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2DAY: Finish Chapter 17 2DAY: All of Chapter 182DAY: Stock Pickin’ Contest Ends2DAY: Last attendance dayTuesday, May 3rd: REVUE
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FINAL EXAM BREAKDOWNFINAL EXAM BREAKDOWN
Chapter 1 3 Chapter 2 3 Chapter 3 5 Chapter 4 5 Chapter 5 4 Chapter 6 2 Chapter 7 3 Chapter 8 3 Chapter 9 2 Chapter 10 3
Chapter 11 3 Chapter 12 3 Chapter 13 4 Chapter 14 4 Chapter 15 3 Chapter 16 6 Chapter 17 9 Chapter 18 8 NCE 24 Other 3
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Final Exam InfoFinal Exam InfoBring a scantron!! (and one for your
neighbor)Basics: Tuesday, May 10th, 1:30-
3:30 P.M., HERE!! Final exam key will be posted to e-
reserve (eventually)
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Characteristics and Functions of MoneyCharacteristics and Functions of Money
Characteristics of MoneyMoney—anything generally
accepted as payment for goods and services.
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Characteristics and Functions of MoneyCharacteristics and Functions of Money
Characteristics of Money
Divisibility—Ability to be broken down into smaller units
Portability—Ability to be easily moved from place to place
Durability—Ability to survive repeated usage over time
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Characteristics and Functions of MoneyCharacteristics and Functions of Money
Characteristics of Money
Difficulty in Counterfeiting—Currency should be hard for anyone, other than the government, to produce
Stability—Should maintain a relatively stable value
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Characteristics and Functions of MoneyCharacteristics and Functions of Money
Basic Functions of Money
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The Money SupplyThe Money Supply
The money supply consists of coins and currency as well as financial assets that also serve as a medium of exchange (traveler’s checks, bank checking accounts, other so-called demand deposit accounts, and credit union share draft accounts)
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Components of M1
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The Money SupplyThe Money Supply
Another, broader definition of the money supply is the M2
M2—includes the M1 plus a number of other financial assets that are almost as liquid as cash, but do not serve directly as a medium of exchangeThese assets include various savings
accounts, certificates of deposit and money market mutual funds
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Why Organizations Need MoneyWhy Organizations Need Money
Organizations require funds to run day-to-day operations, compensate employees and hire new ones, pay for inventory, make interest payments on loans, pay dividends to shareholders, and purchase property, facilities, and equipment
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Sources of FundsSources of Funds
Debt capital—funds obtained through borrowing.
Equity capital—funds provided by the firm’s owners when they reinvest earnings, make additional contributions, or issue stock to investors.
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Debt and Equity Capital: Two Basic Sources of Funds
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Comparison of Debt and Equity Capital
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Sources of FundsSources of Funds
Short-Term Sources of FundsShort-term sources of funds are repaid
within one yearMajor sources of short-term funds include:
Trade creditShort-term loansCommercial paper
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Sources of FundsSources of Funds
Long-term Sources of FundsLong-term sources are repaid over many yearsThree common sources of long-term funds are:
Long-term loansBonds—certificates of indebtedness sold to
raise long-term funds for a corporation or government agency
Equity financing—acquired by selling stock in the company or reinvesting company earnings
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Sources of FundsSources of Funds
Long term Sources of FundsPublic Sale of Stock and Bonds
Sales of stocks and bonds represent a major source of funds for corporations
They provide cash inflows for the issuing firm and either a share in its ownership or a specified rate of interest and repayment at a stated time
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Sources of FundsSources of Funds
Long term Sources of FundsPrivate Placements—stock or bond
issues sold to a small, select group of large investors such as pension funds and life insurance companies
Venture Capitalists—raise money from wealthy individuals and institutional investors and invest these funds in promising firms
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Financial LeverageFinancial Leverage
Leverage—technique of increasing the rate of return on an investment by financing it with borrowed fundsThe key to managing leverage is
ensuring that the company’s earnings remain larger than its interest payments, which increases the leverage on the rate of return on shareholders’ investment
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Table 14.2Table 14.2 How Leverage Works How Leverage Works
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The Financial System andThe Financial System andFinancial InstitutionsFinancial Institutions
Financial System—process by which funds are transferred from savers to users.
