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Description Derivatives are a product whose value is derived from the value of one or more basic variables, called bases (underlying asset, index, or reference rate,) in a contractual manner. The underlying asset can be equity, fore ex. Commodity or any other asset. For example, wheat farmers...

Description Mutual funds invest in a number of companies across a broad cross- section of industries and sectors. This diversification reduces the risk because seldom do all stocks decline at the sane time and in the same proportion. You achieve this diversification through a mutual fund with...

Description Indian markets have recently thrown open a new avenue for retail investors and traders to participate commodity derivatives. For those who want to diversify their portfolios beyond shares, bonds and real estate, commodities are the best option. A STUDY ON “COMMODITIES...

Description Evidence to date provides some answers about the LBO phenomenon and its effects. Stockholders of LBO targets are big winners, experiencing immediate gains averaging 30 to 50 percent from surrendering their shares. These gains cannot be attributed, in general, to bondholder losses...

Description The study is limited to “Derivatives” with special reference to futures and options in the Indian context and the Hyderabad stock exchange has been taken as a representative sample for the study. The study can’t be said as totally perfect. Any alteration may come. The study has only...

Description APT. An alternative asset pricing model to the Capital Asset Pricing Model. Unlike the Capital Asset Pricing Model, which specifies returns as a linear function of only systematic risk, Arbitrage Pricing Theory may specify returns as a linear function of more than a single factor A...