International Financial Market | Assignment - 01 V.Prabaseelan S/07/735 introduction to international financial market Background to international finance International finance as a subject is not new in the area of financial management‚ it has been widely covered earlier in international economics and it is only the fast growth of international business in the post-world war II and the associated complexities in the international transactions that made the subject as an independent
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FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND MARKETS Unit I: Nature and Role of Financial system – Introduction; structure of financial system; Equilibrium in financial markets; financial system and economic development; Theories of Impact of Financial developments Unit I - Introduction to Financial Institutions and Markets Financial System- implies a set of Complex and closely connected institutions‚ markets‚ transactions‚ agents‚ practices‚ claims and liabilities in a economy What is the financial system concerned
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objectives of strategic financial management What is financial management? That part of management accounting concerned with setting financial objectives‚ planning and acquiring the optimum finance to meet them‚ and seeing that fixed and working capital are effectively managed.’ (CIMA). Two fundamental questions: 1. What investments should a firm make? Long term investments are referred to as capital investment projects’ e.g. build a new supermarket or factory. 2. How should the firm
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Financial Markets and Institutions Mid-Semester Exam Revision The Flow of Fund- the financial system allows the flow of funds from surplus spending units (SSU’s) to deficit spending units (DSU’s). Providers of funds (SSU) receive a financial instrument (which stipulates the terms of the deal – i.e. amount lent‚ stream of future income‚ maturity date‚ etc.) issued either by the receiver of the funds (DSU) or by a financial intermediary. Direct Finance- SSU’s lend money to DSU’s and SSU’s hold a
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plc is a British multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in London‚ United Kingdom. It is the world’s second largest bank. It was founded in London in 1991 by the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation to act as a new group holding company. The origins of the bank lie in Hong Kong and Shanghai‚ where branches were first opened in 1865. The HSBC name is derived from the initials of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. As such‚ the company refers to both the United
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you’re naturally gifted‚ you’ll be great from day one‚ but it doesn’t happen. There’s no evidence of high-level performance without experience or practice. Reinforcing that no-free-lunch finding is vast evidence that even the most accomplished people need around ten years of hard work before becoming world-class‚ a pattern so well established researchers call it the ten-year rule. What about Bobby Fischer‚ who became a chess grandmaster at 16? Turns out the rule holds: He’d had nine years of intensive
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Financial Markets Some of the oldest financial markets could be found in India. There are 21 securities exchanges in India including Mumbai‚ Ahmedabad‚ Kolkata‚ National Stock Exchange (NSE)‚ and the Over the Counter Exchange (OTEC) of India. India has the fastest growing and the best financial market within the emerging countries. The Indian’s stock market was very stagnant until the 1990’s due to the lack of competition in many industries. The major industry sectors were controlled by monopolies
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Financial Market and Financial Instruments Market is simply defined as an area for potential exchanges. Thus market is a group of buyers and sellers interested in negotiating the terms of purchase or sales of goods and services. Similarly‚ financial market is that market is traded- loaned or borrowed-in-terms of different financial assets or instruments stocks and bonds are traded. "Securities" means shares‚ stock‚ bond‚ debenture‚ debenture stock issued by a corporate body or a certificate to unit
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negatively impacted their financial results‚ brutal international competition is causing GM to react with target costing strategies‚ rising fuel prices directly impacts their cash flows and complicates capital budgeting strategies and tactics and their ongoing health care and pension costs continue to color their future earning potential. These challenges will be addressed by using performance assessment measures. The financial assessment measures include net income and their market share value‚ liabilities
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STRATEGIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT REVISION 1. Selling Currency Call Options. Mike Suerth sold a call option on Canadian dollars for $.01 per unit. The strike price was $.76‚ and the spot rate at the time the option was exercised was $.82. Assume Mike did not obtain Canadian dollars until the option was exercised. Also assume that there are 50‚000 units in a Canadian dollar option. What was Mike’s net profit on the call option? ANSWER: Premium received per unit = $.01 Amount per unit
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