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Equity, Fixed Income, and Derivatives
101
Finance
Professional
01/26/2013

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Term
Calculating a Margin Call
Definition

P0 * [(1-Initial Margin) / (1-Maintenance Margin)]

 

Gives price at which an investor who goes long on a stock recieves a margin call

Term
Value of a Price Return Index
Definition

VPRI = ΣniPi / D

 

VPRI = Value of the price return index

ni = Number of units of constituent security i held in the index portfolio

Pi = Unit price of constituent security i

D = Value of the divisor

Term
Price Return of an Index
Definition

PRI = [VPRI1-VPRI0] / VPRI0

 

PRI = Price return of the index portfolio (as a decimal)

VPRI1= Value of the price return index at the end of the period

VPRI0 = Value of the price return index at the beginning of the period

 

 

Term
Price Return of Each Constituent Security of an Index
Definition

PR= [Pi1-Pi0] / Pi0 

 

where:

PRi = Price return of constituent security i (as a decimal number)

Pi1 = Price of the constituent security i at the end of the period

Pi0 = Price of the constituent security i at the beginning of the period

 

 

Term
Price Return of the Index is calculated as:
Definition

Weighted average price return of the constituent securities:

PRI = w1PR1 + w2PR2 + ....+ wNPRN

 

where:

PRI = Price return of the index portfolio (as a decimal number)

PRi = Price return of constituent security i (as a decimal number)

wi = Weight of security i in the index portfolio

N = Number of securities in the index

Term
Total Return of an Index
Definition

TRI = [VPRI1-VPRI0+IncI] / VPRI0

 

where:

TRI = Total return of the index portfolio (as a decimal number)

VPRI1 = Value of the total return index at the end of the period

VPRI0 = Value of the total return index at the beginning of the period

IncI = Total income from all securities in the index held over the period

 

 

 

Term
Total Return of Each Constituent Security of an Index
Definition

TR= [P1i-P0i+Inci] / P0i

 

where:

TRi = Total return of constituent security i (as a decimal number)

P1i = Price of constituent security i at the end of the period

P0i = Price of constituent security i at the beginning of the period

Inci = Total income from security i over the period

Term
Total Return of the Index is Calculated as: (Total Return formula)
Definition

TRI = w1TR1 + w2TR2 +....+ wNTRN

 

where:

TRI = Total return of the index portfolio (as a decimal number)

TRi = Total return of constituent security i (as a decimal number)

wi = Weight of security i in the index portfolio

N = Number of securities in the index

Term
Calculation of Index Returns Over Multiple Time Periods
Definition

VPRIT= VPRI0(1+PRI1)(1+PRI2) ... (1+PRIT)

 

where:

VPRI0 = Value of the price return index at inception

VPRIT = Value of the price return index at time t

PRIT = Price return (as a decimal number) on the index over the period

 

Can be valued the same way using values of a Total Return Index

Term
Price Weighting
Definition
wiP = Pi / ΣPi
Term
Equal Weighting
Definition

wiE = 1 / N

 

where:

wi = Fraction of the portfolio that is allocated to security i or weight of security i

N = Number of securities in the index

Term
Market Cap Weighting
Definition

wiM = QiPi / ΣQjPj

 

where:

wi = Fraction of the portfolio that is allocated to security i or weight of security i

Qi = Number of shares outstanding of security i

Pi = Share price of security i

N = Number of securities in the index

Term
Float-Adjusted Market-Cap Weight of Each Constituent Security:
Definition

wiM = fiQiPi / ΣfjQjPj

 

where:

fi = Fraction of shares outstanding in the market float

wi = Fraction of the portfolio that is allocated to security i or weight of security i

Qi = Number of shares outstanding of security i

Pi = Share price of security i

N = Number of securities in the index

Term
Fundamental Weighting
Definition

wiF = Fi / ΣFj

 

where:

Fi = A given fundamental size measure of company i

Term
Return Characteristics of Equity Securities
Definition

Total Return, Rt = (Pt–Pt-1+Dt) / Pt-1

 

where:

