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A Common stock holder is an _____ of a corporation
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owner
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something that belongs to you
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When a corporation is formed its corporate charter authorizes a fixed # of shares to be issued. These are:
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authorized
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no hint
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Authorized stock is set at _______ par value set quite_____
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arbitrary par value set quite low
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not high
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Market value is based on:
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investor expectations about the future of the company
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expect
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Why is par value set so low?
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Many states tax corporations based on par value.
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tax
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Repurchased shares are called:
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treasury stock
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Does treasury stock vote or receive dividends?
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No
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A corporation hires an outside firm to act as registrar. What does the registrar do?
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Maintains records of all shareholders names and addresses and is given the responsibility to make sure that the company does not issue more shares that authorized under its charter.
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maintain
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Everyday, as trades of stock settle, a report is made to the:______
What does he do? |
transfer agent
He cancels old shares which have been sold and issues new shares in the name of new buyers of the stock. His records update daily. Usually handles mailings to shareholders. |
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The registrar acts as a watchdog over whom?
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The transfer agent. Transfer agents can and have made mistakes
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Instead of physically issuing and cancelling certificates, a newer method of recording owners is:
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book entry. kept by transfer agent and by the clearing corporation that settles trades
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Book
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What rights does the common stock holder have?
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Right to vote for the board of directors.
Must approve of issuance of convertible bonds. |
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Items that require shareholder vote:
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Declare a stock split
Declare a reverse stock split Issue convertible bonds or preferred stock Issue stock options to officers on a preferred basis |
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Items that DO NOT require a shareholder vote:
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Declare cash dividend, stock dividend, rights distribution, or repurchase shares for treasury Dividend decisions are made @ the sole discretion of the Board of directors
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What is statutory voting?
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100 votes max are allowed for each directorship
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What is cum voting?
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6 directorships x 100 votes=600 votes which can be cast in any manner. Benefits minority(small) investor.
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Most corporations use which type of voting?
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Statutory
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What are proxies?
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Voting cards sent by a corporation. Completed by shareholders who do not attend an annual meeting.
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Class A stock has all/limited voting privileges?
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all
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Class B stock has all or limited or no voting privileges?
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none or limited
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Do Common shareholders have the right to inspect books and records?
Do they have the right to transfer ownership? |
Yes and yes
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Negotiable securities can/cannot be traded?
Non-negotiable? |
Negotiable CAN
Non CANNOT |
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If the corporation wishes to issue more shares, common stockholders have the right to buy these shares before anyone else. What is this called?
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preemptive right
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If a corporation goes bankrupt or is dissolved, when is the common stockholder paid?
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Last
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What is the declaration date?
What is the record date? What is the payable date? |
The date the dividend is declared
The date on which the corporation takes the shareholders names and addresses from the transfer agent records for mailing the dividends. The date the dividend checks will be mailed by the corporations transfer agent |
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What is regular way settlement?
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3 business days after settlement
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Who sets the declaration, record, and payable date?
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Board of directors
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Ex dividend date for cash dividends is ___ days prior to record date
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2
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If a company wants to issue new shares, it gives its existing shareholders "first chance" on the issue. This is called:
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preemptive right for a rights distribution
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In a rights distribution existing shareholders can subscribe at a lower/higher price?
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Lower
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Who issues additional shares in a rights offering?
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Rights agent
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Rights expire in
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30-60 days
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What is the value of rights equation?
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Market Price-Subscription Price/ N(# of rights to buy one share)+1
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In a rights offering are fractional shares rounded to one whole share?
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Yes
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Preferred stock is termed a ___ security because it has priority over the common stock issued by the company.
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senior
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If a company declares a dividend, who receives first Preferred or common stock holders?
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preferred
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Preferred stock is typically issued @____ par with a ____ dividend rate:
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100 par stated dividend rate
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Preferred dividends are paid:
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semiannually
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Preferred differs from common in that is pays a _____ dividend rate.
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fixed
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Who is the typical purchaser of preferred shares?
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Corporate treasurer with excess funds on hand. The tax code gives the corporate treasurer a big incentive to buy stocks
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____% if dividends received are not taxable to the small investor?
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70%(if the position is held in less than 20% of the outstanding stock, if more than 20% is held the exclusion increases to 80%)
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Cash dividends received by individual investors taxed @ a maximum_____%
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15%
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Once preferred shares are issued, they trade in the market. Preferred stock price movements influenced by:
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Interest rate movements
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Preferred is priced at ____ @ issuance.
