The secondary market‚ is also called aftermarket‚ is the financial market in which previously issued financial instruments such as stock‚ bonds‚ options‚ and futures are bought and sold.[1] Another frequent usage of "secondary market" is to refer to loans which are sold by a mortgage bank to investors such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The term "secondary market" is also used to refer to the market for any used goods or assets‚ or an alternative use for an existing product or asset where the customer
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focuses on the growth of Bangladesh stock market over time. The market trends in terms of market capitalization‚ market liquidity‚ market concentration‚ number of listings‚ volatility in the market index and foreign portfolio investment were considered. The study finds that key indicators are significantly correlated. Stock market growth index is constructed considering market capitalization ratio; turn over ratio‚ value traded to GDP ratio and volatility in market index. The findings of the study suggest
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October 21‚ 2008 THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS: CAN ISLAMIC FINANCE HELP MINIMIZE THE SEVERITY AND FREQUENCY OF SUCH A CRISIS IN THE FUTURE? by M. Umer Chapra* (A paper prepared for presentation at the Forum on the Global Financial Crisis to be held at the Islamic Development Bank on 25 October 2008) ___________________ * The author is Research Adviser at the Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI) of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB). This paper is a revised and updated version
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Monique L. Palmer FIN :534 Financial management Final Exam. 13December2010 Solve the following problem showing all the necessary steps and computations. 1. Using the data in the following table‚ estimate (a) the average return and volatility for each stock‚ (b) the covariance between the stocks‚ and (c) the correlation between these two stocks. A. Stock A -10+20+5-5+9/6 = 3.5% Stock B 21+30+7-3-8+25/6 = 12% B. Covariance = 1/5 (-0.1-0.035)(0.21-0.04) + (0.2-0.035)(0.3-0.12)
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Financial Opportunities available on the London Financial Markets Possibilities and Threats London is the location of one of the oldest and biggest stock exchanges in the world: The LSE (London Stock Exchange)‚ with its foundation in 1698. Especially today‚ there are numerous possibilities to get involved: Money can be invested in funds‚ bonds‚ commodities‚ shares‚ government bonds and many further. But investing money always means huge risks: Depression on the one hand and euphoria on the other
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countries started to utilize floating exchange rate system‚ thus led fluctuations among each countries’ exchange rates. This phenomenon brought high risks among international trades. The traditional financial tools and market can not satisfy the need of hedging any more. Hence‚ the derivatives came onto the market. In the first part of this essay‚ I will introduce what are derivatives and explain under what conditions will they be used. In the second part of the essay‚ I am going to analysis the strong
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Valuation of Stocks and Functioning of Indian Stock Market The work in this area can be classified into three broad strands: a) those dealing with functioning of securities markets and financial institutions operating in these markets‚ b) those pertaining to the investment decision making process of individuals‚ and c) empirical work on Indian stock markets. One of the early works on functioning of stock markets and financial institutions was by Simha‚ Hemalata and Balakrishnan (1979). Bhole (1982)
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GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS AND NIGERIAN STOCK MARKET VOLATILITY Abdul ADAMU Department of Business Administration‚ Nasarawa State University‚ Keffi – Nasarawa State. adamuabdulmumeen@yahoo.com uooba1009@gmail.com Tel. +2348029445391‚ +2348064851648. Paper presented at the National Conference on “Managing the challenges of Global Financial Crisis in Developing Economies” organised by the Faculty of Administration‚ Nasarawa State University‚ Keffi‚ Nasarawa State – Nigeria held between March
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An Overview of Indian Financial System Financial System of any country consists of financial markets‚ financial intermediation and financial instruments or financial products. This paper discusses the meaning of finance and Indian Financial System and focus on the financial markets‚ financial intermediaries and financial instruments. The brief review on various money market instruments are also covered in this study. The term "finance" in our simple understanding it is perceived as equivalent
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of Quote-Driven Market “An electronic stock exchange system in which prices are determined from quotations made by market makers or dealers.” Quote-Driven Market also known as a "Price-Driven Market". A Quote-Driven Market is described as when registered market dealers are required to display bid prices and offer prices‚ and in this cases the maximum bargain size to which these prices are related. The benefit of a Quote-Driven Market is its liquidity‚ market makers or market dealers are required
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