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Overview
Overview of
Of Security Types
Security Types
–Benjamin Graham
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Learning Objectives
Price quotes for all types of investments are easy to find, but
what do they mean?
2. Equity securities.
3. Futures contracts.
4. Option contracts.
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Security Types
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Classifying Securities
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Interest-Bearing Assets
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Money Market Instruments
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Fixed-Income Securities
Potential gains/losses:
Fixed coupon payments and final payment at maturity, except when the
borrower defaults.
Possibility of gain (loss) from fall (rise) in interest rates
Depending on the debt issue, illiquidity can be a problem.
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Quote Example: Fixed-Income Securities
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Equities
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Common Stock
Potential gains/losses:
Many companies pay cash dividends to their shareholders. Neither the
timing nor the amount of any dividend is guaranteed.
The stock value may rise or fall depending on the prospects for the
company and market-wide circumstances.
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Common Stock Price Quotes
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Common Stock Price Quotes Online:
http://finance.yahoo.com
Resulting Screen
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Some Investors Want High Dividend Yields
www.wsj.com
Here is a list of stocks in the “Real Estate Sector.”
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Derivatives, I.
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Derivatives, II.
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Futures Contracts
Potential gains/losses:
At maturity, you gain if your contracted price is better than the market
price of the underlying asset, and vice versa.
If you sell your contract before its maturity, you may gain or lose
depending on the market price for the contract.
Note that enormous gains and losses are possible.
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Futures Contracts: Online Price Quotes
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Futures Price Quotes Online
Source: www.cmegroup.com
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Option Contracts, I.
A call option gives the owner the right, but not the obligation,
to buy something, while a put option gives the owner the right,
but not the obligation, to sell something.
The price you pay today to buy an option is called the option
premium.
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Option Contracts, II.
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Option Contracts, III.
Potential gains and losses from call options:
Buyers:
Profit when the market price minus the strike price is greater than the option
premium.
Best case, theoretically unlimited profits.
Worst case, the call buyer loses the entire premium.
Sellers:
Profit when the market price minus the strike price is less than the option
premium.
Best case, the call seller collects the entire premium.
Worst case, theoretically unlimited losses.
Sellers:
Profit when the strike price minus the market price is less than the option
premium.
Best case, the put seller collects the entire premium.
Worst case, market price (for the underlying) is zero.
Source: finance.yahoo.com.
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The New Method to Decode Option Symbols
Example: NKE151120C00100000
We do not know whether quadrupling the size of the ticker will reduce
confusion.
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Investing in Stocks versus Options, I.
If Monster is selling for $165 per share 3 months later, gain = ($165
100) - $15,000 = $1,500 (10% gain)
If Monster is selling for $135 per share 3 months later, loss = ($135
100) - $15,000 = -$1,500 (10% loss)
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Investing in Stocks versus Options, II.
A call option with a $150 strike price and 3 months to maturity is also
available at a premium of $10.
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Useful Internet Sites
www.investinginbonds.com (a reference for bond basics)
www.finra.com (learn more about TRACE)
www.fool.com (Are you a “Foolish investor”?)
www.cmegroup.com (CME Group)
www.cboe.com (Chicago Board Options Exchange)
jmdinvestments.blogspot.com (reference for recent financial information)
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Chapter Review, I.
Classifying Securities
Interest-Bearing Assets
Money Market Instruments
Fixed-Income Securities
Equities
Common Stock
Preferred Stock
Common and Preferred Stock Price Quotes
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Chapter Review, II.
Derivatives
Futures Contracts
Futures Price Quotes
Gains and Losses on Futures Contracts
Option Contracts
Option Terminology
Options versus Futures
Option Price Quotes
Gains and Losses on Option Contracts
Investing in Stocks versus Options
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