She chapter 2 pt 2 Flashcards
short-term unsecured promissory notes issued by companies. Used to raised cash to finance accounts receivable and seasonal inventory gluts. Maturities range from 1 to 270 days
commercial paper
direct short term debt obligations of the us government. Issued weekly with maturities 4 weeks, 13, 26 and at times 52
treasury bills
though t notes and t bonds are issued with longer maturities than t bills, once the notes and bonds have only one year left to maturity they are considered
money market instruments
agreement between buyer or seller to conduct a transaction and then reverse that transaction in the future.
repurchase agreements
a dealer agrees to buy securities from an investor and sell them back at a higher price
reverse repurchase agreement
The federal reserve bank mandates how much money its member banks must keep on reserve at the FRB. Any deposits in excess of the required amount are known as
federal funds
why would you place money market securities in a clients portfolio
highly liquid
very safe
a good place to invest money that will be needed soon(short term)
following risk associated with money market securites
rate of return is quite low (not suitable for long term investors )
These are derivative securities. This means that they derive their value from that of an underlying instrument, such as stock, stock index, interest rate or foriegn currency
options
under rule 144 how long must the a restricted security be held before it can be sold
6 months
Purchaser or holder
long
pays premium
is in control
buyer
writer
short
receives premium
takes on obligation
seller
an investor may buy calls ( )
go long
an investor may sell calls ( )
go short
long call( )
purchase
buyers of calls want the market price of the underlying stock to
rise
short call ()
sale
writers of calls what the market price of the underlying stock to
fall or stay the same
an investor may buy puts()
go long
an investor may sell puts()
go short
long put
purchase
buyers of puts want the market price of the underlying stock to
fall
short put
sale
a call buyer is ____because he wants the market to ___
bullish, rise
a call writer is ___ because he wants the market to
bearish fall
a put buyer is ___ because he wants the market to
bearish fall
a put writer is ____ because he wants the market to
bullish rise
a call is in the money when
a call is at the money when
a call is out of the money when
the price of the stock exceeds the strike price of the call
the price of the stock equals the strike price of the call
when the price of the stock is lower than the strike price of the call
intrinsic value
is the same as the amount a contract is in the money
call has intrinsic value when
the market price of the stock is above the strike price of the call
do options ever have negative intrinsic values
no