Abstract This paper focuses on the growth of Bangladesh stock market over time. The market trends in terms of market capitalization‚ market liquidity‚ market concentration‚ number of listings‚ volatility in the market index and foreign portfolio investment were considered. The study finds that key indicators are significantly correlated. Stock market growth index is constructed considering market capitalization ratio; turn over ratio‚ value traded to GDP ratio and volatility in market index. The
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1.1 INTRODUCTION TO LUDHIANA STOCK EXCHANGE The Ludhiana Stock Exchange Limited was established in 1981‚ by Sh. S.P. Oswal of Vardhman Group and Sh. B.M. Lal Munjal of Hero Group‚ leading industrial luminaries‚ to fulfill a vital need of having a Stock Exchange in the region of Punjab‚ Himachal Pradesh‚ Jammu & Kashmir and Union Territory of Chandigarh. Since its inception‚ the Stock Exchange has grown phenomenally. The Stock Exchange has played an important role in channelising savings into
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listed on the New York Stock Exchange after going private. While private-equity firms have lately outperformed companies that have gone public‚ Dezember and Zimmerman (2012) say that Michaels plans to jump on the IPO bandwagon in hopes of doubling its owners initial 6 billion dollar investment. After the announced plan the public will soon see the launching of Michaels stock and a listing of the new share price. The announcement of the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a $500
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Bachelor of Business Administration-BBA Semester 5 BB0022 Capital and Money Market - 4 Credits (Book ID: B0101) Assignment (60 Marks) 1. Explain the securities market and discuss the methods of underwriting the securities. Ans. Securities Market: The bulk of the financial needs (long term financial requirements) of a company are met by rising through the securities like equity shares‚ preference shares‚ debentures and bonds. The term securities market is a comprehensive one and refers
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financial crises include stock market crashes and the bursting of other financial bubbles‚ currency crises‚ and sovereign defaults. The major international financial crises are briefly discussed below. 1. The Great Depression The Great Depression‚ an immense tragedy that placed millions of Americans out of work‚ was the beginning of government involvement in the economy and in society as a whole. Dates: 1929 -- early 1940s Top 5 Causes of the Great Depression 1. Stock Market Crash of 1929
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and the Philippine Stock Exchange Index: A Garch-M Analysis by Adrian P. Gallido‚ Ph.D. and Martites A. Khanser‚ D.B.A This study examines the effect of earthquakes‚ tropical cyclones and volcanic eruptions on the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) over the period of 2 January 1985 to 30 December 2010. In the context of the Philippine Market‚ the composite index can be seen to support the “gaining from loss” hypothesis of Shelor et al. (1990)‚ where it was implied that stock prices are positively
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the demand is the need to borrow money. “The wealth of the economy would be less without the financial markets.” In a sense‚ financial markets help control and stabilize the country’s economy with the supply and demand of goods and services and exchange of securities and investments. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco‚ financial markets play an important role in the accrual of capital and the production of goods and services. FSRB states that “the price of credit and returns
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CONCLUSION………………………………………………………………………………14 INTRODUCTION Transfer of securities mean that the company has recorded in its books‚ a change in the title of ownership of the securities effected either privately or through an exchange transaction. To effect a transfer‚ the securities should be sent to the company along with a valid‚ duly executed and stamped transfer deed duly signed by or on behalf of the transferor (seller) and transferee (buyer). It would be a good idea to
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etc. Financial asset market deals with stocks‚ bonds‚ notes and mortgages. 2. Spot Market vs Future Markets – Spot markets are markets in which assets are bought or sold on the spot. Future Markets are markets in which participants agree today to buy or sell an asset at some future date. 3. Money markets vs Capital market – Money markets are short term‚ highly liquid debt securities. Capital markets are for intermediate or long term debt and corporate stocks. 4. Primary markets vs secondary markets
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2. An Overview on liquidity crisis: Demirguc-Kunt and Levine (1996)‚ Singh (1997) and Levine and Zervos (1998) find that stock market growth plays an important role in predicating future economic growth in situations where the stock markets are active. The arguments of Demirguc-Kunt et al. (1996) indicate that economies without well-functioning stock markets may suffer from three types of imperfections: first‚ opportunities for risk diversification are limited for investors and entrepreneurs‚ second
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