compare the performance of an equity fund. • It is a lead indicator of the performance of the overall economy or a sector of the economy • Stock indexes reflect highly up to date information • Modern financial applications such as Index Funds, Index Futures, Index Options play an important role in financial investments and risk management Further the different indices in the Indian makerts mainly in NSE and BSE are discussed. NATIONAL STOCK EXCHANGE THE BEGINNING In the fast
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Currencies * Interest rates * Exchange rates * Commodities * Stocks (equities) Categorization Derivatives are usually broadly categorized by the: * relationship between the underlying and the derivative (e.g., forward, option, swap) * type of underlying (e.g., equity derivatives, foreign exchange derivatives, interest rate derivatives, commodity derivatives or credit derivatives) * market in which they trade (e.g., exchange-traded or over-the-counter) * pay-off profile
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CHAPTER ONE 1. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Before an investor commits his funds to any investment in stocks, he must ensure that such stock is the type that is capable of satisfying his investment objectives. These objectives which vary from one investor to another include:- i) security (safety of capital invested) ii) adequate return on investment by way of dividends iii) growth prospects/capital appreciation iv) spread of risks, etc.
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Investment Funds and Securities Bloomberg Exercises 1. Learn about the different types of funds and their classifications by going to the Bloomberg’s FUND screen: FUND <Enter>; click “Fund Functions” and “Fund Lookup”; or enter MFOD and click type: Equity, Debt, Money Market, Real Estate, Commodity, or Alternative. 2. The performances of funds by type (e.g., mutual, hedge fund, ETFs, and unit investment trust) can be found on the Fund Heat Map Screen, FMAP. Use the screen to identify
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active and passive management Active and passive management are the two classes in which the investment strategies are categorized. Active management is whereby financial professionals try to outperform a specific benchmark. Passive funds like the exchange traded funds (ETFs) are whereby the index is tracked with no active stock selection (Barr, 2009). The risk of a failing a benchmark or index can be reduced through passive investment. Passive investment also reduces the cost. The active investment
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FINANCIAL SYSTEM Agenda Recent developments in international financial markets The components of the international financial market The eurocurrency market The international equity market The international debt market The foreign exchange (currency) market Globalisation of financial markets The global economy has undergone through a number of structural changes in the past few decades: Real changes liberalization of product and factor markets, allied with technological
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relative exchange rate between the Israeli New Shekel and the US Dollar. On January 1st, 2006 the exchange rate between the Shekel and Dollar was 4.61687 Shekels to $1. At this time, the US equities market and economy (and consequently the US Dollar) was in its 4th year of a bull market. This bull market carried both US equities and the US Dollar to all time highs and left the Israeli Shekel at a historically low price against the Dollar. From January 2006 to July of 2007 the exchange rate between
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Basic regulations on trading • Low transaction costs • Market determined prices of traded securities Basic Functions of Financial Market: Financial market has emerged as one of the biggest markets in the world. It is engaged in a wide range of activities that cater to a large group of people with diverse needs. Six key functions of Financial Market are – 1. Borrowing & Lending: Financial market transfers fund from one economic agent (saver/lender) to another (borrower) for the purpose of either
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countries administered prices and centrally allocated resources. Even the developed economies operated under the Bretton Woods system of fixed exchange rates. The system of fixed prices came under stress from the 1970s onwards. High inflation and unemployment rates made interest rates more volatile. The Bretton Woods system was dismantled in 1971, freeing exchange rates to fluctuate. Less developed countries like India began opening up their economies and allowing prices to vary with market conditions
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Receipts (ADRs) | BUS 536 Fall 2012 | 9/12/2012 | Definition American Depositary Receipt (ADR) is a negotiable certificate issued by a U.S. bank representing a specified number of shares (or one share) in a foreign stock that is traded on a U.S. exchange. ADRs are denominated in U.S. dollars, with the underlying security held by a U.S. financial institution overseas. ADRs help to reduce administration and duty costs that would otherwise be levied on each transaction. Introduction First
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