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Equities

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shares represent ownership of the corporation

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common stock rights

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  1. voting rights, cooperate directors
  2. Limited access to corporate books
  3. Preemptive right to maintain share ownership
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Growth (capital gains)

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increase in market price of securities

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Limited Liability

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equity ownership is limited liability- meaning the investor cannot be forced to pay out more monies to take care of additional debts

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Market Risk

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chance stock will decline in price

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Decreased or no dividend income

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risk of owner ship if company looses money. up to board to directors to issue dividends but it is not gaurenteed

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Low Priority at dissoltuin

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if a company enters bankruptcy the holders of its bonds and preferred stock have high priority over common stock holders

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Bankrupcy

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general term, allows individuals and businesses to get relief from their debt or make a plan to repay the money to creditors.

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Two chapters of Bankrupcy

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Reorganization & liquidations

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Preferred Stock

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an equity security- represents a class of ownership in the issuing cooperation. They have no voting rights or preemptive rights.

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Control Securities

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those owned by directors, officers or persons who control 10% or more of the issuer’s voting stock

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Restricted Securities

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those acquired through some other means than a registered public offering- cannot be sold unless held for more than 6 mths

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Penny Stock

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unlisted in US stock exchange- it is a security that trades for less than 5 dollars per share

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Debt Securities/Bonds

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represents borrowed money by corporations, fed gov’t or local govt’s from investors

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Maturities

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Each bond has its own maturity date-

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Term bond

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structured so principal of whole issue matures at once

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Serial Bond

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Schedules portion of principal to mature at intervals over a period of years until repaid

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Balloon

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both serial and term matruties

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Coupon

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Interest rate the issuer has agreed to pay an investor- fixed percentage

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Yields

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cash interest payments in relation to the bonds value

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Nominal Yield

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coupon, nominal or stated yield is set at the time of issue-

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Current Yield

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Measures a bonds annual coupon payment (interest) relative to the market price
Annual Coupon Payment / market price = current yeild

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Yield to Maturity

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reflects annualized return of the bond if hels to maturity

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Yeild to Call

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may be redeemed before the issuers maturity - they do this when interestrates are falling

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Put Feature
opposite of a call feature=investor can put back to the issuer calling in a bond before it matures
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Convertible
Can convert bond into shares of common stock
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Treasury Bills
direct short term debt obligations of the US govt. Typical 4, 13 or 26 weeks can be up to a year but no more- they pay no interest
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Treasury Notes
Debt obligation to US Gov't - pay semi annual interest -as a % of the stated par vlaue and they mature at par value (maturities 2-10 years)
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Treasury Bonds
Debt to US gov't- pay semi annual interest a stated par value and mature at par value. 10-30 year mature
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Treasury Receipt
not fully backed by us GOV-separates coupon interest payments from the original
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Treasury STRIPS
Fully backed by US Gov't
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Gov't National Mortgage Association GNMA
gov't owned supports dept of housing and urban development. Only agency securities backed by the full faith and credit of the govt
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Freddie Mac
nation wide secondary market in mortgages- buys residential mortgages from financial institutions and packaging them into mortgage backed securities for sale to investors
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Fannie Mae
Publicly held corp that provides mortgage capital - purchases to loans such as FHA and the VA
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Mortgage Bonds
corporation borrows money backed in real estate and physical assets of a corporation
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Equipment Trust Certificates
Example, rail roads rent equipment and are expected to pay it back
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Collateral Trust Bonds
deposits securities into its own trust and uses that as collateral
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Debentures
sold in good faith- unsecured- written promise
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Guaranteed Bonds
backed by a company other than issuing corporation- such as a parent company. Value is only as good as the strength of the company making - these are unsecured debt securities! Dont let the name fool
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Income Bonds
AKA adjustment bonds used when a company is reorganizing and coming out of bankruptcy- not a good recommendation for someone who is seeking income.
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Municipal Bonds
securities issued by state or local governments lends money for public works - roads, hospitals, civic centers etc.
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General Obligation Bonds (GO)
issued for capital improvements that benefit the entire community -typically don't produce revenue
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Revenue Bonds
used to finance any municipal facility that generates sufficient income ( utilities, housing, transpiration etc)
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Short-term municipal obligations (anticipation notes)
short term securities that generate funds for a municipality that expects other revenues soon- usually they have a less than 12 month maturity- repaid when municipality receives the funds
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TANS - Tax anticipation notes
tax anticipation notes- finance current operations in anticipation of future tax receipts- helps municipalities even out cash flow between tax periods
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RANS -Revenue anticipation notes-
offered periodically to finance current operations in anticipation of future revenues form revenue producing projects of facilities
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TRANS - Tax and Revenue
combo of TAN and RANS
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BANS
Bond anticipation - sold as an interim financing that will eventually be converted to long term funding through the sale of bonds
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CLN
Construction loan notes - used to finance construction or housing projects
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GANS
Grant anticipation notes
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BABS
Build America Bonds- created under economic recovery and reinvestment act of 2009 to assist in reducing cost to issuing municipalities and stimulating the economy. BABS ARE TAXABLE
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Tax Credit Babs
provide the bondholder with a federal income tax credit to equal 35% of the interest paid on the bond in each year- excess credit can be carried forward
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Direct Payment BABS
provide no credit to the bond holder but instead provide the municipal issuer with payments from the US treasury equal to 35% of the interest paid by the issuer
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LGIPS
Local government investment pools - short term vehicle to investment funds (states establish these) -not required to register with the SEC- rules vary from state to state
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ABLE
Achieving a better life experience- for people with disabilities and their families. Created in 2014 non-taxable - age of onset for the disability occurred before turning 26. Not tax deductible for federal taxes - some states allow income tax deductions
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Capital Market
source for intermediate to long term financing- usually in the form of equity or debt securities with maturities of more than one year
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Money Market
provide short term funds to corporations banks, broker dealers- government municipalities & federal Gov't - fixed income (debt) securities with short term maturities- less than one year -
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CD's
Certificate of Deposit- bank issue with fixed interest rates and min. most mature in one year or less- some can be traded on a secondary market AKA negotiable CD's
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BA- Bankers Acceptance
short term draft with a specified payment date drawn in a bank- essentially it its a post dated check or a line of credit ( acceptance 1 day to 9 mths) used extensively to finance international trade
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Commercial Paper/Promissory Notes
Prime Paper/Promissory Notes - short term unsecured commercial paper to raise cash to finance accounts receivable and seasonal inventory gluts- range from 1-270 daYS - most mature within 90 days
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US Treasury BIlls
direct short term debt obligations of the US government - issued weekly with maturities of 4, 13, 26, and 52 weeks
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REPO's Repurchase Agreements
in this a bank or broker dealer raises cash by temporally selling some of the securities it holds with an agreement to by back at a later date and a slightly higher price.
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Reverse Repo
dealer agrees to buy securities from an investor and sell them back at a higher price
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Options
Derivative of securities - they derive their value from that of an underlying instrument such as a stock, stock index, interest rate or foreign currency

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