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    Unit 1: Introduction to Financial Markets
    1.1: Financial Instruments
    Overview of Investments and Markets
    Ownership Nature of Stock
    Control and Preemption
    The Difference between Debt and Equity Markets
    Owning Stocks
    Owning Bonds
    1.2: The Role of Capital Markets
    The Stock and Bond Markets
    Financial Markets and Assets
    Securities Markets
    1.3: Governments and Municipalities
    State and Local Governments
    The Government's Role in Managing the Economy
    Understanding the Federal Debt
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    Unit 1 Assessment
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    Unit 2: Banking
    2.1: Financial Institutions
    U.S. Financial Institutions
    The Origins and Evolution of Global Banking
    Timeline of Financial Services
    Institutions and Markets
    2.2: The Role of Central Banks
    Central Bank Form and Function
    Regulation
    2.3: Basel and Capital Ratios
    Bank Regulatory Capital Requirements
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    Unit 2 Assessment
    Unit 2 Assessment
    Unit 3: Money and Bond Markets
    3.1: Rate of Interest and Credit Ratings
    Interest Rate Determination
    More on Interest Rates
    Fixed-Income Securities
    3.2: Money Markets
    Demand, Supply, and Equilibrium
    Demand, Supply, and Equilibrium in the Money Market
    3.3: Bond Markets
    Bond and Foreign Exchange Markets
    Bonds and Bond Markets
    Types of Bonds
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    Unit 3 Review Video
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    Unit 3 Assessment
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    Unit 4: Equity Markets
    4.1: Stocks and Shares
    Stocks and Stock Markets
    4.2: Stock Exchanges
    Buying and Selling at Securities Exchanges
    4.3: Market Efficiency
    Market Efficiency
    The Effect of Behavioral Finance on Stock Investment Decisions
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    Study Guide: Unit 4
    Unit 4 Assessment
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    Unit 5: Hedge Funds and Private Equity
    5.1: Hedge Funds
    How Hedge Funds Work
    Hedge Fund Performance During and After the Financial Crisis
    5.2: Private Equity
    Private Equity and Venture Capital
    Strategic Investment Funds
    Momentum Investment
    Value Investing and Growth Investing
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    Unit 5 Review Video
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    Unit 6: Financial Crises
    6.1: Financial Crises
    Financial Crises
    Fundamentals of Banking Crises
    The Global Financial Crisis
    Moral Hazard
    Are Banks Too Big to Fail or Too Big to Save?
    Global Recessions
    6.2: Lessons Learned
    Regulating Financial Markets After the Meltdown
    Bank Capitalization
    The Effects of Coronavirus on the Economy
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    Unit 6 Assessment
    Unit 6 Assessment
    Unit 7: The Foreign Exchange Market
    7.1: Bretton Woods
    The International Monetary System
    7.2: Different Types of Currencies
    The Legal Allocation of Currency Exchange Risk in Foreign Direct Investment
    Exchange Rate Policies
    7.3: Foreign Exchange Markets
    Currency and Foreign Exchanges
    Spot Rates, Forward Rates, and Cross Rates
    Exchange Rates and Currency Exchange
    7.4: Foreign Exchange Risk
    Foreign Exchange Markets and Rates of Return
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    Unit 7 Review Video
    Study Guide: Unit 7
    Unit 7 Assessment
    Unit 7 Assessment
    Unit 8: Economic and Monetary Union in Europe
    8.1: The European Union
    The European Union
    Regional Economic Integration
    The EU in Brief
    Conditions for Membership in the EU
    8.2: The Eurozone
    Currency Unions in Europe vs. the United States
    The Benefits of the Euro
    Conditions for Joining the Euro Area
    The Crisis in the Eurozone
    Brexit and UK-Based Financial Services
    What's Next After Brexit?
    Benefits of EU Membership
    8.3: Europe as a Financial Market
    European Capital Markets
    The Banking Union
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    Unit 8 Review Video
    Study Guide: Unit 8
    Unit 8 Assessment
    Unit 8 Assessment
    Unit 9: Derivative Products
    9.1: Traded Options
    Introduction to the Black-Scholes Formula
    9.2: Financial Futures
    Forward and Futures Contracts
    9.3: Other Derivative Products
    Interest Rate Swaps
    Currency Swaps
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    Unit 9 Review Video
    Study Guide: Unit 9
    Unit 9 Assessment
    Unit 9 Assessment
    Unit 10: The Future of Global Markets
    10.1: Global Banks and Regulations
    AML/CFT Regulation
    10.2: The Future of the EU and the Eurozone
    Leaving the Euro
    Five Challenges for the European Union
    The Centralization-Decentralization Issue
    10.3: Trends in International Finance
    Blockchain Technology and Cryptocurrencies
    The Potential of Islamic Finance
    Unit 10 Study Resources
    Unit 10 Assessment
    Unit 10 Assessment
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  • Abstract
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Materials and Methods
    • 2.1. Hidden Markov Model (HMM)
    • 2.2. Momentum Strategy
    • 2.3. Proposed Models
  • 3. Experimental Results
    • 3.1. Stock Long-Only Momentum Portfolio
    • 3.2. Sector-Stock Long-Only Momentum Portfolio
    • 3.3. HMM Index Long-Only Momentum Portfolio
  • 4. Summary and Conclusions
  1. BUS614: International Finance
  2. Unit 5: Hedge Funds and Private Equity
  3. 5.2: Private Equity
  4. Momentum Investment

Momentum Investment

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Along with strategic investment, investment funds may opt for what is referred to as a momentum investment strategy. Here you will understand the key attributes of momentum investing. Can you name the difference between momentum investment and strategic investment?

  

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