Saturday, 23 August 2014

BASIC ACCOUNTING & FINANCE INTERVIEW SHORT QUESTIONS (161-170)


161. Hedging: hedging means minimize the risk.

162. Capital market: capital market is the market it deals with the long term investment funds. It consists of two markets 1.primary market 2.secondary market.

163. Primary market: those companies which are issuing new shares in this market. It is also called new issue market.

164. Secondary market: secondary market is the market where shares buying and selling. In India secondary market is called stock exchange.

165. Arbitrage: it means purchase and sale of securities in different markets in order to profit from price discrepancies. In other words arbitrage is a way of reducing risk of loss caused by price fluctuations of securities held in a portfolio.

166. Meaning of ratio: Ratios are relationships expressed in mathematical terms between figures which are connected with each other in same manner.

167. Activity ratio: it is a measure of the level of activity attained over a period.

168. Mutual fund : a mutual fund is a pool of money, collected from investors, and is invested according to certain investment objectives.


169. Characteristics   of  Mutual Fund :
·        Ownership of the MF is in the hands of the of the investors
·        MF managed by investment professionals
·        The value of portfolio is updated every day

170.advantage of MF to investors :
·        Portfolio diversification
·        Professional management
·        Reduction in risk
·        Reduction of transaction casts
·        Liquidity

·        Convenience and flexibility

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