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Trading Strategies with Options
Conroy, Robert M.Technical Note DARDEN-F-1429-EFinanceThis technical note provides a brief introduction to option trading strategies. It covers pay-off diagrams and specifically introduces bull spreads, butterfly spreads, and calendar spreads. It also introduces straddles, strips, and strangles.Starting at €8.20
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Whole Foods Market: Where to Next?
Conroy, Robert M.Case DARDEN-F-1643-EFinanceCharles Fogler was reviewing some analysts’ reports on Whole Foods Market, Inc., that had been released earlier that day. It was September 21, 2010, and Whole Foods had closed at a price of $38.17. Two reports caught his attention.Starting at €8.20
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University of Virginia Investment Management Company (UVIMCO)-2007
Conroy, Robert M.Case DARDEN-F-1570-EFinanceThis case involves the decision to move investment funds to a new fund manager. The new fund has high percentage of its assets in nontraditional assets such as hedge funds and private equity. The learning objectives of the case are to provide background on the different types of assets available for investment by large endowment portfolios. The case also provides an opportunity to discuss market efficiency and the risk return trades involved with...Starting at €8.20
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Valley Carriers (C): Restructuring the Governance of the Family Firm
Vanessa M. StrikeCase IVEY-9B16M097-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThis is the third case in the Valley Carriers series, which also includes Valley Carriers (A): Establishing Status in a Family Business 9B16M095 and Valley Carriers (B): Working on Versus Working in the Business 9B16M096.Starting at €5.74
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Alpha Natural Resources
Conroy, Robert M.Case DARDEN-F-1631-EFinanceIt was June 2010, and Kevin Crutchfield, CEO of Alpha Natural Resources, and his team of senior executives were facing several critical issues for the coal business. These issues were top of mind as he prepared a presentation he was expected to deliver the following Monday to ANR shareholders at the annual meeting. For fiscal year 2009, the company had revenues of $2,495 million, an increase of 1% compared with 2008, and $58 million in net income...Starting at €8.20
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Valley Carriers (A), (B), and (C) - Teaching Note
Vanessa M. StrikeTeaching Note IVEY-8B16M095-EStrategyTeaching note for products 9B16M095, 9B16M096, and 9B16M097.Starting at €0.00
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Corporate Governance in Three Economies: Germany, Japan, and the United States
Conroy, Robert M.Technical Note DARDEN-F-1426-EFinanceThis case examines the structure of corporate governance in three economies: Germany, Japan, and the United States. It presents the structure and background on the composition of corporate boards of directors and examines how corporate governance impacts on managerial decisions.Starting at €8.20
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Forwards and Futures
Conroy, Robert M.Technical Note DARDEN-F-1427-EFinanceThis technical note introduces the basics of forward and futures contracts. It covers the very simplest contract on financial assets with no income and expands the discussion to cover contracts on financial assets with dividends, contracts on foreign currency and commodities. There is a discussion on the difference between forward/futures prices and the expected spot rate.Starting at €8.20
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The Pricing of Warrants
Conroy, Robert M.Technical Note DARDEN-F-1430-EFinanceThis technical note covers the pricing of warrants. The note derives the basic formula for the pricing of warrants and offers a simple example to demonstrate the underlying concepts.Starting at €8.20
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Hedging Vignettes
Conroy, Robert M.Case DARDEN-F-1750-EFinanceThese vignettes consider three companies facing a hedging decision, The Coca-Cola Company, Starbucks, and American Airlines. Each one has exposure to price risk. Students are tasked with making a recommendation in each situation and assessing the criteria that should be considered in making that decision.Starting at €8.20