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Vol. 4, No. 2 · February 2010 OPEN ACCESS
IJF Vol. 4
2010
Indian Journal of Finance
Volume 4, Issue 2 · February 2010
ISSN 0973-8711
Articles 7
DOI Prefix 10.17010/ijf
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Table of Contents 7 ARTICLES
01 Original Article
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Is An Introduction of Derivatives Trading Cause-Increased Volatility?

As the word suggests, derivative is a financial contract, which derives its value from its underlying variable. The variable can be any asset, index, interest rate, weather and so on. Derivatives provide a platform to the participants for hedging their …

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02 Original Article
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Management of Working Capital in IFFCO and KRIBHCO - A Comparative Study

The Indian Fertiliser Industry entered into the hundredth year of its existence in the year 2006. The industry had a very humble beginning in 1906, when the manufacturing unit of Single Super Phosphate (SSP) was set up in Ranipet near …

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03 Original Article
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A Study on Awareness and Adaptability of Economic Value Added Concept in Indian Banking Sector

The fundamental principle of capitalism is that organizations are expected to take financial capital from shareholders and make it worth more. The success of the firm depends on its proficient management having theoretically sound knowledge of time-honoured tools for planning, …

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04 Original Article
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State Bank of India vs Unit Trust of India: A Comparison of Performance of Mutual Fund Schemes

The changing financial services scenario emerging by virtue of liberalization in last one decade has introduced a vast variety of concepts. Mutual fund is one of these. Mutual funds in Indian context are a recent phenomenon. In a short span …

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05 Original Article
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A Comparative Study of Gold Price Movements in Indian and Global Markets

Since the earliest times, gold has been important for mankind. The basic reason for this being its unique physical properties. Gold as a commodity, as a currency, continues to play its ancient role as the only true standard of value …

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06 Original Article
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Evolution of Cost of Capital: An Appraisal

Capital is considered as the life blood of business. The employment of the capital in production, its generation into cost and its subsequent recovery through recovery of cost involve a delay and there is a time lag in the process. …

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07 Original Article
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Forecasting Share Prices: A Good Practive or a Waste of Time

Today, financial markets are extremely volatile by nature and hence, the risk factor is an important concern for all the investors who want to invest their money in the stock market. Is there any measure or criteria to forecast the …

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