Not exact matches
Such risks, uncertainties and other
factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and
factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various
factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed
cost reduction efforts and restructuring
costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S.
trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global
trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger
costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.
Smart Beta Exchange
Traded Funds capture the power of
factors and deliver it in
cost and tax efficient ETFs, revolutionizing the way investors access these rewarded investment ideas.
The ideal portfolio optimization algorithm perfectly balances
trading costs, instruments, asset classes,
factor exposure (but only when needed), strategies, and does it all under constraints imposed by risk management.
Their managers also
trade actively but reputedly in such a way as to reduce
trading costs that could otherwise wipe out the gains made from a long - only
factor portfolio.
Taking this into consideration, it is always beneficial to learn as much as you can about the assets which you are
trading as well as the
factors that may affect their
costs.
Since the fee per
trade makes up a big portion of the
cost to
trade options, we included this
factor to determine the best online broker for option
trading based on cheapest
cost to
trade.
However, other
factors played a role, including reactions to the non-transparent, lobby - driven
trade negotiation process to develop policy for behind - the - border governance issues, the flawed investor - state dispute mechanism, and the controversial intellectual property and cross-border data flow provisions, which promised to raise health - care
costs, dampen innovation, and raise privacy concerns.
AMIC's Robert Barker said energy, in terms of
costs and reliability of supply, was a key
factor in the ability of Australia's processing sector to maintain a competitive position in the global meat
trade.
In a judgment handed down on Wednesday, Mr Justice Saunders said the company, now
trading as News UK, had argued it would «be wrong in law to take into account the position of News International as the owner of the News of the World or its conduct as relevant
factors» in his assessment of a
cost application.
They also simulated the
trade in grain based on an interactive reconstruction of the Roman transport network, which takes into account the
cost of transport depending on
factors such as distance and means of transportation.
Industry Performance Executive Summary Key External Drivers Current Performance Industry Outlook Industry Life Cycle Products & Markets Supply Chain Products & Services Major Markets Globalization &
Trade Business Locations Competitive Landscape Market Share Concentration Key Success
Factors Cost Structure Benchmarks Barriers to Entry Major Companies Operating Conditions Capital Intensity Key Statistics Industry Data Annual Change Key Ratios
Included in the PowerPoint: Macroeconomic Objectives (AS Level) a) Aggregate Demand (AD) and Aggregate Supply (AS) analysis - the shape and determinants of AD and AS curves; AD = C+I+G + (X-M)- the distinction between a movement along and a shift in AD and AS - the interaction of AD and AS and the determination of the level of output, prices and employment b) Inflation - the definition of inflation; degrees of inflation and the measurement of inflation; deflation and disinflation - the distinction between money values and real data - the cause of inflation (
cost - push and demand - pull inflation)- the consequences of inflation c) Balance of payments - the components of the balance of payments accounts (using the IMF / OECD definition): current account; capital and financial account; balancing item - meaning of balance of payments equilibrium and disequilibrium - causes of balance of payments disequilibrium in each component of the accounts - consequences of balance of payments disequilibrium on domestic and external economy d) Exchange rates - definitions and measurement of exchange rates - nominal, real,
trade - weighted exchange rates - the determination of exchange rates - floating, fixed, managed float - the factors underlying changes in exchange rates - the effects of changing exchange rates on the domestic and external economy using AD, Marshall - Lerner and J curve analysis - depreciation / appreciation - devaluation / revaluation e) The Terms of Trade - the measurement of the terms of trade - causes of the changes in the terms of trade - the impact of changes in the terms of trade f) Principles of Absolute and comparative advantage - the distinction between absolute and comparative advantage - free trade area, customs union, monetary union, full economic union - trade creation and trade diversion - the benefits of free trade, including the trading possibility curve g) Protectionism - the meaning of protectionism in the context of international trade - different methods of protection and their impact, for example, tariffs, import duties and quotas, export subsidies, embargoes, voluntary export restraints (VERs) and excessive administrative burdens («red tape»)- the arguments in favor of protectionism This PowerPoint is best used when using worksheets and activities to help reinforce the ideas talked a
trade - weighted exchange rates - the determination of exchange rates - floating, fixed, managed float - the
factors underlying changes in exchange rates - the effects of changing exchange rates on the domestic and external economy using AD, Marshall - Lerner and J curve analysis - depreciation / appreciation - devaluation / revaluation e) The Terms of
Trade - the measurement of the terms of trade - causes of the changes in the terms of trade - the impact of changes in the terms of trade f) Principles of Absolute and comparative advantage - the distinction between absolute and comparative advantage - free trade area, customs union, monetary union, full economic union - trade creation and trade diversion - the benefits of free trade, including the trading possibility curve g) Protectionism - the meaning of protectionism in the context of international trade - different methods of protection and their impact, for example, tariffs, import duties and quotas, export subsidies, embargoes, voluntary export restraints (VERs) and excessive administrative burdens («red tape»)- the arguments in favor of protectionism This PowerPoint is best used when using worksheets and activities to help reinforce the ideas talked a
Trade - the measurement of the terms of
