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5-1

        CHAPTER 5
  The Financial Environment:
     Markets, Institutions,
      and Interest Rates


 Financial markets
 Types of financial institutions
 Determinants of interest rates
 Yield curves
5-2

     Define These Markets


 Markets in general
 Physical assets
 Financial assets
 Money vs. Capital
 Primary vs. Secondary
 Spot vs. Future
5-3

 Three Primary Ways Capital Is
Transferred Between Savers and
           Borrowers



  Direct transfer
  Investment banking house
  Financial intermediary
5-4

    The Top 5 Banking Companies
          in the World, 1999

Bank Name         Country       Total assets
Deutsche Bank AG Germany        $735 billion
UBS Group         Switzerland   $687 billion
Citigroup         United States $669 billion
Bank of America   United States $618 billion
Bank of Tokyo     Japan         $580 billion
5-5

Physical Location Stock Exchanges
vs. Electronic Dealer-Based Markets


   Auction market vs. Dealer
    market (Exchanges vs. OTC)

   NYSE vs. Nasdaq system

   Differences are narrowing
5-6


 What do we call the price, or cost,
  of debt capital?

          The interest rate
 What do we call the price, or cost,
  of equity capital?

   Required Dividend   Capital
    return = yield   + gain
5-7

What four factors affect the cost of
             money?


 Production opportunities
 Time preferences for consumption
 Risk
 Expected inflation
5-8

     Real Versus Nominal Rates


k*      = Real risk-free rate.
          T-bond rate if no inflation;
          1% to 4%.

k       = Any nominal rate.

kRF     = Rate on Treasury securities.
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   k = k* + IP + DRP + LP + MRP.
Here:
   k = required rate of return on a
       debt security.
  k* = real risk-free rate.
  IP = inflation premium.
DRP = default risk premium.
 LP = liquidity premium.
MRP = maturity risk premium.
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  Premiums Added to k* for Different
           Types of Debt



 S-T Treasury: only IP for S-T inflation
 L-T Treasury: IP for L-T inflation, MRP
 S-T corporate: S-T IP, DRP, LP
 L-T corporate: IP, DRP, MRP, LP
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What is the term structure of interest
 rates? What is a yield curve?


 Term structure: the relationship
  between interest rates (or yields)
  and maturities.
 A graph of the term structure is
  called the yield curve.
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           Treasury Yield Curve
Interest     1 yr   5.2%
Rate (%)     5 yr   5.8%
15
            10 yr   5.9%
            30 yr   6.0%
10                                Yield Curve
                                (August 1999)
 5


 0                          Years to Maturity
            10      20     30
5 - 13

      Yield Curve Construction


Step 1:Find the average expected


       inflation rate over Years 1 to n:
                   n

                  INFL
                 t =1
                            t

         IPn =          n       .
5 - 14

Suppose, that inflation is expected to
be 5% next year, 6% the following year,
and 8% thereafter.
   IP1    = 5%/1.0 = 5.00%.
   IP10   = [5 + 6 + 8(8)]/10 = 7.50%.
   IP20   = [5 + 6 + 8(18)]/20 = 7.75%.

Must earn these IPs to break even vs.
inflation; these IPs would permit you to
earn k* (before taxes).
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Step 2: Find MRP Based on This
        Equation:

       MRPt = 0.1%(t  1).


     MRP1 = 0.1% x 0 = 0.0%.

     MRP10 = 0.1% x 9 = 0.9%.

     MRP20 = 0.1% x 19 = 1.9%.
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Step 3: Add the IPs and MRPs to k*:

       kRFt = k* + IPt + MRPt .

kRF   = Quoted market interest
        rate on treasury securities.
Assume k* = 3%:
kRF1 = 3.0% + 5.0% + 0.0% = 8.0%.
kRF10 = 3.0% + 7.5% + 0.9% = 11.4%.
kRF20 = 3.00% + 7.75% + 1.90% = 12.65%.
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  Hypothetical Treasury Yield Curve
Interest
Rate (%)                                   1 yr      8.0%
15           Maturity risk premium        10 yr     11.4%
                                          20 yr    12.65%
10                Inflation premium



 5

                  Real risk-free rate
 0                                      Years to Maturity
     1       10                     20
5 - 18

What factors can explain the shape of
          this yield curve?


 This constructed yield curve is
  upward sloping.
 This is due to increasing expected
  inflation and an increasing
  maturity risk premium.
5 - 19

   What kind of relationship exists
between the Treasury yield curve and
the yield curves for corporate issues?

