Reports on the National Research Exchange, a for-profit self-regulatory organization for the investment research profession which was launched on May 23, 2005. Founder and CEO of the organization; Overview of the way in which the organization works; Code of conduct in which members of the.

The article focuses on the new rules to be followed by financial investors in investing in the stock market. The new rules require investors to avoid trading in a volatile market, use derivatives to hedge cash market portfolio, and invest in high growth stocks with good long-term potential to.

This article presents an examination of real and simulated market indexes. A comparison of the performance of efficient and well-diversified portfolios generated by the model based on the indexes is presented. According to the results there is no significant difference in performance between.

This study applies the ARJI-trend model in conjunction with the procedure proposed by Bai and Perron (2003) to investigate the coexistence of permanent and transitory components and time-varying jumps in the A and B stock market indices of the Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges. Although the.

The improved performance of stock exchanges in Nigeria and in other developing countries, in terms of its All-share index, stock market turnover and market capitalization has engendered public confidence in the stock market. Investments inflows coupled with enhanced economic activities has.

The article discusses the downfall of auction rate securities and the impact of the departure of broker-dealers on the securities market in the U.S. It outlines the creation and development of the auction rate securities market and analyzes its disintegration due to irresponsible and irrational.

This study examines the risk-adjusted returns using Sharpe’s Index, Treynor’s Index, and Jensen’s Alpha to evaluate the performance of the investment companies active in Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) during the years 2001 to 2005. The benchmark used for comparison is the Total Index of Tehran.

Discusses the easy way to find out where a mutual fund stands in comparison to all other mutual funds when it comes to performing in a bear or bad market. Definition of a bear market and decile rank; Decline in the NASDAQ 100 index; Importance of knowing how a mutual fund performs during bad times.