trade - causes of the changes in the terms of trade - the impact of changes in the terms of trade f) Principles of Absolute and comparative advantage - the distinction between absolute and comparative advantage - free trade area, customs union, monetary union, full economic union - trade creation and trade diversion - the benefits of free trade, including the trading possibility curve g) Protectionism - the meaning of protectionism in the context of international trade - different methods of protection and their impact, for example, tariffs, import duties and quotas, export subsidies, embargoes, voluntary export restraints (VERs) and excessive administrative burdens («red tape»)- the arguments in favor of protectionism This PowerPoint is best used when using worksheets and activities to help reinforce the ideas talked a
trade - causes of the changes in the terms of
trade - the impact of changes in the terms of trade f) Principles of Absolute and comparative advantage - the distinction between absolute and comparative advantage - free trade area, customs union, monetary union, full economic union - trade creation and trade diversion - the benefits of free trade, including the trading possibility curve g) Protectionism - the meaning of protectionism in the context of international trade - different methods of protection and their impact, for example, tariffs, import duties and quotas, export subsidies, embargoes, voluntary export restraints (VERs) and excessive administrative burdens («red tape»)- the arguments in favor of protectionism This PowerPoint is best used when using worksheets and activities to help reinforce the ideas talked a
trade - the impact of changes in the terms of
trade f) Principles of Absolute and comparative advantage - the distinction between absolute and comparative advantage - free trade area, customs union, monetary union, full economic union - trade creation and trade diversion - the benefits of free trade, including the trading possibility curve g) Protectionism - the meaning of protectionism in the context of international trade - different methods of protection and their impact, for example, tariffs, import duties and quotas, export subsidies, embargoes, voluntary export restraints (VERs) and excessive administrative burdens («red tape»)- the arguments in favor of protectionism This PowerPoint is best used when using worksheets and activities to help reinforce the ideas talked a
trade f) Principles of Absolute and comparative advantage - the distinction between absolute and comparative advantage - free
trade area, customs union, monetary union, full economic union - trade creation and trade diversion - the benefits of free trade, including the trading possibility curve g) Protectionism - the meaning of protectionism in the context of international trade - different methods of protection and their impact, for example, tariffs, import duties and quotas, export subsidies, embargoes, voluntary export restraints (VERs) and excessive administrative burdens («red tape»)- the arguments in favor of protectionism This PowerPoint is best used when using worksheets and activities to help reinforce the ideas talked a
trade area, customs union, monetary union, full economic union -
trade creation and trade diversion - the benefits of free trade, including the trading possibility curve g) Protectionism - the meaning of protectionism in the context of international trade - different methods of protection and their impact, for example, tariffs, import duties and quotas, export subsidies, embargoes, voluntary export restraints (VERs) and excessive administrative burdens («red tape»)- the arguments in favor of protectionism This PowerPoint is best used when using worksheets and activities to help reinforce the ideas talked a
trade creation and
trade diversion - the benefits of free trade, including the trading possibility curve g) Protectionism - the meaning of protectionism in the context of international trade - different methods of protection and their impact, for example, tariffs, import duties and quotas, export subsidies, embargoes, voluntary export restraints (VERs) and excessive administrative burdens («red tape»)- the arguments in favor of protectionism This PowerPoint is best used when using worksheets and activities to help reinforce the ideas talked a
trade diversion - the benefits of free
trade, including the trading possibility curve g) Protectionism - the meaning of protectionism in the context of international trade - different methods of protection and their impact, for example, tariffs, import duties and quotas, export subsidies, embargoes, voluntary export restraints (VERs) and excessive administrative burdens («red tape»)- the arguments in favor of protectionism This PowerPoint is best used when using worksheets and activities to help reinforce the ideas talked a
trade, including the
trading possibility curve g) Protectionism - the meaning of protectionism in the context of international
trade - different methods of protection and their impact, for example, tariffs, import duties and quotas, export subsidies, embargoes, voluntary export restraints (VERs) and excessive administrative burdens («red tape»)- the arguments in favor of protectionism This PowerPoint is best used when using worksheets and activities to help reinforce the ideas talked a
trade - different methods of protection and their impact, for example, tariffs, import duties and quotas, export subsidies, embargoes, voluntary export restraints (VERs) and excessive administrative burdens («red tape»)- the arguments in favor of protectionism This PowerPoint is best used when using worksheets and activities to help reinforce the ideas talked about.
What follows are selected
cost factors that present opportunities to make
trade - offs between services.
Over the next several years, increasing pension
costs in particular will require increasingly difficult
trade - offs, in part because of
factors outside of OUSD's control.
The
trading costs you incur depends on several
factors, including the markets and products you
trade, the
trading platform and order routing (datafeed) connection you use, your margin requirements as well as how much you
trade.
Since the fee per
trade makes up a big portion of the
cost to
trade options, we included this
factor to determine the best online broker for option
trading based on cheapest
cost to
trade.
These kinds of stocks can wind up
costing a pretty penny after you
factor in base
trading fees and surcharges depending on the online brokerage you transact with.
Put another way, the
trading costs alone would be akin to paying a 2 % MER on the first year of your investment — and that's before any of the other
costs are
factored in.
