Outline the reasons why companies are the most attractive organisational form for raising capital. c) What is the function financial markets perform? d) Distinguish between the money market and the capital market e) What is a private placement? Topic 2 a) Explain the meaning of Time Value of Money and how it is used in finance. b) “In order to compare two or more interest rates, they must be expressed on a common scale.” Explain the meaning of this quotation and give a
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Fin 301: Tuesday January 16, 2007. Ch 2-1 1. Time value of money: It is now January 1, 2006, and you will need $1,000 on January 1, 2010, in 4 years, Your bank compounds interest at 8 percent annual rate. a. How much must you deposit today to have a balance of $1,000 on January 1, 2010? b. How much must you deposit today to have a balance of $1,000 on January 1, 2020? c. Suppose you can deposit only $200 each January 1 from 2007 through 2010 (4 years). What interest rate, with annual
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techniques exist, techniques that consider the time value of money and techniques that ignore the time value of money the later producing less accurate results but being easier to understand and compute. The time value of money concept takes into account that the current value of a dollar that is received in the future is less valuable than it is if received today (Edmonds, Olds, McNair, Tsay, Schneider, & Milam, 2007). The two most common time value of money measurements are net present value and
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1. The four basic variables of the time value of money (TVM) equation are: FV = future value PV = present value r = interest rate, yield, discount rate or growth rate n = the time period between the present value and the future value These variables can be arranged in several ways to solve many questions about money. The most basic form of the equation is FV = PV x (1+r)^n Example: if I have $1,000.00 in my bank account today earning 5% interest for a period of 10 years, what is the future
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David is the founder of the now world-famous website and Youtube channel MBAbullshit.com with 1 MILLION+ FREE tutorial video views worldwide on YouTube (as of May 2012) Beat The Bullshit This book aims to explain some the most "seemingly complicated" topics in these fields in a conceptual way, rather than explaining the common "how to calculate" way, which is much, much better explained and more easily understood in my step-by-step easy and quick tutorial videos (basic videos are FREE!) on my
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bonus plus $175 million in future salary and bonuses. The $175 million was to be distributed as $20 million per year in 2009 and 2010 and $22.5 million per year for years 2011 through 2016. Because the payments were spread out over time, we must consider the time value of money, which means his contract was worth less than reported. How much did he really get? This chapter gives you the “tools of knowledge” to answer this question. 4.1 Valuation: The One-Period Case Keith Vaughn is trying to sell
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when you actually win? Normally the answer appears to be "take all the money up front immediately and subsequently squander every available penny on frivolous crap." But what if someone won the lottery and then tried to handle it as rationally as possible? The key question we wanted to investigate is whether a winner should take all the cash up front or whether one should take the annuity, which consists of more money spaced out over several years. 1. If you were one of the winners, which
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Long-Term Financial Planning 2 Review of time value of money Simple interest Example: A firm borrows $1,000 for a year at 10% simple interest per year. How much must the firm repay after one year? FV = future value = 1,000(1+r) = 1,000 (1.1) =1,100 What if the loan is for 3 years, at compound interest of 10% per year? If compounding is annual: FV = 1,000 (1+r)3 = 1,000 (1.1)3 = 1,331 3 Review of time value of money In general, FV = PV (1+r)t = PV * FVIF (r, t)
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QUANTITATIVE INVESTMENT ANALYSIS WORKBOOK Second Edition Richard A. DeFusco, CFA Dennis W. McLeavey, CFA Jerald E. Pinto, CFA David E. Runkle, CFA John Wiley & Sons, Inc. QUANTITATIVE INVESTMENT ANALYSIS WORKBOOK CFA Institute is the premier association for investment professionals around the world, with over 85,000 members in 129 countries. Since 1963 the organization has developed and administered the renowned Chartered Financial Analyst Program. With a rich history of leading
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All CFA Institute members and candidates are required to comply with the Code and Standards Basic structure for enforcing the Code and Standards The CFA Institute Bylaws primary principles Based on two Fair process to member and candidate Confidentiality of proceedings Rules of Procedure Maintains oversight and responsibility The CFA Institute Board of Governors Through the Disciplinary Review Committee (DRC) Is responsible for the enforcement of the Code and Standards Conducts professional
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