A high-yield stock is a stock whose dividend yield is higher than the yield of any benchmark average such as the ten-year US Treasury note. The classification of a high-yield stock is relative to the criteria of any given analyst. Some analysts may consider a 2% dividend yield to be high, whilst others may consider 2% to be low. There is no set standard for judging whether a dividend yield is high or low. Many analysts do however use indicators such as the previously mentioned comparison between the stock's dividend yield and the 10-Year US Treasury Note. (Wikipedia).
The yield (aka, yield to maturity, YTM) is the single rate that correctly prices the bond; it impounds the spot rate curve. For each coupon bond, there is a different implied yield. The PAR YIELD is the yield (YTM) for a bond that happens to price at par, and therefore is equal to this bon
From playlist Bonds: Yields
The Dividend Yield - Basic Overview
This video provides a basic introduction into the dividend yield. It explains what it's used for and how to calculate it. The dividend yield is equal to the annual dividend divided by the current stock price times 100%. The annual dividend is equal to the quarterly dividend times 4 or t
From playlist Stocks and Bonds
Long Put Options Trading Strategy
This video provides a basic introduction into the long put option trading strategy. This strategy has limited risk and an unlimited profit potential. The intrinsic value of the put option increases if the price of the stock declines. The extrinsic value of the put option decreases due t
From playlist Stocks and Bonds
Intro to Investing In Bonds - Current Yield, Yield to Maturity, Bond Prices & Interest Rates
This video provides a basic introduction into investing in bonds. It explains how to calculate the total price paid for a number of bonds, how to calculate the semi-annual coupon payments of a bond, and how to calculate the current yield of a bond as well as estimate the yield to maturity
From playlist Stocks and Bonds
Long Call Options Trading Strategy
This video provides a basic introduction into the long call options trading strategy. This strategy has limited risk but an unlimited profit potential. The intrinsic value of the call option increases if the share price of the stock goes up. The extrinsic value of the call option decrea
From playlist Stocks and Bonds
Excel Finance Class 63: Stock Valuation with Dividend Growth Model
Download Excel File: https://people.highline.edu/mgirvin/YouTubeExcelIsFun/Busn233Ch07.xls Download pdf notes: https://people.highline.edu/mgirvin/YouTubeExcelIsFun/NYSEFlorrDrawing.pdf Download PowerPoints: https://people.highline.edu/mgirvin/YouTubeExcelIsFun/Busn233ch7.ppt Learn about
From playlist Excel Finance Free Course at YouTube. Cash Flow Analysis and Model Building (110 Videos).
Fixed Income: Twists are steepening or flattening of the yield curve (FRM T4-23)
[my xls is here https://trtl.bz/2v5jXvc] The drawback of yield-based duration and convexity is that implicitly they must assume a parallel shift in the rate curve. While there can be many non-parallel shift, the two most common are twists and butterflies. A twist is when the curve steepens
From playlist Valuation and RIsk Models (FRM Topic 4)
This video explains what it means to short sell a stock vs being long on a stock. It discusses the potential ROI that can be earned on both sides of the trade as well as the potential risks involved. Stock Trading Strategies For Beginners: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IBzTZqeyo0 Cal
From playlist Stocks and Bonds
Applied Portfolio Management - Video 4 - Fixed Income Asset Management
All slides are available on my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/PatrickBoyleOnFinance Fixed income refers to any type of investment under which the borrower or issuer is obliged to make payments of a fixed amount on a fixed schedule. For example, the borrower may have to pay interest
From playlist Applied Portfolio Management
Ses 6: Fixed-Income Securities III
MIT 15.401 Finance Theory I, Fall 2008 View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/15-401F08 Instructor: Andrew Lo License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at http://ocw.mit.edu/terms More courses at http://ocw.mit.edu
From playlist MIT 15.401 Finance Theory I, Fall 2008
TEEB@YALE: Solutions for Better Stewardship of Natural Capital Andrew Rosenberg
Conservation International Marine Biologist, Chief Scientist and Senior Vice President for Science + Knowledge, Andrew Rosenberg, talks about the political and bureaucratic challenges of integrating science and economics into natural resource management as well as solutions for better cons
From playlist TEEB @ Yale
Is it optimal to early exercise an option? (FRM T3-36)
[my xls is here https://trtl.bz/2CwZS6J] It is never optimal to early exercise a call option on a non-dividend-paying stock but it may be advisable to early exercise a call on a dividend-paying stock. For a put option, it is maybe optimal to early exercise a put on EITHER a dividend- or no
From playlist Financial Markets and Products: Option Trading Strategies (FRM Topic 3, Hull Ch 10-12)
[my xls is here https://trtl.bz/2VKKgT1] Option theta (Θ) is the rate of change of the option's value with respect to the passage of time; it is a measure of time decay. The pure derivative returns theta in dollars per one year, such that it is common to divide by 250 (trading days) or 365
From playlist Valuation and RIsk Models (FRM Topic 4)
This video explains the math behind investing in mutual funds. It discusses the value of a mutual fund's annual performance and the value of investing long term. A equity mutual fund is a financial vehicle that invests in a variety of stocks. Thus a mutual fund is a passive way for an i
From playlist Stocks and Bonds
The Ethics of Discounting: TEEB@YALE
Essentials of Discounting - why and how; Ramsey's Equation; Thresholds, Uncertainties, Risks, and their ethical implications for discounting
From playlist TEEB @ Yale
MIT 15.401 Finance Theory I, Fall 2008 View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/15-401F08 Instructor: Andrew Lo License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at http://ocw.mit.edu/terms More courses at http://ocw.mit.edu
From playlist MIT 15.401 Finance Theory I, Fall 2008
12. Real Estate Finance and its Vulnerability to Crisis
Financial Markets (ECON 252) Real Estate is the biggest asset class and of great importance for both individuals and institutional investors. An array of economic and psychological factors impact real estate investment decisions and the public has changing ideas of real estate as a prof
From playlist Financial Markets (2008) with Robert Shiller