market bubble The genesis of the present problem goes back to the bursting of the stock-market bubble in the early years of this decade. In an effort to avoid its deflationary consequences, the bursting of the stock market bubble was followed by successive Federal Reserve cuts in interest rates, all the way down to little […]
A Comparative Analysis between Forwards and Futures Contracts A Mauritian Perspective Abstract This research compares the OTC derivatives market with the exchange-traded derivatives market. Forwards contracts have been used as a representative for OTC markets and Futures for organised exchanges and the costs and benefits of each one have been analysed. This research has been […]
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Get startedABSTRACT This research investigates the demand of derivatives investment by Malaysian. On the whole the main purpose of this dissertation is to study, analyse and discuss about the usage of derivatives by Malaysian company or individual resident. The research paper is divided into five chapters. Chapter 1 introduces derivatives and identification of the research problems. […]
CHAPTER-2 LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 Introduction: It is a fact that the currencies of different countries have different values that is based upon their actual economic and monetary strength. It is from this difference that the genesis of foreign exchange occurs. Foreign exchange can be termed as the act of matching the different values of the […]
Introduction Of all the modern service institutions, stock exchanges are perhaps the most crucial agents and facilitators of entrepreneurial progress. After the industrial revolution, as the size of business enterprises grew, it was no longer possible for proprietors or partnerships to raise colossal amount of money required for undertaking large entrepreneurial ventures. Such huge requirement […]
“Stock Market Volatility around market shocks & event analysis during 2005-2009” ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The Project titled Stock Market volatility around market shock & event analysis during 2005-09 is an effort to throw light on Performance Analysis. I have completed this project based on research, under the guidance of name of faculty, my faculty guide. I owe […]
Introduction to Derivatives Market The emergence of the market for derivative products, most notably forwards, futures and options, can be traced back to the willingness of risk-averse economic agents to guard themselves against uncertainties arising out of fluctuations in asset prices. By their very nature, the financial markets are marked by a very high degree […]
FedEx Corporation (FedEx) provides a comprehensive suite of services such as transportation, e-commerce and business services. The company offers printing, copying and binding services as well as video-conferencing services. The company has presence in more than 1,950 locations worldwide including Australia, Canada, China, Japan, Korea, Kuwait, Mexico, the Netherlands, the United Arab Emirates, the UK, […]
Alternative Investment and Market Efficiency: In light of the rescue of LTCM is additional regulation of the industry needed? MSc Quantitative and Investment Finance Executive Summary This research paper has two objectives: clarify on the Alternative Investment and investigate which investment strategies are susceptible of having moved asset prices away from their fundamentals. To do […]
Risk management identifies and analysis risks that an organisation is exposed to. An assessment can be carried out in order to see the potential impacts on a business. This can also help to decide what action can be taken to eliminate or reduce risk. The business can then deal with the impact of unpredictable events […]
The Central Bank of Greece is called the Bank of Greece. Its head quarter is in Athens. It is established in 1927. It is preceded by National Bank of Greece (1928) and succeeded by European Central Bank (2001). The Bank of Greece is still exists but most of the functions are performed by the ECB.The […]
Before progressing on to the analysis of the companies given, a general introduction on asset allocation needs to be satisfied before progressing on this line. Let us see what asset allocation is why it is important for us during this exercise. Before giving any advice on asset allocation certain things needs to be kept in […]
The project involves understanding of Foreign Exchange and Currency Hedging related to Indian Economy. This basically will deal into studying various factors leading to currency movements both domestic as well as international. To understand the importance of Currency Hedging to corporates and business houses, advantages and various shortcomings that they face. The project aims to […]
The financial crisis of 2008 has been a turning point in the financial systems and economies across the globe. According to (Marshall and Grant, 1997) companies face many types of risks, some of which can be controlled and some cannot. However, recent decades have observed drastic changes in the nature of risk in global financial […]
Collateralized Borrowing and Lending Obligation is a fully collateralized and secured instrument for borrowing and lending money. It is a money market instrument approved by the RBI and is backed by government securities as collaterals. CBLO creates an obligation on the part of the borrower to repay the money borrowed along with interest on a […]
