Topic 1: Financial Markets 1. You are among the OTC market makers in the stock of Bio-Engineering‚ Inc. and quote a bid of 102 1/4 and an ask of 102 1/2. Suppose that you have a zero inventory. (a) On Day 1 you receive market buy orders for 10‚000 shares and market sell orders for 4‚000 shares. How much do you earn on the 4‚000 shares that you bought and sold? What is the value of your inventory at the end of the day? (Hints: It is possible to have negative inventory. Further‚ there is more than
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Discuss the influence that high frequency trading algorithms have had on asset markets. The objective of this study is to understand the rapid changes in the asset market as a result of High Frequency Trading. HFT influences various factors such as price‚ liquidity‚ welfare etc. To begin with the basic concept‚ an asset market is where an individual attains contractual right to a wealth that is either bought or sold. Common examples of assets are stocks‚ bonds‚ mortgages etc. The latest technological
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Accrued Interest = x Nominal Return = Real Return = – 1 Real rate of return Compounding = rnominal-inflation rate Current yield = The invoice price is the reported price plus accrued interest The ask price is 101.125 percent of par‚ so the invoice price is: $1‚011.25 + (1/2 $50) = $1‚036.25 Effective annual rate on a three-month T-bill: Optimal capital allocation: Y= E(rp)- Rf / A(std)^2portfilio – 1 = (1.02412)4 – 1 = 0.1000 = 10% Effective annual interest rate
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CHUK 2012/9/24 Chase’s Strategy for Syndicating the Hong Kong Disneyland Loan Group 15 XIA Yidan‚ ZHANG Kuo‚ ZHU Shihuai‚ WANG Qian 2012 acer CHUK 2012/9/24 How should Chase have bid in the first round competition to lead the HK$3.3 billion Disneyland financing (Bid to win or bid to lose?) In the first round of competition‚ there are 17 banks competing to propose a mandate for syndication. How should Chase make the proposal to Disney depend on the following respects: (1) Disney’s
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Topic 2 – Spot Exchange Markets Question 1 You need to buy CHF 1‚000‚000 to pay your Swiss watch supplier. Your bank quotes bid-ask rates of CHF/USD 1.3990 – 1.4000. What will be your dollar cost of the CHF 1‚000‚000? The bid-ask rates of USD/CHF are: 1 1 1.4000 1.3990 0.7143 0.7148 The dollar cost: 1 1.3990 USD 714‚ 796.28 CHF 1‚ 000‚ 000 Question 2 As a FX trader‚ you see the following quotes: USD/CAD 0.7047 MXN/CAD 6.4390 MXN/USD 8.7535 Is there an arbitrage opportunity‚ and if
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BOYS WILL BE BOYS: GENDER‚ OVERCONFIDENCE‚ AND COMMON STOCK INVESTMENT In this paper researchs overconfident for trading of women and men investors. There are some specific subjects. First of all‚ is gender effected to the people who are overconfident ? Rational investors make repetitive contributions and withdrawals from their investment portfolios and trade to minimize taxes. If people are expected lower return and who wants to more trading Greater overconfidence level
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Who sets the bid and asked price for a stock traded over the counter (OTC)? Would you expect the spread to be higher on actively or inactively traded stocks? OTC stock markets are dealer markets (as opposed to “exchange markets” like the NYSE). In dealer markets‚ the dealer buys the asset from the seller and then holds the assets until he or she is able find a buyer. The dealer’s profit comes from buying at the bid and selling at the ask. The difference between the bid and ask is called the
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Solution to Derivatives Markets: for Exam FM Yufeng Guo June 24‚ 2007 www.guo.coursehost.com c °Yufeng Guo ii Contents Introduction 1 Introduction to derivatives 2 Introduction to forwards and options vii 1 7 29 79 129 141 3 Insurance‚ collars‚ and other strategies 4 Introduction to risk management 5 Financial forwards and futures 8 Swaps iii CONTENTS CONTENTS www.guo.coursehost.com c °Yufeng Guo iv Preface This is Guo’s solution to Derivatives Markets (2nd edition ISBN 0-321-28030X)
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Valuation Group Project Report Monash University‚ Caulfield Campus AFF5130: Financial Statement Analysis and Business Valuation‚ Semester Contents Introduction Section A: Capital Market Analysis o Share Ownership o Share Trading o Bid/ask Spread‚ 52 Weeks Hi/Low o News and disclosure analysis o Overall liquidity and information environment Section B: Business Analysis o Macroeconomic Analysis o Industry Analysis – Porter’s 5 forces o Business Strategy Analysis Section C: Management
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Corporate Finance: The Core (Berk/DeMarzo) Chapter 3 - Arbitrage and Financial Decision Making 7) You have an investment opportunity in Germany that requires an investment of $250‚000 today and will produce a cash flow of €208‚650 in one year with no risk. Suppose the risk-free rate of interest in Germany is 6% and the current competitive exchange rate is €0.78 to $1.00. What is the NPV of this project? Would you take the project? A) NPV = 0; No B) NPV = 2‚358; No C)
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