Intro Abuse Risk Activities Policy Chapter 9 Trading and Speculation Jon Danielsson © 2009‚ 2010‚ 2011‚ 2012 LSE Michaelmas Term 2012 Intro Abuse Risk Activities Policy Introduction Intro Abuse Risk Activities Policy Speculation Force for good and force for bad • Speculators help farmers to plan production • And traders to threaten the financial system • There is no clear definition • But generally investment is long–term‚ speculation
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International Technological University FINN 918 Financial Institutions Final Exam: Answers Textbook: Foundations of Financial Markets and Institutions‚ 4th Edition‚ Fabozzi‚ Modigliani‚ and Jones‚ Prentice Hall‚ 2010‚ | ISBN –13: 978-0-13613531-9 | ISBN –10: 0-13-613531-5 | 1. Indicate whether each of the following instruments trades in the money market or the capital market: a. General Motors Acceptance Corporation issues a financial instrument with four months to maturity.
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Institute of Management (IIIM)‚ Charusat University of Science and Technology‚ Changa‚ hereby declare that the report of summer training and project work entitled “A Study on Risk and Investment Behavior of Investors‚ Baroda City and awareness of Mutual fund” is the result of my own work. I also acknowledge the other works/publicationscited in the report. Place: Changa Date: 15 JULY 2010 Signature ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Sometimes words fall short to show gratitude‚ the same happened
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[pic] The Fiji National Provident Fund (FNPF) was established in 1966 with the primary objective of providing retirement benefits. The FNPF operates a provident fund‚ to which workers and employers each contribute 8 per cent of salary to the workers’ individual accounts. The totality
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fall within such categorization‚ and which are exempt‚ these include: agricultural‚ mining and commercial societies not operating for the pecuniary benefit of the members. This would include the various show societies‚ etc.;approved benefit funds‚ pension funds (see 10.22)‚ building societies‚ friendly societies and medical aid societies;clubs‚ societies‚ institutes and associations which are organised and operated solely for social welfare‚ civic improvement‚ pleasure‚recreation‚ or advancement or
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about stocks is they can be sold at almost any time as long as there is someone willing to buy. A bond‚ on the other hand‚ is a fixed interest financial asset issued by governments‚ companies‚ banks‚ and other large entities. Bonds also are called funds. Bonds pay the owner a fixed amount a specific date‚ or on specified dates depending on the type of bond. If the bond is a discount bond‚ then there is one pay date at the end. If the bond is a coupon bond‚ then it pays a fixed amount over a specific
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TERMS: 1. Required Return – return necessary to induce an individual to make an investment 2. Risk – possibility loss; the uncertain that the anticipated return will not be achieved 3. Diversifiable Risk – risk associated with individual events that affect a particular asset: • Firm – specific risk that’s reduced through the construction of diversified portfolios 4. Business Risk – risk associated with the nature of a business 5. Financial Risk – risk associated with
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IJEMR – November 2011-Vol 1 Issue 6 - Online - ISSN 2249 – 2585 - Print - ISSN 2249 - 8672 A Study on People’s Preferences in Investment Behaviour *N. Geetha **Dr. M. Ramesh *Research Scholar‚ Dept. of Business Administration‚ Annamalai University. **Associate Professor‚ Dept. of Business Administration‚ Annamalai University‚ India. ABSTRACT There are a lot of investment choices and one must select the most appropriate one. The person dealing with the planning must know all the various investment
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Yale’s $8 billion man David Swensen has made better returns for Yale than any portfolio manager at any university. He has a word of advice: don’t try this at home. by Marc Gunther ’73 July/August 2005 Marc Gunther is author of Faith and Fortune: The Quiet Revolution to Reform American Business and senior writer at Fortune magazine. Last spring‚ Yale president Richard C. Levin ’74PhD held a cocktail reception for David F. Swensen ’80PhD‚ who was celebrating his 20th year as Yale’s chief investment
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SEBI‚ Established in 1988 and became a fully autonomous body by the year 1992 with defined responsibilities to cover both development & regulation of the market. Region wise SEBI addresses and contact numbers are given so that investor grievances regarding CIS and for any other information may be contacted. Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) is a board (autonomous body) created by the Government of India in 1988 and given statutory form in 1992 with the SEBI Act 1992 with its head
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