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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Recently Radio Shack has undergone a makeover during the last year and the result has been a noticeable improvement in their prospects. Radio Shack has always been steady through the years. There seems to be franchises in every mall or around the corner. As of recent‚ Radio Shack has transformed their approach on the market place and is seeking new challenges. Upon reshaping their image‚ Radio Shack has seen their total net sales and operating revenue for 2009 increased to $4.28 billion compared
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DETERMINANTS OF STOCK PRICE FLUCTUATION IN NEPAL By GEETA SHRESTHA Shanker Dev Campus T.U. Regd. No. 7-2-38-2204-2001 Campus Roll No. : 289/061 A Thesis Submitted to: Office of the Dean Faculty of Management Tribhuvan University In partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Degree of Master’s in Business Studies (M.B.S) Kathmandu‚ Nepal February‚ 2009 RECOMMENDATION This is to certify that the Thesis Submitted by: GEETA SHRESTHA Entitled: DETERMINANTS OF STOCK PRICE FLUCTUATION
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A STUDY ON FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS OF BANKING STOCKS INTRODUCTION The stock market is the most volatile market and is similar to the weather. Though this does not mean that the markets cannot be predicted but it only means that trends may change without warning‚ as with weather. The stockmarkets are characterized by almost all factors‚ again starting right from weather and ending at the political environment. Effects of one market also causes as pillover into the other and an external cause in one
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uncertainty‚ safety stock and order quantity? How can trade-offs between the elements be made? Inventory policy: Guidelines about what to purchase‚ when to take action and in what quantity. Service level: Performance target specified by management. Defines inventory performance objectives. Measure in terms of order cycle and includes time‚ case fill rate‚ line fill rate‚ order fill rate and any combination of these. Safeety Stock: Safety stock (also called buffer stock) is a term used by logisticians to
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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 47.00 3/01/2001 76.00 3/01/2002 80.00 3/01/2003 85.00 3/01/2004 90.00 9. Refer to Exhibit. What was your arithmetic mean annual yield
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STOCK VALUATION at RAGAN‚ Inc Regan Thermal System Inc was founded 9 years ago by brother and sister Carrington and Genevieve Regan. The company manufactures and installs commercial heating‚ ventilation‚ and cooling (HVAC) units. Ragan has experienced rapid growth because of a propriety technology that increases the energy efficiency of its system. The company is equally owned by Carrington and Genevieve. The original agreement between the siblings gave each 50‚000 shares of stock. In the event
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In order to analyze and apply the C.A.P.M. on the stock of Toyota‚ one must know what the C.A.P.M. is. This is a formula which is actually an abbreviation of Capital Asset Pricing Model and is used in order to find the appropriate price of an asset. If we analyze the C.A.P.M.‚ we can find the expected return of a stock‚ such as is demanded in this case. The C.A.P.M. consists of the risk-free rate‚ the beta of the stock (the risk factor of the stock) and the expected return of the market. The model
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SAMUELSON’S DICTUM AND THE STOCK MARKET BY JEEMAN JUNG and ROBERT J. SHILLER COWLES FOUNDATION PAPER NO. 1183 COWLES FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH IN ECONOMICS YALE UNIVERSITY Box 208281 New Haven‚ Connecticut 06520-8281 2006 http://cowles.econ.yale.edu/ SAMUELSON’S DICTUM AND THE STOCK MARKET JEEMAN JUNG and ROBERT J. SHILLER* Samuelson has offered the dictum that the stock market is ‘‘micro efficient’’ but ‘‘macro inefficient.’’ That is‚ the efficient markets hypothesis works much better
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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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