Characteristics of Bonds o Bonds pay fixed coupon ( interest) payments at fixed intervals(usually every 6 months)and pay the par value at maturity

Chapter 6: Objectives Inflation and rates of return How to measure risk (variance, standard deviation, beta) How to reduce risk (diversification) How to price risk (Security market line, CAPM)

The Time value of money Compounding and Discounting Single Sums

Term loans Characteristics of Term Loans Secured loans 1-to 10-year maturity Repaid in periodic installments

Corporate restructuring 1960s- Mergers of unrelated firms formed huge conglomerates 1980s-Investors purchased conglomerates and sold off the pieces as independent companies. 1990s- Strategic mergers of related firms to create synergies

International Business finance Exchange Rate: the price of one currency in terms of another

Innovations in Risk Management Futures contract a contract to buy or sell a stated commodity or financial claim at a specified price at some specified future time

Accounts receivable Management Size of Investment in Accounts Receivable Percent of credit sales to Total sales Level of sales Terms of sale Quality of customer Collection Efforts

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Liquid asset management S CASH- motives for holding casha Transactions: to meet cash needs that arise from doing business. Precautionary: having cash on hand for unexpected needs Speculative: to take advantage of potential profit-making situations