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Intrinsic Value Mutual Funds
1,305 words1. Introduction: The world of futures and options. A. Explanation of futures contract. A. Explanation of options contract. C. Intrinsic value and time value of contracts. 4. Conclusion: Risky investments. Futures and options are very similar financial investments. Basically, these two investments are the result of financial uncertainty. They are used for speculation and for hedging against losses from other areas. A futures contract is the right to buy or sell some commodity or financial instrum...
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Financial Crisis East Asia
1,323 words... d up. "This financial crisis will probably lead to loss of confidence by investors in Thailand's economy and a slow down and then a slump would ensue", she predicted. Unemployment. Unemployment is already a problem, concentrated for the moment in urban areas, and affecting both skilled and unskilled workers in Asia. It is expected that in Thailand an estimated 900, 000 workers will have lost their jobs by the end of 1999; in Indonesia, it is estimated that unemployment may have increased by ...
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Chinese Communist Party Billion Dollars Worth
2,196 wordsTwo years after the death of Mao Zedong in 1976, it became apparent to many of China's leaders that economic reform was necessary. During his tenure as China's premier, Mao had encouraged social movements such as the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution which had had as their bases ideologies such as serving the people and maintaining the class struggle. By 1978 "Chinese leaders were searching for a solution to serious economic problems produced by Hua Guofeng, the man who had succeede...
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Shandong Huaneng Power Dorn Argued
2,491 words... China Plant. " New York Times sct. D 4). In addition, E. I. du Pont recently predicted "that its investments and business in China could increase as much as ten times by the end of the century" ("Du Pont Plans Increase In Chinese Investment. " New York Times, sct. D 2). Tellingly, du Pont's chairman attributed the company's negotiations of "as many as 28 new projects in China" to the fact "that the country's financial changes, improved infrastructure and rising disposable income has encourag...
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Dominant European State Imperial Expansion Imperialism
882 wordsThe word imperialism is now so loosely used that it has almost lost real meaning. It may be useful to offer a definition that might be widely accepted: "the policy of extending a nation's authority by territorial acquisition or by the establishment of economic and political hegemony over other nations. " That definition seems to apply equally well to ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia and to the European performance in the late nineteenth century. But there were new elements in the latter case. Previ...
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Wall Street Journal Coca Cola
1,433 wordsThe Stock-Trak investment simulation program began on August 30 th, which marked the first day that trading was allowed. A total available amount of $ 300, 000 was used for investing. The objective of this assignment is to maximize the value of the portfolio through November 19 th, which was the last day of the trading period. I began the process of choosing specific investments for my portfolio by taking an asset allocation questionnaire (appendix I). Since the objective was to maximize portfol...
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1 2 Billion Balance Sheet
1,810 wordsExecutives at high-flying Enron Corp. (ENE) never seemed overly concerned with how the rest of the world viewed their business practices. Earlier this year, the California Attorney General had to get a court order to collect documents in an industry wide investigation into energy price fixing. And when an analyst challenged former CEO Jeffrey K. Skilling in a conference call to produce Enron's balance sheet, Skilling called him an "ass " Still, even some Enron executives worried that the company...
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Federal Income Tax Shareholders' Equity
1,765 wordsOGDEN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA DECEMBER 31 1988 1987 ( ) 1986 ( ) (In thousands of dollars, except per-share amounts) Net sales and service revenues $ 1, 087, 785 $ 902, 565 $ 819, 629 INCOME (LOSS) FROM: Continuing operations 57, 780 47, 802 35, 109 Discontinued operations 80, 920 Net income (loss) 57, 780 47, 802 116, 029 EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE: Continuing operations 1. 44 1. 19. 89 Discontinued operations 2. 09 Total 1. 44 1. 19 2. 98 EARNINGS (LOSS) PER ...
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U S Dollars World War 2
1,657 wordsIn the present day, the world's economy is ever-changing and adjusting. Many different reasons control the reasons for this. The future of currency is something that can only be predicted and is not guaranteed. However, there are many determine factors behind the changes that can take place. Asia and North America are two continents that have economies that have recently changed or are in the midst of change. World War 2 drew a hard blow and left a serious and lasting effect to many Asian countr...
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U S Government Dispute Resolution
2,715 wordsHistory of the Internet The history of the Internet traces back more than twenty-five years, when the U. S. government began funding research to develop packet-switching technology and communication networks. Starting in the 1960 's, the Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in the Department of Defense established the "ARPANET" network. ARPANET was later linked to other networks established by various government agencies, universities, and research facilities. (Price, 1999). During the 1970...
