Brief History of Stock Exchanges News on the stock market appears in different media every day. You hear about it any time it reaches a new high or a new low‚ and you also hear about it daily in statements like ’The BSE Sensitive Index rose 5% today’. Obviously‚ stocks and stock markets are important. Stocks of public limited companies are bought and sold at a stock exchange. But what really are stock exchanges? Known also as the stock market or bourse‚ a stock exchange is an organized marketplace
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INTRODUCTION Our assignment topic is “Risk analysis of Stock Market”. To identify the stock market risk we have to do some calculation. In this assignment we choose Coefficient of varience(CV) method We select five banks (Dhaka Bank Ltd.‚ Prime Bank Ltd.‚ Social Islami Bank Ltd.‚ Sahjalal Bank Ltd. and Premium Bank Ltd. ) of financial institution. 1.1 History of the Stock Market of Bangladesh Dhaka Stock Exchange (Generally known as DSE) is the main stock exchange of Bangladesh. It is located in Motijheel
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STOCK VALUATION at RAGAN‚ Inc Regan Thermal System Inc was founded 9 years ago by brother and sister Carrington and Genevieve Regan. The company manufactures and installs commercial heating‚ ventilation‚ and cooling (HVAC) units. Ragan has experienced rapid growth because of a propriety technology that increases the energy efficiency of its system. The company is equally owned by Carrington and Genevieve. The original agreement between the siblings gave each 50‚000 shares of stock. In the event
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How the Stock Market Works Why Do Companies Issue Stock? Companies throughout the world issue new stock shares every day. But what is stock‚ and why does a company issue it? To help you to better understand these important concepts in this tutorial we will discuss: What is Capital? Equity vs. Debt Why Do Corporations Issue Stock? Advantages for Stock Holders Let us begin by defining the word capital. What Is Capital? Let’s imagine that you decide to start up your own ice cream shop business
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CHAPTER 14: DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: DIVIDENDS AND SHARE REPURCHASES 1. The optimal distribution policy strikes that balance between current dividends and capital gains that maximizes the firm’s stock price. a. True b. False ANSWER: True 2. Other things held constant‚ the higher a firm’s target payout ratio‚ the higher its expected growth rate should be. a. True b. False ANSWER: False RATIONALE: The higher the payout ratio‚ the less of its earnings the firm reinvests in the business
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QUESTION: Compare and contrast how the stock market and banks promote economic growth; and provide a critique of their functions in the development of the economy INTRODUCTION The main aim of the paper is to compare and contrast how the stock market and the Banks promote economic growth and it provides a critique of their functions in transitional economies. Every country depends on its economy for its growth. For a country to be
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If the stock market rises instead of fall as David expected‚ the price of stock market index future contract will decrease and the price of the stocks goes up. In general‚ the systematic risk of the portfolio that cannot be reduced by diversification has been hedged. A hedge is an investment position intended to offset potential losses/gains that may be incurred by a companion investment. In simple language‚ a hedge is used to reduce any substantial losses/gains suffered by an individual or an
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How To Trade Penny Stocks Online Trading in penny stocks can be a profitable endeavour‚ if the investor does adequate amount of research and doesn’t get swayed by the myriad of newsletters and email scams promoting trashy companies. The investors will benefit by following a few important steps‚ while trading penny stocks. The Basics-What are penny stocks There is no accepted definition of a penny stock‚ also known as over-the-counter (OTC) stock. Usually‚ a stock‚ which doesn’t trade on the major
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WHAT IS PROCEDURE TO ISSUE THE SHARES AND ITS STATE PURCHASE? W hen a company needs to increase its capital in other words when a company needs investment for its special projects or to vast its business‚ then company issues the shares. Issuing shares means getting investment from public in order to increase capital. Before a company issues its shares‚ it must be registered in stock exchange and must fulfill the requirements of stock exchange and those requirements are: 1. Application for
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CHAPTER 14 DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS: DIVIDENDS AND SHARE REPURCHASES (Difficulty: E = Easy‚ M = Medium‚ and T = Tough) Multiple Choice: Conceptual Easy: Dividends versus capital gains Answer: d Diff: E [i]. Myron Gordon and John Lintner believe that the required return on equity increases as the dividend payout ratio is decreased. Their argument is based on the assumption that a. Investors are indifferent between dividends and capital gains. b. Investors
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