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Chapter 2 Firms and The Financial Markets
Chapter 2 Firms and The Financial Markets
Firms and
the Financial
Market
Slide Contents
• Learning Objectives
• Principles Applied in this Chapter
1.The Basic Structure of the U.S. Financial
Markets
2.The Financial Marketplace: Financial
Institutions
3.The Financial Marketplace: Securities
Markets
• Key Terms
• These include:
– Financial services corporations, such as GE
Capital Division;
– Insurance companies, such as Prudential;
– Investment banks, such as Goldman Sachs;
– Investment companies, including mutual funds,
hedge funds and private equity firms.
Securitization Process
1.Homebuyers borrow money by taking out a
mortgage loan
2.Lender sells the mortgage to another firm
or financial institution.
3.Financial institution pools together a
portfolio of mortgages. The purchase of that
portfolio is financed through sale of MBS.
• Accredited investor
• Bond
• Capital market
• Commercial bank
• Common stock
• Coupon rate
• Credit default swaps
• Debt securities
• Defined benefit plan
• Defined contribution plan
• Equity securities
• Exchange-traded funds (ETFs)
• Face or par value
• Financial intermediaries
• Hedge fund
• Investment bank
• Investment company
• Leveraged buyout fund
• Load fund
• Maturity
• Money market
• Mutual fund
• Net asset value (NAV)
• Note
• No-load fund
• Organized security exchanges
• Over-the-counter markets
• Preferred stock
• Primary market
• Private equity firm
• Proprietary trading
• Secondary market
• Security
• Venture Capital firm