Middle East University Faculty of Business Administration Foreign Exchange volatility: Group hedging theory and Lebanese SMEs A Thesis Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Business Administration By George Issa June 2014 FOREIGN EXCHANGE VOLATILITY: GROUP HEDGING THEORY AND LEBANESE SMEs A thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Master of Business Administration By: George Issa APPROVAL
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ………………………………………………………………..2 PAIRS TRADING: INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………..3 KEY CHARACTERISTICS………………………………………………………………….5 INSTRUMENTS USED FOR PAIRS TRADING ………………………………………...8 STRATEGY …………………………………………………………………………………10 TESTING FOR MEAN REVERSION ……………………………………………………10 PAIRS TRADING MODEL ………………………………………………………………..11 a. Screening for Pairs b. Trading Rules c. Risk Management d. Risk involved STEPS IN PAIR TRADING ……………………………………………………………….14 CASES ………………………………………………………………………………………
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Executive Summary This research report documents the findings of an empirical study of judicial findings (of superior courts) relating to the duty to prevent insolvent trading. The duty to prevent insolvent trading is the most controversial of the duties imposed upon company directors. Those who support the duty argue that it provides appropriate protection for the unsecured creditors of companies. Those who oppose the duty argue that it has the effect of making directors unduly risk adverse
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Foreign Exchange Risk: Pricing and Hedging Exotic Instruments Foreign Exchange Risk: Pricing and Hedging Exotic Instruments Delia Pirnog1 Master of Advanced Studies in Finance Eidgen¨ssische Technische Hochschule / Universit¨t Z¨rich‚ o a u Schweiz Abstract This project discusses exotic instruments used in the Foreign Exchange(FX) markets. An overview of the most popular exotic derivatives is presented‚ followed by the pricing alternatives of these securities. Hedging methods using static
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Sakim Lim FI-302 11/25/2012 Trading Game Report Rewarding the John Parulis’s article “what just happened to in the stock market?”‚ government economy plan and Treasury bonds may influence the stock market. And espeacially the government budget increase and government treasury bonds downgraded from AAA to AA+ by standard and Poor’s are important causes for stock market. “Last week‚ the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose or fell by at least 400 points for four straight days‚ a stock market first
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LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT Report on Summer Training Currency Trading in Religare Submitted to Lovely Professional University In partial fulfillment of the Requirements for the award of Degree of Master of Business Administration Submitted by: Pallavi Kumari RR1904B27
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TRADING BLOCS Trading blocs are relationships between countries‚ generally in the same region‚ to facilitate free trade agreements. Trading blocs include: North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)‚ Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)‚ European Union (EU)‚ Mercado Comun del Sur (MERCOSUR)‚ and Southern African Development Community (SADC). Southeast Asia has enjoyed unparalleled and astonishing economic growth in the past three decades since the establishment of ASEAN. In 1967‚ ASEAN’s
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Equity Correlation Trading Silverio Foresi and Adrien Vesval Goldman Sachs NYU‚ April 2006 Outline • • • Equity Correlation: Definitions‚ Products and Trade Structures Rationale: Evidence and Models Opportunities: an Historical Perspective Correlation Products Building Blocks: Vol Products • Realized variance: RV • 1 = n ∑ T t =1 St (ln( )) S t −1 2 OTC products to trade realized variance: – Delta-hedged options (straddles) – Volatility swap – Variance swap
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What are the Objectives of Public Enterprises? SOUMYA SINGH In India‚ public enterprises have been assigned the task of realising the objectives laid down in the Directive Principles of State Policy. Public sector as a whole seeks: (a) to gain control of the commanding heights of the economy‚ (b) to promote critical development in terms of social gain or strategic value rather than on consideration of profit‚ and (c) to provide commercial surplus with which to finance further economic development
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