Compute your gain or loss on the combined position if the stock price increases 20% and decreases 20% at the time of expiry. Write a short report of what you found (including prices) and post it on the appropriate Discussion Board.

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Unit 7 Discussion Instructions

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Topic 2: Hedging Hedging is arguably the most important function of an options trader. The ability to limit the amount of risk a portfolio is subjected to is a vital function. You are going to explore one method of hedging risks: protective puts. Before starting this assignment, you might want to review the concept of protective puts in your textbook. Select one of the stocks you purchased in Unit 2. Use the skills obtained in the previous assignment to theoretically obtain a put option on your stock. Assume you have 500 shares of the stock and five put option contracts. Compute your gain or loss on the combined position if the stock price increases 20% and decreases 20% at the time of expiry. Write a short report of what you found (including prices) and post it on the appropriate Discussion Board.

What information do the videos provide regarding the creation of the CBOE and the pricing of options contracts?

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Topic 1: Web Field Trip First visit the Chicago Board of Options webpage. This is the homepage for the Chicago Board of Options Exchange, the largest options exchange in the world. While the site is interesting in its own right, of particular interest are the market description and education sections. Click on the “Trading Resources” then, “CBOE TV” and finally, “Partner Content.” Here you will find lots of interesting information about the CBOE in two interesting videos. Watch “Options Trading: The Beginning” and “Options Trading: The Basics of Pricing.” Answer the following on the Discussion Board:

• What information do the videos provide regarding the creation of the CBOE and the pricing of options contracts?

Chicago Board of Options Exchange. (2021). http://www.cboe.com

What are the main responsibilities and the day-to-day responsibilities of the financial manager? What are the soft skills required for this position? Describe the main sources of revenue and major expenses you would find on the income statement related to the company seeking the financial manager?

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Financial manager

The role of the financial manager is crucial in every type of organization. Locate a job posting for a financial manager position from any job recruiting website; for example, websites such as Indeed.com or Glassdoor.com. In a three-page paper (minimum), please answer the following questions related to the job description:

  • Provide the job posting information, such as, company name and job title.
  • What are the main responsibilities and the day-to-day responsibilities of the financial manager? What are the soft skills required for this position?
  • Describe the main sources of revenue and major expenses you would find on the income statement related to the company seeking the financial manager?
  • What obstacles may the financial manager face in the near future related to revenue generation and expense obligations for this type of company?
  • Describe two financial ratios likely to be utilized by the financial manager to analyze the company’s strengths and weaknesses.

 

 

Explains your interest in this specific course. Describes how this course will help you to achieve any future study plans. Describes how this course will help you to achieve any future career plans.

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Personal statement

Draft a brief personal statement that:

-Explains your interest in this specific course.
-Describes how this course will help you to achieve any future study plans.
-Describes how this course will help you to achieve any future career plans.

Discuss in a rational, impersonal, and in non-political terms, thoughts and do the economic downturn signs indicate a recession?

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Financial Management

Discussion Post- 275 words

It is often said humorously that if you put 10 economists in a room, you will get 11 opinions. Understandably, post-pandemic, rather than a booming economy, we are faced with inflation, supply shortages, and signs of a global economic downturn. New phrases such as ‘growth recession’ and ‘negative growth’ are being spelt in media.

Discuss in a rational, impersonal, and in non-political terms, thoughts and do the economic downturn signs indicate a recession?

What are the alternative maturity strategies for managing Investment Portfolios? What are the key banking services under lifeline banking for low-income individuals? Explain non-deposit sources of funds.

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Managing Investment Portfolios

 Maximum Marks (10 Marks)

  1. What are the alternative maturity strategies for managing Investment Portfolios?    [2Marks]
  2. What are the key banking services under lifeline banking for low-income individuals? [2Marks]
  3. Explain non-deposit sources of funds.    [3Marks]
  4. Suppose a banking company decides to add insurance services to its existing products menu It expects to earn a 15 percent average return from sales of its traditional banking products and a 25 percent return from selling or underwriting insurance services. These two service lines are equally risky in the variance of their cash flows (with a standard deviation of about 5 percent each). The banking firm expects to receive 40 percent of its revenues from insurance sales and 60 percent from sales of traditional banking products. Calculate the bank’s overall return from sales of traditional and non-traditional products in this case. [3Marks]

 

Explain the nature and purpose of bonds. Explain call provisions and compute yield to call. Contrast current yield and yield to maturity.

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If you participate in the Assignment Discussion Board, summarize your findings in your paper.

Assignment Instructions
You should spend between $100,000 and $200,00011 on a group of debt investments. From your experience exploring the corporate, federal, and municipal bond markets, please select at least:

  • One corporate bond purchase. One Treasury bill or bond.
  • One municipal bond.

Finally, in a Word document, supplemented with Excel, please submit a recap of your activity if you think appropriate. Be sure to include an analysis of your decisions in your notes explaining your choice of bonds.

Checklist:

  • Explain the nature and purpose of bonds.
  • Explain call provisions and compute yield to call.
  • Interpret bond ratings.
  • Contrast current yield and yield to maturity.

This assignment is due by the end of Unit 6.
Directions for Submitting Your Assignment: Before you submit your assignment, you should save your work on your computer in a location and with a name that you will remember. Make sure your assignment is in the appropriate format (Word and Excel), then, when you are ready, you may submit it to the Unit 6 Assignment iii

Describe why financial planning is important to young adults.

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Financial Planning to Young Adults

Describe why financial planning is important to young adults.

Discuss the various risks of international investing. What is the basic difference between a closed-end fund and an open-end fund?

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International investing

  1. Discuss the various risks of international investing. [03]
  2. What is the basic difference between a closed-end fund and an open-end fund?   [03]
  3. The Closed Fund is a closed-end investment company with a portfolio currently worth $325 million. It has liabilities of $80 million and 5 million shares outstanding.
  4. What is the NAV of the fund?[02]
  5. If the fund sells for $45 per share, what is its premium or discount as a percent of net asset value? [02]

 

 

Create a logo of the company. Also use Excel to create clear diagrams and tables. You can then immediately show how you calculated things.

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Financieel management 2.2

In front of you is the assignment that counts as a substitute for the written test

Financial management 2. 2.

The elaboration of this assignment should be uploaded as a file in 1 Word document in Gradework. So make sure it is an attractively designed and neat document and not just school-like elaborations of separate assignments as is the case on a test with session.  Create a logo of the company. Also use Excel to create clear diagrams and tables. You can then immediately show how you calculated things. Then import that data back into Word