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02/04/2020

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Term
Corporate Bond
Definition
Bond that pays mostly Semiannual coupons, however some can pay zero-coupons
Term
Bearer Bonds
Definition
Bonds that are like currency: Whoever physically holds the bond certificate owns the bond.
Term
Registered Bond
Definition
Bond where the owner does not physically hold the bond certificate. The issuer maintains a list of all the holders and the coupons pay automatically.
Term
Municipal bond
Definition
Bond issued by the state and local government.
Term
Notes
Debentures
Mortage bonds
Asset-backed bonds
Definition
List the four types of corporate debt
Term
Notes and Debentures
(Notes have shorter maturity)
Definition
Two types of unsecured corporate debt. In the case of bankruptcy, bondholders can only claim assets which are not already being used as collateral to other debt.
Term
Mortgage bond (property)
Asset-backed bond (any kind of asset)
Definition
Two types of secured corporate debt. In the case of bankruptcy, bondholders can claim specific assets which have been designated as collateral.
Term
Principle of adverse selection
Definition
a seller with private information is likely to sell you worse-than-average goods
Term
Pecking order hypothesis
Definition
managers will prefer to use retained earnings first, and will issue new equity only as a last resort
Term
free cash flow hypothesis
Definition
wasteful spending is more likely to happen when firms have high levels of cash flow in excess of what is needed
Term
credibility principle
Definition
claims in one's self-interest are credible only if they are supported by actions that would be too costly to take if the claims were untrue
Term
the lemons principle
Definition
when a seller has private information about the value of a good, buyers will discount the price they are willing to pay due to adverse selection
Term

Gap Option

Must be exercised when the trigger price is hit, even if it results in a negative payoff

Definition

Which of the following options may have a negative premium?


Asian Option
Barrier Option
Compound Option

Exchange Option

Gap Option

Term
Put
Definition
What is the embedded option for a Guaranteed minimum death benefit?
Term
Call
Definition
What is the embedded option for an Earning Enhanced Death Benefit?
Term
put
Definition
What is the embedded option for a Guaranteed minimum accumulation benefit?
Term
Guaranteed minimum death benefit (GMDB)
Definition
Insurance product that guarantees a minimum amount will be paid to a beneficiary when the policyholder dies
Term
Guaranteed minimum accumulation benefit (GMAB)
Definition
Insurance product that guarantees a minimum value for the underlying account after some period of time, even if the account value is less
Term
Guaranteed minimum withdrawal benefit (GMWB)
Definition
Insurance product that guarantees that upon the policyholder reaching a certain age, a minimum withdrawal amount over a specified period will be provided
Term
Guaranteed minium income benefit (GMIB)
Definition
Insurance product that guarantees the purchase price of a traditional annuity at a future time
Term
Earnings-Enhanced Death Benefit
Definition
Insurance product that pays the beneficiary an amount based on the increase in the account value over the original amount invested
Term
GMDB with a Return of Premium Guarantee
Definition
Insurance product that returns the greater of the account value and the original amount invested
Term
GMAB with a return of premium guarantee
Definition
Insurance product that returns the greater of the account value and the original amount invested, but is contingent on the policyholder
Term
direct costs
Definition
costs that include fees to outside professionals like legal and accounting experts, consultants, appraisers, auctioneers, and investment bankers
Term
True
Definition

True or False?

Compared to most other derivative offerings, weather derivatives tend not to be very actively traded

Term
Market Portfolio
Definition
Accounts for equity risk. Take a long position in the market portfolio and finance itself with a short position in the risk free asset.
Term
Small-Minus-Big (SMB) portfolio
Definition
Accounts for differences in company size basked on market capitalization. Buy small firms and finance itself by short selling big firms
Term
High-Minus-Low (HML) portfolio
Definition
Accounts for differences in returns on value stocks and growth stocks. Buy high book-to-market stocks (i.e., value stocks) and finance itself by short selling low book-to-market stocks (i.e., growth stocks)
Term
Momentum
Definition
Accounts for the tendency of an asset return to be positively correlated with the asset return from the previous year. buy the top of the 30% stocks and finance itself by short selling the bottom 30% stocks.
Term

