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Investments I
Introduction to the study of Investments
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Economics
Undergraduate 2
02/23/2010

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Term
Real Assets
Definition
land, buildings, machines, and knowledge
Term
Financial Assets
Definition
securities, such as stocks and bonds, claims on real assets or income generated by them
Term
Fixed-Income Securities
Definition
cash/money market, bonds
Term
Equity
Definition
common stocks
Term
Derivative Securities
Definition
value derived from underlying assets: futures, options
Term
Money Market
Definition
short-term, marketable, liquid, low-risk debt securities
Term
Prime Rate
Definition
the base rate on corporate loans by at least three quarters of the top 30 banks
Term
Repurchase Agreements (Repos) and Reverses
Definition
Short-term, often overnight, sales of government securities by a dealer to an investor with an agreement to repurchase the securities at a slightly higher price; used if you have liquidity problems; if the borrower goes into bankruptcy and can't pay back to purchase them, the person holding the securities just keeps them; this is different than a loan because legal ownership is exchanged;
Term
Term Repo
Definition
30 days or more
Term
Reverse Repo
Definition
an investor takes out a loan from a dealer/the dealer buys government securities from an investor
Term
Discount Rate
Definition
One of the two interest rates the Fed sets, at which financial institutions can borrow
Term
Non-Competitive Bid
Definition
Purchase a specific amount of t-bills (for instance) at whatever is being charged
Term
Competitive Bid
Definition
Specify the amount you would like to pay for a security
Term
Federal Funds Rate
Definition
The rate at which one financial institution charges another for lending its balance at the federal reserve bank (federal funds); the Fed cannot directly set this rate
Term
Treasury Bills
Definition
-short-term securities, up to one year
- $100 minimum, sold at discount
-primary market: regular auction, one week notice, submit bid through one of the primary dealers
-cannont bid for more than 35% of the available offering
-the secondary market is highly liquid
Term
Bid-Ask Spread
Definition
The difference between a dealer's bid (the price where the dealer will buy the security) and the asked price (the price at which a dealer will sell the security)
Term
Bank-Discount Method
Definition
360 day count to determine the amount of interest that accrues of t days
= rd x (t/360)
Term
Call Money
Definition
Rate at which brokers and dealers borrow short-term money
Term
Commercial Paper
Definition
-Short-term unsecured public debt by large companies
-maturity up to 270 days
-cost of debt is smaller than a loan from a bank
-usual denomination: $100k
-fairly safe bc backed by a line of credit, only well known companies with high credit ratings
Term
LIBOR
Definition
-rate at which banks in London lend each other money
-quoted on dollar denominated loans
-rate is the middle two quartiles of the average rate at which member banks will borrow
Term
EURIBOR
Definition
rate at which banks in the euro zone lend each other euros
Term
HIBOR
Definition
the rate at which banks in the euro zone lend each other Hong Kong dollars
Term
Bankers Acceptance
Definition
-postdated check, typically within 6 months, a claim on the bank endorsing the order for payment
-traded on the secondary-market
-used widely in foreign trade
-sell at a discount from the face value
Term
Treasury Notes and Treasury Bonds
Definition
T-note: up to 10 years
T-bond: up to 30 years
-semiannual coupon payments
-price quote: percentage of the face value, 1/32
-low risk except for inflation
Term
Yield to Maturity
Definition
The average rate of return that will be earned on a bond if held to maturity
Term
Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS)
Definition
1997, principal is adjusted according to increases in the CPI
Term
Federal Agency Debt- Mortgage Market
Definition
Bag up mortgage loans from secondary markets, raise capital on open markets by offering bonds to buy up mortgage loans
Include:
Federal Home Loan Bank
