of petroleum based succinic acid‚ as an intermediate‚ in manufacturing various chemicals‚ is limited due to its volatility of price and carbon footprints. These concerns led to the discovery of biological manufacturing of succinic acid. The bio succinic acid market is forecast to grow at a significant rate over the next seven years. The major drivers for this growth will be volatility in fossil fuel prices‚ rise in carbon footprints‚ and an interest in using locally available raw materials. Furthermore
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Accounting in the USA The following report will describe and discuss the major elements of accounting in the USA. It will show that the US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) are set by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)‚ where as the International Accounting Standards (IAS) are set by the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). This report will also state the similarities and differences between these standards. In addition‚ the following report will use
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crisis 20 Moderate influence 40 Strong influence 60 80 100 Rising commodity prices Currency volatility Lack of growth in the US Chinese growth levels Protectionism and trade friction Stability in the Middle East Main risks to business stem from financial instability and lack of domestic demand Risks to business over the next 12 months Minimal/no risk 0 Financial market volatility/weakness Lack of domestic demand Rising costs Availability of finance Under investment Domestic competition
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indicate from where‚ on the output‚ you obtain the answer. For any hypothesis test‚ finding and using the p-value is sufficient for computational purposes. PROBLEM: Financial analysts are often concerned with how the volatility—that is‚ the change in price—of a stock depends on the volatility of the stock market in general. For example‚ consider the following variables pertaining to Amazon stock: AMZN = the fractional change in the price of Amazon stock on a day‚ MKT = the fractional change in the market
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The financial instrument accounting standards have proved to be highly controversial‚ attracting much unwelcome publicity. Current development of financial regulations and critically analyze them. Financial Regulation: Financial regulation is a form of regulation or supervision‚ which subjects financial institutions to certain requirements‚ restrictions and guidelines‚ aiming to maintain the integrity of the financial system. This may be handled by either a government or non-government organization
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International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management Emerald Article: Financial market risk and gold investment in an emerging market: the case of Malaysia Mansor H. Ibrahim Article information: To cite this document: Mansor H. Ibrahim‚ (2012)‚"Financial market risk and gold investment in an emerging market: the case of Malaysia"‚ International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management‚ Vol. 5 Iss: 1 pp. 25 - 34 Permanent link to this document:
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MIDTERM #1 Student: ___________________________________________________________________________ 1. You purchase one September 50 put contract for a put premium of $2. What is the maximum profit that you could gain from this strategy? A. $4‚800 B. $200 C. $5‚000 D. $5‚200 E. None of these is correct The following price quotations on IBM were taken from the Wall Street 2. Journal. The premium on one IBM February 90 call contract is A. $4.1250 B. $418.00 C. $412.50 D. $158.00 E. None of
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Explain why this is happening‚ if you can. How important are imports and exports in the US economy? Be sure to define “important” when you answer this question. Which of the components of GDP are most volatile? Be sure to define volatility. Compute numerical measures of the volatility of the components of GDP. 12000 8000 2. 4000 0 3. -4000 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 00 05 GOV CONS INVEST EXPORTS-IMPORTS 4. Has US GDP become more volatile‚ less volatile or stayed about the same
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to the risk of foreign investment through three possible channels: Which of the following contributes and accounts for most of the volatility? A. (i) and (ii) B. (ii) and (iii) C. (i) and (iii) D. only (ii) Answer is B = “exchange rate fluctuations contribute to the risk of foreign investment through three possible channels: 1. Its own volatility‚ Var( e i). 2. Its covariance with the local market returns‚ Cov( R i e i). 3. The contribution of the cross-product term‚ Var
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make call through the Internet for free. Skype makes small charges for per-minute calls to landlines and mobile phones. The three common characteristics of high-tech markets are 1) market uncertainty; 2) technological uncertainty and 3) competitive volatility. 1) Market uncertainty a) The users are uncertain about the security and potential vulnerabilities exposed by the Skype system. Users doubt the reliability of the system. It is often not used for making emergency cases or highly important matters
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