20-14 International Capital Market (3IM) Lecture 9 Option versus Stock Investments • Could a call option strategy be preferable to a direct stock purchase? • Suppose you think a stock‚ currently selling for $100‚ will appreciate. • A 6-month call costs $10 (contract size is 100 shares). • You have $10‚000 to invest. • Strategy A: Invest entirely in stock. Buy 100 shares‚ each selling for $100. • Strategy B: Invest entirely in at-the-money call options. Buy 1‚000 calls‚ each selling for $10
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History of West Kevin Capuder U.S. Stock Market Crash in 1987 Ana Barbakadze‚ Mariam Jakeli This paper contributes to the overview of U.S. Stock Market Crash of 1987 and it explores the major causes and effects of this crash. According to the Reuters‚ the crash of 1987 is included in the top five “major stock market crashes” (Narayana). Let us now define this term itself. Stock Market Crash associates with “A rapid and often unanticipated drop in stock prices”(Investopedia). As we can see
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AND TOURISM Financial Management Report VIETNAMESE STOCK MARKET OPERATION Tutor: Lê Bình Tutorial 2 FB10 Group’s members: Hoàng Thu Nga Nguyễn Thu Trang Trần Thị Thảo Nguyên Bùi Minh Quân Nguyễn Đặng Thanh Bình Mai Thị Hương Ha Noi‚ April 11th‚ 2012 TABLE OF CONTENT I. Introduction 1 II. Trading venues 1 1. Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange 1 2. Ha Noi Stock Exchange 2 3. UPCOM & OTC 3 III. Orders 4 1. Market and
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sell an asset quickly at a fair price is associated with: Liquidity risk 7. What will happen to the security market line (SML) if the following events occur‚ other things constant: (1) inflation expectations increase‚ and (2) investors become more risk averse? Shift up and have a steeper slope 8. Modern portfolio theory assumes that most investors are risk: Risk averse The common stock of XMen Inc. had the following historic prices. Time Price of X-Tech 3/01/1999 50.00 3/01/2000 47
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the investment challange was to maximize expected returns by investing in risky assets. We pursued an active trading strategy and as general rule bought stocks when the prices were relatively low in comparison to historical prices and sold them when the prices were high. At the end of the challenge 58.94% of our potrolifio was invested in stocks‚ 9.74% in bonds‚ 7.63% in equities and 23.67% in currencies. We started the Challenge with a global value of 1‚000‚000 USD and this value ranged between
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I. Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to evaluate the stock price of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (which ticker symbol in NYSE is WMT) by fundamental analysis. According to this analysis‚ I recommend that Wal-Mart is worth to invest in the long term because of the potential growth of market shares and revenue. Besides‚ based on P/E method and Gordon model‚ WMT price is undervalued; therefore‚ if investors buy the stock‚ they will get benefit not only in capital gain but also in dividend cash
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Stock Investment and Financial Review Collapse I have never done well investing in stocks‚ so I have always left this up to the experts. However‚ if I were to make the decision based on only one financial statement‚ I would first need to know what my goals are. If I am investing for long-term capital gain‚ then I may want to evaluate if the company is reinvesting and growing. In contrast‚ if I am looking for a steady income from dividends then I may want to know what the dividend yields are
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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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Someone being bullied Smith was angry because Brian threatened him for not telling his bad behavior at school. His parents only knew that their son was obedient and honest. But if Smith did not tell the truth he would be suspected for stealing the toys at class. Only Smith could prove it for he knew where Brian hid the toys. His anger started to rise‚ seeing Brian showing his fist after class A fight Smith could not control his temper for being accused as a thief. He came towards Brian and
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STOCK ANALYSIS REPORT - Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) –August 15th ‚ 2011 [pic] Industry: Oil and Gas Operations Sector: Energy Recommendation: SELL Price: $74.29 (as of August 15th 2011‚ 4:00pm ET) Intrinsic Value: $52.10 or 42.6% overvalued Fundamentals Grade: A Investment Style: Large Cap Blend CORPORATE INFORMATION [pic] Location: 5959 Las Colinas Boulevard Irving‚ TX 75039 Phone: 972-4441000 Fax: 972-4441348 Web Site: http://www.exxonmobil.com/ Employees: 83‚000 Exchange:
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