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Investments test 1
Chapter 1
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Business
Undergraduate 4
10/15/2013

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Real Assets
Definition
Assets used to produce goods and services
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Financial Assets
Definition
Claims on real assets, shares, securities, deposits
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Money market instruments
Definition
Bank certificates of deposit
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Capital market instruments
Definition
Bonds
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Derivative securities
Definition
traded like other financial instruments, agreement to buy/sell an asset
Term
Asset allocation
Definition
Choice among broad asset classes
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Consumption Timing
Definition
financial assets and markets allow and individual or firm to adjust consumption to achieve the highest level of satisfaction or utility.
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Security selection
Definition
Choice of which securities to hold within asset class
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Active Management
Definition
Finding mispriced securities, Timing the market
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Passive Management
Definition
No attempt to find undervalued securities, No attempt to time the market, Holding a highly diversified portfolio
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Business Firms
Definition
net borrowers
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households
Definition
net savers
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governments
Definition
both savers and borrowers
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Financial Intermediaries
Definition
investment companies, Banks, Insurance Companies, Credit unions
Term
Investment Bankers
Definition
Perform specialized services for businesses, Markets in the primary market
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Globalization
Definition
Foreign securities offered in dollars,Mutual funds that invest internationally,Instruments and vehicles continue to develop (WEBs),American Depository Receipts (ADRs),
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
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Securitization
Definition
Mortgage pass-through securities, Offers opportunities for investors and originators, Other pass-through arrangements (Car, student, home equity, credit card loans
)
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Financial Engineering
Definition
Use of mathematical models and computer-based trading technology to synthesize new financial products, Bundling and unbundling of cash flows
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Computer Networks
Definition
Information is made cheaply and widely available to the public,Automated trade crossing (direct trading among investors), Online information dissemination
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