Introduction: Stock index is very much important leading indicator which can be used for several purposes. It can be used as a benchmark to judge the performance of professional money managers. It can be used to facilitate the establishment and maintenance of several types of index fund and exchange traded fund (ETF). Securities analysts‚ portfolio managers‚ and academicians doing research use stock market indexes to examine the factors that influence aggregate security price movements and to
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efficiency of such indexes. This study investigates whether stock market indexes based on an array of cap-indifferent measures of company size are more mean–variance efficient than those based on market cap. These “Fundamental” indexes were found to deliver consistent‚ significant benefits relative to standard cap-weighted indexes. The true importance of the difference may have been best noted by Benjamin Graham: In the short run‚ the market is a voting machine‚ but in the long run‚ it is a weighing
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Impact of Index futures derivatives on the stock market volatility (1998-2005) Abstract Derivative products like futures and options in Indian stock market have become important instruments of price discovery‚ portfolio diversification and risk hedging in recent times. This research study is an effort to study the impact of introduction of index futures on the stock market volatility. In order to capture the impact of introduction of index on the volatility of the underlying‚ a dummy variable
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INTRODUCTION TO KARACHI STOCK EXCHANGE Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) is the largest and most liquid stock exchange in Pakistan. It was established on September 18‚ 1947 and was incorporated on March 10‚ 1949. It is the premiere stock exchange of the country. Only five companies were at first listed with a total paid-up capital of 37 million rupees. The first index introduced in KSE was based on fifty companies and was called KSE 50 index. Trading used to be carried out on open out-cry system.
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the Dow 30‚ or simply the Dow‚ is a stock market index‚ and one of several indices created by Wall Street Journal editor and Dow Jones & Company co-founder Charles Dow. The average is named after Dow and one of his business associates‚ statistician Edward Jones. It is an index that shows how 30 large‚ publicly owned companies based in the United States have traded during a standard trading session in the stock market. It is the second oldest U.S. market index after the Dow Jones Transportation Average
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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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COMPARATIVE STUDY ON INDEX AND STOCK PRICE MOVEMENT OF VARIOUS INDUSTRIES IN EQUITY MARKET AT SHAREKHAN CHAPTER – 1 INTRODUCTION CHAPTER: 1 1.1 INTRODUCTION 1.1.1 INDEX AND STOCK PRICE MOVING AVERAGE Individual stock price is compared
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“STUDY ON STOCK MARKET VOLITALITY AN D ITS INFLUENCES ON INDIAN STOCK MARKET” Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the Degree of Bachelor of Commerce (HONS) of Christ University during the year 2012-13. By D.Suresh 1010643 Under the guidance of S.Girish Assistant Professor Department of Commerce Christ University Bangalore- 560029 GUIDE CERTIFICATE This is to certify that this project titled “STUDY ON STOCK MARKET VOLITALITY
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Definition of ’Stock Market Crash’ A rapid and often unanticipated drop in stock prices. A stock market crash can be the result of major catastrophic events‚ economic crisis or the collapse of a long-term speculative bubble. Well-known U.S. stock market crashes include the market crash of 1929 and Black Monday (1987). Investopedia explains ’Stock Market Crash’ Stock market crashes wipe out equity-investment values and are most harmful to those who rely on investment returns for retirement
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Jeremy Peav Mr. Sherr Per. 3 4/29/13 The Stock Market The stock market is a very important variable in the economy. The stock market is where shares or stock are issued and traded either through exchanges or over-the-counter markets. It is also known as the equity market‚ it is one of the most vital areas of a market economy as it provides companies with access to capital and investors with a slice of ownership in the company and the potential of gains based on the company’s future performance
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