Pt-1 = Purchase price at time t – 1

Pt = Selling price at time t

Dt = Dividends paid by the company during the period

Term
Accounting Return on Equity
Definition

ROEt = NIt / Average BVEt = NIt / [(BVEt+BVEt-1) / 2]

 

Net Income / Avg Book value of equity

Term
Dividend Discount Model
Definition
Value = ΣDt / (1+ke)t
Term
Dividend Discount Model One Year Holding Period
Definition
[Dividend to be recieved + year-end price] / (1 +ke)1
Term
Multiple-Year Holding Period DDM
Definition
v = [D1 / (1+ke)1] + [D2 / (1+ke)2] + ... + [Pn / (1+ke)n]
Term
Infinite Period DDM
Definition
PV = D1 / [ke-gc]
Term
Long-term constant growth rate
Definition

gc = RR * ROE

 

**What's RR?? Retention Rate?

Term
Multi-Stage Dividend Discount Model
Definition

Value = [D1 / (1+ke)1] + [D2 / (1+ke)2] +...+ [Dn / (1+ke)n] + [Pn / (1+ke)n]

 

Where:

Pn = D(n+1) / [ke-gc]

Dn = Last dividend of the supernormal growth period

Dn+1 = First dividend of the constant growth period

Term
Free Cash Flow to Equity Model
Definition

V0 = ΣFCFEt / (1+ke)t

 

FCFE = CFO - FC Inv + Net Borrowing

 

Intrinsic value of the company's stock by discounting projections of FCFE at the required rate of return on equity

Term
Value of a Preferred Stock
Definition

Non-callable, non-convertible, no maturity date, and pays fixed dividends:

V0 = D0 / r

 

Non-callable, non-convertible, preferred stock with maturity at time n:

V0 = ΣDt / (1+r)t + [F / (1+r)n]

where:

V0 = value of preferred stock today (t = 0)

D= expected dividend in year t, assumed to be paid at the end of the year

r = required rate of return on the stock

F = par value of preferred stock

Term
Price to Cash Flow Ratio
Definition
Market Price of Share / Cash Flow per Share
Term
Price to Sales Ratio
Definition

Market Price per Share / Net Sales per Share

 

or:

 

Market value of equity / Total Net Sales

Term
Price to Book Value
Definition

Current Market Price of Share / Book Value per Share

 

Market Value of Common Shareholders' Equity / Book Value of Common Shareholders' Equity

 

where:

Book value of common shareholders’ equity = (Total assets - Total liabilities) - Preferred stock

Term
Price Multiples
Definition

Price to CF

Price to Sales

Price to Book

Term
Enterprise Value Multiples
Definition
EV / EBITDA
Term
EV / EBITDA
Definition

EV = Enterprise value:

 

MV of common stock

+ MV of outstanding preferred stock

+ MV of Debt

- Cash and cash equivalents

Term
Bond Coupon
Definition
Coupon Rate * Par Value
Term
Coupon Rate (Floating)
Definition
Reference rate + Quoted margin
Term
Coupon Rate (Inverse Floaters)
Definition
K - [L * Reference Rate)
Term
Callable Bond Price
Definition
Value of option-free bond - value of embedded call option
Term
Putable Bond Price
Definition
Value of Option-free bond + value of embedded put option
Term
Dollar Duration
Definition
Duration * Bond value
Term
Inflation-Indexed Treasury Securities
Definition
TIPS Coupon = Inflation-adjusted par value * (Stated coupon rate/2)
Term
Nominal Spread
Definition

Yield on Bond X - Yield on Bond Y

 

Bond Y is the reference bond

Term
Relative Yield Spread
Definition

[Yield on Bond X-Yield on Bond Y] / Yield on Bond y

 

Bond Y is the reference bond

Term
Yield Ratio
Definition
Yield on Bond X / Yield on Bond Y
Term
After-Tax Yield
Definition
Pretax Yield * (1-Marginal Tax Rate)
Term
Taxable-Equivalent Yield
Definition
Tax Exempt Yield / (1-Marginal Tax Rate)
Term
Bond Value
Definition

