published_or_final_version / Business Administration / Master / Master of Business Administration

published_or_final_version / Business Administration / Master / Master of Business Administration

by Wong Chung Man. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1991. / Bibliography: leaves 72-73. / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iv / LIST OF TABLES --- p.vi / ACKNOWLEDGEMENT --- p.vii / Chapter / Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Cash Flow Destablization due to Floating Exchange Rate --- p.2 / Role of Currency Risk Management in the Past --- p.2 / Changes Perceived in the Future --- p.3 / Scope of the Study --- p.4 / Objectives of the Study --- p.4 / Chapter II. --- METHODOLOGY --- p.6 / Overall Design --- p.6 / Data Used in the Study --- p.6 / Time Covered by the Study --- p.6 / Analytical Tools --- p.7 / Standard Deviation --- p.7 / Linear Correlation --- p.7 / Technical Analysis --- p.8 / Fundamental Analysis --- p.10 / Chapter III. --- DEFINITION OF CURRENCY RISKS --- p.15 / Non-Recurring --- p.15 / One-Off --- p.15 / Dealing Risk --- p.16 / Recurring --- p.17 / Financial Structural Risk --- p.17 / Business Structural risk --- p.18 / Chapter IV. --- WHY CURRENCY RISKS ARISE --- p.19 / Individual or Household --- p.19 / Investment/Speculation --- p.19 / Overseas Commitment --- p.19 / Corporation or Firm --- p.20 / Risks Indirectly Associated with Foreign Exchange --- p.20 / Risks Directly Associated with Foreign Exchange --- p.23 / Chapter V. --- CURRENCY RISK MANAGEMENT IN 80'S - A RETROSPECT --- p.24 / Change of Sophistication --- p.24 / 1980 - 1984 --- p.24 / 1985 - 1987 --- p.26 / 1988 - 1990 --- p.28 / Currency Characteristics and Correlations --- p.30 / Findings --- p.31 / Weakness of Economic Models --- p.35 / No Stable Relationship Between Current Account and Exchange Rate --- p.35 / Positive Relationship Between Interest Rate and Exchange Rate --- p.35 / Protracted Long Run Movements of Real Exchange Rate --- p.36 / Chapter VI. --- ROLE OF TECHNICAL ANALYSIS IN CURRENCY RISK MANAGEMENT --- p.37 / Concept of Near-Rationality --- p.37 / Exchange Rate Determination in Near-Rational World --- p.40 / Test of Technical Analysis --- p.42 / Chapter VII. --- CONCLUSION --- p.47 / Prospects in the Nineties --- p.48 / APPENDIX --- p.67 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.72

published_or_final_version / Business Administration / Master / Master of Business Administration

