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Money Market
-involve debt instrument with maturities of 1 year or less short-term -have active secondary markets
Money Market Participants
-U.S Treasury -Federal Reserve -Commercial Banks -Mutual Funds -Brokers and Dealers -Corporations -Other Financial Institutions -Individuals
Treasury Bills
short-term debt obligations issued by government -Fed Reserve buys and sells T-bills to implement monetary policy -default risk free, highly liquid, little interest rate risk
Auctions
*13 and 26-week bills are auctioned weekly -bids submitted by gov securities dealers, financial and nonfinancial corps, and individuals
Competitive Bids
specify bid price and desired quantity of T-bills
Noncompetitive Bidders
get preferential allocation and agree to pay lowest price of winning competitive bids
Secondary Market
largest of any U.S money market instrument -22 primary dealers "make" market in T-bills by buying majority sold at auction and by creating active secondary market -primary dealers trade for themselves and customers -Tbill purchases and sales are book-entry transactions conducted over F…
Federal Funds Rate
target rate in conduct of monetary policy -short term, unsecured loans(overnight) -banks with excess reserves lend, banks with deficient reserves borrow -fed funds are single payment loans and use single-payment yields
Repurchase Agreement (REPO)
sale of a security with agreement to buy back at set price in future -short term collateralized loans -Reverse purchase agreement is opposite side of repo (purchase with agreement to sell back in future)
Negotiable Certificate of Deposit (CD)
bank-issued time deposit that specifies interest rate and maturity date -bearer instruments and are salable in secondary market -denominations range from $100,000 to $10 million; $1 million being most common -often purchased by money market mutual funs with pools of funds from individu…
Banker's Acceptance (BA)
time draft payable to a seller of goods with payment guaranteed by a bank -used in international transactions to finance trade in good that have yet to be shipped form foreign exporter to importer -exporters prefer that banks act as payment guarantors before sending goods to importers …
Commercial Paper (CP)
largest money market in terms of dollars outstanding -unsecured short term corporate debt issued to raise short term funds -sold in large denominations with maturities between 1 and 270 days -sold to investors indirectly through brokers and dealers -held by investors until maturity an…
Capital Markets
involve equity and debt instruments with maturities of more than 1 year
Bonds
long term debt obligations issued by corporations and government units
Bond Markets
markets in which bonds are issued and traded -treasury notes and bonds -municipal bonds -corporate bonds
Bond Market Participants
major issuers of debt market instruments are federal, state and local govs, and corporations -major purchasers of capital market securities are households, businesses, gov units, and foreign investors -business and financial firms = suppliers of munis and corp bonds -foreign investors …
Treasury Notes and Bonds
issued by U.S Treasury to finance national debt and other gov expenditures
Crowding Out Effect
the increased public debt will decrease the amount of funds available for other expenses and investments in private sector -as investors lock a greater portion of their funds in US treasuries, they will have fewer funds to spend for consumption, private investments, etc.
Treasury Notes and Bonds Characteristics
-Default Risk free -low returns -interest rate risk -liquidity risk -semi-annual coupon interest set at intervals of 1/8 of 1% -Tnotes have maturities from 1-10 years -Tbonds have maturities from over 10 years -issued in minimum denominations of $1,000
Treasury Inflation Protection Securities (TIPS)
inflation-indexed bonds the principal value is adjusted by the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI)
Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal Securities (STRIPS)
zero coupon bonds -created by financial institutions and gov security brokers and dealers -periodic interest payments separated form each other and from principal payment -used to immunize against interest rate risk
T-notes and bond Auctions
-2 year notes auctioned monthly -3,5,10 year notes auctioned quarterly -30 year bonds auctioned semi-annually
Municipal Bonds
securities issued by state and local govs -used to fund imbalances between expenditures and receipts or to finance long term capital outlays -interest is exempt from federal and local taxes -trade infrequently due mainly to a lack of info on bond issuers -less risky, don't mov…
General Obligation Bonds (GO)
backed by full faith and credit of the issuing municipality
Revenue Bonds
sold to finance specific revenue generating projects
Firm Commitment Underwriting
public offering of Munis made through an investment bank, where investment bank guarantees price for newly issued bonds by buying entire issue and reselling to public
Best Efforts Offering
public offering in which investment bank does not guarantee firm price
Private Placement
bonds sold on semi-private basis to qualified investors
Corporate Bonds
long term bonds issued by corporations
Bond Indenture
legal contract that specifies rights and obligations of the issuer and holders
Bearer Bonds
bonds which coupons are attached -bond holder presents coupons to issuer for payments of interest when they come due
Registered Bonds
owners identification info is recorded by issuer and coupon payments are mailed to owner
Convertible Bonds
bonds that may be exchanged for another security of the issuing firm at the discretion of bond holder
Callable Bonds
- called when interest rates in market decrease -firms call the bonds and reissue new bonds at lower interest rate, which decreases cost of borrowing -bonds that allow issuer to force bond holder to sell bond back to issuer at price above par value
Bond Ratings
2 major agencies = Moody's and S&P -rated by perceived default risk -may be either investment or speculative grade
Mortgages
loans to individuals or businesses to purchase homes, land, or other real property -many mortgages are securitized -packages and sold as assets backing publicly traded or privately held debt instruments -backed by specific piece of real property -primary mortgages have no set size…
Four Types of Mortgages issued by financial institutions
-Home Mortgages -Multi-family Dwellings -Commercial Mortgages -Farm mortgages
Mortgage Characteristics
-Collateral -Down Payment (No insurance if 20%) -Federally insured mortgages -Conventional Mortgages -Amortized Mortgages -Balloon Mortgages