Maturity Value / (1+i)Years til maturity*2

 

i = semi-annual discount rate

Term
Valuing a Bond Between Coupon Payments
Definition

w = Days between settlement date and next coupon payment date / days in coupon period

 

PVt = Expected Cash Flow / (1+i)t-1+w

Term
Current Yield
Definition
Annual Cash Coupon / Bond Price
Term
Bond Price
Definition
Sum of PV Coupon Payments + Maturity Payment
Term
Formula to Convert BEY into Annual-Pay YTM
Definition
Annual-Pay Yield = [(1+(BEY/2))2 - 1]
Term
Formula to Convert Monthly Cash Flow Yield into BEY
Definition
BEY = [(1+monthly CFY)6-1] * 2
Term
Discount Basis Yield
Definition
d = (1 - p) * [360 / N]
Term
Z-Spread
Definition

OAS + Option cost

 

OAS = Z-Spread - Option Cost

 

**Don't know what either of these are

Term
Duration
Definition

[V--V+] / [2*V0(Δy)

 

where:

Δy = change in yield in decimal

V0 = initial price

V- = price if yields decline by Δy 

V+ = price if yields increase by Δy 

Term
Portfolio Duration
Definition

Portfolio duration = w1D1 + w2D2 +...+ wNDN

 

where:

N = Number of bonds in portfolio.

Di = Duration of Bond i.

wi = Market value of Bond i divided by the market value of portfolio

Term
Percentage Change in Bond Price
Definition

= duration effect + convexity adjustment

= {[-duration * (Δy)] + [convexity * (Δy)2]} * 100

 

where: Δy = Change in yields in decimals

Term
Convexty
Definition
C = [V++V--2V0] / [2V0(Δy)2]
Term
Price Balue of a Basis Point
Definition
Duration * .0001 * Bond Value
Term
Floating Rate Agreement Payoff
Definition
[Floating rate at expiration–FRA rate*(days in floating rate/360)] / [1+[Floating rate at expiration*(days in floating rate/360)]
Term
Numerator in FRA Payoff formula
Definition

Interest savings on the hypothetical loan

 

Positive when the floating rate is greater than the forward rate - Long benefits and recieves payment from the short

 

Negative when the floating rate is lower than the forward rate - Short benefits and expects to receive a payment from the long

Term
Denominator in FRA Payoff formula
Definition
Discount factor for calculating the present value of the interest savings
Term
Call Option Holder Payoffs
Definition

Choice to buy underlying asset for X

 

ST > X - Option holder will exercise; payoff of (ST - X)

ST < X - Option holder does not exercise; payoff of 0

Term
Call Option Writer Payofs
Definition

obligation to sell underlying asset for X

 

ST > X - option holder exercises the option, -(ST - X)

ST < X - Option holder oes not exercise, payoff of 0

Term
Intrinsic Value of a Call Option
Definition
Max [ 0, (ST - X)
Term
Put Option Holder Payoffs
Definition

Choice to sell the underlying asset for X

 

ST < X - holder exercises; payoff of X - ST

ST > X - option holder does not exercise; payoff of 0

Term
Put Option Writer Payoffs
Definition

Obligation to buy the underlying asset for X

 

ST < X - holder exercises; payoff of -(X - ST)

ST > X - Option holder does not exercise; payoff of 0

Term
Moneyness of a Put Option
Definition

In the Money: ST < X

 

At the Money: ST = X

 

Out of the Money: ST > X

Term
Intrinsic Value of a Put Option
Definition

ST < X: X - ST

ST = X: 0

ST > X: 0

Term
Option Premium
Definition
Intrinsic Value + Time Value
Term
Put-Call Parity
Definition
C0 + [X / (1+RF)T] = P0 + S0
Term
Synthetic Derivative Securities
Definition

Fiduciary call

Long call

Long put

Long underlying asset

Long Bond

Protective Put

Synthetic call

Synthetic Put

Synthetic Underlying Asset

Synthetic Bond

Term
Fiduciary Call, Consists of & Value
Definition

Consists of: Long call + Long Bond

 

Value: C0 + [X / (1+RF)T]

