week 4 discussion 1

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Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, read Chapter 14 in the Foundations of Financial Management textbook.

Initial Response:

For this discussion forum,

  • Discuss the evolution of the securities markets, including the impact of the NASDAQ, CME, ECNs, and foreign exchanges.
  • Explain the role of securities markets in the efficient allocation of capital among issuers and investors based on the efficient market hypothesis.
  • Evaluate if the presence of dark pools enhances or reduces capital market efficiency.
  • Finally, find a real-life company that has made raised capital in 2020 and discuss the method used. If possible, try to select a company that a fellow student has not already selected.

Your initial response should be a minimum of 200 words. Graduate school students learn to assess the perspectives of several scholars. Support your response with at least one scholarly and/or credible resource in addition to the text.

Guided Response: Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ or instructor posts in a substantive manner and provide information or concepts that they may not have considered. Each response should have a minimum of 100 words and be respectful of others’ opinions and beliefs that differ from your own. Support your position by using information from the week’s readings. You are encouraged to post your required replies earlier in the week to promote more meaningful and interactive discourse in this discussion forum. Continue to monitor the discussion forum until Day 7 and respond with robust dialogue to anyone who replies to your initial post.

Questionnaire Design

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Questionnaire DesignUsing the textbook, required articles and recommended resources, construct a 5-6 item questionnaire on a topic of your choice. Your questionnaire can include either open-ended or closed-ended (fixed format) questions. Submit your completed questionnaire to this discussion forum.Be sure to consider the following when responding:What are the strengths and weaknesses of the questionnaire overall?Consider how the items are worded and the response choices, if applicable, are provided.Are the questions clear and concise?Are there any questions that are vague or unclear?If applicable, are the response choices effective?Is there only one correct response choice?Are there any unintentional cues to the correct answer?Do the items appear to be a good measure of what the student is wanting to assess?How could the questionnaire be improved?Respond to at least two of your classmates’ postings by providing evaluations of their questionnaires. Responses to students should be at least 200 words in length. In addition, remember that this is a group discussion forum so be sure to ask questions or provide direction to your classmates as needed. The discussion format was designed to give you an opportunity to learn from your peers and talk about your understanding of different survey research and questionnaires.Point Value: 3 PointsWeekly Learning Outcome Alignment: 2

responding

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