Fannie Mae
Freddie Mac
(all government sponsored)
and Ginnie Mae, government agency, therefore the only one guaranteed by the government, however, it is widely acknowledged that the other three will not be allowed to fail
Term
Mortgage Backed Securities
Definition
-fixed-term, fixed-rate mortgage
-adjustable-rate mortgage- floating rate after one year
-issued by federal agencies that buy up large pools of mortgages and then issue securities that are claims on the cash flows from the mortgages
-known as pass-throughs
Term
Munis
Definition
-issued by states, counties, and cities to finance local expenditures
-general obligation bonds: backed by taxes
-revenue bonds: backed by the revenues from a project or the municipal agency operating the project
-interest is tax free at the federal level, and at the state level if you live in the state the security came from
Term
Equivalent Taxable Yield
Definition
r=rm/(1-t)
Term
Equivalent Taxable Yield
Definition
r=rm/(1-t)
Term
Cutoff Tax Bracket
Definition
t= 1 - (rm/r)
Term
Common Stocks
Definition
-either one share per vote or CLASS B which has multiple votes per share
separation of ownership and control (lies with managers)
residual claim-what you get as an owner: first profit pays off liabilities, then dividends
-limited liability: investors will not get dividends if the company goes bankrupt, but they themselves cannot be bankrupted by debtors
Term
Preferred Stocks
Definition
-paid before the common stock dividend, but cannot force a company into bankruptcy
-no voting power
-cumulative dividends
-corporations can exclude 70% of qualified dividends from other corps subject to federal income tax to mitigate double taxation of dividends
Term
American Depository Receipts
Definition
represents shares of foreign stock
Term
Wall Street Journal Chart
Definition
YLD %: dividends paid out/year
PE: price earnings ratio
VOL 1000s: total number of shares
CLOSE: closing price
Term
Dividend Yield
Definition
Dividend per year / share price
Term
P/E Ratio
Definition
price per share / earnings per share
high P/E means lots of growth
Term
Dow Jones Average
Definition
price-weighted average, 30 largest blue chip comanies
Term
Standard and Poor's Indexes
Definition
market-value-weighted index, ratings agencies
Term
Wilshire 5000 index
Definition
largest index so far, covers 6000 stocks
Term
Call Options
Definition
right to buy an asset at the strike price on or before the expiration date
-Last= price to buy the option
Term
Put Option
Definition
right to sell an asset at the strike price on or before the expiration date
Term
Futures Contract
Definition
delivery of an asset at a specified maturity date for an agreed-upon price paid at maturity
long position-purchases the asset
short position- delivers the asset
Term
CDs
Definition
Certificates of Deposit: a time deposit with a bank; the bank pays interest and principal at the end of the fixed term
Term
Eurodollars
Definition
dollar-denominated deposits at foreign banks or foreign branches of American banks- escape regulation of the Fed
Term
Underwriters
Definition
Market the IPO and advise the firm of the price it should sell for. The firm sells the securities to the underwriting firms at a lower price and sell them to the public. The "firm commitment."
Term
Red Herring
Definition
The preliminary registration statement filed with the SEC---> final form is called the prospectus
Term
Private Placement
Definition
shares are sold directly to a small group of institutional or wealthy investors. This can be a lot cheaper than public offerings. These do not trade on secondary markets.
Term
Steps of an IPO
Definition
1. Red Herring filed by issuing firm
2. Bookbuilidng by underwriters: revise the offer amount and the offer range, usually on road shows
3. Prospectus is accepted by SEC, potentially shelf registration
4. Underwriters announce price, tombstone adverts, firm commitment, best effort
5. IPO underpricing, Lockup period, usually 180 day period where stocks increase alot
Term
Private Placement
Definition
shares are sold directly to a small group of institutional or wealthy investors. This can be a lot cheaper than public offerings. These do not trade on secondary markets.
