Tutorial 1 1. Ice breaking session 2. General overview of financial markets and institutions module 3. Group project briefing 4. Mid semester and final examination 5. Other relevant matters Tutorial 2 : Financial Intermediation 1. Why is financial intermediation important in the economy? Because they channel funds from those who do not have a productive use for them (surplus sector) to those who do (deficit sector)‚ thereby resulting in higher economic efficiency
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Segmentation and Target Market Paper MKT/571 Segmentation and Target Market Paper To obtain success‚ and then retain success‚ organizations need to determine which market segments to focus (Kotler & Keller‚ 2012). Additional consideration is necessary to ensure that the organization can effectively serve this market segment. According to Kotler and Keller (2012)‚ the finest marketing plans identify and embrace segment differentiation by determining the demographic‚ psychographic‚ geographic
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Answer to Question 1: Efficient Market Hypothesis was firstly brought forward by E. Fama in 1960s. Its main believing is in that security prices fully reflect all available information in an efficient market‚ which allows investors to earn no above average risk-adjusted return (Fama‚ 1965). Although some technical studies and opportunistic investors have stretched hard in searching for proofs to challenge the efficient market hypothesis‚ and to prove above average returns could be gained by predicting
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Christina Rossetti’s poem “Goblin Market” published in 1862 depicts sisters‚ Lizzie and Laura‚ as goblin men walk past selling their fruits. In the context of this essay‚ an allegory is meant to be interpreted as an alternative‚ figurative understanding of the text that lies underneath the literal meaning of the text. Some critics believe “Goblin Market” to be an allegorical attack on the Victorian woman and the society of Rossetti’s time. In this context‚ the Victorian woman is to be understood
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stock market…………………………………………………………….P.2 Primary market...………………………………………………………………………….P.2-3 Resource allocation in the primary market….………………..P.3 Risk pricing in the primary market………………………………..P.3 Risk management in the primary market……………………P.3-4 Secondary market…………………………………………………………………………….P.4 Mobilize Savings in the secondary market…………………....P.4 Investment Opportunities in the secondary market………P.4 Stock market and
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Smith Barry & Company | U.S. Financial Markets | Client: Michelle Varga | Chloe Fiorentino 2/14/2012 | Use the following collected data to educate your client: A) What are the three primary ways to transfer capital between savers and borrowers? Describe each one. The three primary ways in which capital is transferred between savers and borrowers are: 1. Direct Transfers and Securities: when a business sells its stocks directly to savers‚ without
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Mark to Market Accounting What is Mark to Market Accounting? Mark to market accounting‚ also known as fair value accounting can be defined as a method of assessing the value of an asset or liability to showcase its actual market value rather than its initial cost. In financial organizations‚ the mark-to-market value is determined by finding out the price of the financial instrument in public trading rather than its book value. Mark to market accounting aims to provide a true picture of a firm’s
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CAPITAL MARKET (DEALERS) MODULE CURRICULUM 1. Trading ➢ Introduction ➢ Neat System ➢ Market Types – Normal Market‚ Odd Lot Market‚ Retail Debt Market‚ Auction Market ➢ Corporate Hierarchy ➢ Local Database ➢ Market Phases - Opening‚ Open Phase‚ Market Close‚ Surcon ➢ Logging on ➢ Log Off/Exit from the Application ➢ Neat Screen ➢ Invoking An Inquiry Screen - Market Watch‚ Security Descriptor‚ Market by Price‚ Previous Trades‚ Outstanding Orders
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Market Research and Analysis Online shopping and gaming market: Online shopping market share is growing with time as more consumers now prefer to buy directly from sellers for advantages like availability‚ convenience‚ information‚ reviews‚ price‚ selection etc. Also for online gaming market revenues generated continues to grow up worldwide. CanGo one of the few companies which are known to have a great fortune made in online business. It has been a very reputed company for the sale of online books
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The market system is not perfect‚ and sometimes there are economic inefficiencies that arise from the existence of monopoly power in imperfectly competitive markets‚ from externalities‚ and from the existence of public goods. It is believed that if individuals are left to pursue their own self-interest‚ they will be led‚ as if by an "invisible hand‚" to act in a manner that maximizes society’s well-being. Of course‚ free markets will maximize the gains from trade only under a particular set of
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