 Corporate yield curves are higher than
  that of the Treasury bond. However,
  corporate yield curves are not neces-
  sarily parallel to the Treasury curve.
 The spread between a corporate yield
  curve and the Treasury curve widens
  as the corporate bond rating
  decreases.
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           Hypothetical Treasury and
            Corporate Yield Curves
Interest
Rate (%)
15


                                          BB-Rated
10
                                          AAA-Rated
                                       Treasury
                                  6.0%
5                     5.9%             yield curve
           5.2%

                                          Years to
0
                                          maturity
     0       1    5     10   15      20
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                       How does the volume of corporate
                        bond issues compare to that of
                            Treasury securities?
                                  Gross U.S. Treasury Issuance (in blue)
Billions of dollars




                      600                Investment Grade Corporate Bond
                                                           Issuance (in red)
                      450

                      300

                      150


                            95         96       97      98       99
Recently, the volume of investment grade corporate
bond issues has overtaken Treasury issues.
5 - 22

The Pure Expectations Hypothesis
             (PEH)

 Shape of the yield curve depends
  on the investors expectations
  about future interest rates.
 If interest rates are expected to
  increase, L-T rates will be higher
  than S-T rates and vice versa.
  Thus, the yield curve can slope up
  or down.
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 PEH assumes that MRP = 0.
 Long-term rates are an average of
  current and future short-term rates.
 If PEH is correct, you can use the
  yield curve to back out expected
  future interest rates.
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       Observed Treasury Rates

         Maturity     Yield
         1 year       6.0%
         2 years      6.2%
         3 years      6.4%
         4 years      6.5%
         5 years      6.5%
If PEH holds, what does the market expect
will be the interest rate on one-year
securities, one year from now? Three-year
securities, two years from now?
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                  x%
       6.0%
   0          1        2      3      4       5

          6.2%                 (6.0% + x%)
                        6.2% =       2
                       12.4% = 6.0 + x%
                        6.4% = x%.
PEH tells us that one-year securities will
yield 6.4%, one year from now (x%).
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     6.2%               x%

0     1       2       3      4      5
                  6.5%
                         [ 2(6.2%) + 3(x%) ]
                  6.5% =
                                  5
                32.5% = 12.4% + 3(x%)
                20.1% = 3(x%)
                  6.7% = x%.
PEH tells us that three-year securities
will yield 6.7%, two years from now (x%).
5 - 27

        Conclusions about PEH

 Some argue that the PEH isnt correct,
  because securities of different
  maturities have different risk.
 General view (supported by most
  evidence) is that lenders prefer S-T
  securities, and view L-T securities as
  riskier.
 Thus, investors demand a MRP to get
  them to hold L-T securities (i.e., MRP
  > 0).
5 - 28

What various types of risks arise when
         investing overseas?

Country risk: Arises from investing or
doing business in a particular country.
 It depends on the countrys
economic, political, and social
environment.
Exchange rate risk: If investment is
denominated in a currency other than
the dollar, the investments value will
depend on what happens to exchange
rate.
5 - 29

