Questions from General Investment

Q: What are the differences between a limit order and a market order

What are the differences between a limit order and a market order?

Q: Why have average trade sizes declined in recent years?

Why have average trade sizes declined in recent years?

Q: A portfolio of no dividend-paying stocks earned a geometric mean

A portfolio of no dividend-paying stocks earned a geometric mean return of 5% between January 1, 2014, and December 31, 2020. The arithmetic mean return for the same period was 6%. If the market value...

Q: What is the role of an underwriter? A prospectus?

What is the role of an underwriter? A prospectus?

Q: How does buying on margin magnify both the upside potential and downside

How does buying on margin magnify both the upside potential and downside risk of an investment portfolio?

Q: What are the benefits to small investors of investing via mutual funds

What are the benefits to small investors of investing via mutual funds? What are the disadvantages?

Q: Open-end equity mutual funds commonly keep a small fraction of

Open-end equity mutual funds commonly keep a small fraction of total investments in very liquid money market assets. Closed-end funds do not have to maintain such a position in “cashequivalent” securi...

Q: An open-end fund has a net asset value of $

An open-end fund has a net asset value of $10.70 per share. It is sold with a front-end load of 6%. What is the offering price?

Q: If the offering price of an open-end fund is $

If the offering price of an open-end fund is $12.30 per share and the fund is sold with a front-end load of 5%, what is its net asset value?

Q: The composition of the Fingroup Fund portfolio is as follows:

The composition of the Fingroup Fund portfolio is as follows: The fund has not borrowed any funds, but its accrued management fee with the portfolio manager currently totals $30,000. There are 4 milli...