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1.1 Overview of Investments - Financial Market
1.1 Overview of Investments - Financial Market
1. INVESTMENT
2. FINANCIAL MARKET
CHAPTER 1
1. INVESTMENT
Definition of Investment
Risk
2. FINANCIAL MARKET
Financial Market
• Advantages:
– Publicity to stimulate growth & attract new business.
– Market value of company can be easily determined.
– Investors have more confidence in company.
– Constant monitoring by KLSE forces management of
company to be more careful and efficient.
– Easy to obtain further capital from the market.
– Easy to expand overseas due to recognition via publicity.
• Disadvantages:
– Restrict freedom of action due to KLSE restriction.
– High cost of listing.
– Weakening of ownership since at least 25% of issued
and paid up must be in hands of public.
Market Indices
• Example:
Stocks P0 (RM) Q0 P0Q0 P1(RM) Q1 P1Q1
A 1.20 10,000 12,000 1.60 12,000 19,200
B 1.10 20,000 22,000 2.00 30,000 60,000
C 1.60 30,000 48,000 1.80 67,500 121,500
Total 82,000 200,700