Global Financial Instruments Chapter 2 Global Financial Instruments
Major Classes of Financial Assets or Securities Debt Money market instruments Bonds Common stock Preferred stock Derivative securities
Markets and Instruments Money Market Debt Instruments Derivatives Capital Market Bonds Equity
Capital Market - Equity Common stock Residual claim Limited liability Preferred stock Fixed dividends - limited Priority over common Tax treatment
Uses of Stock Indexes Track average returns Comparing performance of managers Base of derivatives
Factors for Construction of Stock Indexes Representative? Broad or narrow? How is it weighted?
Examples of Indexes - Domestic Dow Jones Industrial Average (30 Stocks) Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite NASDAQ Composite NYSE Composite Wilshire 5000
Examples of Indexes - Int’l Nikkei 225 & Nikkei 300 FTSE (Financial Times of London) Dax Region and Country Indexes EAFE Far East United Kingdom
Construction of Indexes How are stocks weighted? Price weighted (DJIA) Market-value weighted (S&P500, NASDAQ) Equally weighted (Value Line Index)
Derivatives Securities Options Basic Positions Call (Buy) Put (Sell) Terms Exercise Price Expiration Date Assets Futures Basic Positions Long (Buy) Short (Sell) Terms Delivery Date Assets