Monte Carlo simulations and option pricing by Bingqian Lu Undergraduate Mathematics Department Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA 16802 Project Supervisor: Professor Anna Mazzucato July, 2011 Abstract Monte Carlo simulation is a legitimate and widely used technique for dealing with uncertainty in many aspects of business operations. The purpose of this report is to explore the application of this technique to the stock volality and to test its accuracy by comparing the result
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Name: Bianca 1. In the following situation identify the implied population. A recent report on the weekly news presented the findings of a study on the effectiveness of Onglyza, along with diet and exercise, for treating diabetes. * The implied population would be people who have diabetes. Even though you could take into consideration that the implied population could be the individuals that watch the weekly news, it is intended for the information to be passed on to individuals who
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Fiat Currency Vs. Gold Standard To understand the difference between Fiat Currency and Gold Standard you must first know what each of these terms mean. Fiat currency is a common typre of currency whose value is based on the issuing authority’s guarantee to pay the stated amount on demand, and not on any intrinsic worth or extrinsic backing. The Gold Standard is a monetary system in which a country’s government allows its currency unit to be freely converted into fixed amounts of gold and vice versa
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you don’t have to have virtue to be a success you can be ruthless and underhanded and still ascertain your wealth. 2. How did the environment of the Standard change in the early 1900s? What deep historical forces are implicated in these changes? The Sherman anti-trust law came about, the source of all American antimonopoly laws and by 1890 standard oil controlled about 88% of the oil industry so they were immediately targeted by 1904 they controlled 91%. The Sherman Antitrust laws finally came into
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Article of ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR BUS568-01 Yuhyung Shin. CEO Ethical Leadership, Ethical Climate, Climate Strength, and Collective Organizational Citizenship Behavior. Journal of Business Ethics Jul2012, Vol. 108 Issue 3, p299-312. Major Hypotheses Although there are a large number of studies on the Ethical Climate, it is still lack of understanding of the antecedents of the Ethical Climate or the relationship between the Ethical Climate and the outcome of work. Ethical Climate (EC) is
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Introduction Sport Obermeyer, Ltd is an American sportswear manufacturer based in Aspen, Colorado. Founded by a creative German emigrant, it is a successful provider of various skiing apparels for all ages. Being successful for over 40 years, Obermeyer had thorough experience in providing high quality clothing in the middle-higher price range. In order to keep its competitive strengths, outsourcing to the Far East started around the early nineties to lower production costs. The product portfolio
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this territory and below are these problems in more detail along with recommendations on how we feel these problems can be resolved. Findings TAT The calculation of TAT was made by multiplying the number of each type of request at each desk by a standard completion time (SCT). The 95% SCT is the time during which 95% of the requests should be taken care of. The company assumes that the variability of the processing time has the normal distribution, which has the characteristic that with a mean of
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HOW TO USE YOUR HP 12 C CALCULATOR This document is designed to provide you with (1) the basics of how your HP 12C financial calculator operates, and (2) the typical keystrokes that will be required on the CFA examination. In this tutorial, the following keystroke and data entry conventions will be used. < • > and [•] Denote keystrokes {•} Denotes data input A. Setting Up Your HP 12C Important note: The keys of the HP 12C calculator have been assigned multiple functions. Keys are assigned white
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1) What does the term “risk” mean in the context of capital budgeting; to what extent can risk be quantified; and, when risk is quantified, is the quantification based primarily on statistical analysis of historical data or on subjective, judgmental estimates? The term “risk”, in the context of capital budgeting, means the uncertainty about the future profitability of the plan. We should understand if the taking on the project will rise both firm and stockholders’ risk. About the quantification
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In the modern day, there are certain laws that most industries follow in order to provide service to the public, as well as protecting employees’ well being. Such laws will allow employees to display proper ethical behaviour and often, they act as “guidelines” to how they should make sensible decisions and not succumb to personal temptations.1 Otherwise, the employer has to answer for any lack of morality. In addition, there are also laws that allow one to be socially responsible. Certain responsibilities
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