Department of Finance‚ AFM Spring 2014 - Chapters 10-11 / page 1 - Introduction to Derivative Markets FI 4200/AFM Characteristics of Options r Definitions and Positions: - A Call Option gives its owner for a specified time the right to purchase an underlying good at a specified price (= exercise price or strike price) - A Put Option gives its owner for a specified time the right to sell an underlying good at a specified price (= exercise/strike price) - An American Option permits
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Competitive situation facing Zynga Let us first analyze the competitive situation facing Zynga by asking the question: Does Zynga really have any competitors right now? Taken in the narrowest possible sense of social gaming on Facebook‚ the answer is no. Zynga has more users than all of their nearest competitors‚ and more users than the rest of the top 10 developers on Facebook combined. Barring any massive systemic disruptions to the platform‚ Zynga’s dominant position and the accompanying
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Chapter 13-Minicase 1 (page 598) Intranets: Invest First‚ Analyze Later? 1. Where and under what circumstances is the “invest first‚ analyze later” approach appropriate? Where and when is it inappropriate? Give specific examples of technologies and other circumstances. Invest first is justified if a new technology is the reason for the investment. There may not even be data to base an analysis on. It is inappropriate if the investment is big and could ruin the firm. Also‚ if data is available
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San Pico is a rapidly growing Latin American developing country. The country is blessed with miles of scenic beaches that have attracted tourists by the thousands in recent years to new resort hotels financed by joint ventures of San Pico businessmen and moneymen from the Middle East‚ Japan‚ and the United States. Additionally‚ San Pico has good natural harbors that are conducive for receiving imported merchandise from abroad and exporting merchandise produced in San Pico and other surrounding
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1A. Why did Hermes International list its share on the public market? There are several advantages that could encourage a company to go public‚ key among them being to raise capital for the business to support key strategic decisions. While listing shares on a public market results in dispersion of ownership‚ companies can limit the number of shares that are offered to the market to ensure that majority ownership is held closely‚ which is typical of family owned businesses. These types of businesses
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Dividend Policy DEANNA PEREZ FASHIONS‚ INC. Directed As a young adult in her mid-twenties‚ Deanna Perez emigrated from Spain with her family to New York City in the early 1950s. Deanna was artistically inclined and loved women’s fashions. Even as a young girl‚ Deanna had spent hours drawing‚ designing‚ and sewing outfits for her dolls; consequently‚ it was no surprise to her family when she took a job in the fashion industry. It was Deanna’s dream to someday be successful‚ wealthy‚ and own
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Confirming Pages M I N I C AS E 1 Michael Phelps: Strategizing for Gold MICHAEL PHELPS‚ nicknamed MP‚ won an unprecedented eight gold medals at the Beijing Summer Olympics‚ and while doing so set seven new world records. Eight short days in August 2008 changed Olympic history and Michael Phelps’s life forever‚ making MP one of the greatest athletes of all time. Immediately after the event‚ The Wall Street Journal reported that Phelps would be likely to turn the eight gold medals into a cash-flow
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MiniCase 2 Blades‚ Inc. Chap 5 1. If Blades uses call options to hedge its yen payables‚ should it use the call option with the exercise price of $0.00756 or the call option with the exercise price of $0.00792? Describe the tradeoff. 2. Should Blades allow its yen position to be unhedged? Describe the tradeoff. Chap 6 1. Did the intervention effort by the Thai government constitute direct or indirect intervention? Explain. 2. Did the intervention by the
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Chapter 8 Minicase Proposal to accept Muster or Skilboro This case is to decide between two proposals i.e. Munster and Skilboro. For analyzing different capital budgeting technique will be used by the company. Capital budgeting is concerned with investing in real assets (projects) and capital budgeting techniques help determine whether or not the investment will be profitable. It involves analyzing the cost of the investment and the cash flows that the investment is expected to generate over time
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your student guide as study references for the Final Examination. Week One: Foundations of Finance Objective: Discuss 12 principles of foundational corporate finance. 1. __________ occurs when inaccurate information exists. a. 0 The principle of valuable ideas b. 0 Free-rider problem c. 0 Moral hazard d. 0 Adverse selection Objective: Discuss 12 principles of foundational corporate finance. 2. __________ refers to situations wherein the agent can take unseen actions for personal
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