Market Portfolio

Small-minus-big (SMB) portfolio

High-Minus-Low (HML) portfolio

Momentum

Definition
List the 4 self-financing factor portfolios that the Fama-French-Carhart (FFC) consists of
Term
Liquidity preference
Definition
In the event of a liquidation, sale, or merger of hte company, a minimum amount must be paid to preferred stockholders before any payments are made to common stockholders
Term
Liquididation preference = multiplier * Initial investment
Definition
How is liquidity preference calculated?
Term
Seniority
Definition
Investors in later rounds might demand higher seniority than investors in earlier rounds; when instead those investors are given equal priority, they are deemed pari passu, which is latin for "on equal footing"
Term
Participation rights
Definition
This allows preferred stockholders to get both liquidity preference and any payments to common shareholders as if the stocks have been converted
Term
Anti-dilution protection
Definition
A "down round" is said to have occurred when a company raises funds at a lower price than in the previous funding round. This type of protection allows the preferred stockholder to convert their shares to a common stock at a cheaper price. (Helps increase ownership percenage)
Term
Board membership
Definition
An investor may attempt to arrange the appointment of one or more of the firm's board of directors
Term
Asset Substitution Problem
Definition
When a firm faces financial distress, shareholders can gain from decisions that increase the risk of the firm sufficiently, even if they have a negative NPV.
Term
Debt overhang or Under-Investment problem
Definition
When a firm faces financial distress, it may choose not to finance new, positive-NPV projects
Term
Cashing Out
Definition
When a firm faces financial distress, shareholders have an incentive to withdraw cash from the firm if possible
Term
Leverage ratchet effect
Definition
When a firm has existing debt in place, shareholders may have an incentive to increase leverage even if it decreases the value of the firm
Term
Free Cash Flow Hypothesis
Definition
Wasteful spending is more likely to occur when firms have high levels of cash flow in excess of what is needed to make all positive-NPV investments and payments to debt holders
Term
Chapter 7 liquidation
Definition
A trustee supervises the liquidation of the firm's assets through an auction. the proceeds from the liquidation are used to pay the firm's creditors, and the firm ceases to exist.
Term
Chapter 11 reorganization
Definition
the firm's existing management is given the opportunity to propose a reorganization plan. While developing the plan, management continues to operate the business. the plan specifies the treatment of each creditor of the firm. the creditors must vote to accept the plan, and it must be approved by the bankruptcy court.
Term
mortgage-backed security (MBS)
Definition
an asset-backed security backed by home mortgages.
Term
Mortgage-backed security
Definition
Which is by far the largest sector of the asset backed security market?
Term
Ginnie Mae (Government national mortgage association
Definition
What is the largest issuer of MBS(Mortgage backed securities) in the U.S. and is explicitly backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government? The U.S. government provides an explicit guarantee to investors against default risk.
Term
Collateralized debt obligation (CDO)
Definition
What is the new asset-backed security known as when banks re-securitize asset-backed and other fixed income securities?
Term

Freddie Mac

Fannie Mae

Definition
Unlike Ginnie Mae, these government sponsored enterprises  (issuing MBS) are not explicitly backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. However, most investors doubt that the gov. would allow any of its agencies to default so believe these issues contain an implicit guarantee.
Term
Covered Put (-floor)
Definition
What is the investors position if they short the put and short the stock?
Term
Covered call (-cap)
Definition
What is the investors position if they short the call and long the stock?
Term
Floor
Definition
What is it called when an investor longs a stock and longs a put? (guarantee a minimum selling price for stock)
Term
Cap
Definition
What is it called when an investor shorts a stock and longs a call? (guarantee a maximum purchase price for the stock
Term
greenshoe provision
Definition
used to stabilize the price of the stock after IPO. if the demand is high, then underwriters will exercise this to increase supply. if the demand is low, then they will not need to to exercise it.
Term
Estimating the present value of future cash flows
Estimating the value of comparable companies
Definition
what are two ways to establish a price range that provides a reasonable valuation for an IPO?
Term

by arranging a roadshow

(underwriters or issuers travel around the country presenting the investment opportunity)

