ou are discussing buying stocks with a friend and mention that you ays that's a terrible idea because Amazon has never paid dividends to its shareholders so you would never receive any of Amazon's profits or make any money off the stock. What might you say to your friend to defend your desire to purchase a few shares of Amazon stock? You explain that the price of Amazon stock will always have to rise because dividends are not paid. the fundamental value of the stock is not determined by the dividends paid, but by the present value of future profits. aid if the compar

ou are discussing buying stocks with a friend and mention that you ays that's a terrible idea because Amazon has never paid dividends to its shareholders so you would never receive any of Amazon's profits or make any money off the stock. What might you say to your friend to defend your desire to purchase a few shares of Amazon stock? You explain that the price of Amazon stock will always have to rise because dividends are not paid. the fundamental value of the stock is not determined by the dividends paid, but by the present value of future profits. aid if the compar

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Question III: In the following, suppose that neither stock pays a dividend. (a) Suppose you have a call option that permits you to receive one share of Apple by giving up one share of AOL. In what circumstance might you early-exercise this call? (b) Suppose you have a put option that permits you to give up one share of Apple, receiving one share of AOL. In what circumstance might you early-exercise this put? Would there be a loss from not early-exercising if Apple had a zero stock price? (c) Now suppose that Apple is expected to pay a dividend. Which of the above answers will change? Why?
In a few sentences, answer the following question as completely as you can. You are discussing stock valuation techniques with your broker. You mention that your Finance professor stated that “a stock that will never pay a dividend is valueless.” Your broker says this is not true because you can always sell the stock to someone else (thus, a capital gain is possible) a share of stock represents a share of ownership in something tangible (i.e., the issuing firm).Argue for or against your broker’s position.
Mr. Carlos Small is an entrepreneur who has done very well in business and would like to become an investor on the Jam Love Stock Exchange. Mr Small has never invested on a stock exchange before and is not knowledgeable of how it is operated and its functions. He has watched the Financial Report on Television Jamaica for many years and is familiar with a few terms such as liquidity, stock advancing, stock declining and stock trading firm but he does not know what they mean and how to read and understand the stock market reports that are published in the major newspapers in the country. Mr. Small was encouraged to speak with a stock broker at VLC Investment Company. Mr. Smith took the advised and visited VLC Investment Company where he met Mr. Peter Brown a stock broker, who answered all is queries and concerns. Mr. Peter Brown used a stock market report to illustrate the following: Jam Love Stock Exchange Security Volume Value This Period's Change Close Closing Closing Traded Traded…
After learning how to value a stock in his Corporate Finance class, Mark Stark decided to put his knowledge into practice and use the constant growth rate model to value El Tomate Feliz Co. He found that the company was severely undervalued. The stock was trading at $50 per share, but he valued it at $120 per share. Mark complained: “I thought that El Tomate Feliz was a steal and bought as many shares as I could, but the price didn’t go up. I have waited a year, and the price has not changed that much.” Lower necessary rate of return - Mark would have estimated his cost of equity or required rate of return at lower levels, resulting in better intrinsic values as a result of the lower discount rate. What does this mean,” …Mark would have estimated his cost of equity or required rate of return at lower levels"
You are short 3,500 shares of a $40 stock and based on its chart, you believe the shares could rise to $45, but that there is a resistance level at that price and the shares will likely fall back and continue to fall to a price significantly below $40. If the shares are able to break through the $45 resistance level, they could rise by an additional $10 or more. To try to protect against a large loss on your position, which of the following orders should most likely be placed? Short sell order. Good-till-canceled stop-sell order. Market order to buy. Limit order to sell “in the money”. Good-till-canceled stop-buy order. None of the above answers is correct.
All of the following are true of poison pills except for: a. Poison Pills are issued as a dividend to existing stockholders in the form of a warrant. b. Enable target shareholders to buy additional shares in the new company if an unwanted shareholder’s ownership exceeds a specific percentage of the target’s stock. c. Poison pill has gained popularity in the past 2 decades. d. Stock market sometimes responds positively to the removal of poison pills.
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Which of the following is not a typical question that must be answered with regard to a private company that is owned by a large number of shareholders? Question 46 options: How and when does the company get money from the sale of its stock? What rate of return does the company promise to pay when it sells stock? What is the dividend yield on preferred shares of companies that hold this stock? Who makes decisions in a company owned by a large number of shareholders?

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