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Overview of the Financial System and Its Components
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The Financial System andThe Financial System andFinancial InstitutionsFinancial Institutions
Depository Institutions—financial institutions that accept deposits that can be converted into cash demand.
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The Financial System andThe Financial System andFinancial InstitutionsFinancial Institutions
Commercial BanksLargest and probably most important
financial institutionsApproximately 7,900 commercial banks in
the U.S.Total Assets: $7.1 trillionDown from over 18,000 in 1985
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The Financial System andThe Financial System andFinancial InstitutionsFinancial Institutions
Commercial BanksHow Banks Operate
Banks raise funds by offering checking and savings accounts
They then pool these deposits and lend most of them out to consumers and businesses
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Types of Outstanding Bank Loans
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The Financial System andThe Financial System andFinancial InstitutionsFinancial Institutions
Commercial BanksElectronic BankingMore and more funds are moving through
Elections Funds Transfer Systems (EFTS)EFTS—computerized systems for
conducting financial transactions over electronic linksIncludes automatic teller machines
(ATMs), debit or check cards, and direct deposit of paychecks
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The Financial System andThe Financial System andFinancial InstitutionsFinancial Institutions
Commercial BanksOnline Banking
Regular online bank users now 1 out of every 5 U.S. households
Projected to grow to 1 in 3 households by 2010
Two types of online banks:Internet-only banksTraditional bricks and mortar banks
with Web sites
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The Financial System andThe Financial System andFinancial InstitutionsFinancial Institutions
Bank RegulationWho Regulates Banks?
State chartered banks are regulated by the appropriate state banking authorities
Most are federally insured, and also subject to FDIC regulation
Federally chartered banks are regulated by the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Comptroller of the Currency
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The Financial System andThe Financial System andFinancial InstitutionsFinancial Institutions
Bank RegulationFederal Deposit Insurance
Deposits are insured by the FDIC up to a set amount – currently $100,000
Federal deposit insurance was enacted by the Banking Act of 1933 to restore public confidence in the banking system
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Other Financial InstitutionsOther Financial Institutions
Savings Banks and Credit UnionsSavings banks and credit unions are also
important financial institutionsThey offer many of the same services as
commercial banksA series of crises cause many of the
predecessors of savings banks to merge with financially stronger institutions
Credit Unions are cooperative financial institutions, owned by their depositors, all of whom are members
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Other Financial InstitutionsOther Financial Institutions
Nondepository Financial InstitutionsAccept funds from businesses and
households, much of which they then investInsurance CompaniesPension FundsFinance Companies
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The Federal Reserve SystemThe Federal Reserve System
Central bank of the United States. Has four basic responsibilities:Regulating commercial banksPerforming banking-related activities for
the U.S. TreasuryServicing member banksMonetary policy
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The Federal Reserve SystemThe Federal Reserve System
Organization of the Federal Reserve SystemNation is divided into 12 federal reserve
districts, each with its own Federal Reserve Bank
Each district Bank supplies banks within its district with currency and facilitates the clearing of checks
District banks are run by a nine-member board of directors
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The Federal Reserve SystemThe Federal Reserve System
Governing body of the Fed is the Board of GovernorsThe board consists of seven members,
appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate
The Fed is designed to be politically independentFed Governors are appointed to 14-year terms
– staggered so that a president could not appoint a majority during a single term
Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC)
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The Federal Reserve SystemThe Federal Reserve System
Check Clearing and the FedClearing of a check—process by which funds
are transferred from the Check writer to the recipient
If both the writer in the recipient have accounts at the same bank, a check will clear in house
If both have accounts at banks in the same town, the two banks may clear the check directly with one another
If one has an account with a bank in a state different than the other, the check will likely be cleared through the Federal Reserve system
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The Federal Reserve SystemThe Federal Reserve System
Monetary PolicyMonetary Policy—managing the growth
rate in the supply of money and credit, usually through the use of interest rates.
