unit 16 Flashcards
leaps may be written for up to
39 months
preemptive rights
issued to existing shareholders
the shareholder has the right to maintain percentage ownership
short term
exercise if below market or sell
warrant
don’t need to be existing shareholder
grant owner right to purchase securites from issuer at specified price
long term
issued with an exercise price above cmv
rights and warrants are considered
derivatives
forward contracts
commitments
two party contract(growers and producers)
nonliquid
nonstandardized
terms negotiated(quantity, quality, time, price and place)
futures contracts
standardized
exchange regulated
quantity, qual, time, place, price
buyers and sellers for futures and forward
long(obligated to take a delivery)
seller(always obligated to make delivery)
benefits forwards and futures
limit future price risk
lock in profit or expense
risk of forwards and future
counterparty risk(fowards)
lack of liquidity(fowards)
daily margin(futures)
guess wrong