disc— a step by step guide

... instructions, or ideas contained in the material herein Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from ... pushed me and introduced me to many of the people I still work with today Also many thanks to makeup artist Stephanie Carranza (www.stephaniecarranza.com), who donated her time doing Vania’s makeup ... what it means.Add shape Pull out more 3D shape, usually by adding contrast Artifacts In digital photography, an artifact refers to any visible defect Digital noise and “jaggies” are considered

Ngày tải lên: 31/05/2014, 01:39

... liabilities Assets are things that have a market value, such as a home, a car (that you own rather than lease), cash in a checking account, shares in a public listed com-pany, and so on Liabilities are ... company that pays him an annual fee Mrs Fit has published several novels that generate monthly royalties Although the Fit family is financially healthy and has both a positive net worth and a ... monthly expenses always seem to in-crease to use up all available cash (and then some) That in turn means they can’t pay off credit card balances, and the checking account always seems to end

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 14:20

... to update the interest rates, CPI numbers, and ex-change rates, and then recalculate the currency balances on a quarterly basis and make any modifications necessary to get the balance back (to ... simplicity has a cost, and can have a signifi-cant detrimental effect on performance There is no guarantee that you will be able to achieve results similar to actually using real currency transactions ... caveat with the Rydex funds is that they are mainly designed to track the ex-change rate rather than both the exex-change rate and the interest payable After the fees charged by the fund and

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 14:20

... than a regular ETF It takes up less cash to implement the same amount of risk Trang 5Again, a check should be done on at least an annual basis to see if any new inverse funds have been created ... entry signals in all the ETFs on your list, it’s a good idea to build a spreadsheet that automatically grabs the historical price data, calculates the ATR(10), and works out whether you have any entry ... liquidated at current prices In the same way that you calculated the 10-day ATR for the entry signal, you want to use a slightly longer timeframe calculation (50 days in this case) as a proxy

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 14:20

... endeavour, to satisfy human curiosity — and because it is great fun! There is no reason to be ashamed of that After many years a piece of fundamental research may fi nd a practical application ... (USA), Laura Miles (AlphaGalileo, UK), Anna Roth (Germany, Hungary), Birgit Mager (Germany), Jay Pasachoff (USA), Dirk H Lorenzen (Germany) and Robert Roy Britt (space.com, USA) I am also grateful ... Haagensen (Denmark), Steve Maran (USA), Doug Isbell (USA), Michael Cramer Ander sen (Denmark), Monica G Salomone (Spain), Sune Nordentoft Lauritsen (Denmark), Megan Watzke (USA), Brooke A Paige

Ngày tải lên: 27/06/2014, 05:20

... ten practical steps in the second half of this guide are a step by step roadmap to social media success for businesses and brands They include tips on defining a company’s social media goals and ... to market literally every day, each with a slightly different search angle The key categories of social media search are available as search options in many of the social media search platforms ... Trang 3table of contents executive summary 4 about this guide 5 mindset 6 part 1 - understanding social media 7 what is social media really? are all social media the same? part 2 – social media

Ngày tải lên: 30/06/2014, 16:48

... parties to exchange payments on regular dates for an agreed period of time Each payment leg iscalculated on a different basis In a standard or ‘plain vanilla’ interest rate swap one leg isbased ... demonstrates why forward FX deals are transacted at or around the theoretical fair value If they are not, then traders will quickly rush in to createarbitrage deals, and the actual market rate will ... what is rea-known in the world of derivatives as a cash-and-carry calculation This methodology is based on the assumption that arbitrage opportunities should not be available in an active and

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 07:20

... organization such as a multinational corporation Specifically, a credit default swap(CDS) is a form of insurance against default on a loan or a bond There are two parties to adeal: rThe buyer of ... that a company owns a block of 100 million shares in anotherfirm The shares are worth€1 each, with a total value of €100 million It sells the shares to a bank and at the same time enters into a ... exchange payments at regular intervals; rover an agreed period of time; rwhere at least one of the payment legs depends on the value of a share, a basket of shares or a stockmarket index In a total

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 07:20

... ofunderperformance in a rising market may simply be unacceptable All these alternatives have their advantages and disadvantages, but they are by no means theonly choices available The creation of ... OTCmarket dealers will sell and buy options on a wide range of shares, as long as they can find a way to manage the risks associated with such deals Also, dealers offer a huge variety ofnon-standard ... contracts that are actively traded can be boughtand sold in reasonable quantity without greatly affecting the market price The performance ofcontracts is guaranteed by the clearing house associated

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 07:20

... be announced by the British Bankers’ Association (BBA) If we assume that therate is actually set at 5% p.a., then buyer of the call will exercise and have a long position in anFRA at a contractual ... paid out if interest rates rise A standard or ‘vanilla’ interest rate swap is the exchange of fixed for floating cash flows on regular dates The initial floating or variable cash flow is based on a ... FRA.Unfortunately, if LIBOR is below that rate the company would have to make a settlementpayment to the seller of the FRA As an alternative, the company could purchase a call on the FRA (a caplet)