Definition
Once an initial price range is set, how do the underwriters try to determine what the market thinks of the valuation
Term
True
Definition
True or False, the value of an average price Asian option is less than or equal to the value of an otherwise equivalent ordinary option.
Term
Systematic Risk. It is well diversified
Definition
Does an efficient portfolio contain systematic risk, nonsystematic risk, or both?
Term

True

It offers the highest level of expected return for a given level of volatility.

Definition
True or False: The efficient Portfolio has the highest sharpe ratio of any portfolio in the economy
Term
False
Definition
True or false: The volatility of an efficient portfolio can be reduced without lowering its expected return?
Term
True
Definition
True or false: We can obtain the appropriate risk premium for an investment from its beta with the efficient portfolio?
Term
True
Definition
True or false: barrier options are path dependent
Term
Synthetic long forward (i.e. selling a bond)
Definition
When you buy stock and borrow money, what do you create?
Term
Synthetic short forward (i.e. buying a bond)
Definition
When you sell stock and lend money, what do you create?
Term
Synthetic long forward (i.e. selling a bond)
Definition
When you buy a call and sell a put at the same strike price, what do you create?
Term
Synthetic short forward (i.e., buying a bond)
Definition
When you sell a call and buy a put at the same strike, what do you create?
Term
Workout
Definition
What is it called when the company negotiates directly with creditors to come to an agreement (Alternative to bankruptcy)
Term
Prepackaged bankruptcy (Or "Prepack")
Definition
What is it called wen the company first creates a reorganization plan with the agreement of its primary creditors, and then file chapter 11 reorganization to implement the plan?
Term
Proxy Error
Definition
Due to the lack of competitive price data, the market proxy cannot include most of the trade able assets in the economy
Term

Proxy Error

Behavioral Biases

Alternative Risk Preferences

Non-Tradable Wealth

Definition
What are four reasons why the market might not be efficient?
Term
Behavioral Biases
Definition
Investors may be subject to systematic behavioral biases and therefor hold inefficient portfolios
Term
Alternative Risk Preferences
Definition
Some investors focus on risk characteristics other than the volatility of their portfolio, and they may choose inefficient portfolios as a result
Term
Non-Tradable Wealth
Definition
Investors are exposed to significant risks outside their portfolio. They may choose to invest less in their respective sectors to offset the inherent exposures from their human capital
Term
Familiarity bias
Definition
Investors who suffer from this type of behavioral bias typically favor investments in companies they are familiar with.
Term
non-systematic (does not impact the efficiency of the market and has no effect on market prices or returns)
Definition
Is familiarity bias systematic or non systematic?
Term
Relative Wealth Concerns
Definition
This type of behavioral bias causes investors to care most about how their portfolio performs relative to their peers
Term
non-systematic (does not impact the efficiency of the market and has no effect on market prices or returns)
Definition
Is Relative Wealth Concerns a systematic or non-systematic behavioral bias?
Term
Overconfidence Bias
Definition
This type of behavioral bias causes investors to overestimate their knowledge or expertise. Men tend to be more inclined to do this than women.
Term
non-systematic (does not impact the efficiency of the market and has no effect on market prices or returns)
Definition
Is Overconfidence Bias a systematic or non-systematic behavioral bias?
Term
Sensation Seeking
Definition
This type of behavioral bias causes trading activity to increase with the number of speeding tickets an individual receives
Term
non-systematic (does not impact the efficiency of the market and has no effect on market prices or returns)
Definition
Is Sensation Seeking a systematic or non-systematic behavioral bias?
Term
Disposition effect
Definition
Investors tend to hold on to investments that have lost value and sell investments that have increased in value
Term

Systematic

(Leads investors to depart from the CAPM in systematic ways and subsequently impact the efficiency of the market)

