Rogue Trader‚ Nicholas Leeson Case 1) What was Nick Leeson’s strategy to earn trading profits on derivatives? Leeson was trading derivatives contracts on the two exchanges that were‚ in some cases‚ of different types and‚ in some cases‚ in mismatched amounts. He was hoping making profits by selling put and call options on the same underlying financial instrument‚ the Nikkei 225 Index. 2) What went wrong that caused his strategy to fail? He thought as the Nikkei was already low that
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INTRODUCTION Companies need to choose from among various sources of finance depending on the amount of capital required and the term for which it is needed. Finance sources can be divided into three categories‚ namely traditional sources‚ ownership capital and non-ownership capital. Traditional sources are the internally generated capital (retained earnings); ownership capital is the capital owned by shareholders of the company (ordinary shares) while non-ownership capital includes funds from lenders
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Four types of computers * * * * * digg * category: Introduction to Computing Table of Contents * 1.Supercomputer * 1.1.Uses of Supercomputer * 1.1.1.Space Exploration * 1.1.2.Earthquake studies * 1.1.3.Weather Forecasting * 1.1.4.Nuclear weapons testing * 1.2.Popular Supercomputers * 2.Mainframe computer * 2.1.Popular Mainframe computers * 3.Minicomputer * 3.1.Popular Minicomputers * 4.Microcomputer
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The Pavilion Play In the play the Pavilion‚ regret‚ forgiveness‚ and living in the present were the main themes presented in this play. Everyone has regrets on what they should or should have done but can we really go back in time to change our decision‚ no. All we can really do is learn from our mistakes and try not to make the same mistakes again. Forgiving sometimes is a hard thing for someone to do. But once you get to the point where you can forgive someone you can finally move on from the
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|Step 1 | Did a CGT EVENT happen in the income year? See Div 104. | | |If yes‚ then go to step 2. | |Step 2 |Did the CGT event involve a CGT ASSET‚ or was there a CAPITAL RECEIPT? | | |See Div 108 for CGT assets ( If so‚ what kind of CGT asset
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Home Work Solutions: Chapter 1 Corporate rate structure: 15% 25% 34% $0 - $50‚000 $50‚001 - $75‚000 $75‚001 - 100‚000 There is an added tax of 5% for income between $100‚000 and $335‚000. There is also an additional added tax of 3% on income between $15 million and $18 1/3 million ($18‚333‚333.33). 1-1. William B. Waugh Corporation—Corporate Income Tax Sales Cost of Goods Sold + Operating Expenses Operating Profits Dividend Income Less 70% Exclusion Interest Expense S-T Capital Gain Selling
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against the UK joining the European single currency. The European single currency is a common legal tender currently used by 17 of the 27 member states of the Euro zone. This single currency is known as the Euro which was first introduced as an electronic currency on 1st January 1999‚ where it could only be used for cashless payments. Then later on in 2002‚ the euro became a physical state‚ notes and coins. The intention of creating a single European currency was in order to make it easier to trade
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Subject: Corporate Finance (3 credits) Reference book: 1. Essentials of managerial Finance: Harcourt College 2000 2. Fundamentals of financial management: Mc Graw Hill 2007 Chapter 01: An overview of Finance What is finance? Finance is concerned with decisions about money (cash flows) Finance decisions deal with how money is raised and used Everything else being equal: * More vale is preferred to less * The sooner cash is received the more value it has * Less risky
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IT210 Currency Conversion Test Values Currency Conversion Test Values Input Expected Output Comments Selection = TEST Error Message Invalid input Selection = c “Let’s get started.” Prompt country selection Selection = e “Are you sure you wish to exit?” Prompt validation message Selection = y “Thank you for using the Currency Conversion Program. Goodbye.” Terminate program Selection = n “Select a country from the following options:” Prompt country selection Country
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(faith and believe)‚ Akhlak (ethics and morality) and Muamalat (transactions). The latest one‚ Islamic law of transactions (fiqh muamalat) has become inevitable in contemporary Islamic finance. The main rationale could be found in the fact that to some level‚ companies engaging in the business of Islamic finance act upon on the foundation of profit maximization. This must be practiced by embracing the Shariah doctrine‚ one of which is the disallowance of interest or usury as riba. By doing so
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