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par
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What is formula for current yield?
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Annual income/Market price
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What is the formula for theoretical market price?
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annual income/market yield
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If interest rates rise what happens to preferred stock prices?
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fall
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What is cumulative preferred?
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If the issuer omits dividend payments, they "accumulate" and are paid IF the issuer can ever resume making dividend payments. All accumulated preferred dividends must be paid in order to make a common dividend distribution
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What is callable preferred?
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Issuer has right to call in the shares after a set date, usually @par. Issuers will call in if interest rates fall.
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What is convertible preferred?
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The preferred shareholder can convert his shares into common stock of the issuer based on a predetermined price.
In addition to the fixed dividend rate, convertible holders can enjoy capital gains if the price of the common stock moves up |
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What is the conversion ratio?
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Par/Conversion Price
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What is the parity price of preferred equation?
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Market price of common x conversion ratio
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What is participating preferred?
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In addition to the fixed dividend rate, the preferred participates in any extra dividends declared by the Board of Directors. AKA, Performance preferred.
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What is a warrant?
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A long term option to buy a stock at a fixed price. Typically attached to the sale or a new stock or bond issue to make the issue more attractive
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Warrants expire in:
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5 years
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Warrants are issued at a _________ to the stock market price.
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substantial premium
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What is an ADR?
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Vehicle for trading foreign securities in the U.S.
Banks hold foreign securities in Country of Origin No voting or preemptive rights |
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All exchange listed ADRS are
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sponsored
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Sponsored ADRS are often called:
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ADSs
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Non sponsored ADRS are:
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assembled by banks and broker dealers without the issuers participation. Trade OTC.
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Dividends from ADRS are declared in ______ currency:
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foreign currency, converted into U.S. dollars and remitted to the receipt holders by the intermediary bank.
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Market price of ADR influenced by:
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Performance of company stock and currency exchange fluctuations
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What is the P/E ratio?
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market price of security/earnings per share
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What is the earnings per share ratio?
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Market price/multiple
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How often is Standard and Poors stock guide published?
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Monthly
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Common dividends are declared_________ paid________
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quarterly, quarterly
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Outstanding stock is:
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issued stock-treasury stock
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What is a bond?
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Debt security which obligates the issuer to pay interest(usually semi annually) and to repay the principal amount when the debt matures
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Bonds are issued with a ________ par value and a ____rate of interest on the debt.
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stated, stated
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Bonds can be issued with a stated par value without a stated rate of interest. These are called
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ZERO coupon bond
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A bond issue where every bond has the same interest rate and maturity is called a:
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TERM bond issue
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Bonds can be issued with a stated par value without a stated rate of interest. These are called
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ZERO coupon bond
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A bond issue with differing maturities is a
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serial bond issue. (Munis and Corp EQUIPMENT TRUST CERTIFICATES)
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U.S government issues are typically_____ bonds
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term
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A bond issue where the bonds have the same maturity but different dates of issuance is a:
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SERIES bond issue
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Corporate bonds quoted:
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% if par in 1/8s
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Government bonds quoted in:
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% of par in 1/32nds
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Both Corporate and government bonds are quotable on a percentage of pay basis because:
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They are both TERM bonds
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What is the reason why government bonds are quoted in 32nds?
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Government trading is much more active. Traders are willing to trade on narrower margins.
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Serial bonds are quoted on a ________ basis
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yield
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Basis quotes are in ________
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yields. A quote of 5.50% is a bond priced to yield 5.50%
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The difference between 5.50 and 5.60 is ___ basis points
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10
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If the market interest rate move up, bond price must:
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fall
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Discount bond: If the market interest rate moves down, the price of the bond must:
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move above par so that the bond gives a competitive yield to the current market
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Corporate and government bonds are quoted on
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percentage of par basis because they are term bonds
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Municipal serial bonds are quoted on a:
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yield basis.
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Longer maturity, ______ volatility
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greater
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shorter maturity, __________ volatility
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lower
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Lower coupon
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Greater Volatility
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Higher coupon________volatility
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lower
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What issues are most volatile?
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Long term zero coupons issues.
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What is the nominal yield?
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Stated rate of interest on the bond
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On a discount bond the current yield is ________ than the nominal yield
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higher
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What is the formula for YTM?
