standardization. d. Derivatives are claims whose value depends on what happens to the value of some other asset. Futures and options are two important types of derivatives, and their values depend on what happens to the prices of other assets, say IBM stock, Japanese yen, or pork bellies. Therefore, the value of a derivative security is derived from the value of an underlying real asset. e. An investment banker is a middleman between businesses and savers. Investment banking houses assist in
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The Field of Psychology We humans are a strange species and our behavior is often inconsistent. Some of us smile when we're angry, others cry when we're happy. And all of us expect other people to figure out what in the world we are thinking. Not only are we different from other species, we're radically different from each other. Thankfully, our differences can be examined more easily through the lens of psychology—the science that tells us how the mind, brain, and body work together. This lesson
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International Finance & Global Capital Markets Exposure Management Himanshu Bhutani A014| Dawood Bukhari A015 Shibani Gujrati A025| Siddhant Anthony Johannes A033 Nishtha Sardana A054| Prateek Walia A063 1 INDEX 1. Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………..3 2. Operational Exposure………………………………………………………………………..9 3. Transaction and Translation Exposure…………………………………………….……..11 4. Other Strategies used by Companies to Hedge Exposure……………………...………19 5. Case Studies: Hedging
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modeling is at the heart of economic theory. Modeling provides a logical, abstract template to help organize the analyst's thoughts. The model helps the economist logically isolate and sort out complicated chains of cause and effect and influence between the numerous interacting elements in an economy. Through the use of a model, the economist can experiment, at least logically, producing different scenarios, attempting to evaluate the effect of alternative policy options, or weighing the logical integrity
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values as well as those of their organization. They also cause managers to come away with ‘dirty hands’, the unfortunate side effect of choosing one ‘right’ option over the other. It is how Badaracco puts these decisions in perspective that sets this book apart from other ethical decision-making books. ‘Defining Moments’ goes on to introduce a few real world cases that exemplify right versus right dilemmas. These examples demonstrate certain challenges that manager’s face, as well as serve to impress
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personalization efforts in ebusinesses. Firstly, a move towards business-process personalization instead of only website-content personalization and secondly use of an interactive adaptive scheme instead of the commonly employed algorithmic filtering approaches. These can be achieved by applying a neuro-intelligence model to web based real time interactive systems and by integrating it with converging internal and external e-business processes. This paper presents a framework, showing how it is
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The purpose of this course is to study the impact of corporate financial strategy on shareholder wealth. In essence, this course covers the fundamentals of MBAA 608 with a lot more depth. Throughout the semester, we will examine real situations that were faced by real chief financial officers. In the end, you should have a much better appreciation for the role of the CFO in keeping the corporation afloat. Method: This course is taught via case studies supported by lectures. Class sessions begin
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Business and marketing strategy fundamentals Course code Course title Business and marketing strategy fundamentals Type of course Compulsory Level of course Graduate Department in charge Graduate School Year of study 1st Semester Fall Number of credits 10 ECTS; 56 hours of class work, 210 hours of selfstudy; 2 hours of consultations Lecturer Benas Adomavičius & PhD. Neringa Ivanauskienė Date of the course XYZ Prerequisites Undergraduate diploma in social sciences Form of studies
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portfolios are constructed need to be repaired or abandoned. Some are questioning the wisdom of investing in public markets at all. ENLARGE ROBERT NEUBECKER Many professional investors have traditionally used a technique known as modern portfolio theory to help decide which assets they should put money in. This approach examines the past returns and volatility of various asset classes and also looks at their correlation—how they perform in relation to each other. From these numbers wealth managers
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Prof. Dr. Streitferdt International Financial Management Winter semester 2015/16 1. Prologue 1. Prologue 2. Foreign exchange markets 3. Foreign exchange exposure management 4. Financial management of multinational corporations 5. Financial management of multinational corporations 6. Corporate Governance 7. Mergers & Acquisitions 8. Risikomanagement Prof. Dr. Streitferdt: International Financial Management 1 1. Prologue Discounting
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