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Muni's Flashcards

1
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Fed Tax Exempt + State for Resident

A

Muni Bonds

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2
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T strip

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Government created & backed zero coupon

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3
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T Receipt

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BD Created and backed zero coupon

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4
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T Bills

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Zero Coupon(flat) 4,13,26 52 week issuance

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5
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T Notes

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2-10 years, pays interest semi-annually

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6
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T Bonds

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Beyond 10 years, pays interest semiannually

Quoted in % of par

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7
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General Obligation Bond

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Safe/Requires Voter Approval/Debt Limits/Supported by Tax Money

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8
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Revenue Bonds

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Riskier/User fees (tolls/concessions)/no voter approval/trust indenture/protective covenants/self-supporting

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9
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Trust Indenture

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Revenue Bonds
Make bond more marketable (because more risk invloved)
Protective Covenants (promises from issuer)

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10
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Covenants

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Revenue Bonds
1. Rate - user fees - maintenance/insurance/principal and interest
2. Add’l Bonds - Yes: Open-Ended - additional bonds test
Close-Ended - junior in claim 2nd in payment to 1st bond

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11
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Call Provisions

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Revenue Bonds - Whole/Paritial (serials, selected at random)/ Catastrophes - natural disaster

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12
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Flow of Funds

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Gross Revenue - Debt/Operating Expense

Net - Operating Expenses/Debt

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13
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IDR’s

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Private Purpose Industrial Development Revenue Bond

Interest may be taxable (AMT)

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14
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Special Tax

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Revenue Bond

Alcohol/Tabaco/Excise

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15
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Moral Obligation

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Revenue Bond - No voter approval
From state legislature, if revenue doesn’t pay then state will
State legislatures moral obligation
Backed by user fees and state legislature

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16
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Double Barrel Bond

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Backed by the city and county

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17
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ARS

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Money Market Alternative
Liquid/safe
RISK - failed auction, no bid, no demand

18
Q

Municipal Note

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Short term cash flow bridge

TAN/BAN/RAN

19
Q

GO Analysis

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Gross Revenue Pledge
Voter attitude matters
Population Growth
Debt Limits
Tax Delinquency
20
Q

GO’s Debt Calc

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Total Debt - Overlapping Debt = Direct Debt (Coterminous Debt)

21
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Pre-Refunding (Advanced Refunding)

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Ability for issuer to removed from debt statement of municipality
Increase ratings
“Defeased” - no longer an obligation on debt statement

22
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Western Liability

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Divided, % liable for, no additional syndicate orders

23
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Eastern Liability

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Undivided, additional % after unsold, additional commitment

24
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Bond Counsel

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Attorneys legal opinion to

  1. legally authorize the issue
  2. IRS sign off from tax
  3. Exempt from ‘33 Act
    * Acts as Qualified
25
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Unqualified

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Approval without a Bond Counsel
Find nothing wrong - no doubt
*want this type

26
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Official Statement

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Not required
Helps market bonds
Prepared by UW with help from issuer
Approved by muni principal
Provides rating 
Must retain for 3 years
27
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Straight Line Amortization (taxation)

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Held to maturity - no gain/loss

Sold priory to maturity - adjust over life of bond

28
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What interest is federally, state, and local tax exempt?

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US Residents in US Territories

Puerto Rico/Guam/VI

29
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Taxation in the 2ndary Market

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Cost vs Sale (no adjustment)

30
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Original Issue Discount (OID)

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Bought at discount, held to maturity ok

If Sold prior - use straight line accretion

31
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What is the most important suitability on a muni?

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Those in the HIGHEST Tax Bracket

32
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What is the Equivalent Tax (Corp) Yield?

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Muni Yield /100%-TB = Corp Yield

33
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What is the Tax Free Yield?

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Corporate Yield(100-TB) = Muni Yield

34
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What is on the Bond Confirmation Statement?

A 
Interest payment and dates
Maturity Date
Callable dates (option)
Dated Date - date when interest begins to accrue
CUSIP #
Capacity - Agency (Broker) / Principal (Dealer)
Yield to Worst
Control Relationships
35
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MSRB

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An overseer who makes rules, but does not enforce them

36
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What is a control relationship?

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Someone who represents (has authority over) issuer &B/D

37
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Rule G37

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Prohibits more than $250 in political contributions

38
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What is the REVDEX

A

25 Revenue Bonds held for 30 years

In the Bond Buyer

39
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What is the Bond Buyer

A

Daily list of new issue Muni’s/GO’s

30 Day Visible Supply (what will be issued in next 30 days)

40
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What is the placement ratio?

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$ sold/$ offered

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