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Focus Investment Management is run by Nicolás ALFONSO, registered in the Comision Nacional de Valores (CNV) as Productor Agent Nº664 of Clearing and Settlement Agent and Trading Agent Nº105.
Nicolás ALFONSO, Agent, as well as all the assets and agents he works with, are strictly regulated by the Comision Nacional de Valores (CNV).
You can check the list of authorized agents on the CNV website and read the investor protection policy.
- Certified International Investment Analyst (C.I.I.A)
- Certified European Financial Analyst (C.E.F.A)
- Certified Financial Advisor
- Certified Public Accountant – UNC (National University of Córdoba)
- Chartered Market Technician – Level 1
- Exam series 65 – FINRA | NASAA Investment Advisers Law Examination
Instructor in:
- Course of Certified Financial Advisor (Argentine Financial Executives Institute)
- Degree in Capital Markets (Catholic University of Córdoba)
- Master’s Degree in Financial Management (ICDA . Business School Catholic University of Córdoba)
Natural persons / Family office
→ Purchase / Sale of marketable securities in the Stock Market
→ Managed portfolios
→ International markets
Companies / PyMEs
→ Purchase / Sale of marketable securities in the Stock Market
→ Financing
→ Cash management
→ International markets
→ Private structuring and administration of trusts
Institutional
→ Purchase/Sale of marketable securities in the Stock Market
→ Fund management and investment portfolios
→ Cash management
→ Private structuring and administration of trusts
Mutual investment funds
Financial instruments composed of various assets.
It is a way to manage savings in which each investor participates of the earnings obtained in proportion to its inversion.
Options
Contracts that allow one party, the holder, the right to buy or sell a certain amount of an asset at a predetermined price over a certain period of time by paying a premium.
They are a very useful financial product used to optimize the investment return and they allow speculative strategies or hedging.
Futures contracts
They are agreements to buy or sell a determined amount of assets at a predetermined time in the future at a specific price. In futures market the future price of American dollars, euro and real con be assured with the objective of:
A. Hedging (widely used by importers and exporters),
B. Inversion,
C. Speculation: increase the risk by seeking to raise profit with price movement.
Deferred checks
The discount of deferred checks in the market allows the ones who have checks to be cashed to bring forward the collection by selling them in the stock market; and those who have savings, to buy those checks in return for interest gain.
Certified deferred checks
The deferred checks to be negotiated should previously receive the guarantee of a SGRs ( Sociedades de Garantia Reciproca) regarding the security of its collection at maturity.
Corporate bonds
They are loans contracted by a company for the development of their investment projects or other purposes.
The investors do not participate in the earnings obtained by the company.
The issuer pays its creditors the stipulated interest and pays off the capital in the agreed form and term.
Caucion
Short-term loan (7 to 120 days) guaranteed by the Stock Market.
The underwriter provides the cash and at the end of the established term receives the capital plus the corresponding interests. The holder receives the funds leaving securities/shares in the Stock Market as a guarantee of repayment.
Stocks
A stock is a part of a company.
The investor will take part in the profit or loss of the company.
When you invest in stocks, an equity investment is chosen. The results will depend on the evolution of the company in which the investment is done.
LOCAL STOCKS
Companies with price and negotiation in the Argentinean Stock Market.
CEDEARs
Deposit certificates issued by a bank against stocks of a company not listed in the country (e.g. Apple).
A local investor can purchase a stocks of a foreign company listed outside the country.
Public Instruments
BONDS Loans issued by the National State, the provinces or municipalities.
The investors receive the stipulated income, which can be fixed or variable, in Argentine pesos or US dollars, and the repayment of capital in due time and form as mentioned in the issue conditions.
LECAPs Peso-denominated treasury bills which fully amortized at maturity and have a monthly capitalized interest coupon. They are liquid, short-term instruments.
NOBAC Short and medium-term notes (3 years) put out to tender by the BCRA.
The interest is paid quarterly and capital is paid at maturity.
LETES Bills issued by the Treasury, with maturity dates of less than 270 days.
The investment can be in Argentine pesos or US dollars.
LETES are traded at discount rate, working as a zero coupon bond.
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Focus Investment Management is operated by Nicolás ALFONSO, registered in the Comision Nacional de Valores (CNV) as Agent Nº664 of Clearing and Settlement Agent and Trading Agent Nº105.
Nicolás ALFONSO, Agent, as well as all the assets and agents he works with, are strictly regulated by the Comision Nacional de Valores (CNV). You can check the list of authorized agents in the NSC website and read about the investor protection policy.