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ann income+annual gain(OR -ann loss)/purchase price+redemption price/2
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Arrange the yields for DISCOUNT bonds from lowest to highest:
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Nominal Yield, Current yield, YTM
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Arrange the yields for premium bonds from lowest to highest:
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YTM
Current Yield Nominal Yield |
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Call on a bond occurs when:
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interest rates DROP
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Call protection is typically:
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10 years
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Call price sets________ on market price
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ceiling
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Put price sets_________on market price
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floor
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Ratings agencies only rate bonds for:
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Credit risk
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The 2 main ratings agencies are:
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Moody's and Standard and Poor's.
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Are government bonds rated?
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No, because they are considered to have no credit risk
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What are the top for ratings four investment grade by Standard and Poors?
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AAA AA A and BBB
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The ratings used for short term issue commercial paper by Moody's is:
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P1 P2 P3 and NP
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Moodys Muni ratings are:
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Mig1 Mig2 Mig 3 and SG
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Long term maturities, low coupon rate bonds, and deep discount bonds are most susceptible to _________ risk.
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Interest rate
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Long term maturities, low coupon rate bonds, and deep discount bonds are most susceptible to _________ risk.
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Interest rate
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Long term maturities, low coupon rate bonds, and deep discount bonds are most susceptible to _________ risk.
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Interest rate
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A normal(ascending)yield curve is typical during:
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periods of economic expansion, when monetary policy is loose.
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Short term rates move ________ than long term rates.
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faster
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As short term rates rise closer to Long term levels the yield curve...
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flattens out
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If the federal reserve really tightens short term credit short term rates can rise above long term rates. This is called an...
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inverted yield curve
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A positive curve indicates that investors expect interest rates to:
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rise
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A negative curve indicates that investors expect interest rates to:
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fall
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Widening spread indicates coming_____
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recession
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Narrowing spread indicates coming _______
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expansion
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Corporations issue debt to raise __________
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capital
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Intermediate and long term bonds are typically issued in:
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fully registered or book entry form.
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Short term commercial paper is issued only in:
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book entry form
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What is the purpose of a trust indenture?
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This is the bond contract. It spells out the interest rate, maturity, collateral, call or put provisions, and all other relevant features. Trustee is usually a commercial bank.
All corporate issues of 5million or more must have a trust indenture |
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Long term corporate debt is funded/unfunded debt?
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funded
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If a trust indenture is open end, what does this mean?
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A corporation can sell additional bonds having equal status against the real estate.
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Mortgage bonds are the most common form of corporate debt and are the principal financing source for:
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public utilities
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Equipment Trust Certificates typical financing for:
What form are they issued in? |
airlines, trucking companies, and railroads
Issued in Serial form Non callable, rated highly |
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Unsecured corporated debt backed by:
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Issuers promise to pay.
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Commercial paper sold at________- matures at _____--
Sold in________ form Investors are _______- investors |
discount, face value
book entry large |
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Income bond only obligates issuer to pay if it has_________
These bonds trade____ |
sufficient earnings
AKA adjustment bonds Flat (without accrued interest) |
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Convertible bonds are corporate________.
These can be converted into________ The conversion price is set at a ____ to the stock's current market price. |
Debentures
the common stock of the issuer |
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What is the equation for parity price of bond?
Parity price of stock? |
Conversion ratio x stock market price
Bond market value/conversion ratio |
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When a convertible security trades above parity, the conversion feature has_________-value
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no
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What is arbitrage?
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A trader buys the lower price security and simultaneously sells the equivalent higher priced security to lock in the profit before someone else does.
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When a convertible security is above par it acts like________ Below par acts like________
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stock
bond |
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What are the terms of a sinking fund provision?
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allows issuer to retire portions of the issue by either calling the bonds or buying the bonds in the open market if the price is lower than the call price.
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A corporation issues refunding bonds when interest rates have:
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dropped. or when it simply does not have the funds or the desire to retire the bonds
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Corporate debt is traded principally in the _______market.
The NASDAQ stock market quotes_______ corporate bonds. Does not quote ________corporate bonds |
OTC
Convertible NOT Non convertible |
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A round lot trade of bonds is:
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5 1k value bonds($5000 face amount)
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Corporate bonds quotes are in the:
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yellow sheets
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Direct paper is paper bought from the:
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issuer
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Regular way corporate bonds trade:
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trade+3
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Cash settlement on Corporate bonds occurs:
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same day as trade dated before 2:30 p.m.