Fed’s job is to ensure that the money supply grows at an appropriate rate allowing the economy to expand and inflation to remain in check
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The Federal Reserve SystemThe Federal Reserve System
Monetary PolicyIf money supply grows too slowly economic
growth will slow, unemployment will increase, and the risk of recession will increase
If the money supply grows to rapidly, inflationary pressures build
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Federal Reserve Tools
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U.S. Financial Institutions:U.S. Financial Institutions:A Global PerspectiveA Global Perspective
Major U.S. banks have extensive international operations, with offices that lend money and accept deposits from customers worldwide
Only three of the 20 largest banks are U.S. institutionsThe others are based in France, Germany,
Holland, Japan, Switzerland, and the UK
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Study QuestionsStudy Questions
1. Financial professionals rarely become CEOs of major corporations.
2. Virtually all financial decisions involve a tradeoff between risk and return.
3. “Risk” is the uncertainty regarding the gain or loss on an investment.
4. Investments that promise the highest returns tend to be the most risky.
5. Sharp fluctuations in the value of a currency rarely have any significant impact on national economies.
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Study QuestionsStudy Questions 6. “M1” includes currency plus financial
assets that serve as a medium of exchange. 7. Currency accounts for the largest portion
of M1. 8. The amount of outstanding credit card
debt in the U.S. has tripled during the past twenty years.
9. To qualify as an M1 component, a financial asset must serve as a medium of exchange.
10. Mutual fund shares are more “liquid” than checking accounts.
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Study QuestionsStudy Questions
11. Treasury bills are short-term securities issued by the U.S. government.
12. Equity capital represents funds obtained from banks and other lenders.
13. When venture capitalists invest in a start-up business, they almost always contribute debt capital rather than equity capital.
14. Debt capital is always preferable to equity capital for a corporation.
15. Profits are a source of equity capital.
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Study QuestionsStudy Questions
16. Firms often rely on short-term sources to pay for large, permanent assets, such as buildings.
17. A private placement is the sale of a new security issue directly to a large investor such as a life insurance company.
18. Whenever a company borrows, it creates leverage.
19. U.S. households save more, as a percentage of their incomes, than do citizens of most other developed countries.
20. A key feature of bank regulation in the U.S. is federal deposit insurance.
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Study QuestionsStudy Questions 21. Underwriting is the process used by
insurance companies to determine who to insure and what to charge.
22. Credit union deposits are insured by private companies, not by a federal agency.
23. Most banks are federally chartered and, as a result, regulated by federal banking agencies.
24. The Comptroller of the Currency regulates both federally and state chartered banks.
25. If the money supply grows too rapidly, inflationary pressures will begin to build.
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Study QuestionsStudy Questions 26. Raising the reserve requirement tends
to increase the supply of money, lowering interest rates.
27. When the Fed buys government securities, it adds to the supply of money and thus lowers interest rates. T
28. There are 15 Federal Reserve districts. 29. The Fed uses “open market operations”
as a monetary policy tool more often than changes in the reserve requirement.
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Chapter 18Chapter 18
Financing and Investing through Securities Markets
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Bizness Bizness QuoteQuote
There are two fools in every
market: one asks too little, while the
other asks too much.
Russian proverb
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Price College of BusinessPrice College of Business . . . Other . . . Other learning opportunitieslearning opportunities
FIN 4613 Student Investment Fund
FIN 4103 Investments FIN 4113 Derivative Securities
and Markets
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Current Events: 2003 KPMG Fraud Current Events: 2003 KPMG Fraud SurveySurvey
75% of all U.S. businesses reported one instance of fraud
36% of U.S. companies reported a fraud that cost them at least $1 million
1 in 14 U.S. companies intentionally issued misleading or fraudulent financial reports
77% of U.S. companies now have anti-fraud programs (up from 51% in 1999)
Corporate employees are responsible for reporting nearly 2/3 of all corporate frauds
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Key Job Role: Outside DirectorKey Job Role: Outside Director
A member of a company’s board of directors who has no other ties to that company.
Intended to provide an objective point of view regarding key operating, legal, and administrative issues facing a company.
Outside directors typically serve on a company’s audit committee.
Many outside directors have been criticized in recent years for being lax in carrying out their responsibilities.
