Test Bank: Chapter 1 Introduction 1. List three types of traders in futures‚ forward‚ and options markets i. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ii. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ iii. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2. Which of the following is not true (circle one) a. When a CBOE call option on IBM is exercised‚ IBM issues more stock b. An American option can be exercised at any time during its life c. An call option will always be exercised at maturity if the underlying asset price is greater than the strike price d. A put option will always be
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BUSINESS FINANCE AND FINANCIAL ENVIRONMENT FOR BUSINESS Business Finance 1. Business Finance is the act or process of accumulation and utilisation of funds in order to accomplish a firm’s ultimate goal of maximisation of owners’ wealth. Ultimate Goal of a Firm 2. Maximisation of the wealth of the owners or the shareholders of a firm is considered as the ultimate goal of financial management. The price of the stock in the securities market represents a shareholder’s current wealth position
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SOURCES OF FINANCE There are various sources available to meet short term needs of finance. The different sources are discussed below: 7.1 Trade Credit: It represents credit granted by suppliers of goods‚ etc.‚ as an incident of sale. The usual duration of such credit is 15 to 90 days. It generates automatically in the course of business and is common to almost all business operations. It can be in the form of an ’open account’ or ’bills payable’. Trade credit is preferred as a source of finance because
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Question 1 This question is on open interest and trading volume of derivatives. a. How is open interest different than trading volume? On a trading day‚ can trading volume exceed open interest? b. Why does the open interest usually decline during the month preceding the delivery month? Question 2 Use the Black-Scholes model to value a call option on the following stock: Time to expiration 6 months Standard deviation 50% per year Exercise price $50 Stock price $50 Interest
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SME finance is the funding of small and medium sized enterprises‚ and represents a major function of the general business finance market – in which capital for different types of firms are supplied‚ acquired‚ and costed or priced. Capital is supplied through the business finance market in the form of bank loans and overdrafts; leasing and hire-purchase arrangements; equity/corporate bond issues; venture capital or private equity; and asset-based finance such as factoring and invoice discounting.
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Dialog Broadband Networks 1.1.4 Dialog Global 1.1.5 Dialog Tele-Infrastructure 2.0. Financial Statement Analysis 2.1 Income Statement and Statement of Comprehensive Income 2.1.1 Revenue 2.1.2 Gross profit 2.1.3 Operating profit 2.1.4 Finance cost 2.1.5 Profit before tax 2.1.6 Net profit 2.1.7 Earnings per share 2.1.8 Return on investment 2.2 Balance Sheet 2.2.1 Current/ quick ratio 2.2.2 Working capital cycle 2.2.3 Gearing 2.2.4 Asset turnover 2.3 Statement of Changes
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Availability of the Dimensions of Corporate Governance and its Impact in Promoting the Organizational Learning in Commercial Banks Operating in Jordan Eyad Taha Al-Rawashdeh Tafila Technical University College of Administrative & Financial Sciences Mailbox Post. Office: 179 Tafila‚ 66110‚ Jordan Abstract The study aimed at recognizing the availability of the dimensions of corporate governance and its impact in promoting the organizational learning in commercial banks operating in Jordan. To achieve
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The factors that have been responsible for bank disintermediation In my opinion‚ there are three major arguments for the factors that have been responsible for bank disintermediation. First‚ pareto improvement (Vilfredo Pareto)‚ second‚ reputation acquisition in debt markets (Diamond‚ D.‚ 1989)‚ third‚ corporate finance theory (MM & Trade-off Theory). 1. Pareto Improvement (Vilfredo Pareto) According to Pareto efficient (Vilfredo Pareto)‚ if economic allocation in any system is not Pareto
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The Net Present Value‚ Mergers and Acquisitions Michael D. Black Trident University Module 5 CASE Finance 501: Strategic Corporate Finance Professor: Walter Witham June 15‚ 2012 Net Present Value‚ Mergers and Acquisitions Abstract Financial managers must understand the value of dollars invested today in order to make decisions as to what capital ventures are worth pursuing for business growth. The money a business is willing to invest in new equipment or expansion
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Case Analysis of Netscape’s Initial Public Offering Executive Summary 2. Background-3P 3.1. Position The Internet Industry consists of companies that provide a wide variety of products and services primarily online through their Web sites. Operations include‚ but are not limited to‚ search engines‚ retailers‚ travel services‚ as well as dial-up and broadband access services. Netscape Communications is a US computer services company‚ best known for Netscape Navigator‚ its web browser
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