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Orders placed below the current market & filled as the market drops

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OBLOSS Open Buy Limits Open Sell Stops

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Orders placed higher than the current market

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OSLOBS Open Sell Limits Open Buy Stops

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A call option gives the owner

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the right to buy the underlying security at a specific price for a specified time period

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A “limit” order specifies that…

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The order must be filled at that price or better

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A stop order specifies…

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that it must be filled at the first opportunity - so the execution price is unknown

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Buy limit orders…

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Must be filled at the limit price or lower

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Buy stop orders…

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are filled in rising markets;

allow the purchase at a price that is higher than the current market

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Shorting is a strategy used when…

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an investor anticipates the price of a security will fall in the short term

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Alternative assets are typically characterized by…

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  • Inefficient pricing
  • Providing potential abnormal returns & alpha returns
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Third Market

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Trading of exchange listed securities OTC

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Sell limit orders…

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allow the sale of a security at a pirce that is higher than current markets

(filled in rising markets)

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Investors open margin accounts to…

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Leverage their investment dollars

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In an agency transaction, the firm trades with…

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Other market makers

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In a Principal transaction, the firm trades from its…

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inventory account

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A “not held” order is a market order that…

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gives the trader price & time discretion during that trading day

(the trader is supposed to use their judgment to get the best price, but there is no garuntee as to the fill price)

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Second Market

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Trading of unlisted securities OTC

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market makers must…

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maintain inventories of different stocks in which they make a market

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market makers quotes are published…

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in mediums such as NASDAQ

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Front running

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placing a trade prior to entering a large institutional order that may move the market

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A put writer will…

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Lose money if the stock goes down, but the furthest it can drop is to 0

(Potential loss is limited)

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The seller (writer) of a put…

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is obligated to buy the underlying security at the strike price if the market falls

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What information must be on an order ticket before it can be entered?

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  • Execution price if known (if not a market order)
  • Size of the transaction
  • Customer account name & number
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Simultaneous transaction

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“riskless principal transaction”

a BD, upon receiving a customer order to buy, buys the security into the firm’s inventory & then immediately sells that security out of inventory to the customer with a mark-up

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the buyer of a call has the right to...
buy stock at a fixed price in a rising market - the buyer has unlimited gain potential - bullish market strategy
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The best way to protect a long stock position against a potential substantial loss is to...
purchase put options on that stock
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A covered short is when...
a trder borrows the shares from a stock loan department; in return, the trader pays a borrow-rate during the time the short position is in place
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short sale transactions are typical for...
- treasury bonds - municipal bonds - common stock
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buying a put is a...
bearish strategy with risk limited to the amount paid for the put
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writing naked puts risks only...
the difference between the strike price & 0, less any premium received
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buying a call would be an attractive strategy in a...
bull market with risk limited to calls paid
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writing naked calls provides...
unlimited liability & the most risk
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What type of an investment are index options?
speculative investment
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long sale
the sale of a security that is owned by a customer, where the customer will deliver that security to the broker on settlement date; the customer receives the proceeds from the long sale of the securities
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nonsecurities derivatives include futures & forwards. among the differences; futures contracts..
are rarely exercised because they are closed out prior to the expiration date
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A short straddle is...
a short call & a short put on the same underlying stock with the same strike price and same expiration date
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Dark Pools
- operated by larger BDs (ex. Goldman Sachs) & some independent companies (ex. Liquidnet) - allows institutions to buy/sell very large blocks (10,000 shares or greater) without displaying their orders in a display system such as Nasdaq
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A BD tells a customer that is wiling to buy a stock at $20 and is willing to sell that same stock at $21. This is an example of...
a bid-ask quote
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A margin account allows...
the customer to borrow money from the BD in order to buy securities
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What is the "inside market"?
the highest bid & lowest ask price on a security from all market makers
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A "block trade" refers to...
a common stock transaction involving at least 10,000 shares
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Forward Contract
- A private and customizable agreement that settles at the end of the agreement - traded OTC - for assets - high counterparty risk
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Warrants are often attached to a bond issue to reduce the...
interest costs to the issuer
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The exercise price of stock rights are usually _____ the current market price of the underlying security at the tme of issue
below
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A margin account could never be opened for...
- Retirement accounts - Coverdell ESAs - UTMA/UGMAs
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First Market
Trading of exchange listed securities on stock exchanges
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Both rights & warrants may trade in the secondary market & may have prices that include a __________ \_\_\_\_\_ value.
speculative time
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What is "the spread"?
the difference between the bid & ask quote
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A client of a BD who sold 200 shares of XYZ short stock...
is obligared to return the 200 shares borrowed
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What is a Warrant?
A derivative that gives the right, not the obligation to buy or sell a securiuty at a certain price before expiration Usually used for equities
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Short Interest
The total level of uncovered short sales, reported twice a month by the exchanges
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Fourth Market
direct trading of securities between institutions on the INSTINET system
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A dealer is a...
market maker, who is a principal in a transaction, earning a mark-up or mark-down
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Futures Contract
Has standardized terms & is traded on an exchange, where prices are settled on a daily basis until the end of the contract. - a settlement can occur over a range of dates - have clearing houses that guarantee the transactions - available of stock exchange indexes, commodities, and currencies - frequently used by speculators who bet on direction of asset price movement \*Usually closed out prior to maturity
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The exercise price of warrants are usually _____ the current market price of the underlying security at time of issue.
above
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An employee is oferred a nonqualified stock option with an exercise price of $20/share. If the option is exercised when the current market value of the stock os $30, the employee...
is taxed on $10/share as if it were salary
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In the case of nonqualified stock options (NSOs), the difference between the exercise (strike) price & the current market value is...
considered salary to the employee
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In OTC transactions, for effecting an agency trade, only a __________ can be charged
commision
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Matched Orders
are an attempt to manipulate market prices
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Short sale
the sale of borrowed shares
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If a customer has a margin account at a BD, the customer could receive a...
margin, maintenance, house call
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Trading Ahead or "Pennying"
- specific NYSE violation - a DMM buys the security from the seller into the DMMs inventory accoutn and sells it to the buyer of that inventory account at a penny higher price
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Arbitrage
Buying on one exchange and selling on another
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American Depository Receipts (ADR)
make trading in foreign securities easier in US markets for US investors
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Short sales are not permitted in..
cash accounts
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Margin Call
if a customer has a cash account at a BD, the customer could receieve a margin call. - Occurs when margin account runs low on fnds, usually because of a losing trade; - Is a demand for additional capital or secueities to bring a margin account up to the minimum maintenance margin
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Marginable Securities
securities paid for by a loan, facilitated thru a brokerage or other financial institution that lends the money for these trades
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The term 'sale' does NOT include..
a bona fide pledge
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Designated Market Makers
- Cannot deal with the public - Cannot act as underwriters - Are wholesale members of the NYSE who deal only with other retail firms - Act as market makers & BDs
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Wash Trades
An investor creates the appearance of trading activity with no change in ownership

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