The purpose of this research paper is to prove that technology has been good for the stock market. Thanks to technology‚ there are now more traders than ever because of the ease of trading online with firms such as Auditrade and Ameritrade. There are also more stocks that are doing well because they are in the technology field. The New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ have both benefitted from the recent technological movement. The NYSE says they "are dedicated to maintaining the most efficient
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13December2010 Solve the following problem showing all the necessary steps and computations. 1. Using the data in the following table‚ estimate (a) the average return and volatility for each stock‚ (b) the covariance between the stocks‚ and (c) the correlation between these two stocks. A. Stock A -10+20+5-5+9/6 = 3.5% Stock B 21+30+7-3-8+25/6 = 12% B. Covariance = 1/5 (-0.1-0.035)(0.21-0.04) + (0.2-0.035)(0.3-0.12) + (0.05-0.035)(0.07-0.12) + (-0.05-0.035)(-0.03-0.12) + (0.02-0.035)(-0
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Jones‚ 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
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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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of the stock market in 1929 the number of millionaires in America was 25‚000-35‚000. But when the stock market hit its bottom in 1932 the number of millionaires had been drastically reduced to only five thousand. Best quoting a writer in “The Financial World” states‚ “In this country speculation has been rampant for quite nine out of the twelve months‚ since Armistice Day‚ 1918. Up to Armistice Day anniversary‚ November 11‚ 1919‚ the New York Stock Exchange has records showing sales of stocks‚ totaling
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Stock Market Game Reflection In the stock market game I was a investor. Investors are meant to buy stock and usually they gain or lose money depending on how the stock markets and economy is. The way stocks work are you pay for a company and you can either make money if you are doing well or lose money if your business is failing. At first I bought 3 stocks. I bought 3 in fear of losing money. Then as the game went on I felt a little bit more comfortable spending more money because not much
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Stock market: Barometer of indian economy Many assume that the stock market represents the state of the economy. That is the primary reason for this distorted obsession about the market. There are several factually incorrect assumptions about the role of the market‚ says R. Vaidyanathan. | IT is that time of the year when many suggestions are offered to the Finance Minister to modify the Budget to boost the stock market and‚ through that‚ the economy. This year the market is already in an upswing
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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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2013 Mr. Acker For the month of December‚ I was given an assignment consisting of $100‚000 and four stocks to invest in. My four stocks were The Ralph Lauren Corp.‚ Visa Inc.‚ Master card Inc. and The Chevron Corp. As stated I was given a month to record my data and I ended up with a total capital gain of $5‚518.36 for the one month period for my investments. I have to thank you Mr. Acker‚ this project was not difficult‚ but it did confuse me. Receiving this assignment scared me
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States attempted to rebuild itself both politically and economically. Unfortunately‚ the United States economy was very unstable; therefore‚ the stock market crashed in October of 1929. Many people were investing their income and savings into speculative ventures and even borrowing money from brokers and banks in order to pay for the stock in cash. The stock market crash caused financial turmoil which resulted in many businesses closing and countless layoffs. With so many people unemployed or underemployed
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