VARIABLE-RATE PREFERRED STOCK Preferred stock has frequently been issued in connection with mergers and acquisitions. Often the preferred stock is issued with a conversion feature‚ so in the long run there is a probability it will become common stock capital. Preferred stock allows the acquired firm’s owners a prior claim relative to common stock and reasonably definite dividends while simultaneously giving the acquiring firm a form of leverage without strapping it with the rigid obligations of
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Markets What are the purpose and functions of stock exchanges as financial intermediaries? Financial intermediaries are institutions such as building societies‚ banks‚ stock exchanges and insurance companies. They all act as an intermediary between people‚ institutions or countries that may have high incomes‚ profits or surpluses and those that have lower incomes‚ losses and deficits. Some major stock exchanges around the world are: the New York stock exchange (NYSE)‚ NASDAQ‚ American (AMEX)‚ London
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the investment challange was to maximize expected returns by investing in risky assets. We pursued an active trading strategy and as general rule bought stocks when the prices were relatively low in comparison to historical prices and sold them when the prices were high. At the end of the challenge 58.94% of our potrolifio was invested in stocks‚ 9.74% in bonds‚ 7.63% in equities and 23.67% in currencies. We started the Challenge with a global value of 1‚000‚000 USD and this value ranged between
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No | 1. | What is stock market? | 1 | 2. | What is fraud? | 3 | 3. | Definition of fraud | 4 | 4. | Fraud law & legal definition | 5 | 5. | Definition of scam | 7 | 6. | When stock fraud occurs | 8 | 7. | Financial statement fraud | 10 | 8. | Features of security scam | 12 | 9. | How to spot stock scams | 13 | 10. | Avoiding stock market fraud & scams |
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Case Problem 1: Measuring Stock Market Risk As indicated by the case study S&P 500 index was use as a measure of the total return for the stock market. Our standard deviation of the total return was used as a one measure of the risk of an individual stock. Also betas for individual stocks are determined by simple linear regression. The variables were: total return for the stock as the dependent variable and independent variable is the total return for the stock. Since the descriptive statistics
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bump stocks? Bump stocks are an accessory to a gun. They are used as an alternative replacement stock on a rifle. A bump stock allows a standard rifle to fire much like a fully automatic rifle. It allows the weapon to bounce back and forth between the shooter’s shoulder and trigger finger as long as pressure is being applied to the trigger and the bump stock. Bill Akins‚ a 63 year old Marine‚ invented the bump stock. He fought for years with the government to capitalize his idea. Bump stocks are
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DETERMINANTS OF STOCK PRICE FLUCTUATION IN NEPAL By GEETA SHRESTHA Shanker Dev Campus T.U. Regd. No. 7-2-38-2204-2001 Campus Roll No. : 289/061 A Thesis Submitted to: Office of the Dean Faculty of Management Tribhuvan University In partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Degree of Master’s in Business Studies (M.B.S) Kathmandu‚ Nepal February‚ 2009 RECOMMENDATION This is to certify that the Thesis Submitted by: GEETA SHRESTHA Entitled: DETERMINANTS OF STOCK PRICE FLUCTUATION
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Diversification in Stock Portfolio Diversification in Stock Portfolio Background As a risk averse investor‚ I am considering investing in one of two economies. The expected return with volatility of all stocks in both economies is the same. In the first economy‚ all stocks move together‚ in good times all prices rise together and in bad times they all fall together. In the second economy‚ stock returns are independent; one stock increasing in price has no effect on the prices of other stocks. Diversified
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250 Part B: 2‚280 1 Part A: Chinese Stock Exchange Market and Efficiency 2 Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................... 3 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................... 4 I. 1. 2. OPERATION AND ACTIVITIES OF CHINESE STOCK EXCHANGE MARKET .........................
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Stock Purchases and Why 1. Colgate is a company that was going up when I purchased them. They have special offers‚ community programs‚ and sustainability systems. As stereotypical as this is‚ the Latinos love Colgate and they are the fastest growing population in the United States‚ therefore‚ Colgate is being invested in a lot and continuing to go up. Colgate produces a necessity. No matter what‚ the chances of people no longer needing tooth paste are very low. I chose this over any other
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