Identify and explain the concept of Investment and Financial markets.

Without copying or imitating it, the reference must be mentioned, the answer must be clearly stated in all aspects, and a sufficient explanation must be provided

the work should be in your own words

Make sure to avoid plagiarism as much as possible.

Use Times New Roman font, 12 font size

You must check the spelling and grammar mistakes before submitting the assignment.

Up to 20% of the total grade will be deducted for providing a poor structure of assignment. Structure includes these elements paper style, free of spelling and grammar mistakes, referencing and word count.

Assignment must be in Word format only NO PDF Your file should be saved as Word doc

Give more than one reference

Requirements:

College of Administrative and Financial Sciences

Assignment 1

INVESTMENTS (FIN403)

For Instructor’s Use only

General Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY

The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via the allocated folder.

The due date for Assignment 1 is 7/10/2023.

Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.

Students are advised to make their work clear and well-presented, marks may be reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling in your information on the cover page.

Students must mention the question number clearly in their answers.

Late submissions will NOT be accepted.

Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.

All answers must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).

Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.

Assignment 1 Questions: Week 1, 2 , 3 and 4

Assignment 1

Submission Date by students: End of week-6 ( 7/10/2023 )

Place of Submission: Students Grade Centre via blackboard.

Weight: 10 Marks

Assignment Purposes/Learning Outcomes:

LO 1. Identify and explain the concept of Investment and Financial markets. (Lo1.1)

Assignment Question(s): (Marks 10 )

Q-1. Discuss the career opportunities that are open to students in the field of investments. Explain the difference between financial and real assets and focus on the major categories of financial information that are available to investors. ( 4 Marks )

Q-2. Discuss the differences between organized exchanges and over-the-counter markets. What are the impacts of electronic markets on the efficiency of the markets? Highlight the role that the investment banker plays in the distribution of securities. ( 3 Marks )

Q-3. Explain the phases of the industry life cycle and relate dividend policy to the life cycle. What are various effects that government regulation can have on an industry.

( 3 Marks )

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