Midterm 2 Flashcards

1
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The stated interest payment made on a bond

A

Coupons

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2
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The principal amount of a bond that is repaid at the end of the term

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Face Value

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3
Q

The annual coupon divided by the face value of a bond

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Coupon rate

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4
Q

Specified date on which the principal amount of a bond is paid

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Maturity

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5
Q

The rate required in the market on a bond

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Yield to Maturity

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6
Q

A bonds coupon payment divided by its closing price

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Current Yield

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7
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The written agreement between the corporation and the lender detailing the terms of the debt issue

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Indenture

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8
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The registrar of a company records who owns each bond, and bond payments are made directly to the owner of record.

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Registered form

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9
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A bond issued without record of the owner’s name; payment is made to whomever holds the bond

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Bearer form

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10
Q

Unsecured debt, usually with a maturity of 10 years or more.

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Debenture

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11
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Unsecured debt, usually with a maturity of under 10 years.

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Note

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12
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An account managed by the bond trustee for early bond redemption

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Sinking fund

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13
Q

The amount by which the call price exceeds the par value of the bond

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Call premium

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14
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A part of the indenture limiting certain actions that might be taken during the term of the loan, usually to protect the lenders interest

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Protective covenant

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15
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A bond that makes no coupon payments, and thus is initially priced at a deep discount

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Zero coupon bond

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16
Q

A bond issued with a very low coupon rate

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Original-issue discount bond

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17
Q

The price a dealer is willing to pay for a security

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Bid price

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18
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The price a dealer is willing to take for a security

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Asked price

19
Q

The difference between the bid price and the asked price

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Bid-ask spread

20
Q

The price of a bond net of accrued interest; this is the price that is typically quoted

A

Clean price

21
Q

The price of a bond including accrued interest, also known as the full or invoice price. This is the price the buyer actually pays.

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Dirty Price

22
Q

Interest rates or rates of return that have been adjusted for inflation

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Real rates

23
Q

Interest rates or rates of return that have not been adjusted for inflation

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Nominal rates

24
Q

The relationship between nominal interest rates on default-free, pure discount securities and time to maturity; that is, the pure time value of money.

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Term structure of interest rates

25
Q

The portion of a nominal interest rate that represents compensation for expected future inflation

A

Inflation premium

26
Q

The compensation investors demand for bearing interest rate risk

A

Interest rate risk premium

27
Q

A plot of the yields on treasury notes and bonds relative to maturity

A

Treasury yield curve

28
Q

The portion of a nominal interest rate or bond yield that represents compensation for the possibility of default

A

Default risk premium

29
Q

The portion of a nominal interest rate or bond yield that represents compensation for unfavorable tax status

A

Taxability premium

30
Q

The portion of a nominal interest rate or bond yield that represents compensation for lack of liquidity

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Liquidity premium

31
Q

A stocks expected cash dividend by its current price

A

Dividend yield

32
Q

A model that determined the current price of a stock as its dividend next period divided by the discount rate less the dividend growth rate

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Dividend growth model

33
Q

The dividend growth rate, or the rate at which the value of an investment grows

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Capital gains yield

34
Q

Equity without priority for dividends or in bankruptcy

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Common stock

35
Q

A procedure in which shareholder may cast all votes for one member of the board of directors

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Cumulative voting

36
Q

A procedure in which a shareholder may cast all votes for each member of the board of directors

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Straight voting

37
Q

A grant of authority by a shareholder allowing another individual to vote his or her shares

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Proxy

38
Q

Payments by a corporation to shareholders made in either cash or stock

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Dividend

39
Q

Stock with dividend priority over common stock, normally with a fixed dividend rate, sometimes without voting rights.

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Preferred stock

40
Q

The market in which new securities are originally sold to investors

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Primary market

41
Q

The market in which previously issued securities are traded among investors

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Secondary market

42
Q

An agent who buys and sells securities from inventory

A

Dealer

43
Q

An agent who arranges security transactions among investors

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Broker

44
Q

As of 2006, a member is the owner of a trading license on the NYSE

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Member