NEGOTIABLE SECURITY (SUPPLY/DEMAND)
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COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION(CV)
A MEASURE OF RELATIVE VARIABLITY USED TO COMPARE INVESTMENTS WITH WIDELY VARYING RATES OF RETURN AND STANDARD DEVIATION. RISK PER UNIT OF EXPECTED RETURN.
**STANDARD DEVIATION ÷ AVERAGE/MEAN AND COMPARE TO ANOTHER STOCK(S) TO DECIDE WHICH IS GREATER. **
THE SECURITY WITH THE HIGHER % IS MORE RISKY. (COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION IS GREATER)
**TEST: ** IF A STOCK IS MORE RISKY - COEFFICIENT OF VARIATION IS GREATER.
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COLLAR
A HEDGING STRATEGY WHEN THE INVESTOR OWNS A STOCK AND WANTS TO HEDGE AGAINST A DOWNTURN IN THE STOCK.
SELL AN OUT-OF-THE-MONEY CALL AT ONE STRIKE PRICE
BUY AN OUT-OF-THE-MONEY PUT AT A LOWER STRIKE PRICE
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CONSERVATIVE INVESTMENTS
ANYTHING WITH < 1 YEAR TO MATURITY
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CONVERTIBLE DEBT (IV-11)
GENERALLY ISSUED AT A SLIGHT DISCOUNT
PAY INTEREST BUT MAY BE CONVERTED INTO A SPECIF NUMBER OF SHARES OF THE ISSUER’S COMMON STOCK.
NORMALLY ISSUED AT LOWER YIELDS BECAUSE OF THEIR CONVERSION PRIVILEGE.
MARKET PRICE DEPENDS ON BOTH THE VALUE OF THE STOCK AND THE INTEREST THAT THE BOND PAYS.
INTRINSIC VALUE: PRESENT VALUE OF ITS EXPECTED CASH FLOWS. PAYMENT IS A POSITIVE INPUT.
EXAMPLE: COVERTIBLE BOND (PAR = $1000) CPN: 3%. MATURES IN 10 YEARS. BOND IS CONVERTIBLE AT $44. CURRENT MKT PRICE OF STOCK IS $34. BOND SELLS FOR $1200 (MARKET VALUE) COMPARABLE DEBT IS 2.2043%. INTRINSIC VALUE = $1,071.06 (PV) (USE CPN AS PMT AND COMPARABLE YIELD AS I/PY
CONVERSION VALUE IS $772.73 (FORMULA)
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CORRELATION COEFFICIENT
RANGE FROM -1 TO +1
PERFECTLY POSITIVELY CORRELATED SECURITIES HAVE A VALUE OF +1. SECURITIE MOVE EXACTLY TOGETHER. NO DIVERSIFICATION. σ OF PORTFOLIO = WTD AVG OF THE σ OF THE TWO ASSETS.
BETWEEN0.0 AND 1.0 - RISK OF PORT AS A WHOLE IS < THE RISK OF THE INDIVIDUAL ASSETS.
PERFECTLY NEGATIVELY CORRELATED SECURITIES HAVE A VALUE = -1.0. SECURITIES MOVE EXACTLY OPPOSITE EACH OTHER. RISK IS ELIMINATED. σ=0.
TEST: IF CORRELATION COEFFICIENT IS 1 - AVERAGE THE RISKS. IF NOT- AVG THE RISKS, THEN BASED ON THE CORRELATION COEFFICIENT, PICK ANSWER LESS THAN THE AVG OR MORE THAN THE AVG DEPENDING ON WHETHER CORRELATION COEFFICIENT IS OVER OR UNDER 1.
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COVARIANCE (COV)
MEASURES THE EXTENT TO WHICH STOCKS ARE RELATED TO EACH OTHER OR HOW THE PRICE MOVEMENTS OF ONE OF THE SECURITIES IS RELATED TO THE PRICE MOVEMENTS OF THE 2ND SECURITY. (WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO USE IT TO CALCULATE THE CORRELATION COEFFICIENT-IV-27
Þ¡¡ = COVij / σiσj or COVij = Þ¡¡ σiσj
SHORTCUT FOR TEST: WHEN CORRELATION COEFFICIENT IS 1.0 - YOU CAN AVERAGE THE RISK. THE MAXIMUM RISK AND PICK AN ANSWER BELOW BASED ON THE CORELATION. (IV-28) IF THE CORELATION IS NEG - PICK A NUMBER NEAR 0.
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CURRENT TAX EQUIVALENT YIELD
INFO FOR TEST QUESTIONS
DON’T USE COUPON RATE FOR THE YIELD.
CURRENT TAX EQUIVALENT YIELD USES CURRENT MARKET VALUE TO GET CURRENT TAX EXEMPT YIELD =
= _COUPON PAYMENT ($) _
** MARKET VALUE**
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CURRENT YIELD
INCOME\MARKET VALUE
FOR A PORTFOLIO: TOTAL INCOME FOR PORTFOLIO
TOTAL MARKET VALUEFOR ALL FDS
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DEVALUATION VS REVALUATION
DEVALUATION - THE LOWERING O THE VALUE OF A CURRENCY RELATIVE TO OTHER CURRENCIES.
CAN ALSO RESULT FROM A RISE IN VALUE OF OTHER CURRENCIES RELATIVE TO THE CURRENCY OF A PARTICULAR COUNTRY.
REVALUATION - REFERS TO AN INCREASE IN THE CURRENCY’S VALUE
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EMPLOYMENT CATEGORIES NOT COVERED BY SOCIAL SECURITY
A SOME AMERICANS WORKING ABROAD
B FED EMPLOYEES CONT EMPLOYED SINCE BEFORE 1984
C STUDENT NURSES/STUDENTS WORKING FOR A COLLEGE/CLUB
D DEPENDENT UNDER 18, EMP BY A PARENT IN UNINCORP BUSINESS
E EMPLOYEES OF RAILROAD
F. MINISTERS/MEMBERS OF RELIGIOUS ORDER/CHRISTIAN SCIENCE IF CLAIM EXEMPTION
G MEMBERS OF TRIBAL COUNCILS.
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EXPECTED RETURN OF A STOCK
r = D1 + g
P
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FUTURES
IF YOU’RE LONG - YOU WANT TO GO SHORT
IF YOU’RE SHORT - YOU WANT TO GO LONG.