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CFA Notes - Equity

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I. Primary Market & Secondary Market

(1)Primary Market

i. Definition

In primary market, issuers sell securities to investors and funds flow to the issuer of the securities from the purchaser.

ii. Characteristics of Primary Market

  1. Abstract market;
  2. One time behavior;
  3. Multiple issue method

iii. Functions of Primary Market

  1. Provide funding channels for financial demanders(issues);
  2. Providing investment opportunities for financial suppliers(investers);
  3. Optimize allocation of resources

iv. Initial Public Offerings

(2)Secondary Market

i. Definition

In the secondary market, investors sell those securities to other and funds flow between traders.

ii. Characteristics of Secondary Market

  1. Investor(s) orientation;
  2. Tangible asset;
  3. Combination between in-site(Exchange) and OTC(Over the counter)

iii. Functions of Secondary Market

  1. Improve the liquidity of market;
  2. Generate the fairly price

iv. Securities Exchange

The main trading site in secondary market - securities exchange

(3) Difference between the primary market and secondary market

  1. Different types of markets;
  2. Different participants;
  3. Different trading places

II. Order

(1)Market Order

i. Definition

A market order instructs the broker or exchange to obtain the best price immediately available when filling the order.

ii. Example of Market Order

iii. Characteristics of Market Order

  1. Unlimited price;
  2. Easier to deal

(2)Limit Order

i. Definition

Limit order conveys almost the specified price. Obtain the best price immediately available, but in no event accept a price higher than a specified limit price when buying or accept a price lower than a specified limit price when selling.

ii. Example

iii. Characteristics

  1. Best price to trade;
  2. Relatively slower to deal

(3)Market Order and Limit Order Analysis

  1. Difference of trading cost;
  2. Difference of trading speed

III. Execution Mechanisms

i. Quote-driven Markets

(a)Definition

Quote-driven markets are the market where investors trade at prices quoted by dealers. Worldwide, most trading, other than in stocks, take place in quote-driven markets. Almost all bonds and currencies and most spot commodities trade in quote-driven markets.

(b)Principle

(c)Characteristics

  1. Liquidition;
  2. Price Determination;
  3. Pricing manipulation limitation

ii. Order-driven Markets

(a)Definition

Order-driven markets arrange trades using rules to match buy orders to sell orders. The orders may be submitted by customers or by dealers. Almost all exchanges use order-driven trading systems, and every automoted trading system is an order-driven system.

(b)Principle

(c)Characteristics

(d)Examples

iii. Brokered Markets

(a)Definition

The third execution mechanism is the brokered market, in which brokers arrange trades among their clients. Brokers organize markets for instruments for which finding a buyer or a seller willing to trade is difficult because the instruments are unique and thus of interest only to a limited number of people or institutions.

(b)Priciple

(c)Characteristics

  1. Diversifised location;
  2. Different products

(d)Examples

(IV)Behavioral Biases

All market participants, regardless of expertise or experience, may be subject to behavioral biases. There are four examples: Loss aversion, Over-confidence, Herding and Information cascade.

i. Loss Aversion

Investors dislike losses, more than they like comparable gains.

ii. Over-confidence

Investors place too much emphasis on their ability to process and interpret information about a security.

iii. Herding

Trading occurs in clusters and is not necessarily driven by information.

iv. Information Cascade

(a)Definition

Transmission of information from those acting first and whose decisions influence others.

(b)Causes

  1. 可以看到别人的选择;
  2. 看不到别人的心理

(c)Outcome

即使你的选择并不是你喜欢的,你还是会跟随别人。

Not necessarily driven by information不完全由信息导致;
imitate authority 模仿权威(有信息来源)

(V)Market Anomaly

A market anomaly may be present if a change in the price of an asset or security cannot directly be linked to current relevant information known in the market or to the released of new information into the market. The anomalies are placed into categories based on the research method that identified the anomaly.

i. Time-series Anomalies

(a)Definition

Time-series anomalies were identified using time series of data.(自身数据)

(b)Categories

Calendar-Based Anomalies

  1. Jaunary-effect;
  2. Turn-of-the moneth effect;
  3. Day-of-the week effect;
  4. Weekend effect;
  5. Holiday effect

Momentum and Overreaction Anomalies

  1. Momentum anomalies
  2. Overreaction Anomalies

ii. Cross-sectional Anomalies

Cross-sectional anomalies were identified based on analyzing a cross section of companies that differ on some key characteristics.(同一个时间节点,不同公司间的横向比较)

iii. Closed-end Investment Fund Discounts

Theoretically, closed-end investment fund should trade at a price aproxiamtely equal to their net asset value(NAV) per share, however, on average, closed-end funds trade at a discount from NAV.

iv. Earnings Surprise

The unexpected part of the earnings announcement, or earings surpirse, is the portion of earnings that is unanticipated by investors and, according to the efficient market hypothesis, merits a price adjustment.

v. IPOs

On average, the initial selling price is set too low and that the price increases dramatically on the first trading day.

(VI)Security Indices

i. Price Weighting

(a)Definition

In price weighting, the weight on each constituent security(成分股) is determined by dividing its price by the sum of all the prices of the constituent securities.

(b)Methodology

(c)Characteristics

  1. 高价股影响太大;
  2. 忽略了市值的影响

ii. Equal Weighting

(a)Definition

Equal weighting method assigns an equal weight to each constituent security at inception and rebalance the weight to ensure the equally weight of each securities.

(b)Methodology

(c)Characteristics

  1. more easy to be influenced by small cap stock;
  2. equal weighting for all stock

iii. Market-Capitalization Weighting

(a)Definition

In market-capitalization weighting, or value weighting, the weight on each constituent security is determined by dividing its market capitalization by the total market capitalization of all the securities of in the index.

(b)Methodology

(c)Characteristics

  1. take the capitalization of different stock into consideration;
  2. more easy to influenced by grand capitalization stock

iv. Fundamental Weighting

(a)Definition

Fundamental weighting attempts to address the disadvantages of market-capitalization weighting by using meausures of a company's size that are independent of its security price to determine the weight on each constituent security.

(b)Methodology

(c)Characteristics

  1. focus on financial data;
  2. high degree of freedom

(V)Strategic Analysis

Analysis of the competitive environment with an emphasis on the implications of the environment for corporate strategy.

i. Barrier to Entry

(a)Definition

Barrier to entry refers to the ease with which new competitors can challenge incumbents and can be an important factor in determining the competitive environment of an industry.

ii. Industry Concentration

(a)Definition

Industry that are concentrated among a relatively small number of players often experience relatively less price competition.

iii. Industry Capacity

(a)Definition

Tight, or limited, capacity gives participants more pricing power as demand for the product or service exceeds supply, whereas overcapacity leads to price cutting and a very competitive environment as excess supply chases demand.

iv. Market Share Stability

(a)Definition

Stable market shares typically indicate less competitive industries; unstable market shares oftern indicate highly competitive industries that have limited pricing power.

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v. Industry Life Cycle

(a)Definition

Industries tend to evolve over time, and usually experience significant changes in the rate of growth and levels of profitability along the way. The five stages of an industry life-cycle model are embryonic, growth, shakeout, mature and decline.

vi. Porter's Five Forces

(a)Definition

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