If there's any sort of
trading cost involved, however, you should
factor that into your decision.
Factors such as commission charges, inactivity fees, minimum
trading requirements, exit
costs and overall accessibility and support should still be taken into account when choosing a discount broker.
While this decision is often framed as a
trade - off — where one
factor tips the scales over another — in reality, it's more like finding a sweet spot, a delicate balance between
cost and commuting time and how close you are to friends, family and amenities.
Trading costs (commissions and bid - ask spreads) reduce returns in practice and these have not been
factored into the return numbers shown in our charts.
Factors, such as commissions, have made this type of
trading impractical for many traders, but this story is slowly changing as low -
cost brokers take on a more influential role in the
trading careers of short - term active traders.
Spreads are only part of our equation — execution quality also
factors into the
cost of your
trades.
The RA Momentum
Factor Index will not be available outside the RAFI Multi-
Factor index suite due to the high turnover and high
trading costs of the strategy as a stand - alone index.
However, in addition to the math behind diversification, investors should also consider
factors unique to their personal financial situation — the size of their portfolio, willingness to devote time to research,
trading costs, and more.
Also active traders looking to exit or enter fast moving
trades will have to
factor in execution
costs associated with ECN fees and potential fill issues based on order routing.
With
trading costs being one of the main
factors which determine a trader's profitability, most forex traders» first instinct is to look at the commissions that brokers charge as well as the spread that they offer.
Gastineau carefully discusses many important
factors such as taxes, capital gains overhang,
trading costs, turnover, benchmark selection, active management, expense ratio, and aggressive
trading by market timers.
By selecting
factors based on implementation characteristics rather than historical returns, we believe these definitions should mitigate (although not eliminate) the backtesting bias discussed by Harvey, Liu, and Zhu (2016) and McLean and Pontiff (forthcoming), as well as result in portfolios with greater liquidity and lower
trading costs, leading to higher net returns flowing through to investors.
Long embedded within leading active fund managers,
factors can now be accessed through
cost effective and efficient smart beta exchange -
traded funds (ETFs).
Instead, the premium or discount to NAV at which share prices are quoted and transactions execute will vary depending on market
factors then in effect, including the balance of supply and demand for shares among investors, transaction fees and other
costs in connection with purchasing and redeeming Creation Units of shares, the
cost and availability of borrowing shares, competition among market makers, the share inventory positions and inventory strategies of market makers, the profitability requirements and business objectives of market makers, and the volume of share
trading.
from above: «Unlike some of their discount brokerage peers, CIBC Investor's Edge does not have US dollar registered accounts so clients will have to
factor in currency conversion fees into their
costs if they plan on
trading US - listed securities.»
Customized total
cost analyses that
factor in implicit
costs (
trading costs, tracking error) as well as explicit
costs (expense ratios and commissions).
Evidently, a large part of the 351 bps of excess return before
trading costs comes from sources unrelated to the target
factors.
With some simplifying assumptions, five
factors are responsible for the implicit
costs associated with
trading a strategy:
Factors such as
trading costs and impact
costs can be underappreciated in computer based back - tests.
The performance of an exchange -
traded fund may vary from the market index it attempts to replicate due to market volatility, transaction
costs, valuation differences, differences between the assets held in the exchange -
traded fund's portfolio relative to the market index, and other
factors.
The
cost saving of ETFs stems from a variety of
factors, including the lower management fees and fewer
trading costs associated with this more passive approach to investing.
Optimally, you would rebalance daily to those fixed weights, but there are two
factors that interfere: first, there are
costs to
trading, and second, momentum tends to persist in the short - run.
My portfolio has gotten bigger over the past few years, and
trading costs are a smaller percentage
cost factor.
But in dollar terms that difference is just $ 92 a year — and that's before you
factor in any
trading costs you'll incur buying ETFs (but more on that later).
Size and quality show weak robustness, and liquidity - demanding
factors, such as illiquidity and momentum, are associated with high
trading costs.
The closing indicative note value of an ETN may differ from the actual
trading price of the ETN at any time due to hedging or transaction
costs, credit considerations, market liquidity, bid - offer spreads or other
factors affecting the
trading price of the ETN.
These benefits should first be weighed against other
factors (i.e. lack of simplicity, additional
trading costs, US estate taxes, etc.) before making a final decision on the appropriate plan of action.
These real - world
costs are not identical across all
factors; Novy — Marx and Velikov (2015) and Beck et al. (2016) find that for some
factors the
trading costs are high enough to wipe out all the benefits, even if the strategy does not attract a large following.
In binary options
trading, there are no additional transaction
costs other than what is normally
factored into the final payout.
Instead, they are very long term investors who have developed their own unique set of rules, and Dimensional Indexes, that are focused on the
factor research of Fama, French and other academics, as well as internal
trading rules - based strategies that minimize market impact
costs and capture liquidity premiums for being a patient buyer and seller of stocks or bonds that meet their rules of construction.
These
factors have put a spotlight on TCA, which is the only option right now to measure
trading costs and help to better understand the
trading process.
In fact, it's less than a zero - sum game once you
factor in the
trading costs involved.