ABSTRACT This study tries to determine whether the Indian stock market is efficient by examining if the stock returns follow a random walk. Following previous studies‚ we use autocorrelation‚ the Box-Ljung test statistics and the run test and find that the Indian stock market was not efficient in the weak form during the testing period. The results suggest that the stock prices in India do not reflect all the information in the past stock prices and abnormal returns can be achieved by investors exploiting
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Penny stocks trading is the first step to enter stock trading By Kent Wrotham Feb 7‚ 2012 Investing in penny stocks that have the potential to greatly increase their profits is the ideal way to enter stock trading. There are multitudinous things to contemplate when investing in global penny stocks. First‚ is the cost related‚ such as broker fees or commissions. Because in penny stocks‚ you may think that the cost of the investment is in miniature. Some brokers charge you more and get a great ability
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CITY --- oOo --- HUỲNH ANH KIỆT CAPITAL STRUCTURE AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: CASE STUDY: LISTED COMPANIES IN HOCHIMINH STOCK EXCHANGE MASTER THESIS Ho Chi Minh City – 2010 MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS HOCHIMINH CITY --- oOo --- HUỲNH ANH KIỆT CAPITAL STRUCTURE AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: CASE STUDY: LISTED COMPANIES IN HOCHIMINH STOCK EXCHANGE MAJOR: BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION MAJOR CODE: 60.34.05 MASTER THESIS INSTRUCTOR : PROFESSOR NGUYỄN ĐÔNG PHONG Ho
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The purpose of this research paper is to prove that technology has been good for the stock market. Thanks to technology‚ there are now more traders than ever because of the ease of trading online with firms such as Auditrade and Ameritrade. There are also more stocks that are doing well because they are in the technology field. The New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ have both benefitted from the recent technological movement. The NYSE says they "are dedicated to maintaining the most efficient
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1 The Stock Market in India: Its Growth and Prospects. by Subid Chakraborty St. Xavier’s College‚ Kolkata (Autonomous) Email: subid_06@yahoo.co.in Rachit Agarwal St. Xavier’s College‚ Kolkata (Autonomous) Email: rachit_agarwal4u@yahoo.co.in Hemangi Desai St. Xavier’s College‚ Kolkata (Autonomous) Email: hemangi221@gmail.com Nilesh Agarwal St. Xavier’s College‚ Kolkata (Autonomous) Email: nilesh_airan@hotmail.com Acknowledgement: We are grateful to the faculty of the Department of Economics‚ St
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Introductory Part 1. Background: A stock market / share market is a public market for the trading of company stock and derivatives at an agreed price; these are securities listed on a stock exchange. Usually‚ a stock market is the reflector of its countries economy. The stock market has become an essential market playing a vital role in economic prosperity that fostering capital formation and sustaining economic growth. Stock markets are more than a place to trade securities; they operate as
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EQUITY MARKET In financial markets‚ stock is the capital raised by a corporation through the issuance and distribution of shares. A person or organization which holds shares of stocks is called a shareholder. The aggregate value of a corporation’s issued shares is its market capitalization. When one buys a share of a company he becomes a shareholder in that company. Shares are also known as Equities. Equities have the potential to increase in value over time. It also provides the portfolio with
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Investment Management and Financial Innovations‚ 3/2005 25 Stock Market Interdependence during the Iraq War Stefano Paleari‚ Renato Redondi‚ Silvio Vismara Abstract This paper aims to show how consolidated and innovative methodologies can be employed to assess the financial impact of a global shock. Particularly‚ we consider the Iraq War in 2003 and its impact on the market indexes of five of the most capitalised stock markets in the world‚ U.S.‚ U.K.‚ France‚ Germany and Italy. After using
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“STUDY ON STOCK MARKET VOLITALITY AN D ITS INFLUENCES ON INDIAN STOCK MARKET” Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the Degree of Bachelor of Commerce (HONS) of Christ University during the year 2012-13. By D.Suresh 1010643 Under the guidance of S.Girish Assistant Professor Department of Commerce Christ University Bangalore- 560029 GUIDE CERTIFICATE This is to certify that this project titled “STUDY ON STOCK MARKET VOLITALITY
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Part-A Securities Exchange Commission Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) is the regulator of the capital market of Bangladesh. SEC was established on 8 June‚ 1993 under the Securities and Exchange Commission Act‚ 1993. The Chairman and the members of the commission are appointed by the government. The commission is a statutory body and attached to the Ministry of Finance. 1. Mission of SEC: i. Protect the interests of securities investors. ii. Develop and maintain fair
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