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Textbook Tidbits: Chapter 18Textbook Tidbits: Chapter 18
U.S. pension funds have $7 trillion in assets
“There are two times in a man’s life when he should not speculate: when he can’t afford it and when he can.” Mark Twain
The “fourth market” is made up of electronic communications networks (ECN’s) such as Instinet
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Textbook Tidbits: Chapter 18Textbook Tidbits: Chapter 18
Merrill Lynch employs 15,000 brokers There are more than 8,000 mutual funds in
the U.S. The SEC (Securities and Exchange
Commission) was created in 1934 “Pump and dump” schemes are illegal—
even for college students
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Distinguish between the primary market for Distinguish between the primary market for securities and the secondary marketsecurities and the secondary market
Compare money market instruments, bonds, Compare money market instruments, bonds, and common stock, and explain why and common stock, and explain why particular investors might prefer each type of particular investors might prefer each type of securitysecurity
Identify the five basic objectives of investors Identify the five basic objectives of investors and the types of securities most likely to help and the types of securities most likely to help them reach each objectivethem reach each objective
Explain the process of buying or selling a Explain the process of buying or selling a security listed on an organized securities security listed on an organized securities exchangeexchange
LEARNING GOALSLEARNING GOALSLEARNING GOALSLEARNING GOALS
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Investment MotivationsInvestment MotivationsInvestment MotivationsInvestment Motivations
Primary Investment Objectives by Type of SecurityPrimary Investment Objectives by Type of Security
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The Primary MarketThe Primary Market
Security—stock, bond, or money market instrument that represents an obligation on the part of the issuer.
Primary Market—market where new security issues are first sold to investors; the issuer receives the proceeds from the sale.Initial Public Offering (IPO)
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IPOExample of a Tombstone
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The Secondary MarketThe Secondary Market
Secondary Market—financial markets where previously issued securities are traded among investors.Examples: NY Stock Exchange and the
NASDAQ
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SecuritiesSecurities
Money Market Instruments—short-term debt securities issued by corporations, financial institutions such as banks, and governments.By definition, all short-term money market
instruments mature within one year from the date of issue
Examples include: U.S. Treasury Bills, commercial paper, repurchase agreements and bank Certificates of Deposit
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Types of Bonds and the Significant Features ofTypes of Bonds and the Significant Features of Each EachTypes of Bonds and the Significant Features ofTypes of Bonds and the Significant Features of Each Each
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SecuritiesSecurities
Types of BondsSecured Bond—bond backed by specific
pledge of a company’s assets.
Debenture—bond backed by the reputation of the issuer rather than by a specific pledge of a company’s assets.
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SecuritiesSecurities
Types of BondsGovernment Bonds issued by U.S. TreasuryMunicipal Bonds are those issued by
governmentsRevenue bond is a bond whose proceeds
are to be used to pay for a project that will produce revenue (e.g., a toll bridge)
General obligation bond is a bond whose proceeds are used to pay for a non-revenue producing project (e.g., a fire station)
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SecuritiesSecurities
Quality Ratings for BondsTwo factors determine a bond’s price: risk
and interest rateBonds vary considerably in terms of risk as
shown on the next slide
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Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s Bond RatingsMoody’s and Standard & Poor’s Bond Ratings
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SecuritiesSecurities
Retiring BondsBonds mature on a specific dateBorrowers must have the necessary funds
available to pay the principal at that timeCall Provision
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SecuritiesSecurities Stock
Common StockShare of ownership in a company.Common stock owners can vote on
major company decisionsThey expect to receive cash dividends
and to benefit from capital gains. (Often no dividends are issued.)