Fixed Rate Mortgages
-lock in borrower's interest rate -Required monthly payments are fixed over life of mortgage  -lenders assume interest rate risk
Adjustable Rate Mortgages
-tie borrower's interest rate at some market interest rate or interest rate index -required monthly payments can change over life of mortgage -yearly interest rate changes often capped -borrowers assume interest rate risk -can increase default risk
Other Mortgage Fees
-application fee -title search -title insurance -appraisal fee -loan origination fee -closing agent and review fees -other fees
Mortgage Refinancing
-when borrower takes out new mortgage and uses proceeds to pay off existing mortgage -most often refinanced when existing mortgage has higher interest rate than prevailing rates -borrowers must balance savings of lower monthly payment with costs of refinancing -new interest rate …
Discount Points
fees or payments made when mortgage loan is issued -each point costs 1% of principal value
Mortgage Amortization
each fixed monthly payment consists partly of repayment of principal and partly of interest on outstanding mortgage balance -amortization schedule shows how fixed monthly payments are split between principal and interest
Secondary Mortgage Markets
-Financial institutions remove mortgages from balance sheets by : 1) pooling recent mortgages together and selling in secondary market 2)securitizing mortgages -advantages of securitization are: 1) Fi's can reduce liquidity, interest, and credit risk of loan portfolios 2)Fi's gener…
Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA or Fannie Mae)
established by gov in 1930's to buy mortgages from thrifts so they could make more mortgage loans -make securitization easier
Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA or Ginnie Mae) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (FHLMC or Freddie Mac)
created in 1960's -encouraged continued expansion of housing market -provided direct and indirect guarantees that allow for creation of mortgage backed securities
Mortgage Sales
occur when an FI originates a mortgage and sells it to an outside buyer -large banks often sell parts of their loans to smaller banks -allow FI's to manage credit risk, achieve better asset diversification, and improve their liquidity and interest rate risk options
Mortgage Sellers
-money center banks -smaller banks -foreign banks -investment banks
Mortgage Buyers
-foreign and domestic banks -insurance companies -pension funds -close end bank loan mutual funds -nonfinancial corporations
How Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) are Created
-Borrowers applies for mortgage -mortgage bank lends funds to borrower -mortgage bank pools together mortgages on its books and sells as single bond to investment bank -investment bank divides purchased bond into securities -securities are MBS that are secured by mortgage or collectio…
Overview of Stock Markets
-primary stock markets allow suppliers of funds to raise equity capital -secondary stock markets are most closely watched and reported -stockholders = legal owners of corp -have right to share in firms profits -are residual claimants -have limited liability -have voting rights
Common Stock
fundamental ownership claim in public or private corp -dividends are discretionary and not guaranteed -limited liability= stockholders can't lose more than invested
Common Stockholders
-have lowest priority claim in event of bankruptcy -control firm's activities indirectly by exercising voting rights in election of BOD
Cumulative Voting
number of votes assigned to each stockholder equals number of shares held multiplied by number of directors to be elected
Proxy Vote
allows stockholders to vote by absentee ballot
Preferred Stock
-hybrid security that has characteristics of both bonds and common stock -fixed divided paid quarterly -no voting rights unless dividend payments are missed
Primary Stock Markets
markets in which corps raise funds through new issues of stocks, mostly through investment banks
Investment banks
-act as distribution agents in best efforts underwriting -act as principals in firm commitment underwriting
Syndicate
group of investment banks working in concert to issue stock -lead underwriter is the originating house
Initial Public Offering (IPO)
first public issue of financial instruments by a firm
Seasoned Offering
sale of additional securities by firm whose securities are already publicly traded
Preemptive Rights
give existing stockholders ability to maintain their proportional ownership
Red Herring Prospectus
preliminary version of the prospectus that describes a new security issue
Shelf Registration
allows firms to offer multiple issues of stock over a 2 year period with only one registration statement
Secondary Stock Market
markets in which stocks are traded among investors -NYSE -NASDAQ
NYSE
-trading occurs at specific place on floor of exchange called trading post -each stock has special marker called Specialist that maintains liquidity for stock at all times
3 Transactions occur at Trading Post
-market order is an order to transact at best price available when order reaches trading post -limit order is order to transact at specified price -specialists transact own account
Program Trading
simultaneous buying and selling of a portfolio of at least 15 different stocks valued at more than 1 million using computer programs to initiate trades
Circuit Breakers
give investors time to make informed choices during periods of high market volatility
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
pioneered by former AMEX (now NYSE) -index funds that are listed on an exchange and can be traded intraday and shorted -prices may not exactly match index
NASDAQ
worlds first electronic market and has no physical trading floor -provides continuous trading for most active stocks traded over the counter (OTC) -primarily a dealer market where dealers act as market makers
Small Order Execution System (SOES)
provides automatic order execution for orders less than or = to 1,000 shares
Stock Market Index
composite value of a group of secondary market traded stocks
Price weighted Index
Dow Jones
Value Weighted Indexes
-NYSE -S&P 500 -NASDAQ Composite -Wilshire 5000
Securities Exchange Commission (SEC)
primary regulator of stock markets -promote full and fair disclosure of info on securities and ensure fair treatment of investors -enforce Securities Act of 1933 -Prosecute inside trading
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
regulator for all U.S securities firms -oversees registering and educating brokers and dealers, examining security firms, making rules, enforcing laws, and conducting dispute arbitration

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