Intro Abuse Risk Activities Policy Chapter 9 Trading and Speculation Jon Danielsson © 2009‚ 2010‚ 2011‚ 2012 LSE Michaelmas Term 2012 Intro Abuse Risk Activities Policy Introduction Intro Abuse Risk Activities Policy Speculation Force for good and force for bad • Speculators help farmers to plan production • And traders to threaten the financial system • There is no clear definition • But generally investment is long–term‚ speculation
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Introductions It seems like a billion of the world’s earliest civilizations were absolute monarchies‚ but today they seem to have disappeared. In an absolute monarchy‚ the ruler‚ or king‚ can do as they want‚ while the people have to follow all orders the king gives. The subjects‚ or people being ruled‚ in an absolute monarchy usually fear punishments from their leader. Leaders in an absolute monarchy have all the power‚ while the people have none. A Leader’s Capabilities A leader can do as they
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INTERNET TRADING / ONLINE TRADING 1 What is online trading in securities? Online trading in securities refers to the facility of investor being able to place his own orders using the internet trading platform offered by the trading member viz.‚ the broker. The orders so placed by the investor using internet would be routed through the trading member. 2 How can one start trading online? To start with‚ investor needs to identify a trading member who offers internet trading facility and register
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Insider Trading In our economic economy today‚ we have gotten a few high profile cases were people have tried to make money by using illegal tactics‚ and these are illegal tactics are based on the insider information. These high profile cases were on Martha Stewart and President George W. Bush. This is why I chose to write my paper on what exactly "Insider Trading" is. Insider trading has to do with stocks‚ on the stock market. The stock market is basically an organized place where stocks and
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Sakim Lim FI-302 11/25/2012 Trading Game Report Rewarding the John Parulis’s article “what just happened to in the stock market?”‚ government economy plan and Treasury bonds may influence the stock market. And espeacially the government budget increase and government treasury bonds downgraded from AAA to AA+ by standard and Poor’s are important causes for stock market. “Last week‚ the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose or fell by at least 400 points for four straight days‚ a stock market first
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Trading Mechanism in National Stock Exchange 1. Introduction 1.1 Meaning of Trading Mechanism The trading mechanism in the stock exchange is based on a transaction between a buyer‚ seller‚ and a trading specialist who actually executes transactions in a stock exchange. In general‚ the trading mechanism is similar to a simple auction‚ with investors biddng on a particular stock or security. If the bid is accepted by the owner of the security‚ the trading specialist executes the sale. Most major
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TRADING BLOCS Trading blocs are relationships between countries‚ generally in the same region‚ to facilitate free trade agreements. Trading blocs include: North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)‚ Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)‚ European Union (EU)‚ Mercado Comun del Sur (MERCOSUR)‚ and Southern African Development Community (SADC). Southeast Asia has enjoyed unparalleled and astonishing economic growth in the past three decades since the establishment of ASEAN. In 1967‚ ASEAN’s
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During the seventeenth century in England‚ outside temperatures reached so low during the winter that it is actually considered to be a “mini ice age” by scientists today. During this time‚ people were still somewhat fatalistic and believed that cold was an act of god‚ and that people should just leave it alone. That was until an alchemist named Cornelius Drebbel came along. Drebbel bet the King he could turn summer into winter by chilling the air in the Great Hall of Westminster. Drebbel did
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I. The comparative advantages of rice export industry of Vietnam. As we know‚ now Vietnam is standing in top 3 in the ranking board of the 10 biggest rice exporters. The question is how Vietnam can reach this position? Because we have many comparative advantages in rice export field. 1. The geographical position of Vietnam. Vietnam has a long maritime adjacent to East sea – one of the most important sea transports in the world. Every year‚ thousands of transport ship move from North Pacific ocean
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Trading blocs are the most significant factor contributing to globalisation. To what extend do you agree to this view? Trading blocs can be defined as a group of countries which engage in international trade together‚ and are usually related through a free trade agreement or other association and coordinate their foreign trade policies. Globalisation refers to the phenomena of increased integration and interdependence of the national economies. It also refers to how the economic barriers between
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