Term
Direct Search Markets
Definition
buyers and sellers much seek each other out directly
Term
Brokered Markets
Definition
i.e. middle men markets, real estate, primary markets
Term
Dealer Markets
Definition
i.e. over the counter securities
Term
Auction Markets
Definition
all trading converges in one place i.e. NYSE
Term
NYSE
Definition
now a publicly traded company, an annual license permits traders to conduct business
companies need to be large enough to have their stock traded continuously
specialists
Term
NASDAQ
Definition
OTC dealer market
computer-linked network
mostly I.T. companies, dealer market
Term
Market Orders
Definition
executed immediately at current prices
Term
Limit Orders
Definition
specify the prices at which to buy or sell as security
LIMIT BUY: buy at or below the stipulated price
LIMIT SELL: sell at or above the specified limit
Term
Stop Orders
Definition
The trade is not executed unless the stock hits a price limit
STOP LOSS: sell stock if it falls below a certain level
STOP BUY: buy stock if the price rises above a specified level
Term
Day Orders
Definition
expire at the close of the trading day, and canceled if not executed
Term
GTC Orders
Definition
remain up to 6 months
Term
Margin
Definition
the portion of the purchase price contributed by the investor
Term
Percentage Margin
Definition
ratio of the investor's equity to the market value of the securities
Term
Rate of Return
Definition
New Equity-Old Equity / Old Equity
Term
Maintenance Margin
Definition
Stock#p-Liability / Assets(Stock#p) = maintenance margin
Term
Short Sale
Definition
an investor borrows a share of stock from a broker (on a loan) and sells it, and then later teh seller purchases a share of stock to replace the borrowed share
proceeds must be kept on account with the broker
margin requirement- must have some personal equity put in
Term
NAV
Definition
value of each share expressed as assets- liabilities on a per share basis
Term
Corporate Bond
Definition
Private firms borrow money directly from the public
Semiannual coupon payments- principal returned at end
Secured Bonds: have specific collateral backing them in the event of bankruptcy
Debentures: unsecured bonds
Subordinated Debintures: lower-priority claim to the firm's assets in the event of bankruptcy
Callable Bonds: the firm can repurchase the bond from the holder at a stipulated call price
Convertible Bonds: bondholder can convert each bond into a specific number of stocks
Term
Baby Bond
Definition
A bond with a face value of less than $1000
Term
Painting the Tape
Definition
Traders buy and sell a specific security among themselves so it looks like the security has a high volume of trading, increasing the interest of outsiders and giving the dealers a profit
Term
Gather in the Stops
Definition
Traders sell stocks to set off the price at which stop orders have been set, which in turn further drives down prices and more stop orders. Exchange officials can pause stop orders if this happens
Term
on-the-run-Treasuries
Definition
the most recent batch of Treasury Securities of a given maturity
Term
Poison Pill
Definition
Tactic to avoid a hostile takeover, such as issuing preferred stocks with specifities attached that could hurt the company after a takeover
Term
bank-eligible issues
Definition
U.S. Treasury options eligible for immediate purchase by commercial banks, typically those that are callable within ten years
Term
Transparent Market
Definition
Current trade and quote info is available to the public
Term
Scorched-Earth Policy
Definition
liquidating assets and assuming liability to make a takeover look unattractive
Term
Jumping the Gun
Definition
Trading on info that has not been revealed to the public
Term
Penny Stock
Definition
stocks that sell for less than a dollar a share
Term
Carve Out
Definition
To sell a minor equity stake in a portion of a company through IPO. Generally around 20%.
Term
Greenmail
Definition
Paid to a raider to get him to stop a takeover attempt
Term
Golden Parachute
Definition
guarantee that an executive will receive great benefits if the company is taken over and his position is terminated
Term
Orphan Stock
Definition
ignored by analysts because it is in a small or out-of-favor sector
also known as a wallflower
can be bargains
Term
Peace Dividend
Definition
reallocation of spending from military to domestic
Term
Chinese Wall
Definition
procedure in securities firms that separates different departments so that it is harder to commit insider trading
Term
White Knight
Definition
potential acquirer sought out to take over a company so that it does not get raided by a black knight
Term
Vetoing Stock
Definition
Allows the holder to vote on some corporate matters, but not on the election of the board
Term
Wallpaper
Definition
a worthless security
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