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Original Article
Open Access
An Empirical Study on the Behaviour of Nifty Index by Examining the Derivative Contract
R. Savitha, S. R. Deepika
· pp. 5–15
The term "Derivative" indicates that it has no independent value, i.e. its value is entirely "derived" from the value of the underlying asset. The basic purpose of it is to transfer the price risk from one party to another, and …
Keywords:
Derivatives, Put-Call Ratio, Open Interest, Nifty, Sentimental Indicators
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Original Article
Open Access
An Empirical Analysis of Environmental and Financial Performance of BSE 100 Companies
Ruchika Bammi
· pp. 16–30
India is one of the largest and fastest growing economies in the world; the large-scale growth of Indian industries resulted in placing India as the third biggest greenhouse gas emitter in 2011, behind only China and USA. Thus, with India's …
Keywords:
Environmental Performance, Financial Performance, Greenhouse Gases, Low and High Emission Portfolios, BSE 100 Companies, Firm Behavior
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Original Article
Open Access
Analysis of Profitability of Seshasayee Paper & Boards Limited (SPBL): A Case Study
V. Selvaraj, P. Rajangam
· pp. 31–44
This paper aims to access the profitability position of SPBL from the year 2001-02 to 2010-11. To evaluate the profitability of the company, relevant ratios were used and statistical tools like mean, standard deviation, coefficient of variation, minimum, and maximum …
Keywords:
Profitability, Paper Companies, Profit Margin, Operational Performance, Correlation Analysis, Regression Analysis
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Original Article
Open Access
An Analysis of Earnings Management in India: An Empirical Study
Monalisa Kaushal
· pp. 45–55
Using a sample of 1,035 company year observations for the years 2006 to 2010, an effort has been made in the present study to assess the magnitude of earnings management through accruals estimation. The study investigates the overall breadth and …
Keywords:
Earnings Management, Discretionary Total Accruals, Company Characteristics