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Mod 19 Derivative Key Terms Flashcards

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Bifurcation

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Process of separating embedded derivative from its host

Contract

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At the money

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Option where the price of underlying is equal to strike or exercise
Price

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Purpose of bifurcation

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Separate financial instruments into different components to

Account and valuate appropriately

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Derivative instruments are financial instruments or other contracts that have…3 (characteristics)

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1 one or more underlyings and notational amounts
2 no initial net investment or smaller net investment than required
Contracts expected to have similar market responses

3 terms that require or permit net settlement

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Derivative instruments: terms that require or permit…3

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1 net settlement

2 net settlement by outside contract

3 delivery of asset that results in position substantially the same
As net settlement

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Discount or premium on a forward contract

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Foreign currency amount of contract

multiplied by the difference Between the contracted forward rate
and spot rate at date of inception of contract

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Embedded derivative

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Feature on financial instrument or contract,

if stood alone would meet definition of derivative

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Firm commitment

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Agreement with unrelated party, binding both using legally
enforceable, specifying all terms

Includes disincentive for nonperformance, making performance
Likely

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Financial instruments include…

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Cash, A/R, A/P, bonds, common stock, preferred stock,
Stock options, foreign currency forward contracts, futures
Contracts

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Forecasted transaction

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Transaction expected to occur where there is no firm commitment

Gives entity no present rights or obligations

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Forecasted transactions can be…

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Hedged (special hedge accounting can be applied)

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3 ways foreign currency transactions arise

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1 buy and sell credit goods/services in foreign currency
2 borrow or lend in foreign currency
3 party to unperformed forward exchange contract

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Forward contract, an agreement between 2 parties to…

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Buy and sell specific commodity, foreign currency, or financial
Instrument at agreed upon price

With delivery and settlement at designated future

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A forward contract is…

2) what does this mean?

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Not formally regulated by an organized exchange

2) each party to contract is subject to default of other party

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Forward exchange contract

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Agreement to exchange at specified future date currencies of

Different countries at specified rate

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Forward rate

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Specified rate

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Futures contract

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Forward based contract to make or take delivery of designated
Financial instrument, foreign currency or commodity

During designated period at specified price or yield

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Futures contract frequently has provisions for…

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Cash settlement

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Futures contract is traded on…

2) what does this mean?

A

A regulated exchange

2) involves less credit risk than forward contract

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Call option is In the money if…

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The price of the underlying is greater than the strike or exercise
Price of the underlying

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Derivative instrument is one where the initial net investment is…

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Zero or less than the notational amount

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Derivative instruments allow the opportunity to take part in…

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The rate or price change without owning the asset or liability

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If an amount approximating the notational amount must be invested or received it is…

A

Not a derivative investment

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2 basic forms of derivatives instruments

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1 futures contracts

2 options

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The futures contract involves, what as far as initial net investment?

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Little or no initial net investment

25
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Settlement on futures is usually near…

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Delivery date

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Call options when purchased require a…

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Premium payment that is less than cost of purchasing equivalent
Number of shares

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Intrinsic value, with regard to call (put) options

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Larger of zero or spread between the stock (exercise) price
And exercise (stock) price
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LIBOR, what does it stand for, define.

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London Interbank Offer Rate

Widely used measure of average interest rates at point in time

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Net settlements, to qualify as a derivative instrument 1 of the following criteria must be met:

No delivery of an asset equal to…

A

Notational amount is required

Ex. Interest rate swap does not involve delivery of instrument in
Which notational amount is expressed

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Net settlements, to qualify as a derivative instrument 1 of the following criteria must be met:

Delivery of an asset equal to the notational amount is required of one of the parties but…

A

An exchange facilitates net settlement

Ex. Other market mechanism, institutional arrangement or side agreement facilitates net settlement

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Net settlements, to qualify as a derivative instrument 1 of the following criteria must be met:

Delivery by one of the parties of an asset equal to the notational amount is required but the asset is either readily convertible to cash (as with contract for the delivery of a marketable security) or is…

A

Required but that asset is itself a derivative instrument

Ex. Swaptions

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Swaptions

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Option to swap

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Contract terms based on changes in price or rate of the notational amount, that implicitly or explicitly require or permit…

A

Net settlement to qualify

34
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Determining if delivery of a financial asset or liability equal to notational amount is a derivative instrument may depend on…

A

Whether it is readily convertible to cash

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Notational amount

A

Number of units

Ex. Shares stock, principal amount, face value, stated value,
Basis points, barrels of oil

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Out of the money,

call option is out of the money if…

A

The strike price or exercise price is greater than the price of the
Underlying

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A put option is out of the money if…

A

The price of the underlying is greater than the strike or exercise
Price

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Put option

A

Provides holder the right to sell underlying at an exercise or
Strike price anytime during the option term

Gain accrues to holder as market price of underlying falls below
Strike price

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Swap

A

Forward based contract or agreement between 2 counterparties
To exchange streams of cashflows

over specified period in future

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A swaption is an option on a swap that provides the holder with the right to enter into…

A

A swap at specified future date at specified terms (freestanding
Option on swap)

Or extend or terminate life of existing swap (embedded option
on swap)

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Swaption are derivatives that have characteristics of…2

A

An option and interest rate swap

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Time value

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Difference between an option’s price and its intrinsic value

43
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Transaction gains or losses result from…

A

A change in exchange rates between functional currency and

Foreign currency

44
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Transaction gain or loss (foreign currency transactions) represent 2 things

A

1 actual functional currency cash flows realized upon settlement
Of foreign currency transactions

2 expected functional cash flows on unsettle era foreign currency
Transactions

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Underlyings

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Commonly specified price or rate (stock price, interest rate,
Currency rate, commodity price, related index)

Anything with changes qualifies unless specifically excluded in
ASC 815

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Credit risk

A

Risk of accounting loss from financial instrument due to Possible
failure of another party to perform according to terms of contract

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Off balance sheet risk

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Possible amount of loss from instrument that’s not reflected

On balance sheet

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Market risk

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Risk that future changes in market prices may make financial

Instrument less valuable

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