Econ 306 & finc 340 week 4

Assignment #1

Finc 340: Due Friday Night

1. Do you believe the market to be efficient?  Why or why not, [ (see page 251 and http://www.forbes.com/sites/investopedia/2011/01/12/efficient-market-hypothesis-is-the-stock-market-efficient/ )

2. What is a Ponzi Scheme? (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponzi_scheme and http://www.sec.gov/answers/ponzi.htm )  

3. How could you protect yourself from a Madoff-style Ponzi Scheme?  ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madoff_investment_scandal )

4. The stock valuation methods taught in the textbook would most like be used by which type of trader, and why? (see trader types listed in  http://www.investopedia.com/articles/trading/02/090302.asp )

5. What is a momentum trader?  Do they use the stock valuation methods as explained in the textbook?

6. What is "technical analysis" of stocks?  Do you agree with these technical market rules? http://stockcharts.com/help/doku.php?id=chart_school:trading_strategies:bob_farrell_10_rules 

Assignment #2 (Econ 306)

· Quiz 4

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