FIN340 304 Tutorial week 3 Questions 1. How can a central bank use direct intervention to change the value of a currency? Explain why a central bank may desire to smooth exchange rate movements of its currency.. 2. Should the governments of Asian countries allow their currencies to float freely? What would be the advantages of letting their currencies float freely? What would be the disadvantages? 3. What is the impact of a weak home currency on the home economy‚ other things
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October 10‚ 2011 was the day when I joined the Stock Market Game with $100‚000. Over the term‚ I made $11‚807 which means 11.8 % of profit. I started the game with buying popular stocks such as Apple‚ AT&T and Verizon. They were not making much profit. So I looked for a new way of making more profit and I started short selling trade. Walmart‚ Amazon and Apple were good stocks for short selling before thanksgiving week started. Because most of the consumers were waiting for thanksgiving sales keeping
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This paper we prepared by Werner F. De B‚ and Richard T in 1985 in the Journal of Finance. The paper investigates the reaction on stock prices after the announcement of related news. Specifically‚ the paper aims at finding whether the stock overreaction to such news is predictive or not. Using the empirical test‚ the paper was preformed by obtaining monthly return for 85 consecutives periods. The findings of this paper are: first‚ the overreaction effect is larger for losers’’ firms than winners
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“The stock market is a device for transferring money from the impatient to the patient” (Warren Buffett). The stock market has been around for many years. During those years they would publish the prices of the stock in the news paper. Over time they became more modern so now they can check minute by minute on our cell phone or compute. stock market allows us to invest in companies which will help their financial goal. This will not only improve the company’s stock but also give the buyer a profit
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Foreign Exchange Quotations Direct quotation: American Currency Quotation whereby the value of the American dollar (home currency)is stated as a per-unit measure of a foreign currency. This type of quotation shows how much U.S. currency it takes to purchase one unit of foreign currency. Symbol | Bid | Ask | High | Low | Chg. | Chg. % | Time | EUR/USD | 1.3335 | 1.3338 | 1.3375 | 1.3296 | -0.0038 | -0.29% | 15:52:24 | GBP/USD | 1.5691 | 1.5694 | 1.5724 | 1.5616 | -0.0028 | -0.17% | 15:52:24
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Analysis of Recent Stock Market Crash And Government Initiatives For Stabilizing The Market Project Work Course Code: BUS498 Prepared for: Md. Ziaul Haque Senior Lecturer Department of Business Administration Prepared by: Emranul Islam ID: 2009-2-10-064 Department of Business Administration East West University Date of submission: Letter of Transmittal August 25‚2013 Md. Ziaul Haque Senior Lecturer East
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A stock market index is a method of measuring a section of the stock market. Many indices are cited by news or financial services firms and are used as benchmarks‚ to measure the performance of portfolios such as mutual funds. Types of indices Stock market indices may be classed in many ways. A ’world ’ or ’global ’ stock market index includes (typically large) companies without regard for where they are domiciled or traded. Two examples are MSCI World and S&P Global 100. A national index represents
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Differentiation Financial Hedging International Finance in Practice: Porsche Powers Profit with Currency Plays CASE APPLICATION: Exchange Risk Management at Merck Summary MINI CASE: Economic Exposure of Albion Computers PLC How to Measure Economic Exposure 1. Suppose the U.S. dollar substantially depreciates against the Japanese yen. The change in exchange rate a) Can have a significant economic consequences for U.S. firms. b) Can have a significant economic consequences for Japanese
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McDonalds Valuation Project Write Up To begin the economic analysis of McDonalds‚ we must first look at the company beta. McDonalds has a beta of .34 meaning it is not as volatile when compared to the market and can be categorized as a low risk stock. To determine that financial impact of changes in economic conditions to the performance McDonalds‚ three economic indicators must be evaluated. The leading economic index (LEI)‚ coincident economic index (CEI)‚ and lagging economic index (LAG)‚
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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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