JEEV SEWA SANSTHAN GROUP OF INSTITUTION FOR WOMEN FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT PGDM-1 2012-2013 INDIAN FINANCIAL SYSTEM TOPIC- FINANCIAL MARKET SUBMITTED TO: SUBMITTED BY: Miss Ankita Rajdev Nisha Kumari Garima Jain Kohila Chouhan Laxmi Nandwani Sanchita Vishwakarma Neha Satwani ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Guidance, help and encouragement
Words: 1560 - Pages: 7
FINANCIAL MARKETS FIN 4040A 1. A financial market is the market for capital, a significant factor of production. The obligations created are in form of financial assets or financial instruments severally called securities. These assets are intangible and offer promises and claims by issuers and holders. A classification of the financial markets will greatly improve our mental constructs. CLASSIFICATION OF FINANCIAL MARKETS | | Type of classification
Words: 1075 - Pages: 5
investment option is no longer available. The focus of this paper is the investment option of Master Limited Partnerships. Master Limited Partnerships are a type of investment vehicle that has been around since the early 1980s. They are a publicly traded partnership that is used by companies that own energy and natural resource assets. These companies are usually those that are mature and have no additional investment opportunities. There are several governance models for MLPs that are lined out
Words: 5342 - Pages: 22
the shares for $25 each. Problem 1.9. A stock when it is first issued provides funds for a company. Is the same true of an exchange-traded stock option? Discuss. An exchange-traded stock option provides no funds for the company. It is a security sold by one investor to another. The company is not involved. By contrast, a stock when it is first issued is sold by the company to investors and does provide funds for the company. Problem 1.10. Explain why a futures contract can be used for
Words: 3308 - Pages: 14
Foreign Exchange Reserves • ‘Only' the foreign currency deposits and bonds held by central banks and monetary authorities. Literal Definition Generic Definition • Total of a country's gold holdings and convertible foreign currencies held in its banks, plus special drawing rights (SDR) and exchange reserve balances with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Foreign Exchange Reserves Sovereign Bonds Foreign Currency Deposits Gold Deposits Special Drawing Rights IMF Drawing Rights
Words: 1926 - Pages: 8
had directed increasing amounts of funds to a class of investments known as “alternative assets,” which included a range of investments other than publicly traded stocks and bonds. She had also developed a philosophy about their use and principles that she hoped would guide her new company to success. Mindful that in the investment world “past returns were no guarantee of future returns,” Handy knew she would face challenges from the unprecedented flow of funds into alternative assets and competition
Words: 6088 - Pages: 25
interest rates, money supply, exchange rate, foreign reserves, savings and investment. Variables used in study: • Consumer Price Index (CPI) Inflation is a rise in the general level of prices of goods and services in an economy over a period of time. When the general price level rises, each unit of currency buys fewer goods and services. Consequently, inflation also reflects erosion in the purchasing power of money – a loss of real value in the internal medium of exchange and unit of account within
Words: 4182 - Pages: 17
Question 1–18 19–32 33–44 45–78 79–84 85–120 Sample Examination Structure Topic Ethical and Professional Standards Quantitative Analysis Economic Analysis Financial Statement Analysis and Corporate Finance Portfolio Management Asset Valuation Total Percent 15 12 10 28 5 30 100 Minutes 27 21 18 51 9 54 180 QUESTIONS 1 THROUGH 18 RELATE TO ETHICAL AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND ARE ALLOCATED 27 MINUTES. 1. According to the CFA Institute Standards of Practice Handbook, insider trading is
Words: 8927 - Pages: 36
1.0 Introduction: The spectrum of competition ranges from perfectly competitive markets where there are many sellers who are price takers to a pure monopoly where one single supplier dominates an industry and sets price. We start our analysis of market structures by looking at perfect competition. Firms operate within their market, which consists of: Supply side: all of the firms producing similar products Demand side: all buyers willing to purchase the products Markets differ; the
Words: 3132 - Pages: 13
Cairo & Alexandria Stock Exchanges Working Paper Series Dr. Shahira Abdel Shahid September 2001 Corporate Governance is becoming a global pursuit: what could be done in Egypt? 1 Corporate Governance is becoming a global pursuit: what could be done in Egypt? Abstract: The paper defines corporate governance and explains the reasons for its becoming an important issue pursued by many countries in the last decade. Following, the various codes of corporate governance, used as a guidance
Words: 26570 - Pages: 107
