investments. The financial system determines both the cost of funds (capital) and how much funds will be available to finance consumption and investments. The agents of the financial system that facilitate the movement of the funds from savers to borrowers are the financial institutions. The financial institutions include commercial banks‚ insurance companies‚ investment banks‚ finance companies and mutual funds‚ as well as regulators such as Central Banks‚ Securities and Exchange Commission‚ and the
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An Open Educational Resource Provided by Victoria University “Marketing: Meeting or Creating Needs?” Developed by Dr Maxwell Winchester Senior Lecturer‚ Victoria University‚ Melbourne Australia Introduction Marketing has often been defined by marketing academics and practitioners in terms of satisfying customers’ needs and wants (e.g.‚ Kotler‚ Burton‚ Deans‚ Brown
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Monte Carlo Simulation in Finance for Calculating European Options Value 1. Introduction An option is a financial instrument whose value depends on a value of underlying security. Options trade started in 1973 at the Chicago Board Options Exchange (Hull‚ Fundamentals of futures and options markets 2008). Nowadays‚ options have become a crucial tool in finance; they have become valuable both for financial institutions and investors. Options are attractive to investors since they have great effect
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To what extent can Economics be considered a Science? The issue of categorizing fields of academia truly “scientific” is invariably complex‚ leading to much debate. Matters such as defining what Science actually is‚ how to judge what can satisfy such a definition and the importance of beneficial discoveries all lead to further unsolved arguments which must be understood in order to make any kind of judgment. For economics‚ there is the argument that broad assumptions lead to imprecise data‚ that
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Currency and Interest Rate Swaps Suggested Answers and Solutions to End-of-Chapter Questions and Problems 70 11. International Portfolio Investments Suggested Answers and Solutions to End-of-Chapter Questions and Problems 78 12. Management of Economic Exposure Suggested Answers and Solutions to End-of-Chapter Questions and Problems 87 13. Management of Transaction Exposure Suggested Answers and Solutions to End-of-Chapter Questions and Problems 94 14. Management of Translation Exposure Suggested
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Annual Report and Form 20-F 2012 bp.com/annualreport Building a stronger‚ safer BP Annual Report and Form 20-F 2012 bp.com/annualreport Building a stronger‚ safer BP Front cover imagery The Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) Ramform Sterling seismic vessel‚ which conducts seismic surveys for BP. Left image: the vessel working in the Ceduna Basin‚ Australia. Centre image: the vessel tows 12 streamers (pictured) behind it‚ each 8km long and equipped with hydrophones to pick up echoes from
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Administrative and Politics Dichotomy Christopher J. Corbett Grantham University Professor Rob McNellis Abstract For many years‚ the political-administrative dichotomy has been one of the most disputed theories of public administration. Despite serious debates and critiques‚ the differences between politics and public administration have been present over the past decades. The question still remains today whether or not politics and public administration can work
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Your Undergraduate Programme Learning Goals At the end of your programme of study you will be: 1. Knowledgeable about the theory and practice of international business management 2. Skilful in the use of professional and managerial techniques and processes 3. Aware of ethical issues impacting on business and professional practice 4. Employable as graduates All of the learning that takes place within modules is designed to enable you to achieve the above goals and your assessment
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The global financial crisis has revealed the need to rethink fundamentally how financial systems are regulated. It has also made clear a systemic failure of the economics profession. Over the past three decades‚ most economists have developed and come to rely on models that disregard key factors—including the heterogeneity of decision rules‚ revisions of forecasting strategies‚ and changes in the social context—that drive outcomes in asset and other markets. It is obvious‚ even to the casual
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range of sources of finance available to Fort Sport Ltd. These can include raising funds through a combination of finance areas. Please identify at least three sources. Fort Sport Ltd is a small private company who began trading in April 2013. The company supplies fitness products online to the public and specialising in mid range sporting goods and equipment. In 2014‚ it wishes to increase its activity in the market and as such need to identify a variety of options for finance. As a manager of
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