jointly presented by Lau Chi Yuen, Joseph, Wong Chi Ho. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1995. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 92-96). / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iv / Chapter CHAPTER I --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter CHAPTER II --- THE MOTIVATION OF DERTVATIVES TRANSACTIONS --- p.3 / Chapter CHAPTER III --- MAJOR TYPE OF DERIVATIVES TRADING IN EXCHANGE MARKET AND OTC MARKET IN HONG KONG --- p.7 / Exchange Traded Derivatives --- p.7 / Index Option --- p.7 / Strategies of option trading --- p.9 / Ratio covered writing --- p.9 / Bull/Bear Spreads --- p.10 / Butterfly Spreads --- p.11 / Calendar Spreads --- p.12 / Straddle --- p.13 / Strips and Straps --- p.14 / Strangles --- p.14 / Index Future --- p.15 / Spreading Trading --- p.16 / Warrants and Covered Warrants --- p.16 / Other derivatives --- p.19 / OTC (Over-The-Counter) Derivatives --- p.20 / Equity or equity-linked derivatives --- p.20 / Advantages of equity-linked derivatives --- p.20 / Equity-Linked Debt Instruments --- p.21 / Equity Swaps --- p.23 / The Future of Equity Swap Market --- p.27 / Equity options --- p.27 / OTC Stock options --- p.28 / Collar --- p.28 / Spread Call or Put (Capped Call or Put) --- p.29 / Barrier options --- p.30 / Convertible Bonds --- p.31 / OTC Currency Derivatives --- p.31 / Currency Options --- p.32 / Currency Swaps --- p.33 / Currency forwards --- p.33 / Currency Asian Option --- p.33 / Interest Rate Derivatives --- p.34 / Interest rate swap --- p.34 / Interest rate swaptions --- p.35 / Interest rate forward swaps --- p.35 / "Interest rate cap, floor and collar" --- p.35 / Chapter CHAPTER IV --- GROWTH OF ASIAN AND HONG KONG DERIVATIVES MARKET --- p.37 / Bookrunners in Asia --- p.39 / Growth of OTC markets in Asia --- p.41 / Chapter CHAPTER V --- PRICING MODELS FOR THE DERIVATIVES --- p.46 / Black-Scholes differential equation --- p.46 / For HSI call option --- p.47 / For HSI put options --- p.47 / Binomial Trees Model --- p.50 / Valuation of Convertible Bond --- p.50 / Swap Pricing - Banker rs Perspective --- p.51 / Decreasing Profit Margin in Swap Deal --- p.53 / Chapter CHAPTER VI --- THE APPLICATION OF DERIVATIVES IN HONG KONG MARKET --- p.54 / Corporations --- p.54 / Lowering Funding Costs through Arbitrage Opportunity or Issuance of Customized Instruments --- p.55 / Diversifying Funding Sources --- p.55 / Funding Operations in Multiple Countries at Lowest Cost --- p.56 / Managing Foreign Exchange Exposures --- p.56 / Hedging the cost of Issuing Floating-Rate and Fixed-Rate Debt --- p.57 / Hedging the Cost of Anticipated Issuance of Fixed-Rate Debt --- p.58 / Managing Existing Debt of Asset Portfolio --- p.58 / Institutional Investors --- p.59 / Enhancing Yields Through Arbitrage Opportunities --- p.59 / Asset Allocation using Swap --- p.59 / Synthetic Equity --- p.59 / Synthetic FRN --- p.60 / The Benefits of Swap in Asset Management --- p.62 / Eliminate Currency Risk --- p.62 / Managing Risk Exposure with Customized instruments --- p.63 / Individual investors --- p.63 / "Financial Institutions," --- p.64 / Greater Progress in Asian Markets Risk Management Still Lies Ahead --- p.64 / Chapter CHAPTER VII --- RISK MANAGEMENT --- p.65 / Concerns of risk management --- p.65 / "What can be done by the clients," --- p.67 / What can be done by regulators --- p.69 / Chapter CHAPTER VIII --- RISK MANAGEMENT - BANKERS PERSPECTIVE --- p.71 / Reasons for Investment in risk management --- p.71 / Profit by taking more of the right risks --- p.71 / Internationalization of markets --- p.72 / Greater variety and complexity of financial instruments --- p.73 / Risk management in Action --- p.74 / A Common Framework in Risk Management --- p.74 / Identification --- p.74 / Measurement --- p.74 / Management --- p.76 / Measuring Volatility - Past Vs Future --- p.76 / Market Risk Management --- p.78 / Basic Information Views --- p.78 / Trader's View --- p.79 / Accountant's View --- p.79 / Management's View --- p.80 / Simulation to Describe Risks --- p.80 / Reality Check --- p.83 / Reporting in Action --- p.84 / "Risk Management at Large Investment Banks Today," --- p.85 / APPENDIX I SIMULATION OF DELTA HEDGING --- p.88 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.92

published_or_final_version / Sociology / Master / Master of Social Sciences

published_or_final_version / Real Estate and Construction / Master / Master of Science in Construction Project Management