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Corporate bonds trades settle in_________funds
Government funds settle through____ |
clearing house
GSCC(Government Securities Clearing Corporation) Referred to As FED FUNDS |
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For corporate bonds: Interest accrues:
Government agency interest accrues: Government issues accrue: |
30/360 Does not include settlement date
30/360 actual/actual Does not include settlement |
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Which bonds trade flat?
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defaulted, income, zero coupon, commercial paper.
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Commercial paper yields listed in:
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Wall Street Journal
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Standards and Poors publishes a called bond record. How often is his published?
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Twice a week
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The interest income derived from corporate obligations is ________taxable by both the federal and local government.
Taxed @ max of __ by federal governemtn |
fully
Taxable in year made 35% Cash dividend taxed @ max of 15% |
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With a discount bond, or commercial paper is discount fully taxable in for that tax year?
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Yes
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For obligations maturing over one year, the IRS requires that the pro-rata portion of the_______ earned that year be taken as interest income on the tax return
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discount
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In a corporate liquidation what is the priority of payments to creditors?
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Secured creditros(mortgage bondholders)
Unpaid wages, taxes, debenture bondholders subordinated debenture bondholders Preferred stock holders common stock holders |
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A person who makes a secondary market in corporate bonds is called a
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trader
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The U.S government issues debt in order to:
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finance the running of the government
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Negotiable government debt issues are:
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Long term bonds, intermediate term notes and short term notes
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New issues are in what form?
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Book entry
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U. S. Government debt is sold at________ by ________-bid
This is held________ |
auction
competitive weekly |
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Agency debt is not directly backed by
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the U.S. Governments promise to pay
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How long is maturities on treasury bonds?
Treasury notes? Treasury bills? |
30 years
1-10 years 1,3, and 6 months securities |
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Interest from U.S. government obligations subject to ________tax not to________tax
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federal
state |
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Purchasers of zero coupon treasury receipts are subject to
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liquidity risk
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Treasury strips are_______-obligations of the U. S. government.
They are made from ___year or longer maturities Available only in__________ form Disount is taxable annually as_____ |
direct
10 book entry interest income received |
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Farmers can obtain low rate financing through the________.
Are they directly backed by U. S. government? |
Federal Farm Credit Consolidated System.
NO |
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What do federal land banks do?
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Make long term loans to farmers secured by first mortgages on farm buildings and land.
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Who makes interemediate term loans to farmers, up to 5 years for agricultural production?
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FICD
Federal Intermediate credit banks Implicitly backed by U.S. government gives higher yield |
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These have maturities from 5-270 days
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Banks for cooperatives
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What does the Federal Home Loan bank do?
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Loans funds to savings and loan institutions with the main collateral being S and L mortgages.
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Is Fannie Mae listed on NYSE?
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Yes, Used to be owned by government
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A tac bond protects against what type of risk?
Not against_____ |
prepayment
extension risk |
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PAC is buffered against
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prepayment and extension risk
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CMOS are available in _____denomination
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$1,000.00
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CMOS are quoted in
Cmos are backed by_______ CMOS are exempt/non exempt? |
32nds. Very often CMOS are also quoted on a yield spread basis.
Backed by mortgage pass through certificates held in trust NON EXEMPT |
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Trading of government and agency securities takes place solely in the __________market
Quotes for U.S. government issues are placed by the primary dealers on____ |
OTC
a computer quote system through services such as Bloomberg, Reuters, Bridge Information Systems. |
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Agency debt trading is less/more active than U.S. governments?
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Less
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Agencies are quoted on a _____________- to equivalent maturity treasuries
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yield spread basis
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Trades of U.S. government issues settle regular way on ___________
Cash settlement is________ Trades settle in_______ |
The business day after trade date
Same day before 2:30 p.m. Fed Funds |
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Municipal bonds are?
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debt issues of state and local governments territories and political subdivisions.
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Munis are registered_________-.
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Fully registered or book entry
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All muni issues have a ___opinion printed on the face of the bond. The bond counsel examines the issue for_____________
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legal
legality, validity, make sure interest exempt from Federal tax under current law |
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Long term munis are issued at_____ pay interest_____
Short term issued at _________ mature at________ These are ________bonds |
par
semiannually discount par serial |
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A general obligation bond is backed by___________
Unlimited_________taxing power |
the full faith, credit, and taxing power of the issuer.
advalorem |
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State issues are backed by________
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Income and Sales taxes.