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SecuritiesSecurities
StockPreferred Stock
Stock whose holders receive preference in the payment of dividends
Seldom confers voting rightsDividends are fixed
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SecuritiesSecurities Stock
Convertible SecuritiesBonds or stock that contains a
conversion featureGives the holder the right to exchange
their securities for a fixed number of shares of common stock
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Figure 15.4 Relationship between Earnings Figure 15.4 Relationship between Earnings and Stock Prices for Johnson & Johnsonand Stock Prices for Johnson & Johnson
Figure 15.4 Relationship between Earnings Figure 15.4 Relationship between Earnings and Stock Prices for Johnson & Johnsonand Stock Prices for Johnson & Johnson
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Securities PurchasersSecurities Purchasers
The general types of investors who buy securities include institutions and individuals
Institutions invest their own funds or those held in trust for others
Individual investors still play a vital role . . . over half of all Americans now own stock
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Securities PurchasersSecurities Purchasers
Taxes and InvestingInterest received from bonds, and
dividends received from stocks, are considered ordinary income which is taxed at the investor’s marginal tax rate
Profits made from the sale of securities owned for over a year are taxed at the capital gains rate
Other, special tax rules apply for investment income
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Securities ExchangesSecurities Exchanges
Stock Exchange—centralized marketplace where primarily common stock are traded.Stock exchanges are secondary markets,
selling securities which have already been issued by firms and sold in the primary market
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Securities ExchangesSecurities Exchanges The New York Stock Exchange
NYSE (Big Board)—the largest, and probably the most famous, stock market in the world
Also one of the oldest, having been founded in 1792
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Securities ExchangesSecurities Exchanges
The NASDAQ Stock MarketNASDAQ stock market—second-largest
stock market in U.S., trading stock issues of firms that are typically smaller, less well-known than those on the NSYE
Unlike trading on the NSYE, which takes place face-to-face or the trading floor, trading on the NASDAQ takes place on an electronic network
World’s largest Intranet
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Securities ExchangesSecurities Exchanges
Other U.S. Stock MarketsAmerican Stock Exchange (AMEX)—
focuses on stocks of smaller firms as well as other financial instruments such as options
Several regional stock exchanges also operate in the United States including the Chicago, Pacific (San Francisco) Boston, Cincinnati, and Philadelphia exchanges
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Securities ExchangesSecurities Exchanges
Foreign Stock MarketsVirtually all developed, and many
developing, countries have stock exchanges
Examples include Bombay, Helsinki, Hong Kong, Mexico City, Paris, and Toronto
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Securities ExchangesSecurities Exchanges
Direct Trading and ECNsFourth market—direct trading of
exchange-listed stocks off the floor of the NSYE, or outside the network, in case of NASDAQ-listed stocks
Electronic Communications Networks (ECNs)—such as Instinet, have become quite visible in recent years
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Buying and Selling SecuritiesBuying and Selling Securities
Brokerage Firm—financial intermediary that buys and sells securities for individual and institutional investors.
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Buying and Selling SecuritiesBuying and Selling Securities
Placing an OrderA market order instructs a brokerage firm
to obtain the highest price possible – if the investor is selling – or the lowest price possible – if the investor is buying
A limit order instructs the brokerage firm not to pay more than a specified price for stock if the investor is buying, or accept less than a specified price if the investor is selling
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Costs of TradingCosts of Trading
When investors buy or sell securities through a brokerage firm, they pay a fee
These costs vary widely among brokerage firms
A full-service firm charges higher fees, but provides a large number of services and offers investment advice
A discount firm charges lower fees, but offers less advice and fewer services
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Costs of TradingCosts of Trading
Direct InvestingA growing number of corporations offer
investors a direct way of purchasing stock through dividend reinvestment plans (DRIPs)
With DRIPs, the company uses the dividends paid on shares owned by an investor to buy additional shares of the company stock -- bypassing brokers -- and their fees
Another form of direct investing is the stock purchase program
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Getting the FactsGetting the Facts Reading the Financial News
Current financial news may be found in most daily newspapers, numerous websites, and many television and radio programs
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How to Read Stock Quote Tables
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How to Read Bond Quote Tables
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Stock IndexesStock Indexes
Stock indexes reflect the general activity of the stock market
The most common indices include the Dow Jones Average (Dow), the Standard & Poor’s 500, and the NASDAQ composite
Foreign indices include the DAX (Germany), the FT-100 or “Footsie” (London), and the Nikkei (Tokyo)
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Mutual FundsMutual Funds
Mutual Fund—financial institution that pools investment money from purchases of its shares and uses the money to acquire diversified portfolios of securities consistent with the fund’s investment objective.Investors who buy shares of a mutual fund
become part owners of a large number of securities, thereby lessening their individual risk
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Distribution of Mutual Fund Assets by Type of Fund
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How to Read Mutual Fund Tables
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Legal and Ethical Issues in SecuritiesLegal and Ethical Issues in Securities
Examples of unethical trading practices include brokers urging investors to buy high-risk investments or “churning” accounts (excessive trading) just to generate higher commissions
Examples of illegal trading practices include brokers theft from a client’s portfolio and giving false or misleading information to investors
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Legal and Ethical Issues in SecuritiesLegal and Ethical Issues in Securities
Government Regulation of the Securities MarketsFull and Fair Disclosure—requirement
that investors should be told all relevant information by issuers so the can make informed decisions.