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 07:20

... this example since one option was bought and another was sold A more clear-cut example of a positive gamma trade would consist of buying a call that isat-the-money and approaching expiry (a put ... strategy As always, the assumption is that all other inputs to the pricing model remain constant Forexample, the delta assumes that the time to expiry, volatility and net carry remain the same,and ... the payout is fixed at 10 and cannot be any higher regardless of the value of the underlying in the spot market.There are many other variants available For example, an asset-or-nothing (AON) optionpays

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 07:20

... maturity, sometimes to force conversion An exchangeable bond is issued by one organization and is exchangeablefor shares in another company They are sometimes issued by an organization that has ... borrowingcosts and (assuming exchange takes place) will never have to pay back the principal value Thebond could be structured as a mandatorily exchangeable, such that the shares are definitelysold off on a ... ELN maturity Capital Capital gain maturity (€) change (%) value (€) gain/loss (€) loss (%) Figure 18.1 Capital gain/loss on 100% capital guarantee note Trang 7190 Derivatives DemystifiedAn investor

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 07:20

... opportunities Asian or Asiatic option Another name for an average price option Ask The offer or sale price of an asset or derivatives contract Asset A physical commodity or a financial asset such as a share ... issued by a company, a sovereign state and its agencies, or a national body A straight or ‘plain vanilla’ bond pays a fixed coupon (interest amount) onregular dates and the par or face value is paid ... Trang 1Appendix A 209Table A.7 Present value of floating rate cash flows Notional Floating cash flow Present value Table A.8 Fixed rate cash flows on swap Notional Fixed cash flow Present value A par

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 07:20

... Understanding Looping to Automate the Analytics Sheet Model Builder 10 .3: Automating Goal Seek to Perform Transaction Analytics Automated Scenario Generation Model Builder 10 .4: Creating a Transaction ... .2: Automating Goal Seek to Optimize Advance Rates 12 6 12 8 12 8 12 9 12 9 13 0 13 0 13 0 13 2 13 3... Allman began his career in finance at MBIA, Inc., a leading financial guarantor, ... understanding to the numerous variables and complex information that financial transactions present Learning to build one from a blank spreadsheet is often a daunting task to... generation of assets

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 09:20

... unable to so Giardia lambia This unpleasant little creature is an intestinal parasite found in animal feces, particularly beaver As animals, including humans, may defecate in or near water, water ... grassland with clouds of dust kicked up by large herds of wandering animals This image doesn't fit Savanna Portage State Park The name savanna, applied to the portage trail by voyageurs and later ... purpose that cars and trucks today, and the many lakes and rivers of northeastern Minnesota served as highways The Savanna Portage was part of a vital transportation route between Lake Superior and...

Ngày tải lên: 11/06/2014, 17:08

... trademark or a service mark As you can see, a name can wear a bunch of different hats: It can be a trade name, a legal name, and a trademark (or service mark) all in one Legal Name Trade Name ... corporation’s marginal tax rate—the tax rate a corporation would pay on the last dollar of its income—would be 34% Initial rates of corporate taxation are comparatively low (see “Marginal Tax Rates ... commercial leases; Patti Gima and Steve Elias for lending their expertise in domain names and trademark law; and James Judd for assistance with the information on Internet sales taxes As always, I was...

Ngày tải lên: 05/01/2014, 14:28

... in such a way as to ensure that property owner data and commercial tenant data are kept separate Please maintain this format The tax block and lot numbers and address All required data will be ... can gather this data directly by personally contacting tenants Personally contacting these individuals is not only Mailing addresses for all property owners and a way to gather accurate data, ... their area Several advantages result from this arrangement: " " a cleaner, safer and more attractive business district a steady and reliable funding source for supplemental services and programs...

Ngày tải lên: 18/02/2014, 00:20

... standards The reasons for setting standards at Stage and at Stage are outlined in Table 2.2 TABLE 2.2 The purposes of setting standards at Stage and Stage STAND ANDARDS AT STAGE STANDARDS SET AT ... Developing standards facilitates discussion among staff about a particular aspect of care and inspires some reading of the relevant literature Comparing current practice against standards can highlight ... standards • examine whether standards need altering EXAMPLE: CLINICAL AUDIT ON STAND ANDARDS STAGE – SET STANDARDS PREPARING PREPARING FAMILIES FOR ASSESSMENT Standards set (a) (b) 95% of parents/carers...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 19:20

... which can mean poor performance and durability ■ Thermal Imaging - measures surface temperatures using infrared cameras and creates a visual image of heat loss The cameras detect radiation in ... spray foam to seal leaks Attic/Crawl Space/Basement Use spray foam to seal irregular gaps around pipe and wire penetrations Caulk is effective for small holes In attics, crawlspaces and basements ... locations with tape (Blue painters tape, available in hardware stores, won’t leave a tape mark.) green home | energy audit Air Movement You can often feel air leaks, especially on a windy day, by...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 23:20