Returns and Risks Flashcards

1
Q

Yield

A

The Income generated form the investment

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2
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Capital Gains/ Loss

A

The change in price of the principle investment
a. Appreciation and depreciation of the value of the investment

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3
Q

Total Dollar Return

A

= Yield +Price Change

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4
Q

Total % Return

A

= Yield + Price Change/Beginning price

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5
Q

Net Return =

A

Total Return

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6
Q

Gross Return

A

Return Relative = Total Return + 1

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7
Q

Cumulative Wealth Index (CWI)

A

This is a multi period combined return

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8
Q

Measuring International returns formula

A

[RR*(End Value of Foreign Currency/Begin Value of Foreign
Currency)] – 1

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9
Q

Intra-period returns

A

This occurs where you receive multiple cash flows through out the year
before the period ends

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10
Q

Intra-period returns: Method 1- Approximation

A

Assumes all cash flows are collected at the period end

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11
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Intra-period returns: Method 1- Reinvestments

A

Assume a reinvestment yield at a set annual rate paid monthly

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12
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Arithmetic mean

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= Sum of all returns/Number of returns = Average

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13
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Geometric Mean

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= [(1+TR1)(1+TR2)…(1+TRn)]1/n – 1
- This therefore reflects compound cumulative returns over more than one
period

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14
Q

Discrete compounding

A

When the number of compounding periods per year is known

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15
Q

discrete compounding formula

A

Pt = Po*(1+R/n)nt

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16
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Continuous Compounding

A

This is when the compounding periods are so infinitely small that you get
a limit of when n goes to infinity

17
Q

Continuous compounding formula

A

Pt = P0*ert

18
Q

Real return

A

(1+Nominal Return/1+Inflation rate) – 1

19
Q

Interest Risk

A

RBNZ changing the OCR

20
Q

Market Risk

A

As the market moves together

21
Q

Inflation Risk

A

Inflation rate can change – making a fixed interest rate obsolete

22
Q

Business risk

A

The individual risk of the company and its performance

23
Q

Financial Risk

A

If a company is highly geared (leverage) a small change will be
greatly magnified

24
Q

Liquidity Risk

A

Unwind position

25
Q

Currency Risk

A

In a constant flux

26
Q

Country Risk

A

Wars, Coup D’état etc.

27
Q

Ex-post measure of risk

A

Standard Deviation: = σ
- Variance = σ2

28
Q

Ex-Ante Measures

A

This is making investment decision using future expected returns and
risks