Chapter 16 Flashcards

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investor (16)

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Individuals who purchase investments with current savings in anticipation of relatively stable growth on average or in the long term.

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speculators (16)

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Individuals who take relatively large risks hoping to earn quick, abnormal returns; they gamble on whether the prices of financial assets believed to be mispriced will be adjusted accordingly in the market

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income securities (16)

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investments, such as preferred stock and corporate bonds, that offer steady income in the form of dividends or interest payments

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risk tolerance level (16)

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an investor’s ability and willingness to tolerate, or accept, risk.

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transaction cost (16)

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the costs associated with trading securities, which include the costs of time, effort, and telephone calls as well as any broker commissions incurred.

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investment portfolio (16)

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a combination of investment instruments

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asset allocation (16)

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the proportion of funds invested in various categories of assets, such as money market instruments, long-term debt, stocks, and real estate.

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broker (16)

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A middleman, or agent, who helps investors trade financial instruments such as stocks, bonds, and derivatives

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full-service brokerage firm (16)

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A brokerage firm that offers a variety of services to its clients, including research information, monthly publications that contain investment recommendations, advisory services, and so forth

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round lots (16)

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Multiples of 100 shares of a security

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odd lots (16)

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Number of shares that are not in multiples of 100

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market order (16)

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An order to execute a transaction at the best price available when the transaction reaches the market

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stop order (16)

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an order that specifies the price at which a market order is initiated

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limit order (16)

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an order to buy or sell a stock at no worse than a specified price

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day order aka DO (16)

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an instruction to cancel an order if the price conditions are not met by the end of the trading day

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Good ‘Til Cancelled aka GTC (16)

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an instruction to keep an order active until the price limitation are met or until the investor cancels it

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fill or kill order (16)

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an instruction to cancel the order if it is not executed immediately

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street name (16)

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a situation in which stock is registered to the brokerage firm rather than the individual investor

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stock symbol (16)

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the trading initials of a company; the reference used by brokers when trades are made and price quotes are retrieved

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holding period return aka HPR (16)

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The return earned over the period of time that an investment is held, which might be six months, one year, or five years.

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dividend yield (16)

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The part of the total return associated with the dividends paid by the firm. It is computed by dividing the amount of dividends paid by the current stock price.

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capital gain (16)

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A change in the market value of a security

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simple arithmetic average return (16)

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a technique for computing the average return on an investment that sums each return and then divides by the number of returns; it does not consider compounding

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geometric average return (16)

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A technique for computing the average return on an investment that involves taking the nth root of the growth multiple and subtracting 1. It considers compounding.

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market capitalism (16)
The total market value of a firm's stock, which can be computed by multiplying the number of shares outstanding by the market price per share
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bull market (16)
A rising stock market
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bear market (16)
A falling stock market
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buy-and-hold strategy (16)
When investors purchase securities with the intention of holding them for a number of years
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margin trading (16)
When an investor borrows from his or her broker some portion of the funds needed to purchase an investment
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margin requirement (16)
the minimum percentage of the total purchase price that an investor must have to buy stock (or other investments) on margin
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hypothecation agreement (16)
A contract that assigns securities as collateral for a margin loan.
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broker loan rate (16)
The rate charged by brokers to borrow funds for margin trading.
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margin call (16)
A call from the broker to add more funds to a margined account.
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maintenance margin (16)
The lowest actual margin that the broker permits margined investors to have at any time
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short selling
A situation in which an investor borrow the stock of another investor and then sells it, but promises to replace the stock at a later date.