Bonds Flashcards

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PAC

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Planned Amortization Class

Companion tranches take prepayment and extension risk

PAC is middle of the pyramid

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TAC

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Targeted Amortization Class

No extension risk, but if interest rates rise, not protected on the back end

Tack - pointy on one end

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Prepayment risk

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risk that interest rate fall, causing mortgage holder to refinance, which pays off CMOs

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Extension Risk

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Risk that interest rates rise, cause mortgage holders not to refinance, which makes mortgage take closer to estimated timeframe.

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GNMA

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Only purchase FHA and VA loans

Backed by US Gov

High wealth investors, interest payments exempt from state and local tax

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FNMA

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Implicitly backed, not required but assumed

Buys student loans from originating financial institutions

Higher interest than GNMA

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FHLMC

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Highest risk

Purchase conventional loans

Implicitly backed by US Gov

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General Obligation Bonds

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Issued by muni governments that are backed by full credit of US government

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Revenue Bonds

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Not backed by US Gov, backed by proceeds of what they’re doing

Feasibility Study is used to see if they can pay back debts

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GMIB

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Guaranteed Minimum Income Benefit

Can be purchased with variable annutiy contract

Guarantees the separate account will grow until guaranteed minimum rate once the contract is annuitized.

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CMB

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Cash Management Bill

Shortest term security by US Treasury. Maturities in lowest of 5 days

Sold in $100 minimums at a discount

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Rights Offering

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Preemptive rights to subscribe to newly issued common shares distributed to company’s existing shareholders

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13
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Eurodollars

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US dollars held in European countries. Interest paid is based on LIBOR

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14
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Roth IRA

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Not available to high net worth individuals

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15
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Max Sales Charge on mutual fund

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8.5%

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16
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Elder abuse

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Hold on account for 15 days, can be extended for 10 additional days

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17
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Coverdell plans

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Contributions not tax-deductible

Distributions are not taxable

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HSA

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Health savings account

Has lower contribution limits than IRA

Are funded with tax-deductible contributions

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OBO

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Order book official

Exchange employee who manages the book of public limit orders

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Bond appraisals

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Trading market is thin, no “real time” price reporting.

True market value is uncertain, and not reported to consolidated tape

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Retirement distributions

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Taxable at 50% unless rolled over into an IRA

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22
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Regulation FD

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Insider trading rules.

23
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Treasury Receipts

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Stripped US Gov Bond sold by brokerage firm.

Pay interest at maturity

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STRIPS

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Zero coupon, all repayment at the end.

Must still be accreted

Avoids reinvestment risk

25
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Clearing house funds

A

Clears T+2.

Regular way trades of equities, corp and municipal bonds

26
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Federal Funds

A

Government and agency bond trades settle here. Including GNMA

27
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Treasury Bills

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$100 minimum; auction weekly

Issued at a discount; zero coupon

NO purchasing power risk

Non-callable; money market instrument

28
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Volatility

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Longer maturity - greater volatility

Lower coupon - greater volatility

29
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Callable

A

Occurs when interest rates drop

Call price sets ceiling on market price

Called at par plus premium

Zero coupon - par plus accreted value

30
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Credit risk

A

Bonds

Risk that issuer cannot make interest and principal payments on time

31
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Capital risk (market risk)

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Risk that amount invested may not be fully recoverable

32
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Interest rate risk

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As interest rates go up and bond prices fall

Bonds most susceptible are long maturity and low coupon

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Liquidity risk

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Risk that selling a position will result in higher than normal transaction costs (commissions)

Typically for smaller, thinly traded issues

34
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Timing risk

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Risk that buying and selling occur at disadvantageous price levels due to poor market timing

35
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Purchasing power risk

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Risk inflation will lower value of bond interest payments and principal repayment

36
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Marketability risk

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Risk that security will be difficult to sell

Nonexistent for treasury bonds because market is so large and liquid

37
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Reinvestment risk

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Risk for long-term bond holder

Market rates fall over investment’s timeline

38
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Debenture

A

Intermediate and long term corporate bond

Backed by full faith and credit of issuer

39
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TIPS

A

Avoids purchasing power risk

40
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Settlement

A

Treasuries - next day

Agencies - depends

Cash - same day

41
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Debt rating agency

A

Moody’s, Standard and Poor, and Fitch’s

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Interest income

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US Gov obligations subject to federal, exempt from state and local

Mortgage backed securities subject to federal and state/local tax

Municipal income subject to state and local, exempt from federal (if purchased in another state, interest is taxable in other state)

43
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LEAPs

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Long term equity anticipation

28 month max life for stocks

36 month max life for index

44
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American style

A

Exercises at any time

45
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European style

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Exercised at expiration

46
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Bank Qualified Bonds

A

Free from federal tax

Bank allowed to deduct 80% of any interest paid on monies borrowed

47
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13 D

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Anyone who holds 5% or more in a publicly traded company. Indicates they might try to gain control

48
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Additional bonds test

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Earnings test must be satisfied before additional bonds can be issued against the same revenue source

49
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Buying Power

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Amount of securities that can be bought.

2 times the SMA

50
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Selling power

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Amount of additional securities that can be sold short

2 times the selling power

51
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Revenue Bonds

A

Interest and principal repaid by lease payments.

Subject to AMT and regular tax

Final responsibility for debt service on corporate lessee of facility.

52
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Construction Loan Notes

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short term muni note to finance construction of building

Repaid from monies receives from a permanent take-out financing

53
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Treasury Bonds

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Advance refunded in an escrow account