NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES UNDERSTANDING MUTUAL FUND AND HEDGE FUND STYLES USING RETURN BASED STYLE ANALYSIS Arik Ben Dor Ravi Jagannathan Working Paper 9111 http://www.nber.org/papers/w9111 NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH 1050 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge‚ MA 02138 August 2002 We would like to thank David A. Hsieh for providing us with the hedge funds returns data and Narayan Naik for the options strategy return data. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and not
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The purpose of this case study is to discuss the issues related to stock options and how they should be accounted for. Introduction In the early 1990s‚ FASB proposed an accounting rule calling for corporations to recognize compensation expense for certain stock options when they were granted to executives and employees. This proposal was met with strong opposition from many different sources including: Congress who passed a resolution by vote urging FASB to drop the proposed standard‚ business
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To: Mr. Zachary Evans From: Joseph Mirola‚ Head of Claims Dept Date: Sept 9 2013 Subject: Those are why you should maintain the fitness center Dear Mr. Evans As discussed in our meeting last week‚ I understand that you have some reasons to close the fitness center (FC). As a regular user‚ I was greatly benefited from using the fitness center. During the past 8 months‚ I have instituted a new program to encourage the use of the center and have seen great benefits. I will present
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MKT 498 November 5‚ 2012 Delynn Byars Alternative Marketing Options In the following paper will learn about five alternative marketing options that Apple Inc. may use to promote their iPhone 4. One will see a ranking of a minimum of five marketing options‚ which may be known as categories of advertising‚ personal selling‚ public relations‚ and promotions. These marketing options will target individuals who are between the ages of 18-35‚ that mainly includes the youth population covering
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Any writer who is looking to build a successful career must gain an authority within the writing/publishing industry. Credibility assures customers that a writer is an established and respected professional. If you are searching for ways to gain credibility as a writer‚ consider the following steps. The best way to become a credible writer is to be a better writer‚ and the best way to improve your writing is to write everyday. Use whatever mediums are available to you‚ the Internet‚ local newspapers
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Part B: Select the media vehicles: 6. Compare and evaluate the benefits created by selected media options and their past media performance‚ prioritise the compared media options and explain your reasoning. Suitable advertising media options Compare and evaluate the benefits TV TV is one this that everyone owns whether he/she is poor or rich. It is also the most used source of entertainment. TV is considered to be the most liable source of advertising as has also proved its worth in increasing
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Stock Options Paper Stock options are a great incentive to get good‚ smart‚ and ambitious workers. You look at Coke and Pepsi they offer there delivery drivers‚ and there salesmen stock options to give them that incentive to sell and delivers those goods. What exactly are stock options is a question many people may ask. Stock options are when a company gives you the right to buy a certain number of shares at an agreed upon price that the employer specifics. Private and public companies
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[755] How do you gain weight? I am going to tell exactly how to gain as much weight as you want. I’ve created a new diet just for you. This diet is focused on making people’s dreams come true. Everyone secretly wants to be fat or as some people call it‚ fluffy. They want to be juicy and plump. There are five easy steps to this diet‚ in less than a week you will be on your way to obesity. Five steps is all it takes for you to gain weight so that you can feel all nice and flabby‚ I will give
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profit in a regular course. These profit margins depend upon the different investment avenues available in the market. 1.2 Company Profile Infinity Finserv Pvt Ltd is a company founded jointly by: Abhinesh Kumar‚ Ex BDM at ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund and Mohit Gupta‚ Ex BA‚ Barclays Bank‚ UK. Today this company is managing over Rs 120 crores of assets vide more than 3000 clients. The company has developed unique advisory process: PLAN-INVEST-TRACK and has delivered their integrated financial
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how you estimated the inputs to the B-S formula. a. Asset value b. Exercise price c. Volatility of asset returns d. Time to maturity e. Risk-free rate HINT: Note that the time to maturity of the options is when uncertainty is resolved not necessarily when the
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