It is not a finance paper not that many numbers   PRL -- Paper #1  -- Subprime Crisis   Administrative   • •Document type: Microsoft Word or pdf •Document title: First Name_Last Name_PRL •Paper length: No longer than 6-pages double spaced •Font: 12 Times New Roman •Cover page: Include a title and your name (does not count towards your page count) •Citations: All non-original thoughts should be cited using APA standards •Header/Footer: Header (top left) on each page with your full name and a footer (bottom right) page numbers •Other: One class session prior to the due date for the first essay, students will be asked to bring a ~200-word abstract of their essays to class for a short, in-class writing workshop.

Please download the MS Word file with the assessment assignment. Insert additional space in the document as needed, to accommodate your answers to the questions. This assignment will be used to assess a student learning goal for the Banking and Finance Program and as such we urge you to make a good effort to satisfactorily complete the assignment. You should note that this assessment is a part of the quality control that attests to the quality of the business degree you earn from FSU, which translates to AACSB accredited! Bear in mind that your graded material will be kept on file for possible review by officials from our accrediting agency, the AACSB; therefore, absolutely no copying or cutting and pasting will be tolerated – you will be seriously penalized if it is determined that you engaged in such activities and yes, we will check. This assignment also contributes to the course grade and extra-credit will be awarded to those students who do excellent work .

The prompt is as follows for the assignment: Identify an example of a statistical research finding in a mainstream media outlet (newspaper, magazine, broadcast television, etc.) and then locate the actual study or peer-reviewed journal article that served as the basis of that media report. For help accessing scholarly resources, please visit library.fiu.edu. Based on the information provided in the mainstream media report and the original research study, please answer the questions below: 1. The research question(s) and hypotheses 2. The independent and dependent variable(s). 3. Describe the overall design of the study (sample size, methodology, etc). 4. Summarize and evaluate the conclusion of the study author(s). 5. Identify any pertinent information regarding the actual study that was excluded from the mainstream media report

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• How did your portfolio perform? (Use data, graphs etc.) • How did it perform in comparison to S&P 500? (Use data, graphs etc.) • What were your best trades and what were your worst? Why? • If you were to redo your project, what changes will you make to better the performance? Graphs and tables are not counted toward the two pages requirement. Part Two A table of trades and the dates on which they were made

You have been offered a unique investment opportunity. If you invest$15,000 today, you will receive $ 750 one year from now,$2,250 two years from now, and $ $15,000 ten years from now. a. What is the NPV of the investment opportunity if the interest rate is 10% per year? Should you take the opportunity? b. What is the NPV of the investment opportunity if the interest rate is 6% per year? Should you take the opportunity?

Part One This part of the report has to be at least two pages long (single spaced). Make sure your report addresses the following: • How did your portfolio perform? (Use data, graphs etc.) • How did it perform in comparison to S&P 500? (Use data, graphs etc.) • What were your best trades and what were your worst? Why? • If you were to redo your project, what changes will you make to better the performance? Graphs and tables are not counted toward the two pages requirement. Part Two A table of trades and the dates on which they were made

Prepare an seven- to ten-page fundamental financial analysis (excluding appendices, title page, abstract, and references page) that will cover each of the following broad areas based on the financial statements of your chosen company: a. Provide a background of the firm, industry, economy, and outlook for the future. b. Analyze the short term liquidity of the firm. c. Analyze the operating efficiency of the firm. d. Analyze the capital structure of the firm. e. Analyze the profitability of the firm. f. Conclude with recommendations for the future analysis of the company (trend analysis). Writing the Final Paper The paper %u0432%u0402%u045E Must be seven to ten double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. %u0432%u0402%u045E Must include a separate title page with the following: o Title of paper o Student%u0432%u0402%u2122s name o Course name and number o Instructor%u0432%u0402%u21

Structure of Assignment Part A 1. Definition / meaning of Market Efficiency (Finance) Describe Efficiency (Finance) Two types of Efficiency • Operational Efficiency Capital market • Informational Efficiency Pricing Efficiency Theory EMH (Characteristics) Forms of EMH (Weak, Semi-Strong, Strong) 2. Singapore Capital Market (Stock) Brief description of SGX • Structure(Ownerships and Products/markets) • Compare with contrast: a. Developed Market eg. NYSE, LSE b. Regional Emerging Markets e.g KLSE, JSE Changes/ improvement in SGX in the past 10 to 15 years • Reason for changes • Impact of changes (Based on EMH/Market Efficiency) 3. Obtain Research reports on measure of market efficiency in (price) SGX – Distinguish between 2 periods a. Pre-Major changes b. Post-Major changes Conclusion (degree of market-pricing) efficiency in Singapore Today Part B 4. Implications/Importance of market efficiency Allocate Efficiency (Allocational Efficiency) Pricing Efficiency leads to Al

1.How did your portfolio perform? (Use data, graphs etc.) 2. How did it perform in comparison to S&P 500? (Use data, graphs etc.) 3.What were your best trades and what were your worst? Why? 4. If you were to redo your project, what changes will you make to better the performance? Graphs and tables are not counted toward the two pages requirement.