Monthly Archives: March 2023

The investment ecosystem

The investment ecosystem In this article, Nithisha CHALLA (ESSEC Business School, Grande Ecole Program – Master in Management, 2021-2023) explains the investment ecosystem in financial markets. Introduction In the investment ecosystem, there are several blocks to understand: market participants, market … Continue reading

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High-frequency trading and limit orders

High-frequency trading and limit orders In this article, Clara PINTO (ESSEC Business School, Master in Strategy & Management of International Business (SMIB), 2020-2023) explains about high frequency trading in a dynamic limit order market. What is High-frequency trading (HFT)? While … Continue reading

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Strategy and Tactics: From military to trading

Strategy and Tactics: From military to trading In this article, Clara PINTO (ESSEC Business School, Master in Strategy & Management of International Business (SMIB), 2020-2023) shares her insights as a former military analyst on strategy and tactics applied to trading. … Continue reading

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Investment is a flighty bird which needs to be controlled

“Investment is a flighty bird which needs to be controlled” In this article, Clara PINTO (ESSEC Business School, Master in Strategy & Management of International Business (SMIB), 2020-2023) comments on a quote by Sir John Richard Hicks about investing. Investment … Continue reading

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My experience as a leisure tourism management assistant in the French Tourism Development Agency

My experience as a leisure tourism management assistant in the French Tourism Development Agency In this article, William LONGIN (EDHEC Business School, Global BBA, 2020-2024) shares his experience as a leisure tourism management assistant at Atout France USA, which is … Continue reading

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Difference between a merger and an acquisition

One of my colleagues at ESSEC Business School, Rick MARCHESE, is teaching the Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) course in the Master in Finance on Singapore campus. He was asked at the beginning of the course what the difference was between … Continue reading

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The business of financial indexes

The business of financial indexes In this article, Nithisha CHALLA (ESSEC Business School, Grande Ecole Program – Master in Management, 2021-2023) explains the business of financial indexes. Introduction Indexes are frequently used in the financial sector to measure the evolution … Continue reading

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The S&P 500 index

The S&P 500 index In this article, Nithisha CHALLA (ESSEC Business School, Grande Ecole Program – Master in Management, 2021-2023) presents the S&P 500 index and details its characteristics. The S&P 500 index The performance of 500 major capital companies … Continue reading

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Calculation of financial indexes

Calculation of financial indexes In this article, Nithisha CHALLA (ESSEC Business School, Grande Ecole Program – Master in Management, 2021-2023) explains the calculation of financial indexes. Introduction A stock market index keeps tabs on the gains and losses made by … Continue reading

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Financial indexes

Financial indexes In this article, Nithisha CHALLA (ESSEC Business School, Grande Ecole Program – Master in Management, 2021-2023) explains financial indexes, their construction and their use in the finance. Definition What is an index? An index can be defined as … Continue reading

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