How to Read a Stock Listing / Quote
Examine the table below. The first two columns in the listing provide the highest and lowest prices at which the ...
Month: February 2008
3 Dimensions of Risk Transfer: Hedging, Insuring and Diversifying (Differences Compared)
One is said to hedge a risk when the action taken to reduce one's exposure to a loss also causes ...
What are Insuring and Hedging (Comparison)
There is a fundamental difference between insuring and hedging. When you hedge, you eliminate the risk of loss by giving ...
What are Junk Bonds
Junk bonds, also known as high-yield bonds, are nothing more than speculative-grade (low-rated or unrated) bonds. Before 1977, almost all ...
What are the Industry Life Cycles
A typical industry life cycle might be described by four stages: a start-up stage, characterized by extremely rapid growth; a ...
How Funds Are Sold
Most mutual funds have an underwriter that has exclusive rights to distribute shares to investors. Mutual funds are generally marketed ...
Why currency appreciates in real terms during inflation stabilization?
A common thread in the exchange rate-based stabilization experiences we have reviewed is a real currency appreciation accompanied by a ...
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