Journal of Finance and Accountancy Insider t nsider trading and market efficiency: Do insiders buy low and sell h high? Stephanie Roddenberry Longwood University Dr. Frank Bacon Longwood University ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to test the semi-strong form efficient market hypothesis strong using insider sale and purchase announcements and their effect on the risk adjusted rate of return of the firms’ stock price. Past studies using varying methodologies‚ including the risk adjusted
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Competitive market and economic efficiency/Competitive strategies according to market share Today competition is known as a contest between individuals‚ groups‚ animals for territory‚ a niche‚ or a location of resources. It arises whenever two or more parties strive for a goal which cannot be shared. Competition is also in the market; therefore it’s named competitive market. Let’s start by describing a competitive market. It’s a market with a large number of buyers and sellers‚ such that no
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Jahangirnagar University Date of submission: December 19‚ 2014 Letter of Authorization November 23‚ 2014 Course Participant BUS 501: Managerial Communication The purpose of this report is to familiarize you with the basic techniques and principles associated with writing a formal business report so that you can build and enhance this specific written communication skill. This formal report will be coordinated with a formal presentation session on the topic of the report. At a minimum‚ your
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Valuation of Stocks and Functioning of Indian Stock Market The work in this area can be classified into three broad strands: a) those dealing with functioning of securities markets and financial institutions operating in these markets‚ b) those pertaining to the investment decision making process of individuals‚ and c) empirical work on Indian stock markets. One of the early works on functioning of stock markets and financial institutions was by Simha‚ Hemalata and Balakrishnan (1979). Bhole (1982)
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[Special Issue – October 2012] Regulating Kenya’s Securities Markets: An Assessment of the Capital Markets Authority’s Enforcement Jurisprudence Dr. Jacob K. Gakeri Senior Lecturer School of Law‚ University of Nairobi Kenya Box 30197 Nairobi‚ 0010 GPO Kenya. Abstract The importance of an optimal regulatory and enforcement matrix in enhancing securities markets cannot be overemphasized. Countries with deep and vibrant securities markets generally have effective regulatory and enforcement philosophies
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Capital market Of Bangladesh: Capital market is a market for securities (debt or equity)‚ where business enterprises (companies) and governments can raise long-term funds. The capital market includes the stock market (equity securities) and the bond market (debt). Bangladesh capital market is one of the smallest in Asia but the third largest in the south Asia region. It has two full-fledged automated stock exchanges namely - Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE). It also
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Reforms of Capital Market The 1991-92 securities scam prompted the governments to increase the pace of reforms in the capital market. Several reform measures have been undertaken since then in both the primary and secondary segments of the equity market. Primary Capital Market 1) The Securities and Exchange Board of India was set up in early 1988 as a non-statutory body under an administrative arrangement. It was given statutory powers in January 1992 through the enactment of the SEBI Act‚ 1992
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CAPITAL MARKEt A capital market is a market for securities (debt or equity)‚ where business enterprises (companies) and governments can raise long-term funds. It is defined as a market in which money is provided for periods longer than a year. The capital market includes the stock market (equity securities) and the bond market (debt). Money markets and capital markets are parts of financial markets. Financial regulators‚ such as the UK’s Financial Services Authority (FSA) or the U.S. Securities
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way for Indian capital market? Elaborate. Capital Market:- A capital market is a place that handles the buying and selling of the securities. This is the ideal place where both the governments and companies can raise their funds. Capital Market Reforms:- The capital markets of all the countries have undergone a number of reforms in the history. Capital market reform enables the capital markets to embrace new ideas and techniques affecting the capital market. Capital market liberalization
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term debt and equity capital via the global capital markets as opposed to the more traditional methods employed by the company of raising funds through the domestic markets. 2. Global Capital Revenue v Domestic Raising capital in the global market place has a number of advantages over raising capital solely in the domestic market place. The first advantage is that by going global it will open the company up a larger market and will provide far more opportunities to raise capital as opposed to only
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