Definition
Is the disposition effect a systematic or non-systematic behavioral bias?
Term
True
Definition
True or false: the disposition effect has negative tax consequences
Term

Systematic

(Leads investors to depart from the CAPM in systematic ways and subsequently impact the efficiency of the market)

Definition
Are investors attention, mood, and experience systematic or non-systematic forms of behavioral biases?
Term

Systematic

(Leads investors to depart from the CAPM in systematic ways and subsequently impact the efficiency of the market)

Definition
Is Herd Behavior a systematic or non-systematic form of behavioral bias?
Term
Information Cascade Effect
Definition
This type of behavioral bias results in investors believing others have superior information
Term
Herd Behavior
Definition
What type of behavioral Bias is the Information Cascade effect?
Term
Relative Wealth Concerns
Definition
This type of behavior bias causes Investors to follow others to avoid the risk of under performing compared to their peers
Term

Systematic

(Leads investors to depart from the CAPM in systematic ways and subsequently impact the efficiency of the market)

Definition
Systematic or non-Systematic: Individual investors tend to be influenced by attention-grabbing news or events. They buy stocks that have recently been in the news
Term

Systematic

(Leads investors to depart from the CAPM in systematic ways and subsequently impact the efficiency of the market)

Definition
Systematic or non-systematic: sunshine has a positive effect on mood an stock returns tend to be higher on a sunny day at the stock exchange
Term

Systematic

(Leads investors to depart from the CAPM in systematic ways and subsequently impact the efficiency of the market)

Definition
Systematic or non-systematic: Major sports events have impacts on mood. a loss in the world cup reduces the next day's stock returns in the losing country
Term

Systematic

(Leads investors to depart from the CAPM in systematic ways and subsequently impact the efficiency of the market)

Definition
Systematic or non-systematic: Investors appear to put inordinate weight on their experience compared to empirical evidence. People who grew up during a time of high stock returns are more likely to invest in stocks.
Term
No
Definition
Is semi-variance a coherent risk measure?
Term
No
Definition
Is variance a coherent risk measure?
Term

Generally not.

Because it does not satisfy subadditivity. However if the distribution is normal, then it is.

