Money Market (Money and Banking) What is Money? A financial asset with the following functions: Medium of exchange: An asset that individuals acquire for the purpose of trading rather than for their own consumption. A store of value: Means of holding purchasing power over time A measure of value (unit of account): Measure used to set prices and make economic calculations 2 What is money? Money is anything that serves as a commonly accepted medium of exchange Money and Income
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ICICI BANK INTEREST RATES FOR FIXED DEPOSITS Maturity Period Rates of Interest (% p.a.) w.e.f January 26‚ 2013 For deposit less than Rs. 1 crore General Senior Citizen ** 7 days to 14 days 4.50 5.00 15 days to 29 days 4.75 5.25 30 days to 45 days 5.50 6.00 46 days to 60 days 6.25 6.75 61 days to 289 days 7.00 7.50 290 days to less than 1 year 7.25 7.75 1 year to 389 days 7.50 8.00 390 days to less than 2 years 9.00 9.50 2 years to less than 5 years 8.75 9.50 5
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One of the main causes of the stock market crash in 1929 was panic. A while before October 29‚ 1929‚ the day of the crash‚ the stock market was unsteady‚ increasing and lowering in prices. Even though people were saying that the stock market was at an all time high‚ even fortune tellers trusted in stock and it was never going to lower‚ they could have never expected one of the greatest stock market crashes in history. Investors noticed the stock prices lower so they cancelled their investment to
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Government and Private Organisations are partners in public services delivery. We will think about whether or not Government is the best organisation to provide public services‚ or the private or either the non-profit sector by giving the merits and the demerits of each of them. Key Words Public Service is a service provided by government or local government. Private Service provider is a private service provided by private business. Example rail transport is now privately run in most countries with
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Suppose there are 100 consumers with identical individual demand curves. When the price of a movie ticket is $8‚ the quantity demanded for each person is 5. When the price is $4‚ the quantity demanded for each person is 9. Assuming the law of demand holds‚ which of the following choices is the most likely quantity demanded in the market when the price is $6? Explain and show calculations‚ While the question asks of the choices given what the quantity demanded will be‚ there are no choices given
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of your dollars for a specific time period Bonds are debts that have to be paid back Interest rates Rates tend to move in the same direction Stock market: most widely followed financial market Share of stock is a share of ownership in a corporation Stock is always in existence as the corporation exists Consumers care about what is going in the stock market because it is a reflection of the health of the economy If economy is doing better‚ we are more likely to buy things Financial intermediaries:
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ITM UNIVERSITY ECONOMICS DETERMINANTS OF DEMAND SUBMITTED TO: Miss. Surti Dahuja SUBMITTED BY : SHUMYLA KHAN‚ KINNI KANSANA‚ SAGAR VYAS‚ Shibu lijack DEMAND “Demand for a commodity refers to the quantity of the commodity which an individual consumer or a household is willing to purchase per unit of time at a particular price”. Demand for a commodity implies – a) Desire of the consumer to buy the product‚ b) His willingness to buy the product‚ and c) Sufficient purchasing power in his pocket
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Stock Case: Dow 30 Case How do you create a diversified stock portfolio? Introduction Our goal was to create an optimal diversified portfolio consisting of the Dow Jones Index. We used the modern portfolio theory which maximizes expected portfolio return for the amount of risk taken by taking the stock weights in to consideration. Our group consisted of risk averse investors; therefore we diversified our portfolio with all 30 Dow Jones stocks because we wanted to achieve an acceptable return
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charges. As a result‚ firms in unstable industries tend to use less debt than those whose sales are subject to only moderate fluctuations. 12-4 The tax benefits from debt increase linearly‚ which causes a continuous increase in the firm’s value and stock price. However‚ bankruptcy-related costs begin to be felt after some amount of debt has been employed‚ and these costs offset the benefits of debt. See Figure 12-5 in the textbook. 12-5 Carson does have leverage because its EPS increases by a greater
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Corporate Bonds‚ Common stock‚ and Preferred Stock Higher return means higher risk. People use excess money to invest in a corporation. It is a good way gain more money than put money into the saving account to get a little interest. Before you invest you should analyze the characteristics of corporate bonds‚ common stock‚ and preferred stock; and also be aware of their advantages and disadvantages. The corporate bonds are issued by corporations. They are used to increase capital for issuing
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