Market Efficiency Extended Essay In this extended essay I will address a number of key issues in relation to market efficiency. I will define market efficiency and describe the three different forms of market efficiency which consist of; weak-form efficiency‚ semi-strong form and strong-form efficiency. I will also outline the characteristics of market efficiency. I will then define what a mutual fund is and compare and contrast an open-ended
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According to wikipedia‚ a market may be of a variety of different systems‚ institutions‚ procedures‚ social relations and infrastructures whereby persons trade and goods and services are exchanged‚ forming part of the economy. The basic concept of market is any structure that allows the exchange of goods‚ services and information. In market there are the buyers and the sellers. Markets vary. There are financial markets‚ prediction markets‚ and so on. Market can be seen in two ways: as a study of
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trends in the primary market – Explained! by Saritha Pujari Business Average annual capital mobilisation from the primary market‚ which used to be about Rs. 70 crore in the 1960s and about Rs. 90 crore in the 1970s‚ increased manifold during the 1980s‚ with the amount raised in 1990-91 being Rs. 4‚312 crore. It received a further boost during the 1990s with the capital raised by non-government public companies. There is a preference for raising resources in the primary market through private placement
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The Indian money market is "a market for short-term and Long term funds with maturity ranging from overnight to one year and includes financial instruments that are deemed to be close substitutes of money."[1] It is diversified and has evolved through many stages‚ from the conventional platform of treasury bills and call money to commercial paper‚ certificates of deposit‚ repos‚ FRAs and IRS more recently. The Indian money market consists of diverse sub-markets‚ each dealing in a particular type
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ANALYSE THE IMPACT(S) OF THE RISE OF EMERGING MARKETS ON THE WORLD ECONOMY. In the 70s and 80s the terms such as ‘Third World‚ Lesser Developed Countries (LDC) or under-developed countries’ was used to what has now become the Emerging Markets which are the boosters in the world economy recovery (http://www.pearsoned.co.uk/bookshop/article.asp?item=361). In 1981 the World Bank redefined countries like such as the emerging markets. These economies would have a low to middle per capita and by
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BENEFITS OF MARKET SEGMENTATION Gautam S Rashingkar Market Segmentation ● Dividing a market into smaller groups of consumers or organisations in which each consumer has a common characteristic such as a need or a want. ● It involves building up or breaking down of potential buyers into groups called market segments. ● By doing so the marketers will have a better understanding of their target audience and thereby make their marketing more effective BASIS OF MARKET SEGMENTATION 1. 2. 3
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MONEY MARKETS Good afternoon everyone‚ my name is Đinh Lê Ngọc Anh and today‚ I’m going to talk about money markets and common money market instruments. I. DEFINITION The money markets consist of a network of corporations‚ financial institutions‚ investors and governments‚ which need to borrow or invest short- term capital (up to 12 months). For example‚ a business or government that needs cash for a few weeks only can use the money market. So can a bank that wants to invest money that depositors
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Indonesia Market Segmentation is the process of dividing a market into direct groups of buyers who might require separate products or marketing mixes. There are several major bases for segmenting the market; they are geographic‚ demographic‚ psychographic and behavioral variables. Geographic segmentation Geographic segmentation calls for dividing the market into different geographical units such as nations‚ regions‚ states‚ countries‚ cities or neighborhoods. In this way of segmenting market‚ a company
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7.1 Target Market The target market for Fitness Network is the youth‚ students‚ and working populations. They are the majority groups that are health conscious and will frequent gyms in Singapore. This is said because research has been done and studies have shown that since they are youth‚ they have a lot of time on their hand and they are willing to pay the extra money to fill their time by doing something useful. Also parents would gladly agree to give money for them to join the gym because it
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Jeremy Peav Mr. Sherr Per. 3 4/29/13 The Stock Market The stock market is a very important variable in the economy. The stock market is where shares or stock are issued and traded either through exchanges or over-the-counter markets. It is also known as the equity market‚ it is one of the most vital areas of a market economy as it provides companies with access to capital and investors with a slice of ownership in the company and the potential of gains based on the company’s future performance
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