FINA 3023 Financial Markets & Institutions Class 15 Today s Today’s class The role of financial intermediaries Brokers and dealers Problems in (financial) markets: Asymmetric i f A t i information ti Adverse selection Moral hazard Chapter 8 p 2 The market for “lemons” lemons When‚ in a market‚ sellers of a product know more (asymmetric information) about it than the buyers‚ the market does not function properly. properly “The Market for Lemons: Quality Uncertainty
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The financial markets of the United States‚ today‚ are collectively known as "Wall Street." These words represent the heart of the business and financial world in the United States today. Many of us conjure up well known images of companies being bought and sold‚ traders screaming out to get the best prices for their clients‚ fortunes won and lost many times over‚ and the billions of dollars exchanged in deals. Some may even claim that it is the "Crystal Ball" that can predict and control the
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Forcasting Techniques and Technical Analysis 1 Forecasting Techniques and Technical Analysis By Students: Nodar Svanidze‚ Zurab Sxirtladze Research Paper In: Managerial Economics Dr. Edward Raupp Tbilisi 2011 Forcasting Techniques and Technical Analysis 2 Forecasting Forecasting is used for identifing a variety of business – trends‚ planning management activities. Such information makes it possible to take better decisions and create better plans. Forecasting is required
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successful investor grew‚ Madoff’s Securities began using computer technology to develop stock quotes. The program that the firm tested and helped to develop became the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations‚ or famously as NASDAQ stock exchange which Madoff later served as president of the board of directors. But on the 10th of December 2008 Madoff became famous for a very different reason‚ after the investor informed his sons that he planned to give out several million dollars
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By 2008‚ Bernie Madoff had grown Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities to 200 employees and commanded tremendous respect on Wall Street (Gregoriou & Lhabitant‚ 2009‚ p. 90). His lines of business included market making‚ proprietary trading‚ and investment advisory services. Madoff used the investment advisory services sector to perpetrate his Ponzi scheme. More than $750 million dollars of stolen funds were transferred to the market making and proprietary trading operations‚ keeping those portions
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provides market making‚ electronic execution‚ and institutional sales and trading for its clients. At its peak‚ the firm’s high-frequency trading algorithms accounted for almost 20% of all U.S. equities‚ with a market share of 17.3% on NYSE and 16.9% on NASDAQ. Knight Capital Group’s $440 million trading loss stemmed from an old set of computer software that was inadvertently reactivated when a new program was installed‚ according to company sources. Once triggered on Aug. 1‚ the dormant system started
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Exercise 1: Bernard Madoff‘s Ponzi Scheme (i) Background of man involved (concern) in the case: Bernard Madoff was a former Chairman of the NASDAQ Stock Exchange‚ a Wall Street legend before his arrest. (ii) Ethical issues: In 2008‚ during the economic meltdown in the United States‚ Madoff could no longer honor his investor’s cash requests. When he admitted to this Ponzi scheme‚ it was a massive investment fraud that had affected many people including high profile investors. He pled guilty
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Is Baidu infamous in China? A study on Baidu’s corporate social responsibility Executive summary Baidu is considered as China’s Google‚ it is the leading search engine in China‚ occupying over 70 per cent of the market share. By dominating the market‚ Baidu becomes one of the most successful IT companies. . However‚ by applying Carroll’s three dimensions model of CSR with combining stakeholder management approach into the corporate social performance assessment‚ it is
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guilty to the charges against him‚ and was then sentenced to 150 years in prison. Madoff was successful for so long because he was respected‚ well-established and esteemed financial expert. Having a reputation for his role in the foundation of the NASDAQ stock exchange. Additionally he was simultaneously running a legitimate business and earned his investors’ trust because he didn’t tempt investors with unbelievable returns. Amazingly no one paid any attention to the telltale signals of Madoff’s
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The Case of Bernard Madoff Introduction: Bernard Madoff is a very successful investor and investment adviser in his early career. He is former stock broker‚ investment advisor‚ non-executive chairman of the NASDAQ stock market‚ Madoff founded the Wall Street firm Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC in 1960‚ and was its chairman until his arrest on December 11‚ 2008. The firm was one of the top market maker businesses on Wall Street‚ which bypassed "specialist" firms by directly executing
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