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Chapter 1. Introduction. Types of Assets. Tangible Assets Value is based on physical properties Examples include buildings, land, machinery Intangible Assets Claim to future income Examples include various types of financial assets. Bank loans Government bonds Corporate bonds
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Chapter 1 Introduction
Types of Assets • Tangible Assets • Value is based on physical properties • Examples include buildings, land, machinery • Intangible Assets • Claim to future income • Examples include various types of financial assets
Bank loans Government bonds Corporate bonds Municipal bonds Foreign bond Common stock Preferred stock Foreign stock Types of Financial Assets
Debt vs. Equity • Debt Instruments • Fixed dollar payments • Examples include loans, bonds • Equity Claims • Dollar payment is based on earnings • Residual claims • Examples include common stock, partnership share
Price of Financial Asset and Risk • The price or value of a financial asset is equal to the present value of all expected future cash flows. • Expected rate of return • Risk of expected cash flow
Types of Investment Risks • Purchasing power risk or inflation risk • Default or credit risk • Exchange rate or currency risk
Role of Financial Assets • Transfer funds from surplus units to deficit units. • Transfer funds so as to redistribute unavoidable risk associated with cash flows generated from both tangible and intangible assets.
Role of Financial Markets • Determine price or required rate of return of asset. • Provide liquidity. • Reduce transactions costs, which consists of search costs and information costs.
Classification of Financial Markets • Debt vs. equity markets • Money market vs. capital market • Primary vs. secondary market • Cash or spot vs. derivatives market • Auction vs. over-the-counter vs. intermediated market
Financial Market Participants • Households • Business units • Federal, state, and local governments • Government agencies • Supranationals • Regulators
Globalization of Financial Markets • Deregulation or liberalization of financial markets • Technological advances • Increased institutionalization
Classification of Global Financial Markets External Market (also called international market, offshore market, and Euromarket) Internal Market (also called national market) Domestic Market Foreign Market
Motivation for Using Foreign Markets and Euromarkets • Limited fund availability in internal market • Reduced cost of funds • Diversifying funding sources
Derivatives Market • Futures/forward contracts are obligations that must be fulfilled at maturity. • Options contracts are rights, not obligations, to either buy (call) or sell (put the underlying financial instrument.
Role of Derivative Instruments • Protect against different types of investment risks, such as purchasing power risk, interest rate risk, exchange rate risk. • Advantages: • Lower transactions costs • Faster to carry out transaction • Greater liquidity