Metallgesellschaft Corporation is one of the subsidiaries of Metallgesellschaft A.G. , a German Conglomerate which largely owned by institutional investors and banks such as Deutsche Bank AG, the Dresdner Bank AG, Daimler-Benz, Allianz and the Kuwait Investment Authority. In 1993, Metallgesellschaft Refining and Marketing known as MGRM which is one of the Metallgesellschaft’s trading subsidiary, […]
The purpose of this report is to compare the market performance of two companies belonging to the same industry on the basis of which provide investment advice to Stephan Curry. The companies are namely ‘Games Workshop PLC’ and ‘Hornby PLC’. Both companies belong to the ‘House, Leisure and Personal Goods’ industry. Stephen does not have […]
Short selling is generally understood to be the market practice of selling a financial instrument that the seller does not own at the time of the transaction [1]. To begin with, the seller, anticipating a fall in the price of an underlying security, borrows that particular security from a security broker at a lending fee. […]
The field of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has grown exponentially in the last decade. A larger number of companies have previously engaged in a serious effort to define and integrate CSR into all aspects of their businesses. An increasing number of shareholders, analysts, regulators, activists, labor unions, employees, community organizations, and news media are asking […]
In India, generally all capital market investment avenues are perceived to be risky by the investors. But the younger generation investors are willing to invest in capital market instruments and that too very highly in Derivatives segment. Even though the knowledge to the investors in the Derivative segment is not adequate, they tend to take […]
Investment Management is a broad term that encompasses employing, monitoring and evaluating the performance of assets held in various financial instruments. It deals with financial instruments and the major entities involved include financial institutions, insurance firms, banks, individuals, etc. The markets these days being highly volatile, investment management is of prime importance generating returns on […]
4.1 Introduction: SHARES: Every share represents a small chance in the equity of a company. We can buy Huge or little lots to match the amount of money we want to spend. A Share price of a company can get higher or go down as a result of its own performance or Market circumstances. One […]
Future market is a market where contract for future delivery of a commodity or a financial instrument are bought or sold. It also can say as the place where the supply and demand for the trading of future contracts. A future contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell and asset at […]
Trading in Nifty futures is very risk as investor can face heavy loss. Trading requires lot of experience in predicting market. 75% investors in India are small investors, which mean that they concentrate more on leverage. Traders must open an account with brokerage firm and then they can start trading on margin (leverage). Traders have […]
Ans. Trading in the future market offers an opportunity to the investor to invest in securities other than stocks. Investing in the futures market has a number of advantages. Firstly, instruments in the futures market are considered highly leveraged investments. The investor can earn alot from it by only investing a small amount. For instance, […]
A cash flow statement is a statement which explains the various sources from which the funds are raised and the uses to which these funds are put. Complementing the balance sheet and income statement, the cash flow statement (CFS), a mandatory part of a company’s financial reports since 1987, records the amounts of cash and […]
Put simply, liquidity risk is ‘the risk stemming from the lack of marketability of an investment that cannot be bought or sold quickly enough to prevent or minimize a loss’ (investopedia). It is useful to determine between two types of liquidity risk: ‘funding liquidity risk’ and ‘market liquidity risk’. The former describes the ease of […]
There are so many ways to invest- through your bank, the stock market, even online- that it would be foolish to limit yourself to just having a savings account. To diversify your portfolio and put more money in your pocket, use any or all of these investment trends. *Invest in companies with a strong Asian […]
What is accounting ratios? Accounting ratios are the ratios which used in calculation and indicate the relationship between figures from the financial statements of a company. The financial statements are the statements that summarized a company’s activities either quarterly or annually. It consists of a profit and loss account and a balance sheet. In accounting, […]
PART 1 Introduction to Managerial Finance CHAPTERS IN THIS PART 1 2 3 The Role and Environment of Managerial Finance Financial Statements and Analysis Cash Flow and Financial Planning INTEGRATIVE CASE 1: TRACK SOFTWARE, INC. CHAPTER 1 The Role and Environment of Managerial Finance INSTRUCTOR’S RESOURCES Overview This chapter introduces the student to the field […]
