The Fama and French 3-Factor Model (Fama and French 1993) is used in asset pricing and portfolio management to describe stock returns. Unlike the CAPM, which uses only the market risk factor, in the Fama and French Model, two more factors are identified that cause stocks to do better than the market as a whole – the size factor and the value factor. This paper will first describe the methodology behind the size and value factor calculations. We will then discuss possible explanations as to why the
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value of money A simple financial principle that believes money received today is worth more than an equal amount received in the future Aubry, M., Hobbs, B., & Thuillier, D. (2009). The contribution of the project management office to organisational performance. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business, 2(1), 141-148. Efficient market A theoretical efficient market occurs when information flows freely, allowing supply and demand to react instantly to market changes. Aubry, M., Hobbs
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systems need to measure and reward managers operating in various economic and financial settings. The Globally Competent Finance Function The existence of what amounts to internal markets for capital gives global corporations a powerful mechanism for arbitrage across national financial markets. But in managing their internal markets to create a competitive advantage, finance executives must delicately balance the financial opportunities they offer with the strategic opportunities and challenges presented
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All companies must make decisions about how they will finance their current and future operations. Firms can elect to borrow funds or they can sell stakes in the company to shareholders. For companies to make these decisions, they need to consider the capital structure, or mix of debt and equity, of the firm. They must also determine the cost of their debt, the cost of their equity, and the cost to acquire new capital. Generally, a firm’s cost of capital is what it costs the firm to acquire money
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Financial Market Definition of 'Financial Market' Broad term describing any marketplace where buyers and sellers participate in the trade of assets such as equities, bonds, currencies and derivatives. Financial markets are typically defined by having transparent pricing, basic regulations on trading, costs and fees and market forces determining the prices of securities that trade. Some financial markets only allow participants that meet certain criteria, which can be based on factors
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CONTAGION IN FINANCIAL MARKETS Francis A. Longstaff∗ Abstract. We conduct an empirical investigation into the pricing of subprime assetbacked CDOs and the resulting contagion effects on other markets. Using data for the ABX indexes of subprime CDO prices, we find strong evidence of contagion effects. In particular, we find that contagion effects spread first from lower-rated ABX indexes to higher-rated ABX indexes, and then from the subprime markets to the Treasury bond and stock markets. ABX index
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volatile days of the ten years, let us first know what are : a) Stock Markets, b) Stock exchanges. a) Stock Markets: Stock Market is a market where the trading of company stock, both listed securities and unlisted takes place. It is different from stock exchange because it includes all the national stock exchanges of the country. For example, we use the term, "the stock market was up today" or "the stock market bubble." b) Stock Exchanges: Stock Exchanges are an organized marketplace
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As companies globalize, they face new financial challenges. Here, the major challenge faced by the Global CEO is giving companies a powerful mechanism for arbitrage across national financial markets as capital markets open up within them. CFO has to balance the traditional question with new questions which arises due to the globalization. By exploiting their internal capital markets, CFO can create value in 3 functions: 1. Financing the internal capital market. 2. Managing Risk Globally, 3. Global
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ISSUE MANAGER REPUTATION, UNDERPRICING LONGAND LONG-RUN PERFORMANCE OF INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS: EVIDENCE FROM THE SINGAPORE IPO MARKET VOON PEIJUN (Bachelor of Business Administration (Hons), NUS) A THESIS SUBMITTED FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTERS OF SCIENCE (BUSINESS) DEPART DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE 2009 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would like to express my warmest gratitude to Professor Michael Shih for his patient guidance and encouragement all this
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stock market crisis: diagnosis, remedies, prospects Admin by Md Toufique Hossain Over the last few years, the capital market of Bangladesh has witnessed haughty growth, which has not been in line with development in the real economic sector. Although, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Bangladesh has tried to correct the irregular behaviour observed in the market, very often it is argued that lack of proper decisions from the regulator’s side has contributed to make the market more
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