Impact of Index futures derivatives on the stock market volatility (1998-2005) Abstract Derivative products like futures and options in Indian stock market have become important instruments of price discovery‚ portfolio diversification and risk hedging in recent times. This research study is an effort to study the impact of introduction of index futures on the stock market volatility. In order to capture the impact of introduction of index on the volatility of the underlying‚ a dummy variable
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INTRODUCTION Indian Contract Act 1872 is the main source of law regulating contracts in Indian law‚ as subsequently amended. It determines the circumstances in which promise made by the parties to a contract shall be legally binding on them. All of us enter into a number of contracts everyday knowingly or unknowingly. Each contract creates some right and duties upon the contracting parties. Indian contract deals with the enforcement of these rights and duties upon the parties. The Indian Contract Act 1872
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contract law agreement: objective test of intention to agree offer must be matched by other’s acceptance requirement of certainty of agreement parties have intention to create legal relations enforce promise: consideration promise is contained in a deed promissory estoppel (claimant has relied on defendant’s promise) reliance theory: consistent with the harm principle (prevent harm on others) restitution interest
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INTEREST RATE FUTURES IN INDIA Dr. Shashi Srivastava * Divya Srivastava ** Abstract In the era of globalization‚ one of the macro-economic variable that has come into great focus is interest rate. The volatility of interest rates has increased manifold in the last couple of years. Interest rate risk management has become very important and assorted instruments like interest rate
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PAPER – CONTRACT 1 Define contract. Explain the essentials of valid contract. A voluntary‚ deliberate‚ and legally binding agreement between two or more competent parties. Contracts are usually written but may be spoken or implied‚ and generally have to do with employment‚ sale or lease‚ or tenancy. 1. Essentials of a valid contract All agreements are not contracts. Only that agreements which is enforceable at law is a contract. An agreement which is enforceable at law cannot be contract. Thus
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Introduction: The question of whether contract law can absorb technological change without the need for distinctive guidelines‚ presuppositions or similar rules is highly dependent on the effects of the amendments to the Electronic Transactions Act 2000 (NSW) (“ETA”). The impact of the ETA on traditional common law principles varies depending on the level of certainty and predictability available in the circumstances and how the law applies. The suitable amount of consistency is likely to vary
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distinguished from offers because they contain no demonstration of present intent to form contractual relations. No contract is formed when prospective purchasers respond to such terms‚ as they are merely invitations or requests for an offer. Unless this interpretation is employed‚ any person in a position similar to a seller who advertises goods in any medium would be liable for numerous contracts when there is usually a limited quantity of merchandise for sale. An advertisement‚ price quotation‚ or catalogue
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1.0 Contracts and its Elements 1.1 Essentials of a Contract Contracts form part of our daily life e.g. lease of house‚ sale/purchase of cars‚ etc. However‚ there are elements essential to form a contract. These are: 1.1.1 Offer/Invitation MacMillan & Stone (2004) described offer as “an expression of willingness to contract on certain terms. It must be made with the intention that it will become binding upon acceptance. There must be no further negotiations or discussions required.” This can be
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DAILY SETTLEMENT PRICES OF CURRENCY FUTURE IN NSE & MCX-SX ” Shelly Singhal‚ Assistant Professor Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Management and Technology‚ Jagadhri‚ Haryana‚ India shelly2588@gmail.com‚ (M) +91-8950213125 GauravKamboj‚ Assistant Professor Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Management and Technology‚ Jagadhri‚ Haryana‚ India gaurav_bim@yahoo.co.in‚ (M) +91-9896005971 Abstract:It is almost two and a half years since the introduction of currency futures under the currency derivatives segment
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there are requirements to form a valid contract other than offer and acceptance‚ that are‚ intention to create legal relation and consideration. What is consideration? It can be describe as being something which represent either some benefit to the person making a promise or some detriment to the person to whom the promise is made. The term consideration is given to the subject that is exchanged in a contract.1 It is a fundamental prerequisite in English contract law. 2 The courts has explained the
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