Lectrure 3 Flashcards
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What is an asset =
Sequence of cash flows
What is the value of an asset
Value of all its future cash flows
Asset 0 =
CF1, CF2, …, CFt
What does a bond obligate
Obligates the borrower to make specified payments to the lender of the bond
What do bond holders not own
The entity that issues the bond
What is it called the periodically fixed interest payment
Coupon
When do they repay the fixed amount
Date of maturity
Money market =
Short term issues that mature within one year
Notes =
Intermediate term issues that matures between 1 -10 years
Bonds =
Long term obligation with maturity greater than 10 years
Face( par) value
Payment at the maturity of the bond
Coupon
Interest payments paid to the bond holders
Coupon rate
Annual interest payment as a percentage of the face value
Zero coupon bond
Coupon rate = 0
Maturity date
When all coupon payments are made and principle repaid
Who are the investors in bonds
Individuals
Pension funds
Banks
Insurnace companies
Property companies
Who can be issuer of bonds
Governments
Corperations
International issues
Who are treasury securities issued by
Us treasury
What’s good about treasury securities
Backed by full faith and credit of us
Considered to be free from credit risk
What are treasury strips
us treasury doesn’t off zero coupon bonds so investment bankers began stripping the coupons from treasuries to create zero coupon securities to meet investor demands
What are tips
Makes semi annual coupon interest payments at a fixed rate
What happens with the par value of tips
Begins at 1000 dollars and are adjusted semiannually for changes in CPI
Secured bonds
Secured against assets s
Unsecured bonds
Not backed by collaterals