Investment Planning Flashcards

(43 cards)

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Beta of Index Funds that track the market

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As a measure for risk, the Capital Market Line uses the:

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Standard deviation of the market

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On the Markowitz Model, at the point of tangency, we have attained:

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The optimal portfolio.

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Shares repurchased by the corporation

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Treasury shares

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D1

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Next expected dividend

D1 = current year dividend (1 + dividend growth rate)

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In order to determine whether a stock is overvalued or undervalued, a planner would use which of the following formulas?

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Intrinsic value formula

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Debunture

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Unsecured corporate debt

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Treasuries maturity times

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Treasury Bills - up to 52 weeks
Treasury Notes - 2 to 10 years
Treasury Bonds - greater than 10 years, typically 30 years

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Bonds owned by whoever possesses them

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Bearer bonds

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Maintenance Margin

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Price = Loan / (1 - MM)

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The entity that establishes the initial margin requirement:

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Federal Reserve

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Long Hedge Position

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The investor is short the underlying commodity and long the futures contract

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To be on a corporations books as a holder-of-record (right to the next dividend payment) the investor must purchase stock:

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Before the ex-dividend date

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Market where exchange and broker dealer services are eliminated completely:

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The fourth market

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Effect of sale of Treasury securities

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Reduction of cash in the market place causing an increase to the cost of money and a lessening of funds for investment

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Holding period return

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Holding Period Return = Selling Price - Purchase Price +/- Cashflows / Purchase Price or Equity Invested

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17
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If the risk/return performance of a stock lies above the SML, the stock is said to have a:

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Positive alpha

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On the Markowitz Model, at the point of tangency l, we have obtained:

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The optimal portfolio

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Capital Market Line uses:

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Standard deviation of the market

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Security Market Line uses:

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Beta as it’s risk measurement

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The Securities Act of 1933

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Regulates both initial and public offerings and subsequent secondary offerings by a public company

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Security Exchange Act of 1934

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The legislation that concerns itself with securities in the secondary market

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Red herring

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A preliminary prospectus issued by the managing house of an offering

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Capitalization method of valuation

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Net earnings/capitalization rate factor

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Closed-end funds
Generally sold at a premium or discount to par value.
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Cumulative feature in a preferred stock
If dividends are not paid in a given cycle, they cannot be paid to anyone else until they are paid to preferred shareholders
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Expectations Theory
The theory of the yield curve that attempts to explain the yield curve based upon future rates of inflation
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Firm commitment
When an investment banker agrees to purchase an entire issue of securities from the issuing corporation and sell them to the general public
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Unit Investment Trust (UITs)
Managed by trustee, no investment manager Self-liquidating Passive management No trading of assets within the trust
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Market risk premium
The difference between the expected return on a market portfolio and the risk-free rate
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Intrinsic Value of Call Option
Stock price - strike price
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Intrinsic Value of Put Option
Strike Price - Stock Price
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Call option
Right to buy a specified number of shares at a specified price
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Put option
Right to sell a specified number of shares at a specified price
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Bear market
Market experiences prolonged price declines
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Bull market
A period of time when major stock market indexes are generally rising
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Straddle
Investor purchases a put and a call in the same security at the same exercise price for the same period of time Used if investor anticipates a significant move in a stock price but unsure if up or down
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Strip
Investor purchases two put options and one call option Investor believes that the underlying price of the stock will plummet in the near term future
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Bottom up equity managers include
Value managers and technicians
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Bell Curve Probability Percentages
68%/95%/99%
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Qualified dividends are taxed at…
Long term capital gains rates
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Markowitz Efficient Frontier
A portfolio that offers the highest rate of return for a given degree of risk is on the efficient frontier
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To calculate time-weighted return you should use…
Geometric mean