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What is a revenue bond?
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A bond backed by a specific source of revenue to which the full faith and credit of the issuer is not pledged. Revenue bonds are self supporting
Greater risk than G.O. bonds. Trade at higher yields. |
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What is a maintenance covenant?
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A promise by the issuer to maintain the facility in good repair
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What is the rate covenant?
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A promise by the issuer to maintain fees for using the facility at a high enough level to cover debt service.
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What is a net revenue pledge?
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after Operation and Maintenance, the remaining amout pledged to bondholders
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What is a special tax bond?
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Secured by tax other than ad valorem such as excise taxes such as cigarettes, liquor, gasoline taxes.
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What is a special assesment bond?
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To fund an improvement that does not benefit the general public but rather a small portion of the community.
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What is a double barrelled bond?
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Issue backed by a revenue source other than ad valorem and by the faith and credit of a muni issuer
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Short term muni notes are usually under__yr maturity.
Issued at_______ with a stated interest rate. |
1
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What is a BAN?
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Issued to start capital projects: Paid off by the placement of the final long term bonds issue.
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What is a CLN?
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Issued to start the building of multifamily housing projects. Are typically issued up to 3 years
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Variable rate demand notes have almost ________market risk
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no
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What is the formula for debt per capita?
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net overall debt/population
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What is the formula for Debt to assessed valuation?
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Net overall debt/assessed property value
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Debt per capita_______used widely
Debt to assessed valuation________used widely |
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What is the collection ratio?
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taxes collected/taxes assessed
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What is the debt service coverage ratio?
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pledged revenues/debt service requirement
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Muni bond insurers are:
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AMBAC
MBIA FGIC FSA |
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Munis trade_______.
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OTC
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Intrastate issues are_______exempt
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TRIPLE, Federal state and local
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Who rates munis for marketability risk?
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Whites
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What is the blue list?
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Printed dealer listings of muni bonds offered each day.
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What is the brokers wire?
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electronic wire service giving current trading information to muni firms
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All offers made in dealer publications must be________
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bona-fide
must be willing to sell |
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Brokers Broker ________carry inventory
Acts as________ |
does not
agent |
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Workable is a _____--bid
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likely
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A round lot for munis is_________
Corporate__________ |
100k face amount
5k face amount |
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What is PSA
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Public Securities Association
Most muni and government dealers belong to PSA |
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Interest on muni bonds accrues_____
Muni notes________ |
30-360
actual/actual |
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What is a bond with enhanced credit
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prefunded
insured bonds |
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What is the blue list total?
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total dollar amount of muni bonds offered each day
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Aside from the blue list, what other sources offer info about the muni secondary market
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Brokers wire
Munibase Munifacts |
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Muni bond interest is ______from federal
_________-to state |
exempt
subject |
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What is the formula for equivalent taxable yield?
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Tax free yield/100-tax bracket
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A bank may deduct _______% of interest expense yet receives tax free incom
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80
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What is a money market instrument?
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An instrument to matures in one year or less
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The federal reserve is a critical player in the Money Market. Why?
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The Fed attempts to control the amount of credit available through open market operations.
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The largest money market instrument is:
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T bills
Any treasury security with 1 year or less to maturity is considered a money market instrument |
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A bankers acceptance is a money market instrument. What is it used to for?
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To finance imports and exports.
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Are negotiable CDS(jumbo CDS) money market instruments?
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Yes. Long term CDS do have market risk.
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When a client wishes to purchase a long term cd, he must be informed:
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Cd is subject to market risk
Prematurity sale price might be less than purchase price Secondary market is limited Callable CD is subject to reinvestment risk Initial rate may not reflect the current market interest rate if step-up or step-down cd |
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On customer account statements, Long term cds must be shown priced @
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current market value not face value
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Repos by the Fed Reserve_______-credit
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loosens
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Reverse repo_______credit
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tightens
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Repurchase agreement Interest rates track_________rate
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Fed Funds rate
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Repurchase agreements do not have__________risk
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liquidity due to their short duration
purchasing power risk |
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What is the shortest term money market instrument?
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Federal Funds
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What is the effective Fed Funds rate?
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gives an indication of the daily demand for reserves and is the daily average of many banks rates
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What does LIBOR stand for?
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London Interbank offered rate
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