Definition
is Var (Value-At-Risk)a coherent Risk Measure? Why or why not?
Term
Yes
Definition
is TVaR (Tail-Value-At-Risk) a coherent Risk Measure?
Term
True
Definition
True or false: If there are no dividends, delta(call) - delta(put) = 1
Term
Book Building
Definition
At the end of the roadshow, customers inform the underwriters of their interest by telling the underwriter how many shares they may want to buy. The underwriters add up the total demand and adjust the share price to customer demand so that the IPO is most likely to succeed. what is this called?
Term
translation invariance
Definition
adding a positive amount to a risk adds an equivalent amount to the risk measure
Term
positive homogeneity
Definition
multiplying a positive amount to a risk will adjust the risk measure in a proportional manner
Term
subadditivity
Definition
it is not possible to reduce the capital required to manage a risk by splitting it into separate parts. there are diversification benefits from combining risks as long as the two risks are not perfectly correlated.
Term
monotonicity
Definition
if one risk always exceeds another, the corresponding risk measures must be similarly ordered.
Term
True
Definition
True or False: in general, options increase in value when volatility increases
Term
private placement bond
Definition
bond issue that is sold privately to a small group of investors. cheaper to issue since, in the addition to the absence of any registration cost, a simple promissory note is used instead of an indenture.
Term
revolving line of credit
Definition
a credit commitment for a specific time period up to some limit, which a company can use as necessary. it is backed by specific assets.
Term
Forward Start Option
Definition
This option is useful for hedging guarantees that will come into effect during the payout period of a GMWB while the variable annuity is still in the accumulation period
Term
Chooser Option
Definition
This option is a useful hedging tool for variable annuities with two-sided guarantees, e.g., a GMDB with a return-of-premium guarantee and an earnings-enhanced death benefit equal to 35% of any account value gains
Term
Lookback Options
Definition
This option is useful for hedging variable annuity guarantees where the guarantee value is periodically recalculated as the greater of the account value and the existing guarantee value
Term
Shout Options
Definition
This option is useful for hedging variable annuity guarantees in situations where the guarantee value is recalculated at the discretion of the policyholder
Term
Rainbow Options
Definition
This option is a useful hedging tool when policyholders can hold multiple assets in their accounts and the guarantee applies to the account as a whole rather than individual assets in the account
Term
Stop-loss order
Definition
Specifies that the stock is sold if the price decreases to the specified amount
Term
market order
Definition
pays the market price (ask price) to buy the stock immediately, or sells at the market price (the bid price) immediately. Used when certainty of execution is a priority over price
Term
limit order
Definition
Specifies the maximum buying price or minimum selling price. gives trader control over the price at which the trade is executed; however, the order may never be executed. used when the trader wishes to control the price rather than certainty of execution
Term
stop-loss order
Definition
Specifies that the stock is sold if the price decreases to the specified amount. does not get filled if the price never reaches the specified price. since it is sold at the market price, actual sales price may be less than the cutoff point.
Term
breakeven analysis
Definition
calculate the value of each parameter so the project has an NPV of zero. IRR is the rate at which NPV is zero.
Term
Abnormal Stock Return
Definition
Actual Stock Return - Expected Stock Return
Term
True
Definition
True or False: A portfolio is efficient if and only if the expected return of every available security equals its required return.
Term
True
Definition
True or False: The efficient portfolio has the highest Sharpe ratio of any portfolio in the economy.
Term
True
Definition
True or False: An efficient portfolio contains only systematic risk.
Term
False
Definition
True or False: The volatility of an efficient portfolio can be reduced without lowering its expected return.
Term
True
Definition
True or False: We can determine the appropriate risk premium for an investment from its beta with the efficient portfolio.
Term
Market Risk
Definition
What type of risk does Beta measure?
Term
Total Risk (market and firm specific)
Definition
What type of risk does volatility measure?
Term
True
Definition
True or False: In a well-diversified portfolio, market risk accounts for a considerably greater proportion of total risk than firm-specific risk.
Term

False

It is the weighted average

Definition
True or False: A portfolio's beta is the arithmetic average of all the betas for the individual stocks in the portfolio.
Term
False
Definition
True or false: A stock's beta is the ratio of the covariance between the stock returns and the market returns to the standard deviation of market returns.
Term

False

It is about 1

Definition
True or False: The average beta of a stock in the market is greater than 1.
Term

False

Physical capital: Lower costs (liquid)

Human capital: Higher costs (Illiquid)

Definition

True or false: 

 

Firms whose ​main assets are physical capital are likely to incur high costs when they risk financial distress.

Term
True
Definition

True or False:

The probability of financial distress increases with the amount of a firm’s liabilities relative to its assets.

Term
True
Definition

True or false: 

The probability of financial distress increases with the volatility of a firm’s cash flows and asset values.

Term
True
Definition

True or False:

The beta of distress costs will have an opposite sign to that of the firm.

Term
True
Definition

True or False:

Futures contracts are essentially exchange-traded forward contracts.

Term
unlevered
Definition
If a firm finances itself with only equity, what kind of firm is it?
Term
True
Definition
A higher volatility will always yield a higher option value
Term
True
Definition
True or False: Marking to market is done for futures, and it can lead to price differences relative to forward contracts
Term
True
Definition
True or false: Futures are more liquid; in fact, if you use the same broker to buy and sell, your position is effectively cancelled
Term
False
Definition
True or false: Futures are more customized, and forwards are more standardized
Term
True
Definition
True or false: Futures Contracts are structured to minimize the effects of credit risk (versus forwards)
Term
True
Definition
True or False: Futures markets, like stock exchanges, have daily price limits
Term
Barrier Option
Definition
What type of option is a deferred rebate option?
Term
True
Definition
True or False: The value of a geometric average price Asian call option is always less than or equal to the value of an otherwise equivalent arithmetic average price Asian call option.
Term
True
Definition
True or False: As the number of averaging periods increases, the price of an average strike Asian call option increases
Term
True
Definition
True or False: For call options, premiums decrease more slowly (i.e., decline at a decreasing rate) as strike prices increase
Term

