Prices & Markets Lecture 1: Demand & Supply © Martin Byford 2012 Definition: Economics /iːkəәˈnɒmɪks‚ ɛk-/ noun The social science that analyses the production‚ distribution and consumption of goods and services given unlimited wants and scarce resources. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (denoting the science of household management): from ta oikonomika‚ the name of a treatise by Aristotle (or his student Theophrastus). Definition: Microeconomics /ˌmʌɪkrəәʊ-/ noun That part of economics concerned
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DEBT vs. EQUITY AND ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION: A REVIEW Linda Schmid Klein‚ University of Connecticut Thomas J. O’Brien*‚ University of Connecticut Stephen R. Peters‚ University of Cincinnati March 2002; Forthcoming‚ The Financial Review *Corresponding author: Department of Finance‚ University of Connecticut‚ 2100 Hillside Rd.‚ Storrs‚ CT 06269-1041; Phone: (860) 486-3041; Fax: (860) 486-0634; E-mail: thomas.obrien@uconn.edu Acknowledgements: The authors thank Ivan Brick‚ Shanta Hegde
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For Monash University Students: If you have studied intermediate level microeconomics this will be easy reading. Please assist fellow students. Financial Markets bring together borrowers and lenders of funds. They bring aggregate saving into equality with aggregate investment. Consumers have different time preferences for their consumption. Producers use capital until its marginal revenue productivity equals its opportunity cost in interest charges. These are Paretian optimal solutions for welfare
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Jan/Feb PRICES AND MARKETS Core Course PUSHAN DUTT Date: 5th March‚ 2007 Time: 9am – 12noon Duration of the exam: 3 hours Closed-book exam (two A4 sheets allowed). You may NOT use a computer or a PDA Your answers must be in English Write all answers in a separate booklet‚ not on this question paper. At the end of the exam you can find blank pages as “scratch paper” for calculations. This exam is worth 200 points (you get an endowment of 5 points for showing up) and you have 3 hours to complete the
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Debt market India Debt market refers to the financial market where investors buy and sell debt securities‚ mostly in the form of bonds. These markets are important source of funds‚ especially in a developing economy like India. India debt market is one of the largest in Asia. Like all other countries‚ debt market in India is also considered a useful substitute to banking channels for finance. The most distinguishing feature of the debt instruments of Indian debt market is that the return is fixed
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INTRODUCTION: ~ Capital market is the market for leading and borrowing of medium and long term funds. ~ The demand for long-term funds comes from industry‚ trade‚ agriculture and government (central and state). ~ The supply for funds comes from individual savers‚ corporate savings‚ banks‚ insurance companies‚ specialized financial institutions and government. *SIGNIFICANCE: ~ A sound and efficient capital market is extremely vital for the economic development of a nation. ~ So‚ the significance
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Chapter 10- Derivative Securities Markets LG 10-1. Distinguish between forwards and futures contracts LG 10-2. Understand how a futures transaction is conducted LG 10-3. Identify information that can be found in a futures quote LG 10-4. Recognize what option contracts are. LG 10-5. Examine information found in an option quote. LG 10-6. Know the main regulators of futures and option markets LG 10-7. Describe an interest rate swap LG 10-8. Understand caps‚ floors‚ and collars LG 10-9. Identify
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Assessing Your Organization’s Value Anita LaGrone COM/310 December 01.2014 Mary Lee Cunill Assessing Your Organization’s Value Is your organization infected? Do your organization collaborates‚ share information‚ and helps each other? There are so many companies that are quick to say they are invested in their employees‚ however if it does not show their everyday activities‚ the culture will soon reflect it. Therefore‚ finding the person to fit for your organization cultural can be a challenging
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501: Managerial Communication The purpose of this report is to familiarize you with the basic techniques and principles associated with writing a formal business report so that you can build and enhance this specific written communication skill. This formal report will be coordinated with a formal presentation session on the topic of the report. At a minimum‚ your report should include information related to the following issues: Introduction to the Industry/Sector/Area – What is the industry/sector/Area
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The debt ratio is defined as the ratio of total long-term and short-term debt to total assets‚ stated as a decimal or percentage. It can be understood as the part of a company’s assets that are financed by debt. The debt ratio started out low but has since 2015 increase to 0.90. A high debt ratio implies a low proportionate equity base. Debt to Equity Ratio The debt to equity ratio is a financial‚ liquidity ratio that compares a company’s total debt to total equity. The debt to equity ratio shows
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