published_or_final_version / Applied Geosciences / Master / Master of Science

by Lam Kang Hung, Roger. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1992. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 63). / Abstract --- p.ii / Table of Contents --- p.iii / List of Tables --- p.v / List of Figures --- p.vi / Acknowledgements --- p.vii / Chapter Chapter I --- --- Introduction --- p.1 / Scope --- p.1-2 / Chapter Chapter II--- --- Methodology --- p.3 / Chapter Chapter III--- --- What Is Risk Management --- p.4 / Chapter Chapter IV --- --- What Is Interest Risk Management --- p.5 / Chapter Chapter V --- --- Importance Of Interest Rate Risk Management --- p.7 / Chapter Chapter VI --- --- Techniques Used In Interest Rate Risk Management --- p.10 / Gap Analysis --- p.10 / Limitations --- p.12 / Duration Analysis --- p.13 / Limitations --- p.15 / Simulation Analysis --- p.16 / Limitations --- p.17 / Chapter Chapter VII --- --- Treasury Tools Available --- p.18 / Interest Rate Swap --- p.18 / Futures Markets --- p.22 / Forward Rate Agreements --- p.25 / Options Markets --- p.27 / Exchange Traded Versus Over The Counter Options --- p.31 / Interest Rate Cap --- p.32 / Interest Rate Floor --- p.34 / Interest Rate Collar --- p.35 / Interest Rate Swaptions --- p.38 / Synthetic Products --- p.38 / Chapter 1. --- Asset Swaps --- p.38 / Chapter 2. --- Equity Swaps --- p.39 / Chapter Chapter VIII --- --- Hedging Strategies --- p.40 / Strategy 1: Remain Unhedged --- p.40 / Strategy 2: Interest Rate Swaps --- p.40 / Strategy 3: Interest Rate Caps --- p.41 / Strategy 4: Interest Rate Collars --- p.41 / Strategy 5: Interest Rate Swaptions --- p.41 / Chapter Chapter IX --- --- Risk Management In M.T.R. and K.C.R --- p.45 / Mass Transit Railway Corporation --- p.45 / Background --- p.45 / Financial Strategy --- p.47 / Debt Management --- p.47 / Techniques Employed --- p.49 / Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation --- p.51 / Principal Activities --- p.51 / Financial Management --- p.52 / Chapter Chapter X --- --- Concluding Remarks --- p.54 / Appendices / Chapter Appendix I --- Selected Financial Information of M.T.R --- p.57 / Chapter Appendix II --- Selected .Financial Information of K.C.R.C --- p.58 / Chapter Appendix III --- Interest Rate --- p.59 / Chapter Appendix IV --- Capital Market Instruments Employed By MTRC --- p.60 / Bibliography --- p.62

by Cheung Hoi Yin. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 59-61). / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iv / LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS --- p.v / LIST OF TABLES --- p.vi / ACKNOWLEDGEMENT --- p.vii / Chapter / Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Asia Economic Turmoil --- p.1 / Importance of Risk Management --- p.2 / Literature Review --- p.3 / Methodology --- p.8 / Data --- p.9 / Chapter II. --- CREDIT RISK --- p.12 / Introduction --- p.12 / What Is A Mortgage --- p.14 / Credit Risk of Residential Mortgage --- p.16 / Banking System in Hong Kong --- p.17 / Chapter III. --- BRIEF REVIEW OF OTHER RISKS IN BANKING … --- p.19 / Interest Rate Risk --- p.19 / Liquidity Risk --- p.20 / Capital Risk --- p.22 / Market Risk --- p.23 / Off-Balance Sheet Risk --- p.24 / Chapter IV. --- FINDINGS --- p.26 / Outstanding Mortgage Balance --- p.26 / Gross New Loans Made --- p.26 / Property Price Movement --- p.27 / Unemployment and Underemployment Rate --- p.30 / Delinquency Ratio --- p.31 / Loan-To-Valuation Ratio --- p.33 / Lending Policy of Authorized Institutions on Mortgage Lending --- p.33 / Chapter V. --- WILCOXON RANK TEST --- p.35 / Chapter VI. --- CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS --- p.38 / GRAPH & TABLE --- p.41 / Graph --- p.41 / Table --- p.53 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.59