A stock market is a market for the trading of company stock‚ and derivatives of same; both of these are securities listed on a stock exchange as well as those only traded privately. Contents [hide] [ The term ’the stock market ’ is a concept for the mechanism that enables the trading of company stocks (collective shares)‚ other securities‚ and derivatives. Bonds are still traditionally traded in an informal‚ over-the-counter market known as the bond market. Commodities are traded in commodities
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Executive Summary Berkshire Hathaway has made a bid for the remaining portion of GEICO stock. This report reviews the offer initiated by Warren Buffett. The details of this report include: • Valuation of GEICO stock. The $70 offer made by Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway includes a 26% premium over the current GEICO stock price of $55.75. This report attempts to determine a range of appropriate stock prices for GEICO. Using the Gordon dividend discount model‚ along with historical dividend
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THE VIETNAMESE STOCK MARKET By Roberta S. Karmel Thirty years ago‚ I never imagined I would be visiting Vietnam and be warmly welcomed as an American‚ witnessing a nation enjoying economic growth and increasing prosperity‚ despite some of the lingering ill effects of Agent Orange in the countryside. Yet‚ last month‚ as part of a delegation from the Financial Women’s Association‚ I had the good fortunate to travel to Vietnam and meet with government officials and others and learn about business developments
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Relationships Between Stock Split and Bonus Issue of Shares & their pros and cons Presented by Rajib Deb Student of M.COM. 4th Sem. Tripura University‚ Suryamaninagar What is stock split? A stock split is a corporate action that increases the number of the corporation’s outstanding shares by dividing each share‚ which in turn diminishes its price. The stock’s market capitalization‚ however‚ remains the same‚ just like the value of the Rs. 100 does not change if it is exchanged for two 50s. For
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A MARKETPLACE BOOK McMillan on Options Second Edition Lawrence G. McMillan John Wiley & Sons‚ Inc. McMillan on Options Founded in 1807‚ John Wiley & Sons is the oldest independent publishing company in the United States. With offices in North America‚ Europe‚ Australia‚ and Asia‚ Wiley is globally committed to developing and marketing print and electronic products and services for our customers’ professional and personal knowledge and understanding. The Wiley Trading series features
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yield on junk bonds is lower than the yield on AAA-rated bonds because of the higher default risk associated with junk bonds. Answer True False 1 points Question 4 In general‚ interest on bonds‚ like dividends on preferred stock‚ may be deferred until a later date at the discretion of management‚ making debt financing more appealing to corporate managers. Answer True False 1 points Question 5 Restrictive provisions in bond indenture agreements are designed
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company. For each share owned‚ a declared amount of money is distributed. Thus‚ if a person owns 100 shares and the cash dividend is USD $0.50 per share‚ the holder of the stock will be paid USD $50. Stock or scrip dividends are those paid out in the form of additional stock shares of the issuing corporation‚ or another corporation (such as its subsidiary corporation). They are usually issued in proportion to shares owned (for example‚ for every 100 shares of stock owned‚ a 5% stock dividend will yield
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Company’s Act 1956‚ share means a part in the share capital of the company and it also includes stock except where a distinction between stock and share capital is made expressed or implied. TYPES OF SHARES: As per the provision of section 85 of the Companies Act‚ 1956‚ the share capital of a company consists of two classes of shares‚ namely: 1. Preference Shares 2. Equity Shares PREFERENCE SHARES: According to Sec 85(1)‚ of the Companies Act‚ 1956‚ a preference share is one‚ which carries
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Discussion Why do companies issue shares? In order to raise capital‚ generally to expand the business Suggestion • Raising capital • Expanding the business 4/29/2014 1 Why do people buy the shares? Shares give their holders part of the ownership of a company. (Shareholders have a part of the ownership.) Shareholders receive a proportion of a company’s profits as dividend‚ and may be able to make a capital gain by selling their shares at a higher price than they paid for
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CHAPTER 1 1.1 INDUSTRY PROFILE 1.1.1 About this Industry: Finance and Share Market. [pic] 1.1.2 BSE • The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) (formerly‚ The Stock Exchange‚ Bombay) is a stock exchange is the oldest stock exchange in Asia. • The equity market capitalization of the companies listed on the BSE wasUS$1.63 trillion as of December 2010‚ making it the 4th largest stock exchange in Asia and the 8th largest in the world. • The BSE has the largest number of listed
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