Two Factors Lead to Exchange Rate
           Fluctuations


1. Changes in relative inflation will
   lead to changes in exchange rates.
2. An increase in country risk will
   also cause that countrys currency
   to fall.
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  • 1. 5-1 CHAPTER 5 The Financial Environment: Markets, Institutions, and Interest Rates Financial markets Types of financial institutions Determinants of interest rates Yield curves
  • 2. 5-2 Define These Markets Markets in general Physical assets Financial assets Money vs. Capital Primary vs. Secondary Spot vs. Future
  • 3. 5-3 Three Primary Ways Capital Is Transferred Between Savers and Borrowers Direct transfer Investment banking house Financial intermediary
  • 4. 5-4 The Top 5 Banking Companies in the World, 1999 Bank Name Country Total assets Deutsche Bank AG Germany $735 billion UBS Group Switzerland $687 billion Citigroup United States $669 billion Bank of America United States $618 billion Bank of Tokyo Japan $580 billion
  • 5. 5-5 Physical Location Stock Exchanges vs. Electronic Dealer-Based Markets Auction market vs. Dealer market (Exchanges vs. OTC) NYSE vs. Nasdaq system Differences are narrowing
  • 6. 5-6 What do we call the price, or cost, of debt capital? The interest rate What do we call the price, or cost, of equity capital? Required Dividend Capital return = yield + gain
  • 7. 5-7 What four factors affect the cost of money? Production opportunities Time preferences for consumption Risk Expected inflation
  • 8. 5-8 Real Versus Nominal Rates k* = Real risk-free rate. T-bond rate if no inflation; 1% to 4%. k = Any nominal rate. kRF = Rate on Treasury securities.
  • 9. 5-9 k = k* + IP + DRP + LP + MRP. Here: k = required rate of return on a debt security. k* = real risk-free rate. IP = inflation premium. DRP = default risk premium. LP = liquidity premium. MRP = maturity risk premium.
  • 10. 5 - 10 Premiums Added to k* for Different Types of Debt S-T Treasury: only IP for S-T inflation L-T Treasury: IP for L-T inflation, MRP S-T corporate: S-T IP, DRP, LP L-T corporate: IP, DRP, MRP, LP
  • 11. 5 - 11 What is the term structure of interest rates? What is a yield curve? Term structure: the relationship between interest rates (or yields) and maturities. A graph of the term structure is called the yield curve.
  • 12. 5 - 12 Treasury Yield Curve Interest 1 yr 5.2% Rate (%) 5 yr 5.8% 15 10 yr 5.9% 30 yr 6.0% 10 Yield Curve (August 1999) 5 0 Years to Maturity 10 20 30
  • 13. 5 - 13 Yield Curve Construction Step 1:Find the average expected inflation rate over Years 1 to n: n INFL t =1 t IPn = n .
  • 14. 5 - 14 Suppose, that inflation is expected to be 5% next year, 6% the following year, and 8% thereafter. IP1 = 5%/1.0 = 5.00%. IP10 = [5 + 6 + 8(8)]/10 = 7.50%. IP20 = [5 + 6 + 8(18)]/20 = 7.75%. Must earn these IPs to break even vs. inflation; these IPs would permit you to earn k* (before taxes).
  • 15. 5 - 15 Step 2: Find MRP Based on This Equation: MRPt = 0.1%(t 1). MRP1 = 0.1% x 0 = 0.0%. MRP10 = 0.1% x 9 = 0.9%. MRP20 = 0.1% x 19 = 1.9%.
  • 16. 5 - 16 Step 3: Add the IPs and MRPs to k*: kRFt = k* + IPt + MRPt . kRF = Quoted market interest rate on treasury securities. Assume k* = 3%: kRF1 = 3.0% + 5.0% + 0.0% = 8.0%. kRF10 = 3.0% + 7.5% + 0.9% = 11.4%. kRF20 = 3.00% + 7.75% + 1.90% = 12.65%.
  • 17. 5 - 17 Hypothetical Treasury Yield Curve Interest Rate (%) 1 yr 8.0% 15 Maturity risk premium 10 yr 11.4% 20 yr 12.65% 10 Inflation premium 5 Real risk-free rate 0 Years to Maturity 1 10 20
  • 18. 5 - 18 What factors can explain the shape of this yield curve? This constructed yield curve is upward sloping. This is due to increasing expected inflation and an increasing maturity risk premium.
  • 19. 5 - 19 What kind of relationship exists between the Treasury yield curve and the yield curves for corporate issues? Corporate yield curves are higher than that of the Treasury bond. However, corporate yield curves are not neces- sarily parallel to the Treasury curve. The spread between a corporate yield curve and the Treasury curve widens as the corporate bond rating decreases.
  • 20. 5 - 20 Hypothetical Treasury and Corporate Yield Curves Interest Rate (%) 15 BB-Rated 10 AAA-Rated Treasury 6.0% 5 5.9% yield curve 5.2% Years to 0 maturity 0 1 5 10 15 20
  • 21. 5 - 21 How does the volume of corporate bond issues compare to that of Treasury securities? Gross U.S. Treasury Issuance (in blue) Billions of dollars 600 Investment Grade Corporate Bond Issuance (in red) 450 300 150 95 96 97 98 99 Recently, the volume of investment grade corporate bond issues has overtaken Treasury issues.
  • 22. 5 - 22 The Pure Expectations Hypothesis (PEH) Shape of the yield curve depends on the investors expectations about future interest rates. If interest rates are expected to increase, L-T rates will be higher than S-T rates and vice versa. Thus, the yield curve can slope up or down.
  • 23. 5 - 23 PEH assumes that MRP = 0. Long-term rates are an average of current and future short-term rates. If PEH is correct, you can use the yield curve to back out expected future interest rates.
  • 24. 5 - 24 Observed Treasury Rates Maturity Yield 1 year 6.0% 2 years 6.2% 3 years 6.4% 4 years 6.5% 5 years 6.5% If PEH holds, what does the market expect will be the interest rate on one-year securities, one year from now? Three-year securities, two years from now?
  • 25. 5 - 25 x% 6.0% 0 1 2 3 4 5 6.2% (6.0% + x%) 6.2% = 2 12.4% = 6.0 + x% 6.4% = x%. PEH tells us that one-year securities will yield 6.4%, one year from now (x%).
  • 26. 5 - 26 6.2% x% 0 1 2 3 4 5 6.5% [ 2(6.2%) + 3(x%) ] 6.5% = 5 32.5% = 12.4% + 3(x%) 20.1% = 3(x%) 6.7% = x%. PEH tells us that three-year securities will yield 6.7%, two years from now (x%).
  • 27. 5 - 27 Conclusions about PEH Some argue that the PEH isnt correct, because securities of different maturities have different risk. General view (supported by most evidence) is that lenders prefer S-T securities, and view L-T securities as riskier. Thus, investors demand a MRP to get them to hold L-T securities (i.e., MRP > 0).
  • 28. 5 - 28 What various types of risks arise when investing overseas? Country risk: Arises from investing or doing business in a particular country. It depends on the countrys economic, political, and social environment. Exchange rate risk: If investment is denominated in a currency other than the dollar, the investments value will depend on what happens to exchange rate.
  • 29. 5 - 29 Two Factors Lead to Exchange Rate Fluctuations 1. Changes in relative inflation will lead to changes in exchange rates. 2. An increase in country risk will also cause that countrys currency to fall.