False

For put options, premiums increase more quickly (i.e., increase at an increasing rate) as strike prices increase

Definition
True or False: Put premiums increase at a decreasing rate as the strike price increases
Term
January effect
Definition

Evidence against EMH:

Returns have been higher in the beginning of the year and lower in the end of the year, compared to other months

Term
Monday effect
Definition

Evidence against EMH:

Returns have been lower on Monday (and higher on friday) than on other days of the week

Term

Time-of-day effect

 

Definition

Evidence against EMH:

Returns are more volatile close to the opening and closing hours for the market. Also, the trading volumes are higher during these times.

Term
New-Issue/IPO puzzle
Definition

Evidence against EMH:

Overreaction to new issues pushes up stock prices initially

Term
Earnings announcement puzzle
Definition

Evidence against EMH:

 Investors underreacted to the earnings announcement

Term
Momentum effect
Definition

Evidence against EMH:

There is a positive serial correlation in stock prices as investors underreact to new information

Term
Reversal effect
Definition

Evidence against EMH:

There is a negative serial correlation in stock prices as investors overreact to new information

Term
Siamese twins
Definition

Evidence against EMH:

Two stocks with claims to a common cash flow should be exposed to identical risks but perform differently

Term
Political cycle effect
Definition

Evidence against EMH:

For a given political administration, its first year and last year yield higher returns than the years in between

Term
Stock split effect
Definition

Evidence against EMH:

Returns are higher before and after the company announces the stock split

Term
Neglected firm effect
Definition

Evidence against EMH:

Lesser- known firms yield abnormally high returns

Term
Super bowl effect
Definition

Evidence against EMH:

historical data shows in the year after the super bowl, the stock market is more likely to do better if an NFC team won and worse if an AFC team won

Term
Size effect
Definition

Evidence against EMH:

Small-cap companies have outperformed large-cap companies on a risk-adjusted basis

Term
value effect
Definition

Evidence against EMH:

Value stocks have consistently outperformed growth stocks

Term
bubbles
Definition

Evidence against EMH:

This also violates market efficiency, it happens when the market value of the asset significantly deviates from its intrinsic value

Term
Domestic Bonds
Definition
These bonds are issued by a local body, available in a local market, and priced in the local currency. These bonds are intended for foreign investors
Term
Foreign bonds
Definition
These bonds are issued by a foreign entity but traded in a local market and priced in the local currency. These bonds are intended for local investors.
Term
Eurobonds
Definition
These are international bonds that are not priced in the country of origin's currency. They can be traded anywhere, and the entity which issues them may be local or foreign.
Term
Global
Definition
These bonds combine the features of domestic, foreign, and Eurobonds, and are offered for sale in several different markets simultaneously.
Term
Yankee Bonds
Definition
These bonds are foreign bonds in the United States. In other countries, foreign bonds also have special names. For example, in Japan they are called Samurai bonds; in the United Kingdom, they are known as Bulldogs.
Term

Common

Market

Non-diversifiable

Definition
What are three other names for systemic risk?
Term

Firm-specific

 Independent

 Idiosyncratic

Unique

Diversifiable

Definition
What are 5 other names for Non-Systemic risk?
Term
True
Definition

True or False?

The risk premium for diversifiable risk is zero.

Term
True
Definition

True or False:

A collection of well-diversified portfolios can be used to calculate the expected return of a security.

Term
True
Definition

True or false:

As leverage increases, the firm’s pre-tax WACC remains unchanged

Term
False
Definition

True or False: 

As leverage increases, the firm’s effective after-tax WACC remains unchanged.

Term
True
Definition

True or False:

 

As the debt and equity costs of capital both rise when leverage is high, the effective after-tax WACC declines.

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