P2B.3 Raising Capital Flashcards
Different Types of Financial Markets
- Capital Markets: Stock & Bond
- Money Markets
- Commodity Markets
- Derivative Markets
- Insurance Markets
- Foreign Exchanges
Capital Market Definition
- Allows buyers and sellers to trade debt and equity securities.
- Stock: Equity buyer and sellers trade newly issued shares (primary) and existing shares (secondary)
- Bond: Provides debtors and creditors access to buying and selling bonds.
Money Market Definition
Specializes in short-term and highly liquid financial instruments; CD’s, treasury bills, commercial paper, etc.
Commodity Market Definition
Trading commodities; gold, oil, rubber and corn.
Derivative Market Definition
- Options, swaps, futures and forwards are traded in this market.
- Generally a subcategory of the underlying asset.
Insurance Market Definition
Allows parties seeking insurance and insurers to negotiate deals to transfer risk.
Foreign Exchange Definition
Currencies traded on the market. No central exchange exists.
Why Financial Markets have been established.
- Transferring funds: from depositors to investors
- Provide liquidity: giving investors a means of converting securities into cash
- Provide economic signals: security sales can signal a change in the economy
Efficient Capital Market
- New info is quickly reflected in stock prices.
- Large number of securities can be exchanges without affecting the price significantly.
- Successive trades are made at prices that are fairly close to prices of previous trades.
Market Efficiency
The degree to which market prices accurately reflect the true value of investments.
Strong Form - Market Efficiency
- Current price of security accounts for all public and private information.
- No investor has an unfair advantage over the average investor.
Semi-Strong Form - Market Efficiency
- Current price of security accounts for all public information.
- Investor with private knowledge has advantage over average investor.
- Market adjusts quickly to new public information.
Weak Form - Market Efficiency
- Current price of security accounts for all past price information.
- Investor can’t analyze past prices to predict future performance.
Credit Rating Agencies
Assigns credit ratings; Aaa, A, B on securities.
Investment Banks
- Investment banks provide underwriting services, and assist with mergers and acquisitions.
- Investment banking firms must keep advisory services and the firm’s trading department separate, in order to comply with ethical standards.