Situation Open Market Inc.‚ founded in 1994 by David Gifford and Shikhar Ghosh‚ was a company that planned on developing an online shopping mall where shoppers would pay a membership fee for access to the “mall”. The merchants who were members would buy Open Market software and pay a small fee for every online transaction. After the first fiscal year‚ the total sales of all the merchants were very low in comparison to projections. Open Market then decided to focus on producing custom developed e-commerce
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the Dow 30‚ or simply the Dow‚ is a stock market index‚ and one of several indices created by Wall Street Journal editor and Dow Jones & Company co-founder Charles Dow. The average is named after Dow and one of his business associates‚ statistician Edward Jones. It is an index that shows how 30 large‚ publicly owned companies based in the United States have traded during a standard trading session in the stock market. It is the second oldest U.S. market index after the Dow Jones Transportation Average
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An efficient market is a market in which prices can always fully reflect available information. According to Andrei Shleifer‚ Market efficiency is theoretically based on three conditions‚ which are investor rationality‚ independent deviations from rationality and unlimited arbitrage. If three conditions cannot be satisfied‚ the market might be not efficient. Thus‚ investors’ rational behavior leads to stock market efficiency. For instance‚ when a company releases new information‚ for all investors
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1 The Stock Market in India: Its Growth and Prospects. by Subid Chakraborty St. Xavier’s College‚ Kolkata (Autonomous) Email: subid_06@yahoo.co.in Rachit Agarwal St. Xavier’s College‚ Kolkata (Autonomous) Email: rachit_agarwal4u@yahoo.co.in Hemangi Desai St. Xavier’s College‚ Kolkata (Autonomous) Email: hemangi221@gmail.com Nilesh Agarwal St. Xavier’s College‚ Kolkata (Autonomous) Email: nilesh_airan@hotmail.com Acknowledgement: We are grateful to the faculty of the Department of Economics‚ St
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A stock market index is a method of measuring a section of the stock market. Many indices are cited by news or financial services firms and are used as benchmarks‚ to measure the performance of portfolios such as mutual funds. Types of indices Stock market indices may be classed in many ways. A ’world ’ or ’global ’ stock market index includes (typically large) companies without regard for where they are domiciled or traded. Two examples are MSCI World and S&P Global 100. A national index represents
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The quote shows a strong relation to the efficient market hypothesis (EMH)‚ as it implies that the costs of capital are dependent from the amount of information given by the company. According to my opinion‚ agency theory is a good explanation for costs of capital. Agency theory defines contracts as under which one party – called principal – engages another party – called the agent – to perform service on the principal’s behalf. Concluding‚ the principal delegates
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the operation of markets in the P.O.W. camp. Institutions are made up of (and by) individuals and function based on the collective individuals’ need to maximize utility. Therefore‚ similar economic and social hierarchies and institutions exist in both prison and the outside world. We have identified three major categories of societal institutions found in the Oflag P.O.W. camp‚ which individually‚ and by interacting with each other‚ guide the development of the economic market. These institutions
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Learning Management Systems (LMS) Market [Products (Content Management‚ Student Management‚ Performance Management‚ Collaboration‚ Administration)‚ by Users (K-12‚ Higher Education‚ Corporate)] - Worldwide Market Forecasts and Analysis 2013 2018 On 26th June 2014 Learning Management Systems (LMS) refer to software applications used for planning‚ delivering‚ managing‚ and appraising a learning process. LMS uses web-based technology to create and deliver content‚ track and evaluate performance
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CHAPTER 1 Role of Financial Markets and Institutions Chapter Objectives n Describe the types of financial markets n Describe the role of financial institutions with financial markets n Identify the types of financial institutions that facilitate transactions Overview of Financial Markets Financial Market: a market in which financial assets (securities) such as stocks and bonds can be purchased or sold n Financial markets provide for financial intermediation--financial
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Potential of the Bangladesh Capital Market Mamun Rashid runs an expert eye over our financial future The capital market is the engine of growth for an economy. It performs a very critical role in acting as an intermediary between savers and companies seeking additional financing for business expansion. A huge amount of capital may stable economy of a country. Lending by commercial banks provides good initial support for corporate growth‚ but a developed stock-market may play a good role for big
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