Investing
Name a US Stock Market Index
NASDAQ, Dow Jones, S&P 500
Periodic amount bondholders receive
Coupon Payments
Largest market cap stock in the US
Apple
Chairman of the Fed today
Jay Powell
California bank which went out of business as huge deposits were withdrawn due to concerns about its solvency
Silicon Valley Bank
What is the definition of Market Capitalization?
Number of Shares x Price per Share
What happens to the price of bonds when interest rates increase?
Decline
Number of stocks in the Dow Jones Industrials
30
Rate that the Fed charges member banks for borrowing
Discount Rate
Banks lending to each other is known as the ______ market
Fed Funds
P/E ratio is a measure of a stock's value to investors; what does it stand for?
Price / Earnings
Relationship between interest rates on bonds that are similar in all terms except for maturity
Term Structure
Step taken by companies issuing public shares for the first time
Initial Public Offering (IPO)
Number of Federal Reserve districts in the US
12
Series of equal cash flows received at fixed intervals over the entire investment horizon
Annuity
Sam Bankman-Fried is in jail for leading a massive fraud heading which company?
FTX
Type of bond whose price is below par value
Discount Bond
Using non-public information for personal benefit is called
Insider Trading
Members on the Fed Board of Governors
7
Nominal interest rates less inflation is known as
Real Interest Rate
Investing business which places money in existing private companies
Private Equity
Interest rate an investor should receive given the risk
Expected Rate of Return
How shareholders can vote without attending a shareholders meeting
Proxy
Length of term for Fed Board of Governor
14 years
Type of bank loan with highest default rates
Credit Card
Government organization which regulates publicly traded companies
Securities and Exchange Commission
Type of bond always sold at a discount that pays no interest
Zero Coupon Bonds
Activity if a public company issues new shares
Secondary Offering
Name a function of the Fed besides monetary policy
Regulation, Check Processing, Issue Currency
Date of College of Charleston 2024 Investment Symposium
October 28