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Financial Planning Future Career
577 wordsmarketing yourself as a professional. The career opportunities in Finance span the spectrum from investment analysis and banking to corporate finance, private to government industry, from leadership vacancies to entry-level roles. However, there are a lot of careers open to professionals in finance: Securities Analyst, Bank Officer, Budget Analyst, Contract Analyst, Stock Broker, Corporate Financial Officer, Financial Planner, Cost Manager, Appraiser, Credit Counselor, Branch Manager, Budget Ana...
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1,225 wordsCareer Research Decision-making process is our fellow-traveler. Making correct plans or job-related decisions can be extremely difficult. The recent decision I have made affecting my job is to choose a career in Finance, namely, to become a Financial Analyst. It was quite a difficult process when I had to choose the aim and determine the way I need to act for realization of my aim. This process embraces correlation of goals, values of realization, assessments and motives, to mention a few. First...
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Rules And Regulations Ethical Standards
2,938 wordsEthics is the study of morality and moral behavior. Since morality has a social dimension, it certainly applies to institutions, institutional arrangements and policies, and the behavioral norms of various cultures and groups. Thus, the study of ethics encompasses moral norms applicable to business corporations, political bodies, medical organizations, colleges and universities, churches, sects, and so on, as well as individuals qua individuals. While moral theories and concepts are designed to ...
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Telecommunications Infrastructure Developing Countries
2,125 words... French households by France Telecom. Yet Americans had much of the functionality of the Minutes through widely available facilities, including telephone access to audio text services and growing access to personal computers equipped with modems. Today, Canada, the European Union and Japan are all concerned that they will be left behind the United States if they do not implement their own information infrastructures. Notably, the report to the European Union states: The first countries to ent...
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United States Government Hundreds Of Thousands
1,048 wordsBorders are concepts which encompass and exclude. They exist everywhere. Some are literal visible physical lines whereas others go beyond sight and exist in terms of characteristics such as monetary wealth, or even humanity. Over time these boundaries are redefined and in turn change the flow of daily life for the individuals they effect. In many cases it is the powerful governments which are in control of the pen which outline these symbolic and physical lines. However as history can prove even...
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Human Resource Management Prentice Hall
3,352 wordsIntroduction We live in an era when the only constant is change. Everything in our lives, no matter how big or small important or not changes rapidly. Companies therefore wouldn t escape from this reality. It is common in literature and as a saying that the organization, which will not adjust to its internal and external environment and moreover to its changes is doomed. As long as everything is working perfect and responds to the environmental challenges there is apparently no problem. However ...
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Utility Companies Electric Utility
1,855 wordsElectrical utility deregulation is the process of transforming electrical utility companies from regulated monopolies to market-driven suppliers of competitive energy and services. (Reliant Energy HL& P 1999) It means that customers will have the ability to choose their electrical supplier. Today? s utility customers want lower prices, more choice, and better service as well as reliability. The deregulation of other industries such as railroad, trucking, natural gas, and telecommunications h...
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York Stock Exchange Stock Market
3,077 wordsFrom Rags to Riches. The Stock Market Almost everyone in this world, has the same dream of never having to go to work, to just be extremely wealthy. I am not an exception to that, the only problem with this dream is people don t know how to obtain this goal. There are many different ways to go about this, but my choice is taking the money I already have and investing in the stock market. I am not at all an expert on the stock market, the only involvement with the stock market was in 6 th grade, ...
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Five Hundred Dollars Hundred Thousand Dollars
2,429 wordsMark Twain is one of the greatest humorists and writers that the world has ever seen. Mark Twain had a natural ability to portray the lives of real people and also add a humorous twist to their lives. As most people know, Mark Twain? s real name was Samuel Clemens. Samuel Clemens, despite his fame from his books and short stories, did not have success with his financial dealings. Samuel Clemens was a regular man who took financial risks and suffered from them greatly. Samuel Clemens was born the...
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Social Security Higher Returns
897 wordsSocial Security Reform Must Incorporate Stock Market Investments Imagine you re 65, have made a decent living, and are looking forward to an enjoyable retirement with the help of social security. You have taken care of yourself to insure a healthy life beyond retirement and as a reward, the government is going to turn around and withhold your benefits an additional five years because social security cannot afford to pay you. But you are not surprised. You realized 35 years ago social security wa...
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