Professional Documents
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Assignment 01
Due: March 2nd, 2012
1 to 2 pages typed Names & Batch Number on the top Right Corner Due at the Beginning of Class
Question #1
Explain the short and long term securities issued by the Government of Pakistan
Question #2
Discuss interest rates in Pakistan and how they relate/reflect the domestic economic conditions with respect to business development
Team Selection
Select a team/group with Five Students each Assignments Group Project/Presentation
For what Purpose? Where do they get it? How transactions take place?
Direct Middle Person Intermediary Institutions
Efficient Market
Efficient Market Function
Savers & Spenders
Access Quick Low cost Adequate protection Trust Stability Competition Accountability
Markets
Physical Assets & Financial Asset Market
Physical - Real/tangible Assets Financial - Claims to Real Assets Derivatives derived from changes in prices of assets
Markets
Primary & Secondary Markets
Primary - Issuer gets the proceeds
Raise new money, IPOs
Intermediaries
Commercial Banks Savings & Loans Credit Unions Pension Funds Insurance Companies Mutual Funds
Stock Markets
Auction Markets
Physical location Buyers & sellers meet Frequently traded securities Brokered, commission on sales NYSE Dealer (holds Inventory) Market Electronically connected Infrequently traded securities Bid-Ask Spread Nasdaq
OTC Market
Stock Indexes
Measure of Performance of Stock Markets Examples:
Dow Jones Industrial Average S&P 500 NASDAQ Wilshire 5000 KSE 30, KSE 100 Nikkei, Dax, FTSE
Money Markets
Treasury bills (zero coupon) Certificates of deposit Commercial Paper Bankers Acceptances Eurodollars Repurchase Agreements Federal Funds
Preferred stock
No Voting Rights Fixed Dividends (Perpetuity Cumulative) Callable, Convertible
Cost of Money
Interest Rate
Price paid to borrow money
1. Rate of return expectations of producers/borrowers Future benefits exceed current project investment 2. Time preferences of savers/lenders Current v. future consumption 3. Risk associated with loan Success of the project 4. Expected rate of inflation Same amount of money is worth more today than tomorrow
Inflation premium
0 1 10
Years to 20 Maturity
Other Factors
Interest rates are also influenced by Demand for Money
Overseas Investing
Country specific risks Exchange rate risk
Money supply controlled by central banks National budget deficits/surpluses Trade deficits/surpluses Business activity
Home Work
Chapter 1
Question(s): 12,13,14 3,12 1,2,11
Chapter 4
Question(s): Problem(s):