Statistics can be very helpful in providing interpretation of reality but also can be used to distort our understanding. Discuss some of the ways in which statistics can be used or misused in different Areas of Knowledge to assist and mislead us‚ and how we can determine whether to accept the statistical evidence that is present to us. When you turn on the news‚ what do you hear? 1 in 10 people in South Africa have AIDS ‚ Unemployment Reaches New High of 9.3 Percent ‚ etc. Statistics is supposed
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INTRODUCTION: THE REASON TO GO FOR DERIVATIVES S. (http://www.ddegjust.ac.in/studymaterial/mba/fm407.pdf) to achieve a required rate of return with minimum risk on your investments; to overcome or at least minimize the high financial risk arising out of the fluctuating of the interest rates‚ currency exchange rate and stock prices; FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES Derivatives: This is a security‚ whose price is dependent upon or derived from one or more underlying assets. The derivative itself is merely a contract between two or more
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` Identify basic hazards and describe ways of reducing risks in care setting AO4 PART A Kitchen risks and how it can be reduced The kitchen is a very dangerous place when hazards are recognized‚ also care workers must make sure they keep children out of the kitchen in case they harm themselves. Cookers are very dangerous especially when they left turned on. Cookers must always be turned off when not in use. Cooking pans when in use should have their handles turned
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short hedge and (b) a long hedge appropriate? A short hedge is appropriate when a company owns an asset and expects to sell that asset in the future. It can also be used when the company does not currently own the asset but expects to do so at some time in the future. A long hedge is appropriate when a company knows it will have to purchase an asset in the future. It can also be used to offset the risk from an existing short position. Problem 3.2. Explain what is meant by basis risk when
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Derivatives and Hedging Assignment: Hedging Strategy comprised of GM stock and 3.5% is comprised of Ford stock. Assume that GM and Ford are the only automobile industry holdings in the portfolio. Assume that you are bearish on the automobile industry over the next six months and neutral to bullish on all other industries. Utilizing derivatives create a hedging strategy to protect the portfolio over the next six months from your bearish automobile industry outlook. Risk management is defined
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Hedge Fund A Hedge Fund is a portfolio of investments hoping to reduce the risk of investment and expanding the maximum return an investment could bring. A firm instead of individuals usually manages it. Usually‚ hedge funds are only offered to a number of investors and requires a large amount of initial minimum investment‚ it’s usually 1 million dollars in the USA. Adding on‚ investors are usually required to keep their initial investment in the fund for at least a year. Hedging is usually
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A problem-solving search can either forward or backward. What factors determine the choice of direction for a particular problem? Farword Versus Backword Reasoning. FORWARD VERSUS BACKWARD REASONING (Search Direction) A search procedure must find a path between initial and goal states. There are two directions in which a search process could proceed. (1) Reason forward from the initial states: Being form the root of the search tree. General the next level of the tree by finding all the rules whose
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strategy used by Barclays capital for its Hedge fund returns and measures used by it to gain the trust of their investors Table of Contents: 1. Aims and objective 2. Introduction 3. Justification of study 4. Literature review 5. Hypothesis 6. Methodology 7. Conclusion 8. Bibliography Aims and objectives: * An analysis of the strategy used by the Barclays bank to get high returns from its hedge funds * A critical review of how they
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CHAPTER 1 Introduction Practice Questions Problem 1.1 What is the difference between a long forward position and a short forward position? When a trader enters into a long forward contract‚ she is agreeing to buy the underlying asset for a certain price at a certain time in the future. When a trader enters into a short forward contract‚ she is agreeing to sell the underlying asset for a certain price at a certain time in the future. Problem 1.2. Explain carefully the difference
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1. (a)What are the derivative instruments that the company uses? Overall utilization of derivative instruments by AirAsia is for both purposes of hedging and held for trading. For instance using certain derivative instrument to hedge a particular or contingent risk associated with a recognized asset and liability and highly probable forecast transaction. Derivative instrument are recognized at fair value when parties are entered into contract and subsequently are measured at their fair value
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