Market Efficiency Extended Essay In this extended essay I will address a number of key issues in relation to market efficiency. I will define market efficiency and describe the three different forms of market efficiency which consist of; weak-form efficiency‚ semi-strong form and strong-form efficiency. I will also outline the characteristics of market efficiency. I will then define what a mutual fund is and compare and contrast an open-ended
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Market segment is a subgroup of people or organizations sharing one or more characteristics that cause them to have similar product needs and this is also a the process of dividing a market into meaningful groups that are relatively similar and identifiable .The purpose of segmentation is to enable the marketer to tailor the marketing mixes to meet the needs of one or more specific segments. Market segmentation helps the firm to identify the customers’ needs more accurately and precisely‚ and it
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According to wikipedia‚ a market may be of a variety of different systems‚ institutions‚ procedures‚ social relations and infrastructures whereby persons trade and goods and services are exchanged‚ forming part of the economy. The basic concept of market is any structure that allows the exchange of goods‚ services and information. In market there are the buyers and the sellers. Markets vary. There are financial markets‚ prediction markets‚ and so on. Market can be seen in two ways: as a study of
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The Indian money market is "a market for short-term and Long term funds with maturity ranging from overnight to one year and includes financial instruments that are deemed to be close substitutes of money."[1] It is diversified and has evolved through many stages‚ from the conventional platform of treasury bills and call money to commercial paper‚ certificates of deposit‚ repos‚ FRAs and IRS more recently. The Indian money market consists of diverse sub-markets‚ each dealing in a particular type
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7.1 Target Market The target market for Fitness Network is the youth‚ students‚ and working populations. They are the majority groups that are health conscious and will frequent gyms in Singapore. This is said because research has been done and studies have shown that since they are youth‚ they have a lot of time on their hand and they are willing to pay the extra money to fill their time by doing something useful. Also parents would gladly agree to give money for them to join the gym because it
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BENEFITS OF MARKET SEGMENTATION Gautam S Rashingkar Market Segmentation ● Dividing a market into smaller groups of consumers or organisations in which each consumer has a common characteristic such as a need or a want. ● It involves building up or breaking down of potential buyers into groups called market segments. ● By doing so the marketers will have a better understanding of their target audience and thereby make their marketing more effective BASIS OF MARKET SEGMENTATION 1. 2. 3
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How are target markets selected? The selection of target markets is the second major phase of the STP process‚ as shown in the diagram below. (Where STP stands for segmentation‚ targeting and positioning.) As shown‚ firms initially segment the market and‚ as part of this process‚ construct segment profiles for each segment. Included in a segment profile is a detailed description of the segment‚ along with various size and profit measures. Using this information in conjunction with the firm’s
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CHAPTER 1 1.1 INDUSTRY PROFILE 1.1.1 About this Industry: Finance and Share Market. [pic] 1.1.2 BSE • The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) (formerly‚ The Stock Exchange‚ Bombay) is a stock exchange is the oldest stock exchange in Asia. • The equity market capitalization of the companies listed on the BSE wasUS$1.63 trillion as of December 2010‚ making it the 4th largest stock exchange in Asia and the 8th largest in the world. • The BSE has the largest number of listed
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MONEY MARKETS Good afternoon everyone‚ my name is Đinh Lê Ngọc Anh and today‚ I’m going to talk about money markets and common money market instruments. I. DEFINITION The money markets consist of a network of corporations‚ financial institutions‚ investors and governments‚ which need to borrow or invest short- term capital (up to 12 months). For example‚ a business or government that needs cash for a few weeks only can use the money market. So can a bank that wants to invest money that depositors
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Indonesia Market Segmentation is the process of dividing a market into direct groups of buyers who might require separate products or marketing mixes. There are several major bases for segmenting the market; they are geographic‚ demographic‚ psychographic and behavioral variables. Geographic segmentation Geographic segmentation calls for dividing the market into different geographical units such as nations‚ regions‚ states‚ countries‚ cities or neighborhoods. In this way of segmenting market‚ a company
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