Series 65 Exam Contents
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II. Investment Vehicle Characteristics
- 1. Insured Deposits
- Login to track1.1 Demand Deposits
- Login to track1.2 Certificates of Deposit
- 2. Money Market Instruments
- Login to track2.1 Commercial Paper
- Login to track2.2 Treasury Bills
- 1. U.S. Government Securities
- Login to track1.1 Treasury Securities
- Login to track1.2 Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS)
- Login to track2. Asset-Backed Securities
- Login to track3. Corporate Bonds
- 4. Municipal Bonds
- Login to track4.1 General Obligation
- Login to track4.2 Revenue
- Login to track4.3 Insured
- Login to track4.4 Tax Implications
- 5. Foreign-Issued Bonds
- Login to track5.1 Government, Sovereign Debt
- Login to track5.2 Corporate Debt
- Login to track6. Convertible Bonds
- 1. Fixed Income Characteristics
- Login to track1.1 Coupon v. Zero Coupon
- Login to track1.2 Maturity
- Login to track1.3 Pricing - Par, Premium, or Discount
- Login to track1.4 Discounted Cash Flow
- 2. Yield
- Login to track2.1 Nominal Yield
- Login to track2.2 Current Yield
- Login to track2.3 Yield to Maturity
- Login to track2.4 Real Yield
- 3. Callable Bonds
- Login to track3.1 Call Features
- Login to track3.2 Yield to Call
- Login to track3.3 Yield to Worst
- 4. Fixed-Income Risk
- Login to track4.1 Risk
- Login to track4.2 Market Liquidity
- Login to track4.3 Bond Ratings
- Login to track4.4 Duration
- Login to track4.5 Credit Spread
- Login to track4.6 Liquidation Preference
- 5. Taxation of Fixed-Income Investments
- Login to track5.1 Tax Implications
- Login to track5.2 After-Tax Yield
- Login to track5.3 Tax-Equivalent Yield
- Login to track6. Convertible Bond Conversion Valuation
- 1. Common Stock
- Login to track1.1 Domestic
- Login to track1.2 Foreign
- Login to track1.3 American Depositary Receipt (ADR)
- 2. Other Stock
- Login to track2.1 Preferred
- Login to track2.2 Convertible Preferred Stock
- Login to track2.3 Floating Rate Preferred
- 1. Shareholder Rights
- Login to track1.1 Voting Rights
- Login to track1.2 Antidilution, Preemptive Right
- Login to track1.3 Liquidation Preferences
- Login to track2. Restricted Stock and Resale Restrictions
- Login to track3. Dividends
- 4. Employee Stock Options
- Login to track4.1 Incentive
- Login to track4.2 Nonqualified
- Login to track1. Technical Analysis
- Login to track2. Fundamental Analysis
- Login to track3. Dividend Discount
- Login to track4. Discounted Cash Flow
- Login to track1. Initial Public Offering (IPO)
- Login to track2. Secondary Offering
- Login to track3. Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPAC)
- Login to track4. Direct Listings
- 1. Mutual Funds
- Login to track1.1 Open-End
- Login to track1.2 Closed-End
- 2. Private Funds
- Login to track2.1 Hedge Funds
- Login to track2.2 Private Equity
- Login to track2.3 Venture Capital
- Login to track3. Unit Investment Trusts (UITs)
- Login to track4. Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
- 5. Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
- Login to track5.1 Liquid
- Login to track5.2 Non-Liquid
- Login to track1. Share Class
- Login to track2. Liquidity
- Login to track3. Tax Implications
- 4. Pricing
- Login to track4.1 Net Asset Value
- Login to track4.2 Discount, Premium
- 5. Relative Comparisons
- Login to track5.1 Benchmarks
- Login to track5.2 Manager Tenure
- Login to track5.3 Change in Investment Policy
- Login to track5.4 Style
- Login to track1. Options and Warrants
- Login to track2. Futures (Definitions)
- Login to track1. Costs
- Login to track2. Benefits
- Login to track3. Risks
- Login to track1. Limited Partnerships
- Login to track2. Exchange Traded Notes
- Login to track3. Leveraged Funds
- Login to track4. Inverse Funds
- Login to track5. Structured Products
- 1. Annuities
- Login to track1.1 Variable Annuities
- Login to track1.2 Fixed Annuities
- Login to track1.3 Indexed Annuities
- 2. Life Insurance
- Login to track2.1 Whole
- Login to track2.2 Term
- Login to track2.3 Universal
- Login to track2.4 Variable
- Login to track1. Commodities and Precious Metals
- 2. Digital Assets
- Login to track2.1 Definition
- Login to track2.2 Risks