years across all the four currencies contracts that were in operation in INRUSD, INRGBP, INREUR and INRJPY. However in terms of the open interest currency derivatives trade in MCX is more as compared to the NSE. By consider both stock and commodity exchanges for launching currency futures contracts government of India has done a commendable job which is expected to increase the number of quality players, introduce healthy competition and boost trading volumes of Indian currency futures. The global markets
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Mutual funds: The first mutual funds were established in Europe. One researcher credits a Dutch merchant with creating the first mutual fund in 1774.[5] The first mutual fund outside the Netherlands was the Foreign & Colonial Government Trust, which was established in London in 1868. It is now the Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust and trades on the London stock exchange.[6] Mutual funds were introduced into the United States in the 1890s.[7] They became popular during the 1920s. These
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top five preference shareholders have lost around 1.7 billion euros since September 22th, while its top ordinary shareholders, dominated by German sports car brand Porsche, the state of Lower Saxony and the Qatar Investment Authority sovereign wealth fund, have lost around 11 billion euros during this period(Reuters,2015). As the biggest shareholder of Volkswagen, Porsche Automobil has suffered a stock loss of 9.03 billion euro since the news of the emissions scandal broke (MarketWatch, 2015). The stock
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BASIC PRINCIPLES OF TRADING AND HEDGING AND INFORMATION ON INDEX FUTURES ( WITH REFERENCE TO THE BSE MODEL) Group members : Nishma Mehta- 68 Navti Narang- 72 Jaikrishna Patel- 80 Miloni Shah- 100 Nidhi Shah- 102 Karishma Kotian- 120 TRADING Trading Rules The Derivatives Trading at BSE takes place through a fully automated screen-based trading platform called DTSS (Derivatives Trading and Settlement System).The DTSS is designed to allow trading on a real-time basis. In addition to generating
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DEVELOPMENT OF DERIVATIVE MARKETS IN EMERGING MARKET COUNTRIES1 A. Background Derivatives are commonly used for managing various risk exposures, including foreign exchange, interest rate, and credit risks. By allowing investors to unbundle and transfer these risks, derivatives contribute to a more efficient allocation of capital, in many cases reduce market and portfolio volatility, facilitate cross-border capital flows, and create more opportunities for portfolio diversification. Despite rapid growth
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and lenders by accepting funds from lenders and loaning funds to borrowers. INVESTMENT COMPANIES – company that manages funds for investors. An investment company can manage several mutual funds. INVESTMENT BANKERS – firms specializing in the sale of new securities to the public, typically by underwriting the issue. PRIMARY MARKET – a market in which new securities are offered to the public. SECONDARY MARKET – a market in which previously issued securities are traded among investors. GLOBALIZATION
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years across all the four currencies contracts that were in operation in INRUSD, INRGBP, INREUR and INRJPY. However in terms of the open interest currency derivatives trade in MCX is more as compared to the NSE. By consider both stock and commodity exchanges for launching currency futures contracts government of India has done a commendable job which is expected to increase the number of quality players, introduce healthy competition and boost trading volumes of Indian currency futures. The global markets
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In general, the legislation was enacted as the need for more information within and about the securities markets was acknowledged. The legislation addressed the need for better disclosure by requiring companies to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Registration ensures companies provide the SEC and potential investors with all relevant information by means of the prospectus and registration statement. Under this act, the seller of a security is liable for making any material
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unit in Gujarat, through its wholly owned subsidiary Lubrizol Corporation. Lubrizol will initially invest Rs 1,177 crore (US$ 242 million) in the project and its construction work is expected to commence by January 2013.In order to tap more foreign funds, Cox and Kings has got the nod from Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) to increase its foreign equity by 10 per cent to 53.94 per cent, from the previous 43.81 per cent. Currently, foreign promoters have a stake of 19.87 per cent and FIIs hold
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expressed in terms of other goods. This type of trade was called as the Barter System. The limitations of this system of trade paved the path for the introduction of ‘Money’and Money gave birth to the need to exchange different currency:- Foreign Currency trading. The origin of Foreign Exchange (Forex) trading traces its history to centuries ago. The Babylonians are credited with the first use of paper notes and receipts. However, during this phase of history Speculation hardly ever happened. During
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