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finance 2000 unit one study
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Finance
Undergraduate 2
02/13/2011

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short term debt instruments are...
Definition
t-bills
cd's
money market account
commercial paper
Term
types of common banks are...
Definition
commercial
retail
online
investment
credit union
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functions of an investment banker are...
Definition
help corporations issue securities
merger and accusition consultation
help raise capital
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what is a RIC
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registered investment company
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common types of RICs are
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mutual funds
REITS
-must pass profits onto owners of funds/reits
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owners of corporations are...
Definition
stockholders
shareholders
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corporations return money to stockholders through
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dividends
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t-bills are...
Definition
short term
Term
t- notes are
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medium term
Term
t-bonds are
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long term
Term
types of shares with voting rights are
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common
Term
debt rating agencies are...
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moodys
standard and poors
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prefered stock holders have...
Definition
first rights to dividends
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historic bubbles are
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tulips
roaring 20's
housing
dot com
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initial public offering
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IPO-a privately held company issuing shares for the first time
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brokers connect...
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buyers and sellers of financial securities in the secondary market
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where are financial securities registered?
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the SEC
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another word for securities is
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instruments
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what did people use before currency
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bartering and commodoties
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money is only money because the government says it is...
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FIAT system
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federal reserve can increase money supply by buying bonds through the...
Definition
treasury
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the federal deposit insurance corporation...
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insures deposits up to $250,000
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goals of the federal reserve are...
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stablize inflation
increase employment
moderate interest rates
reduce market volatility
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components of an interest rate are...
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inflation risk
liquidity
risk free rate
default risk
interest rate risk
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financial instrument with the lowest expected return are...
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t-bill
(risk free)
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market for short term debt
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money market
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market for long term debt
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capital markets
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