Term
Fiduciary Call Equals Strategy
Definition
Protective Put
Term
Long Call, Consists of & Value
Definition

Consists of: Long call

Value: C0

Term
Long Call Equals Strategy
Definition
Synthetic Call
Term
Long Put, Consists of & Value
Definition

Consists of: Long Put

Value: P0

Term
Long Put Equals Strategy
Definition
Synthetic Put
Term
Long Underlying Asset, Consists of & Value
Definition

Consists of: Long underlying asset

 

Value: S0

Term
Long Underlying Asset Equals Strategy
Definition
Synthetic Underlying Asset
Term
Long Bond, Consists of & Value
Definition

Consists of: Long Bond

 

Value: X / (1+RF)T

Term
Long Bond Equals Strategy
Definition
Synthetic Bond
Term
Protective Put, Consists of & Value
Definition

Consists of: Long put + Long underlying asset

 

Value: P0 + S0

Term
Protective Put Equals Strategy
Definition
Fiduciary Call
Term
Synthetic Call, Consists of & Value
Definition

Consists of: long put + long underlying asset + short bond

Value: P0 + S0 - [X / (1+RF)T]

Term
Synthetic Call Strategy Equals
Definition
Long Call
Term
Synthetic Put, Consists of & Value
Definition

Consists of: Long call + Short underlying asset + Long Bond

Value: C0 - S0 + [X / (1+RF)T]

Term
Synthetic Put Strategy Equals
Definition
Long Put
Term
Synthetic Underlying Asset, Consists of & Value
Definition

Consists Of: Long call + long bond + short put

 

Value: C0 + [X / (1+RF)T] - P0

Term
Synthetic Underlying Asset Strategy Equals
Definition
Long Underlying Asset
Term
Synthetic Bond, Consists of & Value
Definition

Consists of: Long Put + Long underling Asset + Short Call

 

Value: P0 + S0 - C0

Term
Synthetic Bond Strategy Equals
Definition
Long Bond
Term
European Call Option Value Limits
Definition

Minimum: ECT ≥ 0

 

Maximum: ECT ≤ ST

Term
American Call Option Value Limits
Definition

Minimum: ACT ≥ 0

 

Maximum: ACT ≤ ST

Term
European Put Option Value Limits
Definition

Minimum: EPT ≥ 0

 

Maximum: EPT ≤ [X / (1+RFR)T

Term
American Put Option Value Limits
Definition

Minimum: APT ≥ 0

 

Maximum: APT ≤ X

Term
European Call Option Value Bounds
Definition

Minimum: Max [0, ST - [X / (1+RFR)T]

 

Maximum: ST

Term
American Call Option Value Bounds
Definition

Minimum: Max [0, ST - [X / (1+RFR)T]

 

Maximum: ST

Term
European Put Option Value Bounds
Definition

Minimum: Max [0, [X / (1+RFR)T] - ST]

 

Maximum: X / (1+RFR)T

Term
American Put Option Value Bounds
Definition

Minimum: Max [0, X - ST]

 

Maximum: X

Term
Interest Rate Call Holder's Payof
Definition

Max (0, Underlying rate at expiration - Exercise Rate) * [(Days in underlying rate*NP) / 360]

 

where:

NP = Notional Principal

Term
Interest Rate Put Holder's Payoff
Definition

Max (0, Exercise rate - Underlying Rate at Expiration) * [(Days in underlying rate*NP) / 360]

 

where:

NP = Notional Principal

Term
Net Payment for a Fixed-Rate-Payer
Definition

(Swap fixed rate - LIBORt-1 ) * (No. of days/360) * (NP)

 

where:

NP = Notional Principal

Term
Covered Call
Definition

Value at expiration: VT = S- max(0, ST- X)

Profit: Π = V- S0 + C0

Maximum profit = X - S0 + C0

Maximum loss = S0- C0

Breakeven: ST* = S0- C0

Term
Protective Put
Definition

Value at expiration: VT = ST + max(0,X - ST)

Profit: Π = VT - S0- P0

Maximum profit = ∞

Maximum loss = S0 + P0- X

Breakeven: ST* = S0 + P0

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