Prospectus—document that gives a detailed description of a company issuing securities
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Legal and Ethical Issues in SecuritiesLegal and Ethical Issues in Securities
Government Regulation of the Securities MarketsInsider Training—the use of material non-
public information to make an investment profit
Example: someone using non-public information about a pending merger, or a major oil discovery, to profit in the stock market at the expense of ordinary investorsRegulation FD
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Legal and Ethical Issues in SecuritiesLegal and Ethical Issues in Securities
Industry Self-RegulationProfessional Rules of Conduct—rules of
conduct for members of the National Association of Securities Dealers that try to ensure that brokers perform their basic functions honestly and fairly, under constant supervision
Market Surveillance—techniques used by all securities markets to spot possible violations of trading rules or securities laws
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Study QuestionsStudy Questions 1. When a company first sells stock to the public, it is
selling stock in the primary securities market. 2. Advertisements announcing stock and bond
offerings, which appear almost daily in financial publications, are referred to as “bulletins.”
3. Most new corporate and municipal securities issues are sold through investment banking firms.
4. The New York Stock Exchange is a secondary market.
5. Treasury bills and commercial paper are both money market instruments.
6. Money market instruments are generally low risk securities.
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Study QuestionsStudy Questions 7. Most federal securities legislation came about as
a result of the 1929 stock market crash. 8. As market interest rates rise, bond prices fall. 9. The fundamental reason to invest in a common
stock is the belief that, as the given firm grows and prospers, the value of its common stock will rise.
10. While a number of variables cause stock prices to fluctuate in the short run, in the long run stock prices tend to be closely correlated with a company’s profits.
11. Institutional investors include life insurance companies, mutual funds, and pension funds.
12. For most investors, current income is the main motive for investing.
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Study QuestionsStudy Questions 13. The percentage of Americans who own
stocks has risen sharply in recent years. 14. The dividend yield on a firm’s common stock
usually exceeds the rate of interest on the firm’s bonds.
15. The key investment objective of a young worker who is investing for retirement purposes should be “liquidity.”
16. In terms of the dollar value of securities traded, the NYSE is the largest stock market in the world.
17. The NASDAQ stock market is actually a computerized communications network.
18. Stock trading is normally done in “round lots” of 1,000 shares.
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Study QuestionsStudy Questions 19. NASDAQ-listed companies tend to be smaller
and lesser known that NYSE companies. 20. The Tokyo stock exchange is the largest
outside of the U.S. 21. A “market order” is a stock purchase order to
buy the given security at the best possible price. 22. If a stock’s current price is $50 per share, its
earnings are $4 per share, and it is paying a dividend of $1.50 per share, then its P/E ratio is 12.5.
23. If a stock’s current price is $40 per share, its earnings are $2 per share, and it is paying a dividend of $1 per share, then its dividend yield is 5%.
24. A bond’s price is quoted as the percentage of the bond’s face value.
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25. A stock that has a P/E ratio of 14, earnings per share of $5, and an annual dividend of $2 per share must be selling currently for $42 per share.
26. Which of the following stocks has remained a component of the DJIA ever since that stock index was first calculated in the late 1800s—GM, AT&T or GE?
27. Which stock market index—the DJIA or the S&P 500—is considered the best measure of overall stock market activity?
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Study QuestionsStudy Questions 28. A key feature that makes mutual funds
attractive is “diversification.” 29. A mutual fund pools investment money from
purchasers of its shares and then uses those funds to acquire a diversified portfolio of securities.
30. A mutual fund’s net asset value is the market value of the securities owned by the fund divided by the number of outstanding shares.
31. The federal government’s approach to securities regulation can be summed up by the phrase “full and fair disclosure.”